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Managing depression as a creative artist can be difficult. These five essential tips will help.
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Navigating depression: 5 essential tips for creative artists

Artists remain vulnerable to burnout and depression. These tips can help manage the feelings of overwhelm.

Silhouette of figures on stage with orange back lighting. Touring live theatre
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Performance exchange – the new way of touring?

It's a 'Disaster' waiting to happen – and that's a good thing for all involved. Find out how the NZ…

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How I got my break as a curator

The curatorial profession is specialised and competitive. Six curators tell us how they got their career break.

Image of African women wearing veils and bright patterned clothing on motobikes. Hassan Hajjaj.
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Q&A: British designer Hassan Hajjaj talks about fusing art, fashion and identity

Maximalist designer Hassan Hajjaj sits down with design studio creative Jane Duru to talk about the exciting blurred boundaries shaping…

Woman with glasses and rust coloured shirt and auburn hair, smiling. Bec Melrose.
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Late bloomers: going from corporate to comedy

There are those who are 'born in a trunk' and there are those who spend time in the corporate world…

A blue and black illustration of a lightbulb with symbols bursting out of it.
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Selling Yourself – Learning Module 2, Writing Your Bio

The third of five videos in this second module, offering practical advice for creative businesses and produced by The Big…

A woman prepares for an acting school audition.
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Are auditions for acting schools fair?

Auditions at acting schools have become a mini industry. But many are concerned about the practice's economics and accessibility.

A blue and black illustration of a lightbulb with symbols bursting out of it.
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Selling Yourself – Learning Module 2, Think Like an American

The second video in this second module, offering practical advice for creative businesses and produced by The Big Idea in…

A woman with black hair and a yellow top has a camera covering her face. She is standing in front of a forest. Author photography headshot.
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The art of the author photo – how to take a portrait that sells your book

Like them or loathe them, author photos are a vital part of the publishing industry.

Young Asian woman is sitting at a desk with a book open in front of her but gazing off to the right as if lost in thought. Romantasy.
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The rise of the romantasy genre, feminist fantasy and diversity in literature

With increasing positive depictions of Asian women in the media, it's time to also centre them in the romantasy genre.

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