Professional Development

How stories shape the world (and how to get better at telling them)
Storytelling, and helping other people hone their storytelling skills, are enormously important for Joe Hepworth, NIDA’s new Head of Writing…

Newest prize on the block bolsters emerging careers
Extending cash prizes with a solo exhibition and access to collectors via the Michael Reid Gallery network, the National Emerging…

Census 2026: Making sure artists are counted
A national snapshot, the ABS Census allows us to plan for the future – so how can we ensure it…

Boundary-pushing Indigenous Ceramic Award unveils 2022 finalists
Over 20 Indigenous artists will showcase the different possibilities of ceramics in the 2022 Indigenous Ceramic Award finalists’ exhibition at…

On the move: Latest sector appointments
New CEO for The Substation, new Head of Programming at Canberra Theatre Centre, and more.

ARIs 'worried about their livelihoods' as pandemic drags on
What concerns are artist-run-initiatives in Adelaide and Canberra facing post lockdowns?

Opportunities and awards
National Arts and Disability Awards open for nominations, research fellowships on offer plus winners of 2022 Fifty Squared Art Prize…

So You Want My Arts Job: Audio Book Producer
How do you get to read and translate other people's words into audiobooks? Veteran producer Sarah Bacallar tells us about…

On the move: Latest sector appointments
PICA Director leaving, changes at West Australian Ballet, new board members at Festival City Adelaide, and more.

How do you define an ‘emerging’ writer?
The phrase emerging is supposed to help identify early-career writers in need of support, but too often it is categorised…