Arts News Opinions & Analysis

Workshopping theatre with actors of different levels of ability and diversity gave Didem Caia new insights into her practise.

For Nithya Nagarajan race still influences who gets to be part of the conversation in the arts, and she thinks that diversity is becoming a polluted word.

Try as we might, it’s clear that there are numerous challenges associated with developing, and maintaining, a healthy lifestyle whilst working in the arts.

No new Australia Council funding despite expert agreement and industry push - NAVA's Esther Anatolitis responds to the 2019 Federal Budget.

The ABC and SBS stay stuck; the NFSA cops a loss; ACMA gains; Austrade could work better for the sector. But the announcements are basically deceptive.

On Monday night, playwright Patricia Cornelius was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Melbourne's Green Room Awards Association. Here is her acceptance speech in full.

The prevalence of white privilege surrounding leadership in the arts needs to be acknowledged, and it needs to be dismantled.

Picking up where Richard Gill left off as the new Music Director of Sydney Chamber Choir Sam Allchurch contemplates the music for his first performance in the new role.

At last one political party supports the screen sector with concrete proposals - and it is the one party which is effectively useless. But the government might do a Fagin to our Oliver Twist on budget night.

We compare the statements by the NSW Liberal Party, the ALP and the Greens to discover a remarkable lack of interest in domestic production.

A week on, and the tributes are still flooding in for former director of AGNSW, Edmund Capon, demonstrating the impact our cultural leaders can have on society.

As a preview for the Federal election, the NSW state election promises a lot for the arts, but how do the party promises compare?

Walt Secord outlines what Labor has in mind for the arts – including keeping the Powerhouse Museum where it is, and a new institution for Parramatta.

The next NSW government needs to stop its war on the arts, say the NSW Greens.

Minister Harwin outlines his party's wins for the arts during their time in government, and presents his plan for the future if re-elected as NSW Arts Minister.

Dr Michael Mohammed Ahmad heard from many people following the terrorist attacks on mosques in New Zealand. His response asks us to question White privilege as much as White supremacy.

Coinciding with a national call out for greater artistic courage, NAVA also responds to continued political interference in arts decisions as the NSW election approaches.

Is banning the music of artists accused of reprehensible behaviour the best course of action? Why single out Jackson for this treatment, given the apparent scale of abuse in the music industries?

Since the State Library of Victoria has "retired" the Centre for Youth Literature, Mike Shuttleworth argues that we should look for a new home for children's literature.

We ask a cross section of women in the Australian arts sector how they respond to the theme of this year's International Women's Day.