Visual Arts
Creatives share traits with psychopaths
Bold, sexually appealing, risk-taking, arrogant... are you a psychopath or just creative?
Why people choose arts experiences (the wombat's a clue)
Animal insights can help clarify what your audience is looking for and how they see you.
Nightmare chairs and how to survive them
The chairs who run arts boards are usually corporate successes and often rich and powerful. But that doesn't necessarily mean…
Anti-burnout advice for freelancers
Fluctuating workloads and financial pressure is a recipe for burnout in freelancers. We've collected strategies to help identify and defeat…
Oops! Biennale works that went off the rails
Unpredictable artists and inflexible bureaucrats force curators to be flexible in the face of failure.
Jedi art warriors could save our society
The arts may contain the answer to a failing society but only if we stop buying in to the dominant…
Eight lessons from the arts that could save our souls
The keys to successful creative art are also the keys to a good life.
Keeping fresh and focused in a long-term role
Tips and ideas from sector colleagues to keep you inspired in an ongoing role.
Understanding your competition
Knowing what other creative practitioners are doing is essential to pitching your own marketing.
Theft and forgery from Whiteley to Warhol
While fraud is caught on camera in Victoria, Warhol walks off the wall in Missouri and an online watchdog tracks…