Opinions & Analysis

How arts create economic value
The arts are the most powerful asset business and government have for branding, deal-making and creating a unique proposition.

Art versus spectacle
Contemporary circus is positioned between the need to evolve the art form, and the need to entertain: which will dominate?

Puppetry pulls many strings
An emphasis on children's theatre or partial puppet productions does not necessarily mean weakness in Australian puppetry.

New Book Council more mystery than thriller
ArtsHub looks at the likely people, money and objectives behind the Book Council of Australia announced by the Prime Minister…

Why Melbourne needs two contemporary art centres
You don't have to be a grammar Nazi to understand the importance of prepositions to the Buxton Centre of Contemporary…

Where to now for youth arts?
In 2015 the OzCo Theatre Board's Youth Programs Fund will no longer exist, forcing youth arts organisations to compete with…

Will Victoria's new Creative Industries policy work?
Victoria's new Labor Government is shaking up cultural policy with big implications for creative industries nationally.

How literature can inform human rights
Literature can transform our view of the world and help foster a sense of empathy for the suffering of others.

Oh no you d'int: the costs of getting nasty on social media
Learn from Iggy Azalea, Snoop Lion and Redfoo and make sure social media doesn't turn catfights into court battles.

Theatre Network protests curriculum
If the National Curriculum goes ahead in its current form students may never see a live production or learn drama.