Opinions & Analysis

Eight new year's resolutions for hope in the arts
2020 showed us all that we can survive, and in some cases thrive. Eight leaders in the arts offer their…

Pay equity: What’s in it for theatre companies?
With a perspective from US theatre, Elsa Hiltner believes now is the time to talk about equity in pay and…

What the Craig McLachlan verdict says about respectful workplaces
McLachlan was accused of indecent assault in 2014 so the state’s previous laws and tests of consent had to be…

What our galleries and museums collected in 2020, and why
We asked ten of our major collecting institutions nationally what they acquired in 2020, as a document of this incredible…

The Big List: the Visual Arts in 2020
From the scandals, the censorships, the funding wins, gender re-balance, staff cuts, new museum openings, and the big exhibitions that…

A rallying cry for the future at Visions 2020
The future can't get here fast enough was the perfect start for ArtsHub’s Visions 2020 conference. We look at the…

Deep cuts at ANU's School of Art and Design
Australia's Craft and Design community will be severely impacted by the implementation of proposed cuts to the Australian National University's…

Opinion: Is the Victorian Budget 2020-21 enough to revive our creative economy?
Victoria's Shadow Minister for the Arts, David Davis, argues that the state needs to safely increase its audience capacity in…

The 'Creative Economy' is divisive language
A panel of thinkers and academics tackled the misperceptions around the Creative Economy, and how the arts and culture sector…

Changing how the arts industry measures success
Arts organisations often forget to innovate, argues La Boite's Zohar Spatz, but they must if we're to achieve true equity…