Senator Brandis in front of a giant inflatable kidney, part of the Western Desert art health project. Photo: Deborah Stone
The messages arts organisations have received from the Federal Government about arts sponsorship are strong but not always clear.
Last week the Prime Minister slammed WA Opera for not staging Carmen while it had a Healthways sponsorship. But earlier this year Minister for the Arts Senator Brandis attacked the Biennale of Sydney for turning down the Transfield sponsorship and said arts organisations which did not accept sponsorship should lose government funding.
