Opinions & Analysis
Young adult readers prefer traditional to technology
With the rise of the hipster, young adults are creating a digital divide when it comes to reading - and…
How music can teach the world to listen
The Seekers wanted to teach the world to sing but music can help us with a skill we need more:…
Proposal art - is it just grant rhetoric or a more complex equation?
Did you get your funding this year - what happens to all those good ideas?
Why we need an arts party
The new Arts Party is not a small issue party. There are good reasons why all of Australia needs this…
Why Tasmania deserves extra funds
The Australia Council figures released last week showed Tasmania receives a disproportionate slice of funding. So it should.
Should we fund Wagner operas or Kyle Sandilands statues?
In an age of user-generated content and zombie walks, it’s hard to defend opera’s pre-eminence.
Turning women to crime
Twenty years ago the Scarlet Stilettos changed crime writing from a gritty macho genre to a sexy stage for women…
Facing the overstimulated audience
Festivals can also be places of extreme sensory overload. A recent Situate Lab tackled what that means..
Modern Australian buildings are unfriendly
What makes one space adorable and engaging? What makes another unfriendly and inhospitable?
Arts vulnerable in Education Review
A review into demand-driven university places may make it harder to access education in the arts.