Professional Development

Treating time as if it were money
Valuing, budgeting and saving time as if it is money is essential in the arts, where time is our most…

Open auditions held for Cirque du Soleil
The Canadian company is looking for ‘weird and wonderful’ artists throughout February.

Choosing the right friends for a creative career
Your choice of friends doesn't just determine your company for Friday night drinks. It may also determine whether you make…

The Designer: Decorator or Dramaturg?
Designers are often misunderstood as mere window dressers instead of meaning-makers intrinsic to creative process.

Influencing the gender agenda
As a freelancer you don’t have the power to set the agenda and you can’t afford to argue with those…

How to rethink worrying about money
The less money you have the more you think about it. Artists reveal the self-talk that saves their sanity.

The art of fundraising
Culture Business: The Art of Fundraising conference will bring international speakers to Sydney in March

Five reasons to write your career plan today
If you are trying to survive day to day, planning feels like a luxury. But there are immediate gains from…

Five secrets of strong women
Whether you are a physical acrobat or climbing the greasy pole of arts management, you need much the same techniques.

Crafting your online identity
The Internet is the new phone book but if you want to be found you need to construct your online…