Policy
Creative Australia without Crean
Where does the sacking of the Arts Minister leave the National Cultural Policy?
Arts Minister Simon Crean no more
Minister for the Arts Simon Crean has been relieved of all Ministerial duties following his call for a leadership spill.
New website to celebrate 40 years of Arts Victoria
In commemoration of 40 years of Arts Victoria, Arts Minister Heidi Victoria has announced the launch of a new website.
Canada announces Governor General award recipients
The Canada Council has revealed the winners of the Governor General Awards for visual and media arts.
Taxing arts prizes, it’s gotta stop
The Greens are calling on the Gillard Government to stop taxing arts prizes, but is anybody listening?
Are the arts now on the national agenda?
Now we have a National Cultural Policy, government should talk up the arts and encourage business to foot the bill.
New Victorian arts minister appointed
Liberal MP Heidi Victoria was appointed today as the new Victorian Minister for the Arts.
Moffatt and Engberg honoured by Australia Council
The Australia Council has announced that Tracey Moffatt and Juliana Engberg will be awarded the Australia Council Visual Arts Award…
James Strong mourned by arts community
The arts community lost an advocate and ally this week with the death of former Australia Council Chair James Strong.
Russians unhappy with culture minister appointment
The appointment of Andrei Nelidov to run the Kizhi State Museum in Karelia has been met with protests by Russians.