ICYMI: the week's top arts news
From an Indigenous writing symposium to festival cancellations, here's the arts news you may have missed this week.
New report calls for ‘public-led reboot’ to save arts sector after COVID
After decades of destructive government policy, our approach must be radically rethought if the sector is to thrive post-pandemic, the…
Fourth RISE round announced: $40 million to 82 orgs
While the roll out of $40M to the sector is welcomed, there are growing inconsistencies and warnings demonstrated in the…
Changes made to Playing Australia cautiously welcomed
The Australia Council has reintroduced multi-year investments and streamlined the application process for the Regional Performing Arts Touring program.
Artists Essential Toolkit #7: Going pro – turning your art into a business
Want to turn your art practice into a business? From doing market research to devising a business plan, here’s seven…
Review: ‘Outlines’ is a lockdown gift from Sydney Opera House
Four substantial new digital works from Australia, the UK and Korea are freely available to stream. Chris Boyd applauds the…
Is art and cultural history still relevant to the present?
From a First Nations lens to putting community-led conservation first, writer Vyshnavee Wijekumar examines the role of collections today, and…
The SBS Emerging Writers' Competition returns for a second chapter
The competition aims to discover new voices that reflect the diversity of contemporary Australia.