Opinions & Analysis
Global art market declines as China pulls plug
The US market is booming with the highest ever level of sales but China's decline has punctured the global art…
Restructures can be good news for art schools
What is perceived as a reduction, can actually be an opportunity for a renaissance in university art education.
Turnbull fails to woo the arts vote
Malcolm is erudite and charming, but that doesn’t translate into a better deal for artists.
Art students redraw the university ivory tower
A generation after universities swallowed art schools, the profile of students and of career entry has changed dramatically.
What went wrong at the Melbourne Art Fair?
To those with an insider’s view of the Australian commercial art marketplace, the demise of the Melbourne Fair came as…
Dja Dja Wurrung barks are Australian art – the British Museum should return them
The British Museum owns a number of priceless pieces of Aboriginal art, and claim they’re the best possible home for…
Opportunity shimmers as more artists raise a toast to glass
The resurgence of ceramics is being nudged over by a new interest in glass, with a burst of exhibitions and…
Why this week means I would refuse Catalyst funding
A grants manager argues that arts organisations should reconsider taking money from a government that is deporting babies.
The Designer: Decorator or Dramaturg?
Designers are often misunderstood as mere window dressers instead of meaning-makers intrinsic to creative process.
Influencing the gender agenda
As a freelancer you don’t have the power to set the agenda and you can’t afford to argue with those…