Education
Kickstarting the careers of young artists
Next Wave’s new Kickstart Helix program breaks down the barriers between art forms to empower emerging artists.
Online courses for the autodidact
Fancy beefing up your skills with Yale or Cambridge? Or attending a local uni without exams? You are welcome...and it's…
Student loans cut to creative courses
Circus arts, acting and jewellery-making will no longer be eligible for student loans as the federal government focuses on higher…
What we stopped when we stopped ArtStart
ArtStart was cancelled in the wake of last year's arts funding cuts. One of the last participants explores why the…
Music academy thrown a government lifeline
After eight years of discussion the future looks secure for a national centre for excellence in classical music training.
Uni can't afford art with a conscience
Art with a social conscience has fallen victim to a university with an economic agenda, say students and staff.
Art you have to be sick to see
Public hospitals across Australia hold significant art collections putting some of our most significant artists to work as remote therapists.
10 gems from Tim Minchin
VIDEO: 10 witty and wise pieces of advice from comedian and musician Tim Minchin. The first video in our new…
Training for an unpredictable world
In a fast-changing, technology-led world, arts training needs to embed interdisciplinary practice at the foundation of creativity.
Working the artist-designer collaboration
Advice for aspiring designers and visual artists on how to move from concept to design realisation.