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Hey, I'm Elliott Bledsoe and I am the grumpy cat of arts marketing!

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Something old, something new #2

Elliott Bledsoe
Mon 2 Mar 2026 in Newsletters

Sparkles may not be as prominent in AI anymore, but the imagery of magic hasn't yet waned. Also, the ChatGPT caricatures trend may be over but it serves as a reminder to think critically about AI.

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WTF now?! #23 – Thursday 19–Wednesday 25 February 2026

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Wed 25 Feb 2026 in WTF now?!

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WTF now?! #22 – Thursday 12–Wednesday 18 February 2026

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Wed 18 Feb 2026 in WTF now?!

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WTF now?! #21 – Thursday 5–Wednesday 11 February 2026

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Wed 11 Feb 2026 in WTF now?!

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Using the ChatGPT caricature trend to find out what you’ve told it about yourself

Elliott Bledsoe
Mon 9 Feb 2026 in Algorhythms

Gimme it all or Been briefed

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Been briefed – The Polycrisis for Arts and Creative Education in Australia, Gattenhof and Saunders

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Wed 4 Feb 2026 in Been briefed

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WTF now?! #20 – Thursday 29 January–Wednesday 4 February 2026

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Wed 4 Feb 2026 in WTF now?!

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Something old, something new #1

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Mon 2 Feb 2026 in Newsletters

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WTF now?! #19 – Thursday 22–Wednesday 28 January 2026

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Wed 28 Jan 2026 in WTF now?!

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Of the 680 Australia Day honourees 126 were honoured for services to the arts

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Tue 27 Jan 2026 in Creative licence

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WTF now?! #18 – Thursday 15–Wednesday 21 January 2026

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Wed 21 Jan 2026 in WTF now?!

Been briefed or Gimme it all

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Been briefed – AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage, Cory Doctorow, The Guardian

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Wed 21 Jan 2026 in Been briefed

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Been briefed – Australian orphan works scheme in the Copyright Amendment Bill 2026

Elliott Bledsoe
Wed 1 Apr 2026 in Been briefed

Yesterday Australia passed the Copyright Amendment Bill 2026, bringing with it a long-awaited scheme to activate orphan works. Get across it with this briefing.