Opinions & Analysis
Red tape driving the Aboriginal art market offshore
Australia's protectionist law is pushing trade in culturally significant Aboriginal Art overseas and weakening the local market.
Arts Funding: Why It's Unwise to Cut Off Your Arm
Principles of arms-length funding are being sacrificed to a 'trickle down' approach the Federal Government would not countenance in other…
Cripping up is the new black face
We no longer cast white actors in black face but we don't train disabled actors to ensure a fifth of…
Is the British Museum reviving our reputation, or conflating it?
This week Enduring Civilisation opened in London to mixed reviews – were they warranted of the exhibition or is this…
What climate art can do that climate science can’t
Science has shown us the facts but art is needed to stimulate action on climate change.
P!nk, fat and missing the point
Musician P!nk speaks out against body-shaming and reminds us how tough it is for female musicians to be judged on…
Why you should try improv
Improvisation skills can deliver work by improving audition performance and providing a strong background for corporate training.
The myth, or reality, of writer's block
Writer’s block has little to do with procrastination, or laziness. Writer Lee Kofman inspects the phenomenon and shares her painful…
Arts education: an antidote to cat memes
Will future historians view the internet as heralding a new Dark Age, a time of lost opportunity and widespread cultural…
You are the brand
In the age where celebrity and even notoriety are revered, one of the skills that artists are encouraged to assiduously…