Opinions & Analysis

Misinformation on super investment damaging art values
Values are suffering as a result of misinformation and disproportionate anxiety about changed rules for art investments in Self-Managed Super…

Mentoring doesn't substitute for real career opportunity
Mentoring programs can be abused a panacea for government neglect of the arts with no real career opportunities attached.

The politically correct sovereign and I
The ideological curmudgeons have been out in force in the arts this week reflecting on the arrival of The King…

Creative cities require creative planning
Melbourne City Council's new arts strategy places artists at the centre of the city, explains the Councillor who drove it.

Children are cultural agents
The presence of children on theatrical mainstages can be disruptive, thrilling and honest.

Building an international agenda for young people and the arts
Australians at the General Assembly of the international association for young people and the arts find similar hurdles globally.

Why touring needs complex systems
Why touring needs complex systems

Creative development needs expansion not cuts
Independent artists are an economical resource but they are also most at risk when budgets are cut.

Without independent artists the major arts bodies will die
The arts sector needs to accept responsibility for the inequity on which its success is achieved and not blame it…

Opportunity lost but Asia remains important
Adelaide Festival Centre will continue its leading Asian/Australian cultural engagement despite losing all Federal support.