Opinions & Analysis
Arts training should be vocational training
Snobbery and short-sightedness are preventing artists being trained as craftspeople in TAFEs or individualised vocationally-focused university courses.
How art can transform your town
From Lake Ballard in remote WA to Vercorin in Switzerland, small towns get big change when they engage with arts.
Art that changes lives for disadvantaged youth
How do we best utilise the capacity of the arts to engage young people and ensure they become decent and…
Student theatre isn’t all about NIDA
Theatre education doesn’t just happen in drama courses. Beyond NIDA, VCA and WAAPA, there is plenty of on-campus opportunity.
Why are we obsessed with celebrity?
On the eve of the inaugural Celebrity Studies Journal Conference, the convenor asks why we live with the constant beat…
The law is failing to protect Indigenous cultural property
Art copyright laws are not working for Indigenous cultural property: we need special legislation.
Regional creative communities undermined
Northern Rivers towns like Byron Bay and Lismore have long been a magnet for artists escaping the city but they…
Art with audiences, not art for audiences
Audiences used to be passive recipients of creativity. Now they are increasingly part of the creative process.
The dismal future of creative arts education
Australia's best-known playwright attacks the squeeze on creative arts education.
Too many festivals bad for local artists
Arts festivals make politicians feel good but they depress independent artists who don't fit the festival mode.