Opinions & Analysis
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,…
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…