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Cultural appropriation is rehashed colonialism
A Melbourne Now exhibit trivializes and fetishizes the culture from which it borrows.
Can site specific work tour?
Three curators and five artists sounds complicated enough, now tour a site-specific work to three cities.
Designers can't expect brand loyalty
Turns out we’re floozies when it comes to brands, which is great for the consumer but difficult for designers.
A Black and White Night
Crowd behaviour is not an accident of large-scale sited events and White Night Melbourne could do better.
Rethinking arts on television
What should arts content look like on television, specifically content transmitted by a national broadcaster?
Against another arts ghetto
Another arts precinct may deliver only a dismal Docklands disconnected from the natural vitality of the city.
Speaking with one voice
To achieve a sustainable arts industry, we need to speak with one voice. Artspeak is the latest in a long…
Why we're not ready for varied density living, yet
It's time to rethink the 'Australian dream' of the big backyard and the white picket fence.
What’s in a name?
They used to be called Regional Arts Development Officers. Now they are called Creative Arts Facilitators. Does job title matter?
Melbourne’s changing landscape has artists in its sight
Interdisciplinary projects define Melbourne’s future, as architects and designers find more spaces for artists to work.