Film
Does size matter?
Post-Budget anxiety has thrown up a sense of division between majors and the small-to-medium sector. In an age of uncertainty…
History sheds light on Australia Council attack
As artists confront the 2015 Budget cuts to the Australia Council, looking at the history of arts funding controversies can…
We have a ‘show tunes’ government, with an arts policy to match
The current government's arts policy makes about as much sense as the plot of most major musicals.
Myer holds Australia Council Chair
Last week's empty chair been filled without drama, leaving the same captain navigating the stormy seas between the Minister's office…
Kim Kardashian: an artist's guide to the future
A dystopian view of the future locks art and culture into a virtual world where everyone lives a Kardashian-style online…
ACT Government releases new arts policy and economic impact study
Feedback from more than 300 organisations and individuals has helped shape the new policy, which focus on collaboration, innovation, diversity…
Do excellence numbers hide a sneaky arts funding cut?
Do the new guidelines for the National Program for Excellence in the Arts conceal a funding cut? That’s the unanswered…
Making collaborations work
Whether collaborations occur between organisations or individuals, there can be road bumps along the path to success. From communication to…
Where no scientist has gone before...the arts
As the first scientist in residence at an art gallery and the first scientist to judge the Man Booker Prize,…
How to be an artist activist
Artists have extraordinary power to change the way people think but it takes more than good intentions.