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When Planning is Hard, Plan We Must
5 years ago

When Planning is Hard, Plan We Must

Your guide on how to navigate the current and post-COVID climate - six points to consider when deciding what matters when tough choices need to be made.

Author:  The Big Idea Editor
How to Keep the Lights On: Continuity Planning for Freelancers
5 years ago

How to Keep the Lights On: Continuity Planning for Freelancers

Being good at what you do might not be enough any more. Business advisors give us key tips to make freelancing sustainable in COVID-19 era.

Author:  Steff Green
Managing Your Arts Practice Through a Pandemic
5 years ago

Managing Your Arts Practice Through a Pandemic

The Big Idea speaks to Creative New Zealand about their timeline for COVID-19 support - with a checklist of what to do next and where to find the info.

Author:  Steff Green
For Love or For a Living?
5 years ago

For Love or For a Living?

Can your arts skills pay the bills? The questions to ask to find out whether you can turn a hobby into a career.

Author:  The Big Idea Editor
How to create your ideal artistic life
5 years ago

How to create your ideal artistic life

Mary de Ruyter talks to two artists and asks them how they made it to the point of an enviable creative life.

Author:  Mary de Ruyter
Meet three creatives turning ideas into reality
5 years ago

Meet three creatives turning ideas into reality

Got a brilliant idea for a creative product or service, but need help taking it to the next level? Massey’s Master of Creative Enterprise could be for you.

Author:  The Big Idea Editor
How to stop worrying about not having one career path
5 years ago

How to stop worrying about not having one career path

There can be internal or external pressure to "pick one thing" in our careers, but several arts professionals share how they embraced multiple passions, paths and creative pursuits.

Author:  The Big Idea Editor
Scratch that itch: Turn your creativity into a career
5 years ago

Scratch that itch: Turn your creativity into a career

Passionate about a creative pursuit, but too scared to turn it into a full-time career? Here’s some expert advice to help you make the leap.

Author:  Kate Powell
Knowing when it's time to go
5 years ago

Knowing when it's time to go

Its the time of the year that we review what's working. Arts industry figures share their stories about knowing when it's time to seek the next challenge, and how to handle the process of moving on.

Author:  The Big Idea Editor
Tips from Jon Toogood on going back to study
5 years ago

Tips from Jon Toogood on going back to study

Thinking about returning to university after a long gap, or for the first time as an adult student? Shihad’s Jon Toogood has been there, done that, and has some advice.

Author:  Steff Green
Breaking out of that creative rut
5 years ago

Breaking out of that creative rut

If you work in the arts, at some point you’re bound to experience the dreaded rut. Kathryn Burnett has some top tips for moving forward the next time your creative juices stop flowing.

Author:  The Big Idea Editor
Taking care of yourself online
5 years ago

Taking care of yourself online

For writers, performers and other artists, social media can be both fertile and frightening. ABC’s Osman Faruqi shares some tips on looking after yourself online.

Author:  The Big Idea Editor