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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…

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.

Who goes to MONA? Peering behind the 'flannelette curtain'
David Walsh's Museum of Old and New Art is located in one of the most disadvantaged municipalities in Tasmania, but…

How the arts respond to crisis
From indie artists to state companies, even the most skilled arts administrators are sometimes faced with catastrophe. What can we…

How to attract audiences: a radical rethink
Arts organisations are ‘snow blind’ with demographic data that fails to explain what really makes audiences buy tickets. There is…

Don’t get an arts job
Monetising your art might kill your creativity.

Creative State one year on
One year since the Victorian Government announced an extra $115 million in cultural investment, what has the program achieved, and…

Contemporary art replaces industrial giant
When industry moved out and left a country town floundering, art festival Cementa moved in to activate it.

What's hot in comedy in 2017
From comedians who deliberately make you sad to a new wave of feminist humour, comedy festivals are the perfect time…