This free resource will help you navigate your arts career, no matter where you’re at
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When was the last time you performed a gig, or taught a student how to play that challenging piece they’re working on? […]
mental health in the arts
Yasmin Arkinstall is the star of a new one-woman opera about life with obsessive-compulsive disorder
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Operatic mezzo soprano Yasmin Arkinstall is a mental health advocate and artist with obsessive-compulsive disorder — and she is about to star […]
Support Act reveals startling findings of its industry mental health and wellbeing survey
CONTENT COURTESY SUPPORT ACT Music charity Support Act, in conjunction with the Centre for Social Impact Swinburne, today unveiled the findings of its first-ever Mental Health and Wellbeing […]
The Australian music industry has a bullying and harassment problem
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE So you know, this story discusses topics surrounding bullying, sexual harassment, and assault. For mental health support, contact your GP, call the […]
Support Act launches new Sexual Health and LGBTQI+ support lines
CONTENT COURTESY SUPPORT ACT Music industry charity, Support Act, has today launched two new options to its Wellbeing Helpline — a Sexual Health and Safety Support Line and LGBTQI+ Support Line. The two […]
Hey Mate. How’s your mental health?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Hey Mate. How’s your mental health? It’s a question at the forefront of an Australian resource designed to better the lives of […]
We need to end the “all or nothing” approach to careers in music
BY CHANTAL NGUYEN It was the final minute of the final movement. “All or nothing, now or never!” I thought. The double stops, the breathless […]
This new video series confronts “vulnerabilities, insecurities” in the arts industry
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) Even before COVID-19 hit the Australian arts industry like a tsunami, there was a well-documented problem with mental ill-health […]
Venus Kwong: Mental health sounds like…
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Sydney musician and charity worker Jessie Wang is a mental health advocate and studies psychology at […]
Why resilience is just as important as your technique
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) We all know a career in the arts sector can be psychologically taxing. There’s pressure to […]