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The Old Guard are indeed getting old
With the ageing of many senior figures in the cultural sector, Michael Reid makes a case for succession planning for…
Review: Whiteley, Opera Australia (NSW)
Opera Australia has premiered its first new work in nearly a decade, and it’s quintessentially Australian, both in subject and…
How wall colour manipulates the audience
ArtsHub speaks with six curators on the merits of painting gallery walls to heighten audience engagement, build narrative or just…
Beef, coal, and hot tracks: Aus music exports earn $195 million each year
Australian music is performing remarkably overseas, according to a new Australia Council report.
Book Review: Eight Lives by Susan Hurley
This is one of the best murder thrillers to hit the bookshops in a long time.
Book Review: Slugger by Martin Holmen
An all-too-realistic thriller with a protagonist who, while not likeable, is attractive and compelling.
From little things: the long gestation of my book
Finding and losing agents, drafting, re-drafting and forgetting about his book were all part of the publishing process for Peter…
Kenyan actor Sheila Munyiva on screening the unscreenable
LGBTIQ communities fight to be seen and to be heard. Can the international film community help?
Busting procrastination
Most artists feel the drag of procrastination at some point. Annabel Smith looks at ways to beat the negativity and…
Work travel hacks to keep you sane on the road
Regularly travelling as part of your arts practice can quickly become hard work, so we spoke to artists and writers…