Performing Arts
Using neuroscience to stimulate creativity
Tapping into the science of the brain enables creatives to overcome blocks and release potential.
Top tips from artists on social media
Learn from artists who are making a name for themselves on social media and take a peak at what they…
Inspire60: William Hennessy
Violinist William Hennessy is inspired by the French pianist Alfred Cortot.
Spoilers, secrets and spies
Publishers and film sets are ramping up security as it becomes harder to avoid spoilers.
Against self-censorship and political correctness
Over-sensitive political correctness is damaging freedom of expression, the Festival of Dangerous Ideas was told.
Take your kids to work: family-friendly artists’ residencies
Many artists find a baby a hindrance to creative life but child-friendly residency programs help parents continue their creative careers.
Vale Richard Neville, Boy from Oz
The death of the man who once shocked the world with the notorious Oz magazine marks an end in the…
Richard Flanagan: This is not my Australia
The Man Booker-winning author cited the leaked Nauru files as an answer to why writing matters.
Support to jump the mid-career hurdle
Career funds and fellowships aimed at mid-career artists acknowledge that the need for support doesn't end when you hit thirty.
Reading, ‘riting and swiping: the creative cost
Digital media now dictates a child's initial experience of literature, art and - most worryingly - often creative discovery.