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Steven Schick. Image supplied.
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Art shouldn't make us afraid: my three principles for healthy artmaking

Percussionist, composer and author Steven Schick makes a case for optimism in art ahead of his upcoming Australian residency.

man in white t-shirt holding open wallet with no money. Poverty line artists
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‘I’m tired of barely being paid.’ Artists are living below the poverty line

Did artists feel the recent indexed wage increase? No. They largely remain on the poverty line. And this week’s speculated…

Tax reform for artists is needed. Image: Dillon Wanner on Unsplash.
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You're killing me: tax reform for artists is needed now

An urgent call for tax reform, as studio artists and creatives miss out on annual wage index but still forced…

Young man with white t-shirt in lecture theatre at educational facility. University cuts
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Shock to bewilderment as ANU strips cultural legacies and denies creative futures

Whose good idea was it to take an axe to ANUs Schools of Art and Design, Music and Museum Studies?

Two older woman sitting at a table. The Spare Room
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Lessons from The Spare Room: what’s the real complication in your story?

Knowing where the complication lies is the true key to every storyteller’s job.

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A million moments in mid-air: why Gravity & Other Myths, and our sector, need a new way forward

Touring live performance in today's world is getting harder, perhaps there's a better way of organising funding for the touring…

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Futureproofing the next generation of arts workers in regional Australia means fixing the $50,000 degree problem

Emerging research from LabNorth points to a troubling pipeline problem: it is becoming increasingly difficult to source young, qualified arts…

Chris Lilley's famed Mr G chracter has made a return after more than a decade. Image: Princess Productions.
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Mr G returns: why artists still cringe and relate

Chris Lilley's satirical version of a drama teacher, Mr G, has resonated with Australians for more than two decades. But…

A young person wearing shorts and short sleeved shirt wearing a face mask is on stage spray painting a green eye on a corrugated iron fence.
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When the 'War of the Worlds' lands in three places at once...

The logistics of staging one festival production in three different locations concurrently is challenging enough. But what happens when you…

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Beyond race, is Country: the MTC's '37'

The restaging of Nathan Maynard's hit play from last year is an important contribution to the ongoing discussion of racism…

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