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Amy MacMahon, the Queensland Greens MP for South Brisbane and spokesperson for the arts, stands in front of a mural painted by Thistle Pearl @thistlesanctuary. Amy is a fair-skinned woman with short brown hair and glasses and wearing a green t-shirt. She stands in front of a vibrantly coloured piece of street art.
Opinions & Analysis

Queensland election: The Greens’ vision for the arts in the state

Publicly-owned spaces for creative activity, a living wage for artists and addressing the cost of living crisis are key platforms…

people wandering around art fair looking at artworks.
Opinions & Analysis

An insider's take on the success of Sydney Contemporary art fair

This year's Sydney Contemporary art fair was creatively a bit dull, but a solid income earner for the majority of…

Roxane Gay is a woman with light brown skin, short pepper hair. She is looking at the camera with a confident smile and an arch in her brow, sitting on a tan leather sofa against a white wall.
Features

Roxane Gay on fierce opinions and why it’s good to be a little delusional

The New York Times writer Roxane Gay spoke in front of an enthusiastic Melbourne crowd on Tuesday night.

Colonial. Photo: Jill Burrow via Pexels. Green ink dropped into a clear glass of water.
Opinions & Analysis

On nature painting and colonial narratives

The opportunities for cross-cultural responses to Country are still awkward spaces for artists and galleries to venture into.

Arts funding. Image is an illustration of a man in black jumping through a red and white hoop held by a huge hand in a cloudy sky.
Opinions & Analysis

Arts funding that honours artists rather than neoliberal markets

What the sector needs are separate funding streams for emerging and established artists that evaluate financial acquittals rather than applications.

Career Advice

Why ‘bad’ reviews are equally valuable and how to do them well

Giving a negative review can be nerve wracking, especially for early career writers who don’t want a bad rep. But…

Opinions & Analysis

Heartstopper is the queer TV show we need right now

As LGBTQIA+ people face renewed hostility, this sweetly affirming Netflix series celebrates young queer love with humour and warmth.