Opinions & Analysis
Geelong cash-splash supports edifice not artists
The Victorian Government and Opposition are both promising cash for Geelong Performing Arts Centre, but not Geelong’s artists.
Whose arts policy will Victorians vote for?
Melbourne’s live music scene, graffiti policies, privatisation, funding, international opportunities and a new arts agency are all on the agenda…
Why Melbourne doesn’t need a circus festival
Why try and establish a new festival in an already crowded metropolis, when the birthplace of contemporary circus is just…
Circus training instead of school sports? Now there’s an idea
Social circus can assist young people in developing focus, discipline, teamwork skills and self-esteem, say researchers.
Australian Curriculum review changes the goalposts
Only two arts subjects need to be mandatory according to the recent review of the Australian Curriculum.
Are arts organisations tied up in red tape?
With key services to deliver to the community, arts organisations are nevertheless increasingly forced to excel at the art of…
Why Melbourne needs a circus festival
A handful of shows in the Melbourne Festival or Fringe is not enough; the art form needs a dedicated festival…
What's normal in visual arts?
In a tidal way of change, do things ever stay still long enough to embed a ‘normal’ state of affairs…
Creating a future for opera
Finding new audiences for old art forms means pushing both geographical and generational boundaries.
Melba encore: where is the value?
At the heart of controversy behind special funding of Melba is whether the money is delivering value to the community.