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What it takes to successfully run a community arts space
Community arts spaces provide so much to so many, but what does it take to make them work?
Keeping fresh and focussed in a long term role (from our archives)
It's the perennial question: how do you stay motivated in a job that you love after years? This classic article…
Why arts education is valuable for schools
Sandra Gattenhof makes the case for arts being included as core skills in both public and private schools to create…
The wind blowing from Maningrida to Paris
Five artists from Maningrida in West Arnhem Land are finally departing for their Paris exhibition at the Australian Embassy.
How artists can survive climate anxiety
Climate despair can be stifling for artists or anyone who doesn’t feel like they are doing ‘enough' to impact change.…
Young dancers put their best feet forward
Members of the youth dance sector will be networking, training and performing at the Australian Youth Dance Festival in Melbourne…
Freeing the arts from the yoke of neoliberalism
A pervasive ideology has encouraged us to see individuals, not a society; to think of competition as natural and emphasise…
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…
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…
Why your brain wants you knitting
Albert Einstein, Julia Gillard, Eleanor Roosevelt and Christopher Walken all knitted. Maybe that's why they were more successful than you.