Writing and Publishing
Creative industries policy doesn't treat arts as industry
The $115m in new funding in Victoria's Creative Industries Policy isn't as new as it looks, says Shadow Minister Heidi…
Should you choose board members by wallet size?
The pressure on board members to write large cheques may prevent arts organisations accessing valuable talent.
Forget work-life balance: bring on the nap couch
After a decade of trying to find work-life balance, arts workers are discovering there's a better way.
Why the innovation agenda needs the arts
The arts happen to be very good at exactly the skills the Government has highlighted in its Innovation Statement.
Small publishing imprints you should know
We speak to local publishers to get their highlights for the Melbourne Art Book Fair.
Australian culture in the Age of FANG
FANG – Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google and their ilk now dominate global culture. Where does that leave Australian identity?
Funeral planners look to art to replace religion
A third of Australians don't align themselves with religion when they are alive so there's a big market for an…
Arts budget 2016 doesn't hurt (much) but doesn't heal
For the arts, the 2016-17 budget is steady as she goes: it neither inflicts major damage nor helps heal the…
There's a better way to back creative workers
Victoria's new creative industry policy promises new programs to develop creative talent. But research suggests it may not be smart…
Exposing the creative industries fallacy
The idea of creative industries is based on an economy that has no way to count the things that matter.