Trends and Analysis
Kids are a gateway drug to the arts
Many parents are taking their kids to the theatre and galleries, often for the first time themselves.
How to heal yourself with art
A book, film, or painting may be just the prescription you need to overcome anxiety, grief, depression, lethargy or ordinary…
Research reveals unimaginative Australia
A new report shows that while 95% of us think the world would be better with more imagination, most people…
Stick this in your capital and smoke it
Other countries use regional theatre as a staging post or experimental crucible but Australia is so obsessed with the majors…
Terra nullis for Indigenous mural
A prominent mural in Bondi Beach celebrating renowned Indigenous Rights activists has been whitewashed ā literally.
10 podcasts to boost your creative career
From photography to experimental music, there is a podcast for every discipline.
You've got (art) mail
Stop bemoaning the loss of elegant letter writing. There are ways to make art out of email and text messages.
Venues defend programming decisions
The claim that regional venues support touring ahead of local artists is ill-informed and provocative.
A new campaign for the arts
Conflict over the roles of the Australia Council and the Ministry don't address the real policy failures so #freethearts is…
Trump's win shows why we need the arts
President Trump is not the outcome of voters' dispassionate assessment of self-interest. The arts and humanities teach us that is…