Features
Scrounging for money: how great writers made a living
From pest exterminators to advertising copywriters, the great writers of the past found inventive ways to support themselves and their…
Prioritising self-care in the arts
Looking after yourself is an important part of maintaining creative energy
Dead white males and gay dancers: challenging stereotypes part two
If you think that classical music is all about dead white males, or that there’s something unmanly about male ballet…
How to price your visual art
Pricing visual art can seem like plucking a number out of the air, but the reality is much more complicated.
Japan invades Sydney Harbour, again
Artists rethink the trauma of war by reflecting upon the little discussed attack on Sydney by the Japanese.
From opera to fringe: challenging art form stereotypes
Opera is expensive and elitist, while 'fringe' is code for 'second rate'. Why to do such stereotypes endure?
Why New York is interested in Toowoomba, and not Melbourne
A regional QLD city has caught the eye of New York curator–influencers, who value its cultural programing as being richer…
Are our museums in crisis?
For International Museums Day we examine the contemporary value of museums and harness the 2017 theme of saying the unspeakable.
Learning from our art mistakes
We learn by failing, but rarely talk about it. Here, artists and arts workers from diverse sectors reflect on what…
Have we reached peak ebook?
When claims and statistics about book sales versus e-readers are bandied about, it pays to be suspicious.