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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.
Mahjong is having a moment. But what happens when a Chinese tradition becomes a lifestyle trend?
Over 100 years after Pō Atarau was popularised, it’s on the soundtrack of Ryan Gosling’s blockbuster Project Hail Mary. But who was the remarkable woman behind it?
China is reported to have opened 382 new museums in 2022 alone. It shows no signs of slowing down.
From ancient Rome to Napoleon’s Paris, the triumphal arch has long memorialised imperial dreams. Is Donald Trump on track to realise his own in Washington?
The ancient Greeks had a reputation for holding wild parties. But that’s not the only way to party like an ancient Greek.
Policies designed to support and promote local content remain stuck in a previous era. NZ should follow the interventionist approach of other countries.
Just as the gimmicky first films evolved into a sophisticated medium, will we look back on today’s AI-generated video as the beginnings of a new art form?
Small clubs are the incubators of new talent and vital to the music industry’s future. But bigger players are tilting the market and threatening their survival.
Big movie sequels, the return of Wolf Hall, the end of the world for the Booker winner and a celebration of exquisite Scottish embroidery.
The southern lights have inspired artists for more then 200 years. Here are some of the best examples from across the decades.
Increased arts funding, more devolved powers and a strong sense of Welsh culture and pride.
For Australia’s artists, the cost of living crisis is also a wellbeing and art making crisis. And the effects of this will reach us all.
The viability of any music culture depends on the availability of musicians.
Problems limiting the growth of the sector aren’t self-inflicted. They’re firmly rooted in the country’s development agenda.
Arts service organisations advocate for artists and help develop artforms. Cuts in NSW signal a more targeted approach to reduced government support for the arts and culture.
Herri steps into a lacuna in the South African arts and culture publishing landscape and deploys design to add richness to its critical texts.
We care less about the arts when there is less to care about. The government of the day has backed Australian arts and culture into a corner and it must start telling its story better to survive.
While both parties are championing the arts and culture sector, after years of swingeing cuts these promises dazzle but offer little hope to struggling institutions
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Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University
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Lecturer, School of Music and Screen Arts, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Associate Professor, Cultural Policy and Creative Industries, Adelaide University
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Assistant Professor in Architecture and Urban History, Texas Tech University
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Lecturer, Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia
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Post-Doctoral Fellow, Stellenbosch University
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Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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PhD Candidate, Department of Music, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor of Cultural Engagement; Director of the Centre for Cultural Value, University of Leeds
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Professor of Conservation, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato
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Professor & Associate Dean Research, College of Creative Arts, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Associate Professor, School of Music and Screen Arts, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Senior Lecturer in Critical Popular Music Studies, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University