Grants and Funding
What your (funding) partners want from you, but may be too polite to ask
No, they are not doing it solely out of the goodness of their hearts. Arts funders have their own agendas.
Multi-purpose arts centre to transform Sydney’s industrial heartland
Applications are now open for the head tenant of a striking, multi-purpose, three-storey arts facility as part of City of…
Student loans cut to creative courses
Circus arts, acting and jewellery-making will no longer be eligible for student loans as the federal government focuses on higher…
Your crash course in Catalyst
The sector became excited this week at reports that the Government would return Catalyst funding to the Australia Council. Is…
The taste for philanthropy is spreading
'Australians have become addicted to giving, and the taste for philanthropy has become as alluring and natural to them as…
Why the Efficiency Dividend wreaks havoc on cultural organisations
Touring programs have been cut, staff shed, research discontinued and hours contracted. That's not efficiency it's decimation.
What we stopped when we stopped ArtStart
ArtStart was cancelled in the wake of last year's arts funding cuts. One of the last participants explores why the…
Too early to celebrate Catalyst's demise
Ministry for the Arts staff are reportedly 'overwhelmed' by the extra work required by Catalyst, adding weight to claims that…
Fighting on in the shadow of Black Friday
Tenacious arts companies are hanging on but six months after the loss of Australia Council funding the sector has been…
Turning a free lunch into a gravy train
Whether you are a wannabe, a winner or a frustrated also-ran, working the award scene can be rewarding.