Opinions & Analysis

Are artists making money from streaming?
Streaming has overtaken physical formats as the number one way music is consumed but are creators getting a fair share?

Reality talent shows silence real voices
The power of singing is in participation not in watching reality TV judges shredding the vocal quality of a starstruck…

Art fairs are the new black
Arts fairs are clawing back online audiences both as audiences and buyers.

What women critics know that men don't
Women critics loved Griffith's Antigone. Men hated it. Translating their different reactions reveals the gendered politics of critique.

What our arts policy can learn from Korea, Brazil & Belgium
Smart countries are introducing arts policies that make the arts central to shaping economic and social change.

Arts policy for audiences not artists
The basic problem with the current 20th century arts funding model is that it remains producer- or artist-centric, rather than…

Opera costing more, losing audiences
The Federal Government pays an average of $60 for ticket-holder but opera is still losing both money and audiences. At…

Are museum audiences different from gallery-goers?
A new study on public museums in NSW conducted by M&GNSW allows a first time comparative snapshot with gallery audiences.

Tips on how to buy Indigenous art ethically
Key stakeholders within the Indigenous art business give their tips on where to go and how to buy artworks ethically.

Little hope for change under Fifield
The new Minister for both Arts and Communications, Senator Mitch Fifield, defended the cuts to the ABC and showed little…