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What I learned from 12 years at Sydney Fringe Festival: Kerri Glasscock
As she leaves Sydney Fringe to take up the reins as Executive Director of Create NSW, Glasscock shares some of…

The new money: how artists are funding their work beyond grants
With traditional funding sources tightening, Australia's creative workers are turning to alternative revenue streams – but not without cost.

10 expert tips on how to be a ghostwriter
Ghostwriting isn’t just writing for someone else. It’s shaping their story, capturing their voice and helping them say the things…

Arts news watch: this week’s trending topics
We report it – you read it. This week: pub quiz literary questions, King’s Birthday Honours List, choosing a career…

5 reasons artists struggle with burnout – and what to do about it
Understanding creative exhaustion – and how to recover from it. Here are five ways you can identify and combat burnout.

A public or private sector career in the visual arts – which is the right one for you?
Moving from the public to the private sector in the visual arts is usually a one-way street, so make sure…

The broken midlist: why it’s harder than ever to be a ‘moderately successful’ author
Once the heart of the publishing industry, midlist authors now face dwindling advances, fading support, and a market obsessed with…

Arts news watch: this week’s trending topics
We report it – you read it. This week: the story behind this year’s Vivid centrepiece, a massive 3D tapestry,…

So you want my arts job: Festival Director of the Darwin Street Art Festival
Move over Melbourne! According to David Collins, Darwin is where it's at in terms of street art.

Arts news watch: this week’s trending topics
We report it – you read it. This week: Queensland literary judges resign, David Attenborough at 99, ‘Vandemonian Lags’ reviewed…