Research reveals unimaginative Australia

A new report shows that while 95% of us think the world would be better with more imagination, most people don't think other Australians care.

6 Dec 2016 12:00

Gina Fairley

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Less than than half of Australians surveyed think Australia is an imaginative nation, and only two in five believe that imagination is valued in Australian society.

Respondents cited government policy, cultural norms and political decisions as evidence Australia does not value the arts and saw working in the arts as a job that is not valued in Australia.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina