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.
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Two reports — from think tank A New Approach and ex-Grattan Institute director John Daley — say Australian art and culture hasn’t advocated for itself effectively. But we need to try something new.
Arts Minister Paul Fletcher has taken aim at what he calls a ‘cosy club’ of arts elites. But his claim of ‘unprecedented’ arts funding and a push for greater fairness don’t add up.
While big and small events on the 2021 arts calendar are still shifting or disappearing altogether, a sharper local focus could save the day.
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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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Lecturer, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Cultural Economy, Adelaide University
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Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University