Image: Briony Osei, Eve Beck and Jack Griffiths in The Bacchae. Photo taken by T J Lee
Since Senator George Brandis launched his arts funding bombshell there has been much discussion and debate – and even dancing protests – around Australia.
Plans are also rumoured to be underway for a national day of action on June 18, as artists and cultural leaders call the government to reverse the diversion of $104.7 million from the Australia Council to fund a contentious new body, the National Programme for Excellence in the Arts.
