Visual Arts
Creative industries policy doesn't treat arts as industry
The $115m in new funding in Victoria's Creative Industries Policy isn't as new as it looks, says Shadow Minister Heidi…
Risk enables an artist to grow – even at 83-years-old
VIDEO: Sydney Ball knows both sides of the risk equation – success and failure. With a new show opening at…
Should you choose board members by wallet size?
The pressure on board members to write large cheques may prevent arts organisations accessing valuable talent.
Forget work-life balance: bring on the nap couch
After a decade of trying to find work-life balance, arts workers are discovering there's a better way.
Why the innovation agenda needs the arts
The arts happen to be very good at exactly the skills the Government has highlighted in its Innovation Statement.
Aussies make it into Museum Dance Off 2016
Forget Eurovision - four Australian museums are contending in the Museum Dance Off, which shows staffers are not as stiff…
Australian culture in the Age of FANG
FANG – Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google and their ilk now dominate global culture. Where does that leave Australian identity?
Funeral planners look to art to replace religion
A third of Australians don't align themselves with religion when they are alive so there's a big market for an…
Arts budget 2016 doesn't hurt (much) but doesn't heal
For the arts, the 2016-17 budget is steady as she goes: it neither inflicts major damage nor helps heal the…
There's a better way to back creative workers
Victoria's new creative industry policy promises new programs to develop creative talent. But research suggests it may not be smart…