Arts News Opinions & Analysis

At the recent Theatre Network NSW's State of the Sector conference Antonia Seymour argued for a not just funding but a more supportive culture around the arts.

Sustaining a creative career is difficult for mothers, but as Dr Jackie Bailey argues there is a growing awareness of the need to better support women with children in the creative industries.

Intensely violent games = mayhem in the real world. Debunking an argument that will not go away.

The fourth edition of the biennial regional festival Cementa has just wrapped up, but for a post-industrial town the event misses its context and struggles to include residents.

Andrew Wiseman, now at Film Victoria, explores the unique mindset behind documentary truth in a lovely speech.

Artists have helped revitalise urban spaces but in the UK real estate developments are using art as a tool of gentrification. One arts project satirised the skyrocketing prices that drive artists out of the very areas they are making more valuable.

Slowly Netflix is revealing itself to the sector. The contingent to Screen Forever carried the brand high and attracted a lot of attention.

Has the internet damaged arts criticism beyond repair? In her new Platform Paper, Alison Croggon argues that the web has oversimplified cultural discussion and chased clicks over critiques.

In the wake of Australia's unprecedented bushfires, museums should already be collecting items from the catastrophic events.

Global academics and advocates have responded to persistent gender bias in recent funding announcements with dismay. A collective letter with more than 200 signatures captures their frustrations.

The initial information about the new Self-Regulatory Code for the Subscription Video on Demand Industry in ASEAN did not have the actual wording. Here are the relevant passages.

NBCUniversal signs onto a self-regulatory approach to streaming in ASEAN countries, highlighting the rise of local control over values.

Far from political correctness being the arch enemy of comedy, comedian and beloved rabblerouser Tim Ferguson believes that neither could exist without the other.

A tribute to the contemporary realist, Patrick Carroll, who died tragically in a Central Coast fire.

Despite living in an age of uncertainty, Australia Council CEO, Adrian Collette is convinced that there is reason to be hopeful. His keynote address from Artstate Tamworth explains why.

Sculpture by the Sea versus Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize: we weigh up the options for artists.

Taking on sexual harassment means acknowledging that arts organisations inherently work with power and this should be managed, according to NAVA's Esther Anatolitis.

In a world of political polarisation, environmental emergency and inequality, can museums become centres that improve mental health? Tony Butler believes they can.

Addressing the climate emergency and improving relationships with Indigenous Australians and Pacific Islanders means building people-to-people exchange, according to our new British High Commissioner.

When actor Neil Pigot found himself diagnosed with depression he denied the diagnosis and tried to go on. With that ‘regrettable decision’ he prolonged his recovery and made it harder to find a way out.