News & Commentary Election outcome: time to ask our democracy some questions Esther Anatolitis The arts sector is not alone in being overlooked by the incoming federal government: they’re not greeting any of the critical …
News & Commentary, Screen, Stage, Visual Arts Election 2019: Could cultural change be only days away? Esther Anatolitis How do the major political parties understand Australia’s culture and what vision do they offer for our future asks Esther …
Music, News & Commentary, Screen, Stage, Visual Arts Budget 2019: What is Australia’s Cultural Policy? Esther Anatolitis Last night’s federal budget documents offered stark insights into our nation’s culture by setting out Australia’s political priorities in financial terms. …
Music, News & Commentary, Stage, Visual Arts Arts and artists and what political parties really think of them Esther Anatolitis What are the most pressing issues facing the cultural sector in Victoria today – and as the state heads towards …
News & Commentary, Visual Arts Art consumption: the billion dollar industry (but mostly for architects and builders) Esther Anatolitis As we begin to reflect on the discussions that Future/Forward has opened up about a contemporary arts sector that’s ambitious …
Music, News & Commentary, Screen, Stage, Visual Arts The arts on Budget Night? It’s a little off-Broadway Esther Anatolitis At yesterday’s Budget Night fundraiser in Canberra, Coalition ministers took it in turns to take to the mic and offer …
Music, News & Commentary, Screen, Stage, Visual Arts A Lord Mayor for the Arts? Esther Anatolitis Local government elections aren’t normally of national significance. When it’s a capital city mayoral election, however, all of Australia takes …
Music, News & Commentary, Stage, Visual Arts Have your say before the political class takes it away Esther Anatolitis Last July, non-profit environmental organisations received a letter from the Australian Government which The Guardian’s Lenore Taylor characterised as having “ominous …
Music, News & Commentary, Screen, Stage, Visual Arts Rare news: Australian politicians admit their love and respect of the arts Esther Anatolitis The arts and the political world exist largely in isolation from one another in Australia. Artists and politicians don’t tend …
News & Commentary An Apple store in Melbourne’s Fed Square trashes civic values Esther Anatolitis “It’s as bad as Jeff Kennett,” a property developer tells me. “No – actually, it’s worse.” On the eve of …
