Jo Pickup
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Why new National Cultural Policy needs input from all Australians
It’s time to raise our voices as we move closer to a new National Cultural Policy.
The case for artists in hospital settings since COVID
COVID has pushed the health and arts sectors to new extremes. Could this be the moment they work closer together…
The true picture of visual arts sector incomes
What is current data on visual arts workers’ incomes telling us? And are there better ways to track what’s really…
Some practical steps to truth-telling in museums
Calls for First Nations truth-telling are growing louder in Australian politics. What does that look like within the museum sector?
Artswashing dilemma continues to plague festivals
Darwin Festival is the latest arts organisation to fall afoul of protestors demanding the festival divest itself from a sponsorship…
Making art heard for vision impaired audiences
Galleries and museums could be doing more through co-design and collaboration to expand access for blind and low vision audiences.
What every museum reveals about past, present and future
Museums have important roles across multiple timespans, according to futurist and museum director Kristin Alford.
5 end of financial year fundraising tips
What are the secrets of fundraising at tax time?
Exit Interview: Daryl Karp AM, Museum of Australian Democracy
After nine years in the role, the Director of the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD) is moving on.
First Nations arts leaders find hope in election result
The new Labor government's opening statements offer hopeful signs for two First Nations arts leaders.