Performing Arts

8 arguments to include in your Parliamentary Inquiry into the Arts submission
With the Federal Government investigating the impact of COVID on the arts, Dr Jackie Bailey looks at arguments that need…

Too little, too late, too confusing? The funding criteria for the arts COVID package is a mess
Numerous question remain about the Federal Government's support of the arts sector during COVID, including the fact that the Minister…

Why the 'new normal' should be artist-led
Before the arts sector returns post-pandemic, we must recognise and repair the fault lines that run deep in the sector,…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
$2.8M boost for Melbourne recovery, RACV takes art collection online for the first time, Adelaide Fringe Festival registrations open, queer…

Technology is the frontline of access to enable storytelling
London artist and technologist Jane Gauntlett will give the keynote at Meeting Place 2020, Arts Access Australia’s forum on Creating…

9 techniques for generating game changing ideas (from the archives)
From group drawing to dissident behaviour, stealing innovation to tricking the brain into being creative, Nicole Velik of The Ideas…

Opera Australia and MEAA clash over proposed staff redundancies
Claims and counter-claims abound, with MEAA saying 25% of all staff across the company will be made redundant, a claim…

What will post-pandemic audiences look like?
In the first of our new webinar series, presented in partnership with Creative Victoria, Patternmakers’ Tandi Palmer Williams discussed the…

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Director resigns from Ian Potter Museum of Art, Four Winds redesigns artistic leadership model, Monkey Baa Theatre Company announces Artistic…

Why arts engagement matters
Our definition of arts and culture is expansive and includes everything from the books we read and the music in…