Deborah Stone
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Ten tips on asking for money from those who give it
Get out of the echo chamber and listen to those on the other side of the giving equation to understand…
Fight the bean counters
Belvoir AD Ralph Myers named names when he went on the attack this week, arguing the creeping replacement of artistic…
Creative recovery: an inspirational success story
Her experience in Christchurch after the earthquakes showed Steph Walker why arts matter so much to community.
New sponsor saves Biennale
Reports of the death of the Biennale of Sydney following the Transfield withdrawal turn out to have been exaggerated. A…
A place for patriotism
The arts articulate identity and there’s a place for some healthy nationalistic partisanship in that role.
La Cage Aux Folles
Great fun with a touch of tenderness makes this one of the best things The Production Company has done.
How to persuade government to give you $438 million
Demonstrating worth, not need, was the key to convincing the WA Government to invest in a new museum.
How to play the numbers game
Quantifying your impact can boost your arts organisation but you need to know what you are doing.
Regional arts: edgy not on the edges
Regional artists struggle with distance, isolation and limited facilities but their creative output is far from marginal, as the vitality…
Corporate money but at what cost, Minister?
After the PM's attack on WA Opera, we asked Minister Brandis if arts organisations should compromise programs for sponsorship.