A thriving arts scene generates more money than it costs to run. But cutbacks, restructuring and stagnant budgets risk pushing many practitioners to the brink.
- Senior Lecturer, Te Whare Ngangahau–Theatre and Performance Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Responding to calls from the creative sector to introduce a national strategy, the development of Amplify is timely and needed.
New research investigates the state of contemporary arts journalism and proposes two pathways to strengthening this sector.
Aotearoa’s arts and cultural sector remains on an emergency footing following the last three years of pandemic disruption.
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