Backstage pass: landing a gig on the festival circuit

A VIP pass on the festival circuit with hundreds of top international artists sounds glamorous. Months living out of a…

Copying destroying viability of Australian design

In the UK it is illegal to sell knockoffs but no similar protection exists in Australia, making it almost impossible…

Kudos: from SAM Ceramics Award to the Young Archie

Winner of Australia’s most prestigious ceramics award; the next generation of portrait painters and regional art awards kick off this…

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On the Move: latest appointments and resignations

This has been a big week for the announcement of major artistic director positions for several companies and events

Unveiled: More program announcements

Opera meets circus in this week’s program announcements.

Holding the Man: from page to stage to screen

The ‘monumentally loved’ memoir by Timothy Conigrave is now a feature film: we track its convoluted journey to Australian cinemas.

Swap books to support Indigenous literacy

Sign up to run a book swap at your organisation and your new reading material could build new readers through…

How to visualise yourself into success

Research on sportspeople shows the power of this technique. It can be applied just as effectively to building an arts…

Asialink Arts Residencies open new doors

New opportunities in China, Japan and Indonesia provide pathways for Australian and Asian artists to build cross-cultural engagement.