Features
Forget passion – unpaid work keeps fringe festivals afloat
Fringe Festivals have powerful positive economic impacts for cities but not so often so the performers who make them.
Making a pact with the devil
Coal corporations, oil companies and casinos have money to spend on the arts. Should you steer clear or mine their…
Consolidated evidence shows value of the arts
Multiple studies prove the arts improve health, education and economic outcomes, a review of 90 research projects has shown.
Plugging the gaps in arts value research
Despite more than 500 studies, reviewers say better research is needed to convince policy-makers that strong arts activity generates happier,…
Goal setting for creative businesses
Effective goal-setting takes more skill, discipline and self-awareness than simply following your dreams and expecting the universe to deliver.
Showcase: Kenyan mockumentary with an Australian connection
Kickstarter + Third World + wonderful parody + nifty conventions = ???
How to identify your market segment
Understanding Culture Segments can help galleries and arts organisations identify, engage, attract and keep audiences coming through their doors.
Honouring escapism: Charlie Chaplin conquers the Dardanelles
There’s more to what the arts can offer the World War I centenary than war movies. Fantasy has its own…
Beyond the edifice complex
Performing Arts Centres have more resources than anyone else in the arts sector, but their buildings are becoming less important…
The prosaic fight for public poetry
The loss of a major poetry event is a blow in the battle for poetry in public spaces. We look…