Opinions & Analysis
Cultural precincts battle for the global marketplace
What is driving the $US250 cultural precinct billion trend? World expert on cultural precincts, Adrian Ellis knows.
How Creativity Drives Business Success
Creative accounting is a high value skill the arts can bring to business, not a criminal activity.
Opera Review offers opportunity to hit high notes
The National Opera Review has the potential to highlight cultural and economic opportunities for Australia from a global art form.
Get it while you can: art that moves, art that stays still
Does the movement of art in a touring exhibition diminish its cult appeal?
Is George Brandis a fictional character?
Are politicians fair game when creating fictional characters? Author Kathy Lette wants to start a trend to make a point.
A marriage made in business
Creative partnerships are lifetime commitments – which is why celebrations are always in order for the next milestone gig.
Industrial sites of old can be the cities of the future
Projects around the world are proving that brownfield regeneration is a viable alternative to new-builds in urban cultural revival.
The slime: theatre and the culture of lies
Brendan Cowell’s The Sublime participates in the rich Australian tradition of representing female liars. The problem is that artists lie…
Labor slams Brandis' 'meaningless' arts policy
AusCo's new strategic plan is 'narrow and superficial,' says Mark Dreyfus.
Face-to-face with the Taliban
In this excerpt from her book Battleworn, the British medic examines how artistic creation can turn traumatic events into a…