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Was Sydney Contemporary a sales success? The numbers are in
It was always going to be tenuous this year, but was Sydney Contemporary a reflection of a struggling economy, or…

ArtsHub's verdict on Sydney Contemporary art fair’s hottest stands in trying times
This was always going to be a different art fair, staged in a flagging economy, but the changes were unexpected.

‘I’m tired of barely being paid.’ Artists are living below the poverty line
Did artists feel the recent indexed wage increase? No. They largely remain on the poverty line. And this week’s speculated…

A gallerist's view – how artificial intelligence will roll out in the visual arts
In the artificial intelligence rollout, the carrot will be that you still have a job. The stick will be needing…

You're killing me: tax reform for artists is needed now
An urgent call for tax reform, as studio artists and creatives miss out on annual wage index but still forced…

Shock to bewilderment as ANU strips cultural legacies and denies creative futures
Whose good idea was it to take an axe to ANUs Schools of Art and Design, Music and Museum Studies?

Defunding success in the arts is not saving money – it's destroying value
The recent decision to withhold four-year operational funding from the ADC goes against all state and federal government policies.

Regional galleries 'not sexy enough' for funding
Disproportionate funding discriminates against regional access to the arts in NSW.

The problem behind sensational damage in galleries
From the Van Gogh-inspired Swarovski chair to closures at the Louvre – damage and security staff shortages present a new…

Belly punch to craft sector lacks respect: ADC in potential freefall
The CEO of the 61-year-old craft peak body speaks out about being stripped of federal and state operational funding.