Opinions & Analysis

Purple prose in a sea of pink pussy hats
Once more unto the breeches: a feminist mounts a defence of romance fiction, renovated for the 21st century.

Time to stop calling ourselves women artists
Are we past the gender pigeonhole? Women artists are divided as to whether the adjective is helping or hindering their…

Jazz losing time to capitalism's bebop
A great festival success deserves stability. Instead Wangaratta Jazz has lost both triennial funding and visionary leadership.

Why 'The Play that Goes Wrong' is wrong about theatre
The assumptions that makes amateur theatre an old joke are really a power play that creates a fall guy for…

Lucrative opportunities in arts research collaboration
A recent report showed that Australia was at the bottom of the list when it came to business-university collaboration. The…

Why the Sydney Opera House is a little overcooked
Sure it's iconic. But there is a reason we complain about acoustics and argue over rennovation of the Sydney Opera…

For digital natives, the foyer is the point
We need to rethink our physical spaces to create meaningful live experiences for the constantly connected generation.

10 things learnt from 10 years of blogging
As a creative outlet, blogging can motivate you but probably won't make you money - though it can lead to…

Why leadership models in the arts need to evolve
A creative arts organisation needs to be prepared to innovate in administration and structure as well as in creative product.

Not crediting images is not good enough
Not crediting artists' images online is an ongoing problem, from the top down.