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Woman in studio working on wood makers bench. Homo Faber.
Features

Rethinking craft: 5 questions with international craft platform Homo Faber

Want to be part of the important international craft movement? Learn more about Homo Faber.

Aunty Donna in a promotional shoot for their upcoming DREM tour.
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Aunty Donna's absurd rise: lessons from Australia's biggest comedians

Aunty Donna just embarked on their latest international tour. What can emerging artists learn from their meteoric rise?

A scene from the 2025 ROOKE production 'Wilds', featuring performers Conor Wild and Freyja Wild. Contemporary circus company ROOKE is one of the inaugural members of the Tasmanian Live Performance Exchange. The photograph depicts a female-presenting acrobat wearing brown garments and performing a headstand; in the background, a male-presenting performer in blue clothes and black boots sits in a folding chair beside an inflatable palm tree.
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Tasmanian Live Performance Exchange to develop statewide strategic plan by and for the sector

The newly formed Tasmanian Live Performance Exchange will develop a 10-year strategic plan for the state’s performing arts sector, and…

A young woman drawing a fashion design on a tablet. NSW Fashion Strategy
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What will the new NSW Fashion Sector Strategy seek to achieve?

The NSW Government invests in Australia’s first Fashion Sector Strategy, and a pathway forward for the sector’s future designers.

Drawing of a pair of lungs. Silicosis
Features

Is my studio practice killing me? Understanding the impact of silicosis 

Tips for ceramists and glass artists to protect against the deadly studio enemy of silicosis.

Fallout from the Bendigo Writers Festival continues. Image: Kristina Flour on Unsplash.
Opinions & Analysis

Bendigo Writers Festival: when risk management becomes censorship

The unfortunate situation at Bendigo Writers Festival over the weekend is yet another example of cultural leadership failure.

A group of Star Wars figures with one figure of a sad clown out of place. Productivity Commission AI
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Arts Law not shy in criticism of Productivity Commission report on AI

Favoring a lack of AI regulation over economic output, the Productivity Commission’s recommendations puts artists at risk.

Young man with white t-shirt in lecture theatre at educational facility. University cuts
Opinions & Analysis

Shock to bewilderment as ANU strips cultural legacies and denies creative futures

Whose good idea was it to take an axe to ANUs Schools of Art and Design, Music and Museum Studies?

Two older woman sitting at a table. The Spare Room
Opinions & Analysis

Lessons from The Spare Room: what’s the real complication in your story?

Knowing where the complication lies is the true key to every storyteller’s job.

Red cabinet on street filled with free books. Street Libraries.
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Parramatta leads Australia in street libraries

Parramatta tops the nation in global Street Library movement.

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