Opinions & Analysis
Don’t kill the feeders
Short term thinking is destroying the arts ecology by stripping it from the grassroots up.
Jeanette Winterson on why we need the imaginative life
The arts aren’t a luxury activity. They are central to life. Art is the part of us that is met,…
Good for lawyers, bad for creators
The Productivity Commission's proposed changes to book licensing would mean less money for writers, composers and fillmakers but not lawyers.
Enough! is the message from 38 visual art signatories
Leaders in the visual arts sector respond to the stripping of organisational funding in a joint statement.
Exploitation is at the core of the arts industry
We have reached Year Zero, a point where cultural policy and infrastructure no longer serves the interests of the arts,…
The Australia Council and the erosion of cultural rights
David Berthold, Artistic Director of Brisbane Festival, says we shouldn't restore lost funds to the Australia Council: we should double…
Major arts festivals dismayed by funding reductions
The Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals responds to the drastic reductions in funding for the small to medium arts…
Australia Council giveth and taketh away
Inconsistent decision-making has raised concerns within the Visual Arts sector that the Australia Council’s revised selection process is negligent.
Arts funding cuts hurt literary organisations
Kate Larsen on what the funding cuts mean for Australia's writing and publishing industry and what we can do about…
AMPAG responds to arts funding chaos
The Australian Major Performing Arts Group calls for Australia Council’s funding to be returned to 2013-2014 levels.