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The National Endowment for the Arts is on the chopping block…again. But this time, the ideological justifications don’t pass muster.
No longer a smoke-and-mirrors spectacle enjoyed on a grand scale, entertainment is now indivisible from our daily life. From cricket matches to blockbuster shows, amusement is the name of the game.
Images of Castro as either a monster or saviour miss the mark, but his commitment to literacy and culture is undeniable.
There was once a sense of excitement about creating a genuinely Australian culture and making our own way in the world. What’s happened to that optimism?
The organisation Senator George Brandis described as having an “iron wall” around it, is refreshing its sentinels. This week’s announcement of four new appointments to the Australia Council Board represents…
The first Europeans to arrive in Western Australia were baffled by the strange land they saw. A new exhibition explores the Arcadia artists tried to transpose over native plants and people.
In the hierarchy of subjects, art is usually ranked at the bottom. Would teachers who have an artistic background help raise the status of the subject in schools?
You can drive across Singapore (population 5.5 million) in 45 minutes – roughly the same time it takes to reach Gawler from the Adelaide CBD. As an equatorial island, the climate is warm all the year round…
Many Australian artists eke out a living, yet government funding is generally heading backwards. Can we learn from Mexico, where artists are allowed to pay tax in paintings or sculptures in lieu of cash?
Taking antiretrovirals is key to reducing HIV infection rates, but the challenge lies in making sure people who know they are infected actually take the drugs.
HIV research continues to search for a cure. The focus is on developing therapies to cure HIV infection or allow people with HIV to safely stop antiretroviral therapy and keep the virus under control.
A ‘mortal blow’ to the South Australian theatre scene. ‘Inexplicable’ cuts to centres for photography in two states. The Australia Council’s latest funding decisions have left the arts sector reeling and are evidence of a government indifferent to culture.
In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was “innovation” – at least, it was this time round. In 2015, the Word was “excellence”. And in the antediluvian era of the 1980s and 1990s, the Word was, variously…
Are you a rigid librarian or an eccentric poet? How you see yourself may enhance your creative performance.
Small arts organisations are facing savage cuts in May. These vibrant collectives are a vital part of the Australian art ecology, and deserve better than slow strangulation.
Two years ago, the Sydney Biennale was at a historic low point. But a new, ambitious show puts the event firmly back on the artistic agenda.
Art education is an important vehicle for all sorts of learning and knowledge acquisition. Teachers must be taught not to view it as a “second class” subject.
Many films exist on a knife-edge … failure is only a screening away.
A review of some of the top arts and culture stories from the past year.
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Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University
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Joanna Mendelssohn is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
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Distinguished Professor of Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Creative Arts, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Artist, Curator, Producer, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Theatre, University of Bristol
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Professor of Economics, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, Cultural Policy and Creative Industries, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
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Acting Director, Ian Potter Museum of Art at, The University of Melbourne
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Principal Fellow and Professor of Music, The University of Melbourne
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