Hobart’s poorer suburbs are missing out on the ‘MONA effect’
Without shopping in Glenorchy or visiting other parts of the municipality, almost no benefits are passed on to this area
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Science makes art. But could art save the Australian manufacturing industry?
It will be crucial to bridge the gap between design and production
In a notoriously sexist art form, Australian women composers are making their voices heard
Australian women are writing music that tackles colonisation and misogyny
Labor’s boost to the arts is welcome but our political climate does not take culture seriously
Many nations spend a great deal more as a percentage of their budget
Explainer: why the rock art of Murujuga deserves World Heritage status
Australia is relatively unique because here there are still cultural connections between rock art and the people who created it
Lena Nahlous on Diversity Arts Australia
Lena has over 20 years’ experience in arts, cultural and media organisations, and has managed screen and digital media–based initiatives
Reshaping Sydney by design – few know about the mandatory competitions, but we all see the results
Putting architects in competition with one another drives design creativity
Arts and culture under the Coalition: a lurch between aggression and apathy
The last six years has seen a combination of ministerial whim and purposeless economising
Missing in action: a vision for the arts in the 2019 budget
Is it too much to expect our governments to want to support not just an arts economy but also the arts as a good in themselves?
Productive Nation? Museums, Cultural Policy and Australia’s Productivity Narrative
This article traces the emergence of productivity as a central theme in Australia’s national cultural policy