Opinions & Analysis
State in crisis as arts funding cut looms
The rest of the country is reeling from lost Australia Council funding but for one state, the federal cuts look…
Culture tax would share the big money
Top corporations pay little tax but contribute sponsorship dollars to the arts. A culture tax could close the tax loophole…
Our new five dollar note: so bad it’s good or just bad?
The basic art for the new Australian five dollar note, to be released in September, is creating controversy.
Has the bell finally tolled for theatre subscriptions?
Probably not, but the use case is changing globally. Better data is essential to keeping up with customer needs.
Gender equity in Australian art
In every generation, the work has to start anew as gender inequality in the arts is once more recognised, resisted…
How living museums are ‘waking up’ sleeping artefacts
Aboriginal people are reconnecting with cultural traditions through access to museum collections.
Our schools need artists - and chaplains are the key
A simple and affordable change to the established chaplains program could embed artists and creative practice in every state school…
Lessons on staging a new Australian musical
Getting a new music theatre production to the stage is like reversing a battleship into a car park, but it…
The plight of the artist-run initiative
Artist-run collectives count, but they’re facing death by a thousand cuts.
Culture needs to catch up with the new old
Arts organisations need to adjust their thinking to engage a booming population with time and energy to live a rich,…