Opinions & Analysis
'Air' is a powerful and welcome successor to 'Water'
QAGOMA opens its summer blockbuster exhibition exploring the multifaceted dimensions of the air we breathe.
Recognise Artists as Workers petition gains over 5800 signatures
Artists Tony Albert, Abdul Abdullah and Joan Ross join 5,800 signatures on NAVA's petition to Recognise Artists as Workers.
The magic of theatre
Seated together in the dark, an audience becomes a community, at least while the house lights are down.
Opinion: The Arts – central to Victoria’s identity and economy
Shadow Minister for the Arts and Creative Industries David Davis MP puts forward the Victorian Liberal Party’s arts policies and…
Opinion: Labor's vision for the arts in Victoria
Grassroots support for the thousands of creatives across our state is essential for the sector to thrive, argues Minister for…
Opinion: ‘Art is fundamental to our society’ say the Greens
It’s time to treat the arts as a public good, matched by public funding, says the Victorian Greens arts spokesperson…
Representing community? The Jungle and The Sea
S. Shakthidharan’s latest stage production, which opened at Belvoir this week, fails to explore the Tamil experience in depth, argues…
The new climate in climate arts activism
Artist-led campaigns are creating powerful change underwritten by concern for the future.
Horror treats for Halloween
Are these the scariest films ever made? What frightens us is deeply subjective, but these movies are guaranteed to put…
A safe-ish Budget that dares to be boring
Esther Anatolitis examines the Budget's arts and cultural impacts, and the policy work to come.