Professional Development
Backstage pass: landing a gig on the festival circuit
A VIP pass on the festival circuit with hundreds of top international artists sounds glamorous. Months living out of a…
How to visualise yourself into success
Research on sportspeople shows the power of this technique. It can be applied just as effectively to building an arts…
Writing: the therapy for everyone
From writers to designers, a regular writing practice can give any creative professional clarity, insight, creativity and even help get…
Rare opportunity for directors’ professional development
Inspired by a successful New York model, Australian directors will gather in Melbourne in October for an intensive nine-day development…
Working in Asia: No place for the individual
The artists as individual, innovator or iconoclast are Western archetype unhelpful in working with Asian art.
Accents on stage: when and why to use them
Accents are an important aspect of the actor’s arsenal but when is it time to fire with both barrels versus…
Is going to Edinburgh Fringe worth it?
The cost of travelling to the world’s largest arts festival is outweighed by an opportunity that has launched John Cleese,…
Working in Asia: The real time difference
Countless arts projects in Australia-Asia arts projects falter over different understanding of time.
Helping men get work-life balance can help everyone
Both men and women can benefit from an acceptance of the value of life outside work.
Job opportunities in the desert
Working in a remote art centre is proving to be a dynamic, viable and rewarding career for visual arts graduates…