Opinions & Analysis

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…

Why did the NGV put Keith Haring back in the closet?
Keith Haring was a gay man and AIDS activist whose art reflected his life and passion. So why has this…

Iranian cultural sites as political targets
While Australia fights to save its cultural assets after bushfires, the USA threatens to destroy cultural sites across Iran.

The arts – not politicians – give bushfire relief
The Government was quick to dismiss the value of the arts in December, rolling it into a new super department,…

Art or Morality – that is the question
With the release of new guidelines for ethics for artists at the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art,…