Trends and Analysis
Biennale boycott backlash: vicious ingratitude or valid critique?
Does money have a taint? That’s the question many in the arts community are asking as the Biennale splits with…
Why there is no art capital in Australia
While Melbourne and Sydney duke it out, neither is as necessary to art as it used to be, according to…
Royalties for artists under threat
The Minister for the Arts is expected to announce a decision on the Resale Royalty Scheme soon so action is…
Is Transfield Holdings culpable?
Transfield Holdings is not the company that runs asylum seeker detention centres but that doesn't invalidate the boycott.
Artists fleeing repression detained on Manus Island
Some of asylum seekers injured in the Manus Island riots are visual artists fleeing regimes that persecute them for their…
Why Escaping Reality is Good for Kids
The prejudice against fantasy novels misses the social and emotional value they offer, especially for young readers.
Why cultural precinct plans never work
Policy makers love arts precincts but street culture can't be planned from the top down.
Speaking with one voice
To achieve a sustainable arts industry, we need to speak with one voice. Artspeak is the latest in a long…
Why we're not ready for varied density living, yet
It's time to rethink the 'Australian dream' of the big backyard and the white picket fence.
Marketing arts online: study shows what works
New research shows a Facebook ‘like’ can be worth 276 new contacts but you need to use online media strategically…