Opinions & Analysis
Can the arts and Medical Humanities prevent burn out?
Art can be considered a solution to burnout, due to the therapeutic capabilities art offers those who engage with it.
Smell the Air: the inaugural Nick Enright Keynote Address by Wesley Enoch
The full text of Wesley Enoch's keynote address at the National Play Festival 2018.
How we can hand our public institutions over to others
Three very differently scaled institutions, in three different countries and contexts compare notes on how they ethically represent their communities.
You must treat female artists with respect
An open letter to the classical and orchestral sectors about the mistreatment of female artists.
Can one letter create change?
By calling out the perpetrators of gendered harassment, NAVA hopes that many more people can come forward with confidence.
Sydney you’re killing my optimism
Five years in development, plans for a Sydenham Creative Hub have been struck down, leaving artists and arts workers angry…
What’s next for the arts in the island state
We explore the challenges facing Tasmania’s creative industries in the lead-up to the state election on Saturday 3 March.
Towards a greener creative Tasmania
Andrea Dawkins MP, the Tasmanian Greens’ Arts spokesperson, discusses the challenges and opportunities facing the state's arts and cultural sectors.
Social messaging appears to be skewing art awards
Nine art prizes announced over two weeks reveal much about the psyche of our art scene.
How will theatre survive in a post-subsidy world?
In his 2017 Philip Parsons Lecture at Belvoir, award-winning lighting designer Nick Schlieper asks: how can we turn the anti-subsidy…