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Freeing the arts from the yoke of neoliberalism
A pervasive ideology has encouraged us to see individuals, not a society; to think of competition as natural and emphasise…
How fast cars and Sixties sculpture impact architecture
Award winning architect William Smart speaks with ArtsHub about what fuels good design, creative cities and Starchitect museums.
How maths helps us understand why music moves people
Can mathematics help us measure what’s sublime or ineffable about a piece of music?
The little theatre that could: 50 years of La Mama
This month La Mama Theatre celebrates its 50th anniversary. How different would Australian culture be without it?
Why non-Indigenous Australians should read First Nations writing
Reading can be a political act, an act of solidarity, an expression of willingness to listen and to learn from…
How to reduce sexism in screenplays
Before cameras even begin to roll, female characters suffer sexism in how they are described on the pages of screenplays.…
Where to for Fringe after 70 years?
Commemorating 70 years of Fringe Festivals, World Fringe Day takes place on 11 July. But is the Fringe model still…
How the Men’s Painting Room at Papunya transformed Australian art
When examined as a group, a collection of paintings at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory provide…
Working on Country – what does it mean?
The isolation of working in remote Australia is no drawback for a network of Indigenous art centres, which act as…
Getting to grips with cultural participation in the arts
If we want to see more culturally diverse audiences and artists, we have to develop hands on – not token…