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A matter of perception
Disabled entrepreneurs who choose the arts to engage with their audiences.
How method acting could empower women
Natalie Portman says method acting is a ‘luxury women can’t afford’ – but new research shows how it can empower…
Australians fighting for the Parthenon Marbles’ return
A major campaign in Australia has been active since the 1980s in building a movement around the return of the…
Perspectives on the concept, craft and currency of community engagement
Forward-thinking performing arts organisations are embracing community engagement in new and expansive ways.
Why is the art world still married to meritocracy?
Part lottery, part systematic exclusion: three artists speak about the limitations of the meritocratic approach, and imagine how the art…
Do you know the first female professional artists in Western history?
Lavinia Fontana, Sofonisba Aguissola and Artemisia Gentileschi sustained rewarding artistic practices with an entrepreneurial mindset.
Repositioning: teaching and learning in the visual arts
The fifth National Visual Art Education Conference (NVAEC) saw teachers, artists and curators gathering to share ideas, inspire each other…
To leave, or not to leave – this is the question
Three creatives reveal how the grass is greener where you water it, and how their arts practices were enhanced by…
Why writing ‘cli-fi’ might relieve your eco-anxiety
How does writing fiction focused on climate change impact those who write it? Dr Rachel Hennessy, Alex Cothren and Amy…
Literary speed dating: swipe left or right?
Do you think you may be a good candidate for a three-minute power pitch to publishers and agents?