Opinions & Analysis
Can you ever have too much Beethoven?
University of Sydney’s David Larkin asks, is Beethoven at risk of overexposure?
Performing Arts Markets and their Conundrums
Veteran arts marketeer Justin Macdonnell gives us an uncompromising look at the refashioned Australian Performing Arts Market debuting this month,…
Olafur Eliasson on the tipping points for artists to act
Danish/Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson offers views on climate action, self-confidence in criticism, the eroding value of culture, and why artists…
Composers and commissions: we need to think beyond the premiere
Australian composers need to approach their work strategically in order to extend the shelf-live of each new piece of music…
Some solutions to the world of the disappearing arts
With the Arts disappearing as a Federal Government department title, David Pledger looks around the world to see how other…
8 curators pick artists to watch in 2020
Who's hot in 2020? We asked eight curators to name the visual artists who are on their radar for the…
Open Letter to the media on climate change denial
A group of writers calling themselves Writing for the Environment – organised by Alys Jackson, Leah Kaminsky and Gretchen Miller…
Why artists count in a crisis
Art plays an important role in connecting communities, humanising the environment and giving a community a unique identity.
Three tricks to performing your writing on stage
Spoken word artist Miles Merrill and teacher Narcisa Nozica know how to stand up in front of a crowd. In…
Art, empathy and crossing borders: a provocation by Yaron Lifschitz
From the 2020 ISPA Congress in New York City, Circa's Yaron Lifschitz discusses the urgency of empathy and art as…