It’s been a horror week in Australia with multiple and far reaching cuts to funding across the sector, plus news of companies at risk of or needing to close down. Even the announcement of council mergers in NSW has potential impact on funding and infrastructure at local and regional level. Nothing is certain at the moment.
The question Can the arts sector recover is not one I thought we would need to consider at the beginning of this year. Yet here we are with some key organsiations winding-up and next year looking grim. At a time when we should be celebrating our successes and planning the year ahead, many of us are stuck staring at a possible worst-case future.
