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Capturing the nerd audience
The mainstreaming of geek culture means the arts are now targeting the disposable income of a once-derided demographic.
When does a selfie become art?
The ubiquitous ‘selfie’ dominates social media, but how do we differentiate between a vanity snap and legitimate art?
Curating the future
A curator used to be a caretaker of objects. But now curators work with words, images and ideas often in…
Music monopoly runs into trouble with Competition Watchdog
APRA's $160 million monopoly is under the spotlight of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Mike Jones
Mike Jones is an Australian Writer and Creative producer who works in both traditional and new media.
Artist's brain: the advantage of synaesthesia
Artists are finding creative opportunities from a neurological quirk that may affect one per cent of the population.
Borrowing beats begging for sustaining arts organisations
A non-profit lender can offer arts organisations a chance to buy their own assets without meeting the conditions of a…
Breaking into comics
Growing up, everyone has a favourite comic book hero. While most kids don’t end up drawing them, illustrator Nicola Scott…
Major arts reforms hidden beneath leadership spill
Some important things happened in Federal Parliament this week – and not just in the Labor caucus room. With the…
Andrea Powell
Andrea is a Melbourne-based actor, author and comedian renowned for her characterisations and alter ego Ethel Chop.
