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20x20: What to do when you're defunded
After the tears and the rage, what should your next step be if your funding is cut, or axed altogether?…
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…
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…
Six essential videos to help you get your art online
Produced in partnership with Creative Victoria, our Artists Essential Toolkit video series covers the fundamentals of getting your work online…
From addiction to recovery: unpicking the challenges of the rock'n'roll lifestyle
From gigging musician to rock star, musicians’ lives present a range of wellbeing challenges. A new book offers professional perspectives,…
5 tips for wellbeing in lockdown
Psychologist and soprano Greta Bradman, a member of the Arts Wellbeing Collective Advisory Group, offers up some simple advice about…
Arts, activism and audio: The ArtsHubbub episode two
In the second episode of our monthly podcast we speak about politics in art and the importance of reaching an…
Cultivating resilience in the face of chaos (from the archives)
Connectedness, self-care, a playful outlook and finding meaning in difficult experiences can help you bounce back from setbacks.
How would an Oscar change your life? (from the archives)
Fame, fortune and your pick of the best projects – or over-exposure, exploitation and unhappiness? What happens when you win…
When to say no to sponsorship
As the climate crisis deepens, should Australian arts organisations reject sponsorship and donations from the fossil fuel sector?