Opinions & Analysis
Why Australia needs a design policy
Design is critical to economic growth but it still falls in the cracks between industry and arts policy.
Independents are not blind victims
Wesley Enoch claims major theatre companies are exploiting independents. But the independents don't see it that way.
Celebrating the body: circus arts and disability
Circus teaches us to admire the body; can it also teach us to appreciate physical diversity and the differently abled?
What artists can teach the business world
Skills that are core to artists are sought after in the commercial world, making the arts an untapped resource for…
Don't wait until artists die
Public acknowledgment of artists is uneven, unpredictable and uncertain and often only happens with they die.
Where credit is due
The lone artist is a myth in a world where art, design and product overlap. It’s time artists acknowledged their…
Gonski and the Fruit Flies
What do the do the flips and backflips on Gonski mean for circus school, the Flying Fruit Fly Circus?
Young adult readers prefer traditional to technology
With the rise of the hipster, young adults are creating a digital divide when it comes to reading - and…
How music can teach the world to listen
The Seekers wanted to teach the world to sing but music can help us with a skill we need more:…
Proposal art - is it just grant rhetoric or a more complex equation?
Did you get your funding this year - what happens to all those good ideas?