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ArtsHub writing workshop 1: Crafting insightful criticism

Performing Arts Editor, Richard Watts, and our Reviews Editor, Thuy On share their tips and examples on what makes a good (and bad) piece of arts criticism.
20 Dec 2023 9:05
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ArtsHub editors Thuy On and Richard Watts presenting the Crafting Insightful Criticism workshop at The Channel, Arts Centre Melbourne. Photo: ArtsHub. Two figures sit on stage beside a small coffee table with purple lighting. The figure on the left has black long hair and wearing a black dress with stockings and ankle boots. The figure on the right has grey short hair and a mid-length beard, wearing a black shirt, black pants and converse sneakers.

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ArtsHub editors Thuy On and Richard Watts presenting the Crafting Insightful Criticism workshop at The Channel, Arts Centre Melbourne. Photo: ArtsHub.

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ArtsHub’s editorial team is offering a short series of free writing workshops for those who want to delve into art criticism and arts journalism. The first iteration, ‘Crafting Insightful Criticism’, was presented at The Channel at Arts Centre Melbourne on 14 November, hosted by Performing Arts Editor, Richard Watts, and our Reviews Editor, Thuy On.

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