Professional Development

Opportunities and awards
Grants open for applications, plus winners of GradFoto award, finalists of National Designer Award and National Graduate Showcase, and more!

On the move: latest arts sector appointments
ArtsHub’s weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings.

2025 arts conference and summit calendar
Give your professional practice a boost in 2025 and network with colleagues at a specialist arts conference.

Is it important to read the explanatory labels next to artworks? We asked 5Â experts
Five experts offer five reasons to – or not to – read the wall labels to understand the art.

Opportunities and awards
ACT Book of the Year nominations open, plus recipients of Playing Australia fund and finalists of 2025 Asia Pacific Arts…

On the move: latest arts sector appointments
ArtsHub’s weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings.

I’m an artist, I don’t need to do workshops. Wrong.
Professional workshops can bolster your studio practice in surprising ways.

So you want my arts job: arts and community centre manager
Karen Ingram is kept very busy as the manager of the Louis Joel Arts & Community Centre in Melbourne.

Opportunities and awards
$130,000 portrait prize open for entries, plus winners of the Sydney Theatre Awards, finalists of the Novel Prize, and more!

Prizes and competitions to enter in 2025
A go-to list of prizes and competitions across the visual arts, performing arts and writing, periodically updated.