Trends and Analysis
Incubating ideas needs more than a hip share office
Tired of big budget, big tech talk when it comes to innovation? Then start with old fashioned talking: it's proving…
New podcast challenges cultural whitewashing
The Culture Cycle is a new series that asks whether Australia’s arts and cultural sector looks like Australia.
10 buzzwords that dominated the arts in 2017
Our language tells us a lot about who we are: our confidence, our embrace of trends, our professionalism and our…
Cultural participation: the USA versus Australia
Within a matter of months, two major research studies have been released on cultural participation. How different are they, and…
Artists on film – is Australia on trend?
With the recent release of two feature films about Australian artists, we take a look at the hidden agendas and…
Good mental health in the arts needs more than talk
Mental health and wellbeing in the arts have gained traction as topics for discussion, but is action being taken as…
How to reduce sexism in screenplays
Before cameras even begin to roll, female characters suffer sexism in how they are described on the pages of screenplays.…
Why artists don't have kids
Childlessness is often regarded as a necessary sacrifice for a creative career, especially for women.
Finding success outside the gallery system
Perth-born New York-based artist Ian Strange offers advice on how to go it solo without a gallery and how to…
Tim Flannery on originality in the digital age
An exhibition of digital art prompts an environmental scientist to question the changing meaning of artistic creation.