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Securing arts money in uncertain times
As the sector seeks support for its post-pandemic future, how are sponsors and donors feeling about their capacity to give?

Exit interview: Brett Sheehy, MTC
After nine years as Melbourne Theatre Company’s Artistic Director, Sheehy has stepped down from the role. What next?

Making an arts advocacy plan
With the next federal election likely for the first quarter of 2022, arts organisations are gearing up for big impact.

80 years of fostering makers
Australia's oldest design centre has always been ahead of its time, when it comes to holistic practice, sustainability and innovation.

Teaching music and performance during the pandemic
For students and teachers alike the struggle to adjust teaching and curriculum during lockdown has provided impetus to explore the…

How social media is changing the way we experience art
From watching the Arc de Triomphe get wrapped up on Snapchat, to learning art history on TikTok - social media…

Art of craft on show at Indian Ocean Triennial
A stunning array of craft-based artists reflect on the medium's power to penetrate the contemporary art world.

Women at the height of their artistic powers
Writer Alison Carrol describes Bendigo exhibition profiling female Islamic artists as a powerful reckoning.

Sustainable productions and ABC drama ‘Fires’: a case study
Tanzy Owen talks about her work as sustainability consultant on Fires, and the free resources available to all productions wanting…

Breaking barriers with art in regional Australia
A recent panel at Meeting Place 2021 discussed the arts' significant role in strengthening community in regional Australia.