Professional Development
Advice from artists who run businesses
Sustaining a creative practice while running a business is a tough juggle as an artist. We talk with those doing…
How creatives can stop drinking themselves to death
From gallery openings to the ritual of post-show drinks, alcohol saturates the arts. How can we lessen the damage grog…
Employers want what arts graduates have
Research shows the skills taught in arts and humanities including communication, critical thinking and presentation are increasing sought by employers.
Beating the 17-second trap
The psychological benefits of art work best when audiences slow down but galleries struggle to stop the rush.
Beating subconscious sexism in the job market
We know people are more likely to hire people like themselves. So how do we break a pattern where Artistic…
Five women, three men honoured in Australia Council awards
Novelist Kate Grenville, audio artist Madeleine Flynn and theatre director Rosemary Myers are among the eight recipients of the prestigious…
Avoiding a war of taste
When selling art, there is a difficult balance between guiding clients to choose the right work and not imposing your…
Making the most of your first working decade
Studies show your lifetime income is determined largely by how well you earn in the first decade of your working…
How to manage intelligent workers
Creative workers need to know that they are understood and valued as a whole person and not an expendable unit…
Not lost in translation
Funding programs such as Catalyst encourage cross-cultural collaboration, but there’s more than language barriers to consider when embarking on such…