Opinions & Analysis
Saxism or Sexism? Gender diversity in the classical saxophone community
The classical music sector has long been dominated by men, a situation only amplified for classical saxophonists. The sexism in…
The year that was: COVID and the arts a year on from lockdown
From digital pivots, to government funding (or lack there of), to conversations and resilience – we take a look at…
Eroding our culture: how the Australian arts have been slowly undermined
How have the arts lost their importance? Looking back over some of Currency House’s 62 previous Platform Papers, the outgoing…
Q&A: Indigenous Artist Tony Albert on appropriation, identity and Margaret Preston
Using vintage Aboriginal-styled fabrics, artist Tony Albert's new work sits in conversation with Margaret Preston's iconic linocuts and asks the…
Opinion: The Greens' plans for the arts in WA
The continual underfunding of the arts does more than deprive arts workers of pay and job security. It deprives our…
Reinventing the arts sector's trajectory as WA election looms
Western Australia's impending election is an opportunity to re-examine the status quo and re-invent the future trajectory of the state's…
Are we ready for cultural climate change?
What should we take with us from COVID? In a year when everything changed, Shantel Wetherall looks at how we…
The ethical obligations of Facebook to Australian journalism
When Facebook pulled the plug on 'news' in Australia last week, Koraly Dimitriadis saw it as the end of a…
Latest arts money isn’t enough; we need transparency
Over the past decade, Australia’s national arts funding has shrunk while the demand has increased. Writer Jo Caust looks at…
7 Curators pick the visual artists to watch in 2021
Who's hot in 2021? We asked seven curators to name the visual artists who are on their radar for the…