Features
Pay TV creates new opportunities for performing artists
From increased exposure to new ways of evaluating oneās own practise, TV work can be invaluable for artists.
Arts funding: which party gives more?
Who spends more on the arts: Labor or Liberal? The answer might surprise you, writes Ben Eltham.
Capturing the nerd audience
The mainstreaming of geek culture means the arts are now targeting the disposable income of a once-derided demographic.
When does a selfie become art?
The ubiquitous āselfieā dominates social media, but how do we differentiate between a vanity snap and legitimate art?
Curating the future
A curator used to be a caretaker of objects. But now curators work with words, images and ideas often in…
Music monopoly runs into trouble with Competition Watchdog
APRA's $160 million monopoly is under the spotlight of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Getting serious about Australian music
Our live music scene is internationally renowned but threatened at home, a situation Dr Ianto Ware is keen to address.
Mike Jones
Mike Jones is an Australian Writer and Creative producer who works in both traditional and new media.
Artist's brain: the advantage of synaesthesia
Artists are finding creative opportunities from a neurological quirk that may affect one per cent of the population.
Borrowing beats begging for sustaining arts organisations
A non-profit lender can offer arts organisations a chance to buy their own assets without meeting the conditions of a…