Opinions & Analysis

Music offers a world beyond economic thinking
In a scarce economy, music can provide a model for a world of abundance.

Campaign to reopen the Tap Gallery
The closure of the TAP Gallery theatre will deprive Sydney independent theatre practitioners of a much needed venue-for-hire.

Creativity is the new currency
Want to find sponsors for your creative project? Why not offer them a fiction not a figure.

The right baggage for the road ahead
In SA arts, the singular legacy of Don Dunstan often manifests in lethargy and deference to the past. We need…

National arts curriculum: Media arts takes the fall
Media arts has taken the fall for the ongoing culture war over the National Curriculum, writes Ben Eltham.

Sound and fury, but what does it signify?
This week's Klinghoffer protests in NYC highlight opera’s continuing relevance.

Slicing the Big Apple for Australia
Working in New York is a dream for many Australian artists. The Green Street Studio makes it possible.

Banned books, good boys and sad girls
Against fears of negative media effects, study finds that youth reading banned books actually contributes to positive social behavior, although…

Why my young self knows I'm full of crap
Many arts organisations pay lip service to young people but give them little power. How quickly we forget.

Give the audience what they don’t want
Brian Ritchie, Violent Femmes bassist and curator of MONA FOMA, gave this keynote address at the recent Regional Arts Australia…