Features
Doing it for the kids: the tiny revolution in our art museums
Kids are no longer an unwelcome presence in our art museums. Three of the country’s leading experts in children’s programming…
Author Raymond E Feist on the art of world-building
The internationally renowned fantasy novelist reveals the magic behind his writing, and why it’s good to talk to your characters.
Education programs put emerging playwrights centre stage
Education plays are giving emerging playwrights the opportunity to write original work, connect with younger audiences and create a name…
Is the sector over-reliant on volunteers?
When you call a plumber do you stop and think "is this person getting paid?" No, because we have labour…
The art of writing an opinion piece
A strong opinion piece can enlighten and embolden a reader, while a poorly constructed argument can be noxious. So how…
Revealing the unseen: how art responds to trauma
From the horrors of child abuse to the violence of the Frontier Wars, art offers us the opportunity to face…
Why Captain Cook remains a contested national symbol
Last week's budget allocated $48.7M to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Cook's landing at Botany Bay. But controversy over Cook…
What sponsors want from the arts
Sponsorships are not philanthropic donations – they are business investments from which companies want a return. We ask major sponsors…
On breaking $100,000 in the first year of full-time freelancing
Are you having reservations about turning your freelance writing into a full time career? Lindy Alexander discusses her extraordinary year…
Broadway in a year of reckoning
What is the responsibility of theatre-makers towards live shows that either were created or are set in the past –…