Opinions & Analysis
Why touring needs complex systems
Why touring needs complex systems
Creative development needs expansion not cuts
Independent artists are an economical resource but they are also most at risk when budgets are cut.
Without independent artists the major arts bodies will die
The arts sector needs to accept responsibility for the inequity on which its success is achieved and not blame it…
Opportunity lost but Asia remains important
Adelaide Festival Centre will continue its leading Asian/Australian cultural engagement despite losing all Federal support.
What festivals can do that companies can't
As the barrier consumer and creator disappears fluid formats are better able to meet the needs of an interactive audience.
Why we need a national theatre based in Canberra
A national theatre focused on home-made product would support playwrights and ensure our cultural autonomy.
Facebook is not publicity
Spraying promotional material into the vast virtual beyond won’t get tickets sold.
Arts restructure mania
There is no evidence the bigger is better in arts management so why the pressure to collapse functioning arts organisations?
Why don't our audiences look like a train stop?
We will know we are really tapping culturally diverse audiences when the range of faces truly reflects the population.
Evaluating the sector, not just the project
Community arts organisations are bunkering down, more focused on their own work than the big picture impact of the sector.