Opinions & Analysis

Arts education: an antidote to cat memes
Will future historians view the internet as heralding a new Dark Age, a time of lost opportunity and widespread cultural…

You are the brand
In the age where celebrity and even notoriety are revered, one of the skills that artists are encouraged to assiduously…

Collage as child pornography
Rowena Orr SC, who appeared, with Neil Clelland QC, for Paul Yore in his 2014 fight against child pornography charges…

On judging art prizes (it’s all subjective, isn’t it?)
If all art is subjective, how can anyone judge the merit of works entered in a visual art prize?

Is there a cultural narrative for Perth?
Perth needs a distinctive cultural narrative that weaves together Aboriginal and European histories.

When art isn't therapy
Sometimes the art made by violent criminals is not so much therapeutic as pornography for the soul.

Election hype or long overdue equality for Sydney’s West?
A looming State Election and a new report has shaken up the disparity debate in arts funding between East and…

Smashing the glass ceiling, or not?
The top chairs are not reserved exclusively by men - though the numbers remain out of kilter - exposure helps…

The real story of access tours for blind people
Galleries tout access opportunities for disabled patrons but the real situation is dismal for blind art-lovers.

International coalition battles for artists' rights
UNESCO work on the status of the artists, a New York certification program and a Canadian exhibition right all have…