Career Advice
Welcoming a newbie to the office (from the archives)
Giving new recruits a login and showing them where the toilets are is not enough to make them productive employees.
'Keeping it real' on social media
With over 80,000 followers, internationally-renowned New Zealand artist Mr G (AKA Graham Hoete) knows a thing or two about social…
Join the self-publishing revolution
No publisher? No problem, says one of New Zealand’s most prolific and profitable authors.
9 techniques for generating game changing ideas (from the archives)
From group drawing to dissident behaviour, stealing innovation to tricking the brain into being creative, Nicole Velik of The Ideas…
Thinking China – how to market to shifting tourism needs
The Chinese-speaking market is perhaps the greatest untapped audience for the arts. Charmaine Wong of Think China Australia tells us…
What these residency applicants got right
Advice from being goal specific, to understanding the benefits of a residency, are key to making the shortlist.
Avoid burnout by managing your energy levels, not time
Burnout is less about time, and more about how you manage your sleep, what you eat and simply, your equilibrium…
9 tips for writing the perfect job ad
Writing an arts job ad doesn’t have to be a headache. As both a recent applicant and advertiser of jobs,…
Q&A with public art maestro Bruce Munro
Wisdom on managing an international career, public art bureaucracy and fatigue from one of the world’s most celebrated artists working…
Travelling light: A solo shooter’s gear guide
Filmmaker Markus Stone looks at how to film without a crew by assembling a mobile travel kit of cameras, lights…