Disrupt the gift shop model with digital souvenirs
A recent discussion on the actions we take after an arts or cultural experience has led me to consider the role of digital souvenirs – that is, virtual keepsakes of an experience, whether … Continue...
View ArticleSurvey – Over 50% of collectors have purchased works from artists they...
“Collecting art is an addiction and Instagram is the dealer and pusher that enables it.” Art collector Karen Robinovitz makes this claim in a new report by Artsy on the … Continue reading Survey – Over...
View Article30 Artists You Should Be Following On Instagram
As much as might find myself pouring over Facebook, Instagram remains my social media channel of choice. Where a Facebook session seems to often end in an extended bout of … Continue reading 30 Artists...
View ArticleDigital Workshop at the inaugural Arts Learning Forum
On 25th November, I’m running a half-day workshop at the inaugural Arts Learning Forum in Melbourne, presented by the Australia Council for the Arts. The forum, held at Footscray Community Arts …...
View ArticleLive vs Screen Debate at Arts Learning Forum 2015
Today, on the closing day of the Australia Council’s inaugural Arts Learning Forum, I was asked to participate in a debate, pitting ‘Live’ against ‘Screen’. The preamble ran thus: Should we … Continue...
View ArticleIntroducing ARTSDIGITAL – a fortnightly newsletter from the intersection of...
I’ve launched #ARTSDIGITAL – a new, fortnightly email of news and ideas from the intersection of arts & digital. It’s a short and sharp injection of important digital news, inspiring ideas and …...
View Article‘Those Who Dared’– Interview in The Guardian
The Guardian have published an interview with me as part of a feature titled ‘Those Who Dared…‘. Contrary to what that might suggest, I’ve never been a flying ace or … Continue reading ‘Those Who...
View ArticleThe Creative Future Is Now! – Panel at Spectrum Now
On Friday 4th March, I’ll be taking part in a panel discussion titled The Creative Future Is Now! at this year’s Spectrum Now event. The panel is designed to discuss the … Continue reading The Creative...
View ArticleGuardian Masterclass in Brisbane – Digital Strategy For Not-For-Profits
My masterclass for The Guardian ‘Digital Strategy For Not-For-Profits’ is heading to Brisbane – Monday 11 April – a one-day intensive during which you’ll develop a succinct and meaningful digital...
View ArticleThree Simple Ways To Kickstart Your Social Media New Year Resolutions
As the bells chime midnight, many of us kickstart our New Years Resolutions. Some inspirational, some practical, some lame, some impossible. Given that social media is so embedded in our … Continue...
View ArticleU.S. NEA report reveals winners of the arts popularity contest
Last month, America’s NEA (National Endowment For The Arts) released findings from three nationwide reports that study how and why Americans engage with the arts. Across the three reports, there’s …...
View ArticleWhy native Facebook and Twitter video will change the way you make and share...
Just when most people are starting to get their head around how to best make and share videos online, the goal posts shift again. This time, both Facebook and Twitter have … Continue reading Why native...
View ArticleNo mobile web site? Say goodbye to your Google ranking
The day has finally come. On April 21st, Google will start to penalise web sites that have do not have a mobile iteration of their web site. Someone asked me … Continue reading No mobile web site?...
View ArticleThe Guardian Masterclass – Digital strategy for not-for-profits
The Guardian has always been my newspaper of choice, and I was frankly relieved when they started publishing an Australian edition in 2013. Given the success of its Masterclasses in the UK, it …...
View ArticleBlue Lab – new Creative Industry Symposium launches in the Blue Mountains
Next month, I’ll be talking at Blue Lab – a new event on the Australian creative industries calendar, held 20-21 May in Katoomba, NSW. The Symposium features talks, workshops and … Continue reading...
View ArticleIntroducing ARTSDIGITAL – a fortnightly newsletter from the intersection of...
I’ve launched #ARTSDIGITAL – a new, fortnightly email of news and ideas from the intersection of arts & digital. It’s a short and sharp injection of important digital news, inspiring ideas and …...
View ArticlePanel: MTNS MADE – Building Sustainable Creative Hubs Through Collaboration
I’m talking at Vivid Ideas next week about my involvement in MTNS MADE, a locally grown creative industries brand, designed to attract creative workers and investment in the Blue Mtns. … Continue...
View ArticleARTSDIGITAL – New web site launched
My #ARTSDIGITAL newsletter is now published on a brand spanking new web site at artsdigital.net, as well as coming down the pipes to your inbox via the regular email method (which resumes service...
View ArticleNew dates for The Guardian Masterclass – Digital Strategy For Not-For-Profits
My ‘Digital Strategy For Not-For-Profits’ Masterclass for The Guardian Australia is running again in Sydney on Tuesday 16 August and in Melbourne on Thursday 1 September. Ideal for arts orgs … Continue...
View ArticleHow A Wooden Alarm Clock Helped To Cure My Social Media Addiction
I bought a wooden alarm clock last week. This might not seem like the most important piece of news that I could have shared with you, or indeed the most … Continue reading How A Wooden Alarm Clock...
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