Opinions & Analysis
Artists would prefer obscenity, Senator Brandis
Why allow racist abuse and ban penises? The Federal Government’s freedom-of-speech policy begs questions.
Once upon a time beyond the city...
Regional arts practitioners are often characterised as disadvantaged but that's not the story tree-changers tell.
Biennale boycott backlash: vicious ingratitude or valid critique?
Does money have a taint? That’s the question many in the arts community are asking as the Biennale splits with…
Adelaide Festival Centre defends itself
Last week ArtsHub published an op-ed outlining artists' grievances with Adelaide Festival Centre. How did the AFC respond?
Animosity in Adelaide
What has the Adelaide Festival Centre done to annoy so many of its city’s artists?
Royalties for artists under threat
The Minister for the Arts is expected to announce a decision on the Resale Royalty Scheme soon so action is…
Is Transfield Holdings culpable?
Transfield Holdings is not the company that runs asylum seeker detention centres but that doesn't invalidate the boycott.
Enabling learning for art gallery visitors
Audiences need to feel safe to have their ideas disrupted if they are to learn in an art gallery.
Despite boycott, Biennale should honour its relationship with Transfield
Individual artists' ethical objections to Transfield should not derail the Biennale's important arts/business partnership.
Cultural appropriation is rehashed colonialism
A Melbourne Now exhibit trivializes and fetishizes the culture from which it borrows.