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Cultural policy has scarcely featured in the 2022 campaign – when Whitlam campaigned in 1972, the arts were centre stage.
A new scheme in the Republic of Ireland provides a compelling model for supporting Australian artists.
With the tapering down of COVID stimulus measures, many of Australia’s cultural institutions are facing cuts – but Australia Council funding remains steady.
The pandemic has been a wake-up call: we need to properly acknowledge and support Australia’s cultural wealth.
Thinktank A New Approach claims the federal government spent more than $4 billion supporting the arts and culture in 2020 alone. Sadly for the arts, the figure is too good to be true.
Artists are some of the poorest people in our community, and yet are prepared to forgo their limited income to support fellow artists from other countries – in this case Palestine.
Problems limiting the growth of the sector aren’t self-inflicted. They’re firmly rooted in the country’s development agenda.
Low incomes, unpaid work and excessive workloads: Australian artists are facing a crisis.
A new report outlining a national plan for the arts barely mentions two of our most important institutions: the ABC and the Australia Council.
City centres have been hit hard by lockdown measures - but can artists and entrepreneurs really breathe life into the space?
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.
The government needs to address the whole ecosystem of the arts, increasing funding to the Australia Council so individual artists and small organisations get adequate support.
The 2021 Federal Budget should be used as an opportunity to invest in ideas: in arts, culture, universities, the ABC, and First Nations Australians.
For a woman with brightly coloured hair and enormous earrings, Art Works host Namila Benson is adept at fading into the background and letting the artists do the talking.
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.
In a year when regional tourism has been hit so hard by bushfires and COVID-19, why is a crucial NSW regional arts body being cut?
We interviewed Victorians working — or not working — in the arts during the pandemic lockdown to learn about their mental health. We found they are struggling.
After seven months of waiting for a support package, artists can finally apply for funding. But with ministerial sign-off, the guidelines don’t instil hope.
Top contributors
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Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Cultural Economy, Adelaide 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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Associate Professor, Cultural Policy and Creative Industries, Adelaide University
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Principal Fellow and Professor of Music, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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Professor of Economics, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Arts Management and Human Resources, The University of Melbourne
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Artist, Curator, Producer, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Creative Industries and ARC DECRA Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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cultural policy consultant
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Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow in Music Industries and Cultural Economy, RMIT University
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Honorary Senior Fellow in Urban Geography and Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University