Performing Arts
20x20: Why creative people are more prone to depression
From burnout to bullying, we are not good at managing our mental health as a sector. We revisit the topic…
So you want my arts job: Exhibition Designer
If you have a keen eye for colour, materiality and space, then being an exhibition designer might be the job…
Protocol updates for First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property
The Australia Council has released new protocols addressing key legal, ethical and moral considerations for the use of Indigenous cultural material…
The creative's guide to small business basics
Whatever your passion, it pays to be both a creative practitioner and a practical businessperson.
Technology at the heart of audience care and empathy
Using headset technology for the past decade, experimental media artist Jane Gauntlett shares her journey on fusing performance with technology…
Top 3 tips for emerging arts managers (from the archives)
With many in the sector working in administrative roles, we’ve asked arts leaders from Darwin to Hobart and Perth to…
20x20: Sheilas in the art market – gender bias goes commercial
In 2018, the art fair Sydney Contemporary was the setting for a debate on ‘gender discounting’ and fair pair in…
7 peak orgs on Disablity Arts - making and taking space are not the same
Arts access sector and disabilities-led conversations need wider sector commitment beyond ticking boxes to create genuine spaces at the table.
What will online audiences pay?
New conversations about paying for online events and how habits are changing raise ongoing questions for the arts.
Essential skills of a great arts administrator (from the archives)
Facilitation and strategy, nurturing artists' ideas, and examining challenges at a macro and micro level simultaneously: arts administrators are the…