Search News

See all news

burnout

A woman with blonde hair has collapsed onto a bed. In this context of this article, it is demonstrating an artist with burnout.
Career Advice

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.

Creative burnout is common and profoundly impact your health. In this picture, a woman with stained mascara holds up a smiley face to cover her sadness.
Features

7 signs of severe creative burnout

Almost everyone experiences creative droughts, but how can you tell when you're genuinely putting your health at risk?

A young film editor collapses at his desk from burnout on multiple projects.
Career Advice

Balancing act: six tips for managing multiple creative projects without burnout

Anxiety and burnout are on the rise for creative industry professionals. Our guide provides help on managing multiple projects sustainably.

Photo: Verne Ho via Unsplash. A figure with the body bent and hugging the legs, sitting on a pink carpet.
Career Advice

Caring as much as you do was killing you

We need to talk about burnout in the arts, and how to recognise it.

Burnout
Features

It’s beginning to look a lot like burnout

How to take care of yourself before the holidays start.

Two self-portraits of the artist sitting on chairs facing away from the viewer, all in a monochrome pinky-red. They are overlaid with semi-transparent writing which says "Is there a labour crisis in Australia today? Well that depends on what you mean by crisis".
Opinions & Analysis

Artist burnout is not a mental health issue – it is a labour issue

Reframing burnout in labour terms would implicitly shift our approach to advocacy around artist well-being.

the great burnout Australian workers
Career Advice

Australia is experiencing the ‘great burnout’

Research shows that a large number of Australian workers are experiencing burnout, and new ways of working are urgently needed.

Career Advice

What does ‘less is necessary’ look like?

Arts organisations and Boards need to move from a ‘less is more’ to ‘less is necessary’ mindset. Kate Larsen outlines…

exhausted man rubs eyes
Features

Post-COVID or post-burnout: less is necessary

Australian’s artists and arts workers are at breaking point, says Kate Larsen, with sector-wide burnout, It’s time to address the…