Opinions & Analysis
Building the case for investing in the arts
We need better quantitative data on the arts sector to stimulate private and public sector investment.
What we know and what we need to know
The Australia Council ArtFacts reveals important information about visual arts but leaves some major questions unanswered.
Pimping and preening for producers
If you are a performing-arts-market-junkie addicted to flogging your arty arse to the global lions-den of presenters, read this.
10 ways the arts is Changing
As online petition site Change.org hits 1 million users, we take a look at the way that the arts are…
Should we mourn film?
Ideas are like photographs – they take time to develop. So what happens when film disappears and we move to…
Memo Justin Bieber: You owe Anne Frank a song
Justin Bieber upset many people with a flippant comment at the Anne Frank House but he was much less offensive…
TAFE cuts come at a personal cost
One teacher who has felt the cost of cuts to TAFE funding urges others to take action.
Queensland & Feds fight a proxy war over arts education
What’s a Queensland Minister doing buying in to a Victorian music inquiry? Education Minister Peter Garrett has a hunch.
Reviewer versus reviewed
Comedian and some time reviewer Xavier Toby gets a taste of his own medicine when his comedy shows are reviewed…
What Is Street Cred anyway?
Marketing jargon has tried to hijack street cred but artists are fighting back.