Policy

Arts New South Wales targets Renew Australia
New funding guidelines released last week by the New South Wales government appear to rule out arts projects linked to…

OFTA defends drafting but will take OzCo Act conflict to Minister
OzCo & OFTA met arts leaders yesterday to discuss concerns about freedom and community provisions in the new Australia Council…

Glamorous Hollywood Costumes to bring in tourist gold
The first of Melbourne’s Winter Masterpiece series has opened and the state government is hoping it will be a major…

Australia Pavilion at Venice Biennale confirmed for 2015
Landmark Australian Pavilion given the go ahead after government commits to $1 million in funding.

What we know and what we need to know
The Australia Council ArtFacts reveals important information about visual arts but leaves some major questions unanswered.

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair 'abandoned', says Opposition
Queensland’s Shadow Minister for the Arts says the ‘philistine Newman Government’ has abandoned the arts community and Cairns Indigenous Art…

New Máté for DIA Victoria Tasmania Council
DIA Victoria Tasmania Council welcomes Kirsty Máté from UTAS.

Queensland & Feds fight a proxy war over arts education
What’s a Queensland Minister doing buying in to a Victorian music inquiry? Education Minister Peter Garrett has a hunch.

Top music honour for national treasure Kev Carmody
Queensland singer-songwriter Kev Carmody has won the $60,000 Australia Council Don Banks Music Award.

Teachers dissatisfied with Creative Australia
The Federal Government has some homework to do before the education sector embraces Creative Australia.