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How to pitch your work to a festival director
Three festival directors offer tips on pitching your art for inclusion in their events.
9 ways to help you deal with creative rejection
Hearing "no" is never easy but recovering from rejection is a necessary part of the artist’s life. Here are some…
Entering theatre at different life stages – taking another path
Some arts practitioners follow a straight line into their chosen profession. Others take a more circuitous path. Moving from the…
Breasts in art: a tender celebration
Revered, adored, feared – breasts are rarely just another body part in art. For Breast Cancer Awareness Month we take…
Shifting the dial on pregnant dancers on stage
It wasn’t long ago that pregnancy could signal the end of a dancer’s career. Thankfully, things have changed, with companies…
Australia’s museums collecting the history of Voice referendum
Museums are working in real time to document the Voice referendum and create historical collections for the future, says Kylie…
Mental health is a human right: we’re talking about a revolution
World Mental Health Day is a chance to question the systems that undermine human happiness and creativity.
Three activities to help your child think like an artist
The habits of an artist include the ability to generate ideas, trust creative processes and tolerate ambiguity. Here are three…
Mind Games: crafting better conversations around mental health, gaming and tech
Immersive artist Darren Vukasinovic wants to see more nuanced conversations around mental health and video games.
The other work
Independent artists often do other work alongside their art making, but how does it sit within their arts practice as…