Opinions & Analysis
A gallerist's view – how artificial intelligence will roll out in the visual arts
In the artificial intelligence rollout, the carrot will be that you still have a job. The stick will be needing…
The Productivity Commission just advocated for theft and I'm f**king livid
The arts sector is united in rage at the Productivity Commission's new 'Harnessing Data' report.
You're killing me: tax reform for artists is needed now
An urgent call for tax reform, as studio artists and creatives miss out on annual wage index but still forced…
Shock to bewilderment as ANU strips cultural legacies and denies creative futures
Whose good idea was it to take an axe to ANUs Schools of Art and Design, Music and Museum Studies?
Lessons from The Spare Room: what’s the real complication in your story?
Knowing where the complication lies is the true key to every storyteller’s job.
Arts, advocacy and anger
When it comes to advocating for the arts, passion can be as destructive as it can be constructive. But there…
Every story finds its audience – what we can learn from The Handmaid's Tale
What the final season of the TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel teaches us about storytelling, voice and the power…
Defunding success in the arts is not saving money – it's destroying value
The recent decision to withhold four-year operational funding from the ADC goes against all state and federal government policies.
A million moments in mid-air: why Gravity & Other Myths, and our sector, need a new way forward
Touring live performance in today's world is getting harder, perhaps there's a better way of organising funding for the touring…
Regional galleries 'not sexy enough' for funding
Disproportionate funding discriminates against regional access to the arts in NSW.