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New month-long program bins outdated perceptions about poetry

The inaugural 2021 Poetry Month takes to social media and international exchange to update poetry's pedestrian acceptance as vital, diverse…

Gina Fairley

Aug 3, 2021
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Opportunities and Awards Wrap

Call outs for Australia’s largest sci-fi writing prize, regional NSW scholarship, and young curators program. Winners announced for Melbourne Art…

ArtsHub

Aug 3, 2021
Sky Light, Robin Fox, Melbourne Fringe Festival 2016. Image by Max Milne.
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Melbourne Fringe announces new $100k annual opportunity

The Melbourne Civic Commission is offering independent artists $100K to help bring one huge, ground-breaking artwork idea to life for…

Giselle Bueti

Aug 3, 2021
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Digital performing arts – not just for COVID, but the future

Live arts from home seems like a sugar hit for the times, but evidence shows we’re signing up for longer…

Jo Pickup

Aug 3, 2021
Memory Box is screening at Sydney Film Festival 2021
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Sydney Film Festival announces new 2021 dates in light of ongoing lockdown

Sydney Film Festival has pushed its 2021 event to the far end of the year in response to ongoing COVID…

Edmond Tran

Aug 3, 2021
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Neilson Foundation’s $3M gift will support Bell Shakespeare’s flexible new studio

The donation is the largest single gift Bell Shakespeare has received in its 31 year history.

ArtsHub

Aug 2, 2021
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Australian Performing Arts Exchange moves entirely online

The annual conference and arts market will now take place entirely online.

Richard Watts

Aug 2, 2021
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How museums could light up and display more of the world’s precious objects for longer

Emrah Baki Ulas explores how new advances in lighting technology can improve museum displays for visitors while also addressing preservation.

The Conversation
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Opinions & Analysis

Unpacking ableism and challenging excellence: why disability arts needs a platform, not a box

Undercover Artist Festival's Madeleine Little explains why we need to get rid of boxes completely.

Madeleine Little
Woman looks into pool pondering future. Sarah Walker Photography.
Opinions & Analysis

Gutted by Government: new report shows fading optimism at a grand scale

Keeping Creative is a new report that pits state and federal government responses to COVID relief for the arts, against…

Gina Fairley
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Opinions & Analysis

Poetry with Bruce and Bunjil

Writer Paul Mitchell's understanding of spirituality changed when he was brought into a poetry workshop with Bruce Pascoe.

Paul Mitchell
A compass sits on a map
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Exit strategy: a new vision for art and culture?

As the debilitating impact of the pandemic on arts and culture continues, the sector frantically grabs the handbrake to stop…

Justin O’Connor, Julian Meyrick & Tully Barnett

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Theatre Review: Here, There and Everywhere, Bearfoot Theatre, Newcastle (NSW)

An innovative company continuing to break the fourth wall in theatre with their latest show.

Helen Hopcroft

Aug 3, 2021
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Book Review: Nancy Business by R.W.R. McDonald, Allen & Unwin

A rollicking coming-of-age mystery, full of sincerity and humour.

Jemimah Brewster

Aug 2, 2021
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Theatre review: Picnic at Hanging Rock, Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, WA

An iconic gothic mystery that retains – and improves upon – the flavour of its predecessors.

Nanci Nott

Aug 2, 2021
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Review: ‘Outlines’ is a lockdown gift from Sydney Opera House

Four substantial new digital works from Australia, the UK and Korea are freely available to stream. Chris Boyd applauds the…

Chris Boyd

Jul 30, 2021
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Musical Review: West Side Story, QPAC

Touches of brilliance in this staging of a classic but lacks menace and urgency.

Gillian Wills

Jul 29, 2021

Career Articles

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Career Advice

How to be a location manager

Steve Brett is a veteran location manager. He offers some pungent insights about the job, its pains and pleasures, and…

David Tiley
Artists Toolkit Kerry Kennell
Career Advice

Artists Essential Toolkit #7: Turning your art into a business

Want to turn your art practice into a business? From doing market research to devising a business plan, here’s seven…

Giselle Bueti
Career Advice

Get on Board: how governance experience can help you and the sector

If you’re interested in joining the board of an arts organisation but not sure where to start, here are some…

Diana Carroll
Digital engagement expert, Seb Chan standing in ACMI
Career Advice

Stop being reactive; digital mentorship is about strategic investment

ACMI is changing the face of digital mentorship turning to the CEO’s lens, but with a non-hierarchical swagger that will…

Gina Fairley
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How mentorship has changed for arts organisations

In an environment of reduced funding, savvy partnership and creative mentorships are vital for growing the careers of artists and…

Gina Fairley

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