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The Artist’s Way Week 7: Recovering a sense of connection

What's stopping you from hearing the voice of inspiration? This week we look at perfectionism, jealousy and risk-aversion, and how…

Installation in dark room with paper floating over a pool of water and chalk on walls. Archie Moore.
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First Nations artist wins Golden Lion Award at Venice Biennale

In a first, the Australian Pavilion wins the celebrated international award with an installation by First Nations artist Archie Moore.

AGNSW Time-based Art Conservator, Lisa Mansfield. Photo: Supplied. A middle-aged figure with a curly pixie cut, bright smile, wearing a black shirt and white dots, rendered in black and white against a dark blue solid colour background. The text ‘so you want my arts job?’ is in bold white font to their left.
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So you want my arts job: Time-Based Art Conservator

AGNSW Time-Based Art Conservator, Lisa Mansfield, shares how they embarked on this career, its most exciting aspects and why digital…

Paper and magazine cuttings on a wooden table.

Revisit collage and these other crafts from your childhood

Get back in touch with your crafty side with these three childhood crafts.

a artwork on paper that shows 13 multicolored textile shapes in the form of women's lips with stitching over them and drizzles of red earth over the whole composition.
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Artist helping Venice Biennale move beyond its history

This year’s Venice Biennale calls for greater diversity and change, and one of its exhibiting artists is part of that…

Girl holding up drawing of face on cardboard, white background. Mental Health. Art therapy.
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Lost for words? Research shows art therapy brings benefits for mental health

Studies suggest art therapy could support people with a range of health conditions.

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The Artist’s Way Week 6: Recovering a sense of abundance

Money is often the biggest creative block for artists. This week we learn to count, and to splurge on authentic…

Actors' mental health is profoundly affected by unreasonable casting practices.
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Disturbing trend damaging actors’ mental health

Forced to wait up to four months to hear the outcome of an audition, actors' mental health is regularly suffering.

Katrina Sedgwick is standing on stage in front of a large projector screen presenting a slide that includes an architectural render of The Fox: NGV Contemporary.
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The rise of global arts precincts

Melbourne Arts Precinct was presented to global audiences, alongside four other significant developments, at the Hong Kong International Cultural Summit.

Photo: RF._.studio, Pexels. Hands cutting out design drawings for project in a light-filled studio space. There are books and reference images on a wooden table.
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5 books to gift your beloved crafters

Book recommendations for crafters and makers that include DIY with cat hair, resurgence of visible mending, writers on knitting and…

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