Trends and Analysis

Copyright attack 'an unusually destructive force'
'Massive, unjustified, poorly researched and based on a remote and disconnected economic ideology of unusually destructive force.' That's what the…

Soft power: the arts of diplomacy
Cultural diplomacy helps advance Australian influence and fund global arts engagement but it also places political pressure on artists.

So you think you've seen this year's Australian films
24 films are nominated for AACTA 2016, the authoritative list of feature films. How many have you seen so far?

New opportunity for artists and designers to animate public space
Ten successful applicants will each receive a total of $12,400 for their design.

Creative Industries boom in UK (but that was before Brexit)
Creative industries have bucked the trend in Britain’s depressed economy and the Government claims the success will survive Brexit. Artists…

Bastille Day film predicted attacks
New terror film Bastille Day has been withdrawn from French cinemas because life overtook art in the Nice terrorist attack.

The world's biggest creative industry
If you don't have a handle on the digital video games industry, you are missing the biggest creative opportunities around.

For lovers of graffiti, Pokémon Go is old hat
The Pokemon Go craze is reimagining street art and graffiti in an urban gamescape.

How your anxiety is affecting your creativity
'Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity', wrote TS Eliot. But modern research shows the relationship is much more complicated.

How the Hippie trail became a culture crawl
Forget tie dye and psychedelia. Byron Bay and surrounds have been reinvented as a mecca for classy artisans and quirky…