Performing Arts

Why we need a fresh approach to arts advocacy
In a call to arms for reinvigorated arts advocacy, John Daley looks at how politicians are out of step with…

NSW Budget commits $1.3 Billion to arts and culture
In a funding bonanza, NSW Government commits $1.3 billion to the arts, including a $40 million blockbuster exhibitions, a new…

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
A new executive director for Craft Victoria, The Literature Centre’s founder and director steps down, and more, PICA appoints new…

Arts Industry Council SA announces key election messaging
With a state election due next March and a federal election looming, the AICSA has announced its key lobbying platforms.

The limits of advocacy: arts sector told to stop worrying and be happy
Economic arguments about the arts' value aren't working, say Justin O'Connor, Julian Meyrick and Tully Barnett; we need to assert…

Keeping safe while working with sensitive subjects
Mental health should come first in planning and creating a production, according to Indigo Paul, who gives us a perspective…

Performance review: Young Talent Time 50th Anniversary Reunion Special
Adelaide gives the not-so-young team all its loving.

$20M emergency support for events sector announced by VIC government
The package includes a range of support, from $500 per cancelled event for musicians and performers, through to $250,000 for…

$90 million Budget promise to bolster the arts in Queensland
The Queensland Government has announced a $90 million investment in the art sector, in this week's Budget, as the state…

Balancing the scales of women’s representation in fine music
She Speaks, a day of concerts and conversations presented by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, celebrates the works of female composers…