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As COVID wreaks havoc, do we still need a national opera company?
Last year Opera Australia was boasting an operating surplus. Last month it was restructuring to cut 25% staff. And with…

New research examines link between culture and inequalities
There is clear evidence that the kinds of culture Australians have access to depends on their social backgrounds, new research…

Reaching new audiences in a time of crisis
In the second Recovery Roadmap Webinar, jointly presented by ArtsHub and Creative Victoria, we learned how regional arts organisations have…

Choir unites in isolation to celebrate 100 years
As part of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs’ 100th anniversary, the company premieres a new work celebrating Australia’s diversity composed by Elena…

Too little, too late, too confusing? The funding criteria for the arts COVID package is a mess
Numerous question remain about the Federal Government's support of the arts sector during COVID, including the fact that the Minister…

Getting a new gallery off the table with a looming recession
Avoiding the 'ghost gallery' trap when fundraising in a recession is tough. ArtsHub speaks with Megan Monte about getting the…

20x20: Australian writing has a blak past and future
To celebrate 20 years of ArtsHub we look back at the article that launched our First Nations Arts Focus, exploring…

Case for Perth’s Berndt Museum to be our national Indigenous Cultural Centre
Perth already has a museum of Indigenous art and culture. With proper funding, it could be our national centre, joining…

What will post-pandemic audiences look like?
In the first of our new webinar series, presented in partnership with Creative Victoria, Patternmakers’ Tandi Palmer Williams discussed the…

Museums are already working hard to preserve coronavirus artefacts
In the future, generations will need the means to understand how the coronavirus pandemic affected our world, so while museums…