Opinions & Analysis
Upholding the philosophy: 40 years of Metro Arts
Brisbane's Metro Arts has been part of the city's cultural landscape for four decades and now it is re-inventing itself.…
Support for workers...but not arts workers: Your thoughts on the Budget
This week's Budget 2020-21 was handed down with not a single mention of the arts, culture or creative industries. This…
Finding the balance between working and writing
Make your vocation your vacation as the saying goes but today it means giving up holidays and every waking hour…
20x20: Disturbing, not pleasing, should be art’s role
This week the theatre world farewelled a giant – Belgian festival director and curator Frie Leysen. We revisit her 2015…
Welfare rules and regulations are failing artists
While the ATO seems to understand how artists’ incomes fluctuate year by year, Centrelink does not; nor do its guidelines…
The convergence of art, culture and distribution technology is our next step
As the Australia Council calls for responses to its latest COVID-inspired research paper, Leanne de Souza thinks now is the…
Arts Parliamentary Inquiry, what next?
With the Parliamentary inquiry into the arts there is a chance to re-define the debate on the arts sectors own…
8 arguments to include in your Parliamentary Inquiry into the Arts submission
With the Federal Government investigating the impact of COVID on the arts, Dr Jackie Bailey looks at arguments that need…
Why the 'new normal' should be artist-led
Before the arts sector returns post-pandemic, we must recognise and repair the fault lines that run deep in the sector,…
Why arts engagement matters
Our definition of arts and culture is expansive and includes everything from the books we read and the music in…