Arts News Opinions & Analysis

Nia Pericles reflects on the pain and joy of making a film about her mother's dementia. The film has been quietly gripping audiences on ABC iView.

Seph McKenna was a key executive at Roadshow Films when it distributed a truly Australian breakout. He says these films tell us a lot about what we really want to see.

A new report says cultural funding ‘reached its highest point ever’ in 2017/18 – but the real story is a lot more complex.

While the UK tears itself to pieces, the BBC argues for a role which illuminates our own Australian dilemmas.

This year a performance was removed from Melbourne Fringe Festival amid cries of cultural appropriation and 'yellowface'. Natasha Jynel offers another perspective.

The Australia Council’s first international leadership residential took place in Indonesia and Laura Pike looks at what she learnt from the experience.

With 2020 shaping up as a stellar year for Australian performance, Alison Croggon picks her highlights from reimagined icons, thrilling casting and all the tickets to sell your grandmother for.

Based on her research into what makes a good ally, Associate Professor Bree Hadley looks at how we can improve our own behaviours to create authentic allyship.

Young delegates faced the pressing issues of our time at this year's National Youth Arts Summit.

Defining programming over a year can give your events shape and an overall narrative for audiences to connect with, according to Aiden Delaney.

There’s been a lot of talk about the need for an institution dedicated to First Nations performing arts. Carissa Lee argues that such an institution could segregate our culture and support the ‘doom narratives’ of the past.

Consistent financial discrimination funnels arts money into richer companies, leaving independent artists gasping for air.

Following the release of South Australia's first arts plan in almost 20 years, Ben Brooker digs into the document to see if it was worth the wait.

Being an ally means being prepared to do the difficult work towards structural change.

Danger Close raises provocative questions about the construction of a modern war film. Here's military scholar Tom Sears from the Australian Defence Forces Academy.

As this weekend event celebrates First Nations writers, thinkers and artists, Timmah Ball presents some of her favourite books to prepare you for the event or just to add to your reading list.

After a lot of grief to assemble its present structure, Create NSW takes a backward step to recreate Screen NSW.

With announcement of the retirement of Brendan Nelson as Director of the AWM, several names have been in the mix (including former PM Tony Abbott), but Paul Daley believes the institution needs a more fundamental re-think.

Adelaide dance lecturer Dr Jeff Meiners remembers Ausdance National's many initiatives for Indigenous dance.

From award-winning novelist to festival programmer: Sarah Schmidt is curating the Yarra Plenty Regional Library Booklovers Festival.