Features
Slow art picks up speed
Swapping fast paced auction sales for creative sustainability, recycled materials and community relationships, art is slowing down and stripping back…
Taking the pulse of Australian puppetry
Puppetry has featured prominently in recent mainstage productions including Storm Boy and King Kong, but how healthy is the sector…
Transitions: making the move from director to Artistic Director
Running a major company is the goal of many a freelance director, but how do you get there from here?
3+3 =1 (and a half) for AusCo contracts
AusCo's decision to cancel six year contracts has caused widespread unrest in the community arts sector and an exchange worthy…
The registration gap
Only a quarter of architecture graduates gain registration showing even this pragmatic craft has no clear professional pathway.
Embracing risk in the arts
An insurance mentality that seeks to avoid problems also destroys essential opportunities for serendipity.
Parking art in the garage
Artists are swapping the garden tools and the station wagon for frames and canapés to convert their garage into a…
Wind ships of change for not-for-profits
Not-for-profits are operating in a new paradigm of social enterprise, performance based outcomes and ethical investment.
Impact investing for culture
The arts can benefit from creative new investment structures including microfinance, business incubators, loans and capital funds.
Blood, sweat and fears: establishing an independent theatre company
Plans, personnel, the right project – a number of ingredients are required when setting up a new theatre company.