Opinions & Analysis
What’s next for the arts in the island state
We explore the challenges facing Tasmania’s creative industries in the lead-up to the state election on Saturday 3 March.
Towards a greener creative Tasmania
Andrea Dawkins MP, the Tasmanian Greens’ Arts spokesperson, discusses the challenges and opportunities facing the state's arts and cultural sectors.
Social messaging appears to be skewing art awards
Nine art prizes announced over two weeks reveal much about the psyche of our art scene.
How will theatre survive in a post-subsidy world?
In his 2017 Philip Parsons Lecture at Belvoir, award-winning lighting designer Nick Schlieper asks: how can we turn the anti-subsidy…
Queensland: towards a greener creative state
As the state’s election looms, the Queensland Greens’ candidate for McConnel, Kirsten Lovejoy discusses the party’s arts policies.
Changing the mindset of the cultural cringe
AsiaLink's founding director, Alison Carroll, reflects on the challenges of seeing our own culture as equal to those of Europe…
That slippery slope
Playwright Ron Elisha reflects on the personal cost of the marriage equality campaign and the specious argument of ‘the slippery…
Where to after Weinstein?
If #MeToo has taught us anything, it’s that telling better women’s stories hasn’t really changed the lived experience of women,…
Songwriting as a career pathway
What qualities and skills are needed by today’s aspiring songwriters with sights on the international action? It’s a lot more…
How do you solve a problem like Queensland?
Queensland artists are in high demand overseas. Queensland artists are also moving to southern states to survive. How to resolve…