When authenticity feels dangerous
BY KATY ABBOTT Every creative knows the paralysis of standing before too many options, but there’s a particular kind of decision conflict that goes deeper […]
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Is perfectionism holding you back as an artist?
BY KATY ABBOTT There’s usually a moment – right when you’re about to press ‘submit’, or record one more take, send off a composition, or […]
In her new column, Katy Abbott shares strategies for a healthier arts career
BY KATY ABBOTT We spend years and years perfecting our artform as well as doing ‘all the right things’ to get ahead: making the most […]
Australian arts industry must brace for future disaster impacts now
BY DR DIANA TOLMIE As a Brisbane-based woodwind doubler, I’ve had the privilege of performing in many professional music theatre productions over the past 30 […]
‘I can’t be friends with the machine’: What audio artists working in games think of AI
BY SAM WHITING, RMIT UNIVERSITY The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, the union for voice actors and creatives, recently circulated a video of voice actor […]
What’s on in Melbourne this February and March
BY CUTCOMMON Are you ready to start your year with live music? In 2024, we rounded up some of the top events hitting the stages […]
Australian conductor Carolyn Watson on commissioning new music
BY CAROLYN WATSON As conductors, our role is imbued with great responsibility. While we are arguably not creators in the same ilk as composers, we […]
Maria Anna Mozart was a musical prodigy overshadowed by her brother. A new documentary tells her story
BY DIANE CHARLESON, AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY Award-winning director Madeleine Hetherton-Miau’s latest offering is an evocative and hard-hitting documentary with a strong message. Mozart’s Sister investigates […]
4 concerts to check out in Melbourne this November
BY CUTCOMMON Let’s face it — by November, most of us are either in holiday mode, or wrapping up our end-of-year projects so we can […]
What’s behind the spate of arts leadership departures in Australia? Perhaps a mismatch of values
BY HEATHER L. ROBINSON, FLINDERS UNIVERSITY, THE CONVERSATION The past few months has seen the sudden departure of leadership from some of the country’s most […]