Opinions & Analysis
Freedom of expression under threat
Artists need the skills to defend their work against personal ideological crusades and political point scoring.
Culture clash: death raises disturbing questions
Was the media's failure to report appropriately about the death of Yunupingu ignorance or disregard for Indigenous culture?
The trouble with adaptations
The debate about adaptations of classics in Australian theatre is just another example of the cultural cringe
Not taking no for an answer
A performance artist challenges a grant-maker’s decision and wins.
Finding readers in the e-book age
Most readers are positive about e-publishing but many writers don’t know how to reach them.
No such luck
£1 billion from the National Lottery will go to the arts in the UK, but in Australia gaming leaves the…
The power of the widow
The strongest influence on how an artist's work is valued after death is often the surviving partner.
Crowdfunding: making it work
After successfully crowdfunding a project, writer/director Lucy Gaffy asks others what they did right.
Our essential cultural infrastructure
Collections and performance spaces are as much an infrastructure as roads and airports.
Why the National Curriculum won't happen for the arts
In 2014, the new Australian Curriculum in Music will be ready for implementation. But, most Victorian teachers lack the training.