Challenges ahead in the arts sector

The arts sector has had an uncomfortable roller coaster ride over the past couple of years. 2015 may be calmer, as artists and arts organisations get on with implementing the ideas that have bounced them around but the big picture challenges remain.
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The arts sector spent a good part of 2014 coming to terms with the change of Federal Government and its implications for funding and cultural preferences. Creative Australia died a sudden and painful death but the Australia Council forged ahead with significant plans for changes to the funding regime. Budgets shrank, business partnerships were politicised and culture wars resurfaced. It was a year of rethinking and repositioning, a difficult year for the arts.

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