Trends and Analysis
Arts Festivals: same same but different
How do you program an international arts festival, and are two festivals ever the same?
Headdresses ruffle festival feathers
Music festivals are banning Native American headdresses, concerned that the fashion item is offensive cultural theft.
Banned books, good boys and sad girls
Against fears of negative media effects, study finds that youth reading banned books actually contributes to positive social behavior, although…
Is art a commodity?
Speculation, flipping, bid rigging and guarantees all serve to bolster the global art market, but at what cost to transparency?
Where to now for contemporary performance?
Live art, greater agency for audiences, and one-on-one performances are now commonplace: what next?
Are arts organisations tied up in red tape?
With key services to deliver to the community, arts organisations are nevertheless increasingly forced to excel at the art of…
Small cities, big ambitions
Artists and organisations living outside the Sydney-Melbourne axis can sometimes feel overlooked, but isolation also has its advantages.
Digital marketing trends for 2014
Creating digital marketing campaigns which reflect several industry trends will help you capture attention and encourage action from a growing…
'No budget' to pay Christmas entertainers
Retail giant caught recruiting performers who later discover they are expected to work for free.
The Australian Screen Industry - Fact Sheet
The Australian screen industry makes a significant contribution to Australian culture and accounts for the largest proportion of GDP from…