Audience Development

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.

8 perfect matches between fashion and art
The blurred line between the fashion and art worlds has led to some highly creative collaborations.

Australia's secret to explaining the value of the arts
The answer to the perennial questions about the value of the arts may lie in the traditions of Indigenous culture.

Seeing your invisible audience
Out of the shadows: converting companions to subscribers and regular ticket buyers.

Attracting new audiences to contemporary dance
By turns abstract and emotive, celebratory and confronting, contemporary dance can be a difficult art form to sell to audiences.

Virtual reality training no longer a fantasy
Academy Xi are emerging as leaders in the digital education realm, fostering innovation and addressing technological skills shortages.

Inspire60: William Hennessy
Violinist William Hennessy is inspired by the French pianist Alfred Cortot.

Spoilers, secrets and spies
Publishers and film sets are ramping up security as it becomes harder to avoid spoilers.

Against self-censorship and political correctness
Over-sensitive political correctness is damaging freedom of expression, the Festival of Dangerous Ideas was told.

Eight tips to be future ready
Preparing for the future is a challenge facing organisations, institutions and individuals.