Opinions & Analysis
5 ways you can protest the arts department being axed
Artists across Australia are speaking up to defend our sector disappearing in the latest public service shake-up.
"We need great art – perhaps more than ever"
At the recent Theatre Network NSW's State of the Sector conference Antonia Seymour argued for a not just funding but…
Advocating for mothers as artists
Sustaining a creative career is difficult for mothers, but as Dr Jackie Bailey argues there is a growing awareness of…
What causes a regional arts festival to falter
The fourth edition of the biennial regional festival Cementa has just wrapped up, but for a post-industrial town the event…
'Artwashing' the latest weapon for real estate agents
Artists have helped revitalise urban spaces but in the UK real estate developments are using art as a tool of…
Arts criticism is eroding in the digital age
Has the internet damaged arts criticism beyond repair? In her new Platform Paper, Alison Croggon argues that the web has…
Australia’s museums need to collect history as it happens
In the wake of Australia's unprecedented bushfires, museums should already be collecting items from the catastrophic events.
Comedy Versus Political Correctness
Far from political correctness being the arch enemy of comedy, comedian and beloved rabblerouser Tim Ferguson believes that neither could…
Vale Patrick Carroll
A tribute to the contemporary realist, Patrick Carroll, who died tragically in a Central Coast fire.
Art in an age of uncertainty
Despite living in an age of uncertainty, Australia Council CEO, Adrian Collette is convinced that there is reason to be…