Opinions & Analysis
Sector self-sabotage: hiring the wrong people
Arts organisations are prioritising commercial and business skills in new employees instead of innovation and creativity, research shows.
What the arts industry can learn from Lego
In times of challenge, organisations in different sectors can teach the arts valuable lessons about streamlining and sticking with what…
ArtsHub supports marriage equality
The forthcoming postal survey is unnecessary, but we urge you to vote yes in order to help change Australia’s unjust…
Artist-centred leadership and the future of the arts
The sector is no longer just looking at itself; it is beginning to look at the world outside the arts.…
The 70/30 split versus truly valuing an artist’s work
A world in which dealers would take a 70% commission on an artist's work is a world beholden to the…
Does predictability make a good exhibition?
Predictability wins when surveying the art scene of another nation – in this case the Philippines – rather than the…
The 'arts criticism is f!*ked' debate gets personal
Writer quits and pens an angry screed about the state of arts criticism: it's a familiar story, but does the…
Why we need more independent producers
Independent artists need independent producers; they also need to reconsider some of the negative stereotypes they have about the producer's…
Does an art prize need controversy to be visible today?
There are over 300 art prizes in Australia. Perhaps the only way to ensure cut through is to amp up…
Fringe advocacy should not be taken for granted
A recent ArtsHub feature called Fringe Festivals 'the arts world's version of a pyramid marketing scheme'. Here, a Fringe Festival…