Opinions & Analysis
Are we missing an opportunity when we say ‘arts jobs are real jobs’?
Who are we leaving behind when we justify artist work on the system's terms? Are we missing an opportunity for…
Is the myth of 'sameness' unwarranted across the emerging artist landscape?
When it comes to the emerging artist landscape in Australia, how accurate is a perception of "sameness" or are we…
Artist burnout is not a mental health issue – it is a labour issue
Reframing burnout in labour terms would implicitly shift our approach to advocacy around artist well-being.
‘Performing’ climate leadership
David Pledger has withdrawn his application to join the Australia Council for the Arts' Creative Climate Leadership program and explains…
Is fear around AI doing more harm than good?
Our anxiety is pitching artists against AI when collaboration and exploration are what's needed.
Moral panic over sex-ed book overlooks real value of teen sex education
The moral panic over a sex education book for teens has seen Big W staff abused, and ignores the ways…
Swinburne Uni has put our circus dreams in jeopardy, say NICA students
An open letter from the current cohort of Certificate IV in Circus Arts students at the National Institute of Circus…
Peers and portals
A triptych of vignettes about three of Sydney’s emerging oil painters and their voyages of identity.
Decolonising the written word
As an editor, a relatively new part of my brief is to be on the alert for colonial exceptionalism. What…
Six curators talk about the artists on their radar
Being on a curator’s radar is not always about being "hot" or "emerging". So who is capturing their interest?