Music and live performance sectors still in pain: what do they want from the next four years of government?
Music and live performance artists and businesses are facing persistent threats to their existence. What do they want from Australia's next government?
In the lead up to the Federal election, music and live performance sector artists and peak bodies are calling on whoever wins government to step up its support. Image: Kenny Eliason, Unsplash.
The Federal Arts Minister Tony Burke said it himself in a statement last week: “Venues and festivals are under huge pressure at the moment.”
With Australia’s persistent cost of living crisis making it difficult for audiences to support their favourite artists as ticket holders, and live arts business owners buckling under the weight of skyrocketing raw production costs – it’s clear that something has to give.
ArtsHub's Arts Feature Writer Jo Pickup is based in Perth. An arts writer and manager, she has worked as a journalist and broadcaster for media such as the ABC, RTRFM and The West Australian newspaper, contributing media content and commentary on art, culture and design. She has also worked for arts organisations such as Fremantle Arts Centre, STRUT dance, and the Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub of WA, as well as being a sessional arts lecturer at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
