Trends and Analysis
First Nations Languages onstage: a new era
As part of NAIDOC week 2021, ArtsHub spoke with three prominent First Nations performing arts leaders who discussed the surging…
Principles or pragmatism: does it matter where arts sponsorship comes from?
From Perth to London, the question of arts organisations taking money from the fossil fuel industry is being hotly debated,…
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Top reading this week, DAAF pivots online, latest festival news, Primavera artists announced and more.
Massive cross-culture āseasonā rethinks UK/Aus connection and histories
The UK/Australia Season is the largest cultural exchange between our two nations, one aimed to shake up how we think…
Escalated lockdowns: State by state COVID impact on the arts
More arts organisations plunged into uncertainty as a nationwide lockdown continues to escalate: updates on closures and cancellations.
Testing Times: the unpaid labour of auditioning from home
Actors are struggling with increased requirements for self-testing, while casting agencies save time and money. The MEAA is formulating a…
Experts say our galleries and museums need to become greener
From our boards down to visitor services, museums and galleries have a holistic responsibility to become more sustainable entities ā…
The limits of advocacy: arts sector told to stop worrying and be happy
Economic arguments about the arts' value aren't working, say Justin O'Connor, Julian Meyrick and Tully Barnett; we need to assert…
Keeping safe while working with sensitive subjects
Mental health should come first in planning and creating a production, according to Indigo Paul, who gives us a perspective…
How the arts sector fared in this year's Queens Honours List
Dancer David McAllister among only five awarded this year's highest honour, with a list generally that has shifted its focus,…