Career Advice

Why exercise is good for your art (from the archives)
A dancer, a pianist and a vocal coach discuss the benefits of fitness on their respective practices.

33 jobs to consider for a career change in 2022
Whether you want to be behind the next blockbuster or freelance, get the insights from these professionals.

Writing awards, competitions and opportunities for 2022
It’s time to fill your calendar with these literary prizes, fellowships and opportunities.

Anti-resolutions: 10 things to embrace in 2022
Sometimes it is the anti-resolution - the least well-kept goal that best projects us forward.

Four ways to achieve your work goals
Back at work with fresh eyes for the year? Here's how to take your career to new places in 2022.

Time to learn how to stop (working)
Timely reminders of why rest is vital to our best creative work.

Research to accredit young people in the arts
A new project aims to improve the employment profile of young arts workers through micro-credentials.

Managing change: 8 career lessons from 2021
From tips on working remotely to cancelling respectfully, and making our galleries greener - we look at the big career…

Why the Great Resignation is an opportunity, not a loss
The aura around an arts job is fading, the sector needs to take the hint.

Getting noticed, a letter to an emerging creative
Decorated arts writer/critic Andrew Wood wrote a series of open letters to creatives with this one focussing on getting noticed.