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Chief Executive leaves following Arts Centre loss
Arts Centre Melbourne Chief Executive Judith Isherwood has quit following a massive budget blowout.
Accountants warn on crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is booming but a major accounting firm has warned investors to be cautious as the US loosens regulations.
What the rich kids want
As philanthropists the Millennial Generation may turn away from the arts if it does not offer clear social returns.
Teddy on the line as performance gets real
Performer Tristan Meecham will risk all his possessions in his new show, part of a trend to destroy the boundaries…
Why are we so obsessed with Gallipoli?
No less than three Dardanelles specials hoisted the flag at last week’s film market in Cannes. Yawn.
New public funding model: investment not subsidy
Buoyed by the success of MONA Tasmania is proposing restructuring arts funding, with less emphasis on grants and more on…
Shorten’s doublespeak on arts education funding
When the new Opposition Leader was campaigning he promised to invest in music education but the offer of more money…
Arts wins many of the most generous donors
The arts is second only to health in attracting Australia's most generous philanthropists.
Targeting diverse audiences
Multiculturalism isn't just an on-stage issue. It is also needed to build audiences.
The Graduate
The sex was good and the lines are still funny but we were not seduced by this Mrs Robinson.