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Ladies and gentlemen of the audience: what is your verdict?
Audience members get to vote in courtroom dramas which pit our need for entertainment against a range of contemporary legal…
Why the arts sector loves long lead announcements
Revealing the centrepiece of your program months in advance has become a common tactic, but what value do such announcements…
Fringe themes reveal artists’ deepest concerns
Open access festivals like Sydney Fringe and Melbourne Fringe provide a snapshot of the current cultural zeitgeist.
How to create an Australasian city
Arts organisations committed to long-term cultural engagement with the Asia-Pacific have transformed Brisbane; Bjelke-Petersen would barely recognise his old fiefdom.
Exchange, don't appropriate
Is cultural appropriation a racist act or just run-away political correctness? And how can the arts ensure a more sensitive…
When smaller is better
The impact of an arts festival is easily diffused in a major population centre. If you want your festival to…
A five point action plan for the arts
In this time of Trump and Brexit, when the far right are on the rise and arts funding is more…
Get em young and reap the long-term outcomes
Research has shown that over 60% of recent visitors attended cultural organisations as children, findings which have significant ramifications for…
Robot sculpture, coming to a gallery near you
Artists have already done a lot with robots, but it’s safe to say that there’s more to come - especially…
Q&A with MCA’s Anna Davis
For Anna Davis curating is a kind of laboratory where you can test out ideas and discover new things. Having…
