Writing and Publishing
Musica Viva launch new artist development program
The FutureMakers program is designed to empower leading young virtuosi and help them become leaders in their field.
Industry responds to ‘heartbreaking’ new AusCo grants program
Arts peak bodies and the MEAA have responded critically to this week’s announcements.
Grant rounds halved as AusCo adjusts to Budget cuts
The Australia Council has bit the bullet in the wake of Budget cuts, cancelling half its grants rounds and the…
The future of arts advocacy
The power of arts advocacy in recent weeks has implications beyond arts funding for the entire civic narrative.
The arts sector's formidable machine
If nothing else, one good thing to come out of the artquake caused by the funding cuts in the last…
Senate Inquiry hears of lost opportunity, independence
Lost opportunity, for artists, audiences and public good is the persistent theme of the thousands of submissions to the Senate…
Chief eXperience Officer: a 21st Century job title
ACMI believes it is the first in the world to appoint a Chief eXperience Officer, a position designed to reimagine…
Double-Act: The remarkable lives of Googie Withers and John McCallum
Brian McFarlane brings to life the careers of an extraordinarily gifted couple
Small scale philanthropists make a big difference
As funding cuts threaten independent artists and small to medium organisations, arts patrons are turning into small scale philanthropists to…
Writers and publishers are all at sea under Brandis and the NPEA
Making a splash in letters may be harder under changes to Australian arts funding.