Michelle-O for Arts CzarMichelle Obama would make the perfect advisor to her husband on arts policy, says Judith Dobrzynski.
Arts
NSW to spend $1 billion on the Opera House — WTF?
The NSW State Government’s announcement over the weekend to fund a renovation of the Sydney Opera House to the tune of $1 billion is either just a furphy or an ill-conceived waste of tax-payers money, writes Nicholas Pickard.
Will this really be final curtain for Michael Jackson?
When it comes to which branch of the entertainment industry has the “sayonara” or “adios” box office come-on down pat, you can’t beat the music business, writes Ross Stapleton.
Experts say Garrett’s art resale royalty proposal is a dud
Garrett’s model for the resale royalty scheme has been the subject of bitter opposition from the big end of town – the large auction houses and art dealers. But what about the indigenous artists at the centre of Garrett’s scheme? Bob Gosford reports.
Rees has Arts NSW staff dancing in the hallways
Arts NSW staff were practically dancing in the hallways naked yesterday with the announcement that new NSW Premier Nathan Rees had taken over the state’s arts portfolio, writes Nicholas Pickard.
Opera Australia does its bit for the SMH arts pages
If you think the Brits’ inferiority complex in sport was bad, you should see what’s going on in the world of opera, writes Nicholas Pickard.
Shushing The SMH on Kim Walker
The Sydney Morning Herald has lost its bid to use Freedom of Information to access and publish an internal Sydney University report, writes Alex Mitchell
Rod Menzies’ mea culpa
Rod Menzies, Melbourne’s multi-millionaire cleaning magnate and art saleroom supremo, has taken a remarkably conciliatory line today to attacks on the way he runs his Menzies Art Brands auction houses, writes Geoff Maslen.
Is Germaine Greer getting ready to sue?
Is the shrew about to sue? asks an arts insider. Germaine Greer is currently the subject of a West End play, except she’s not.
Arts grant applicant tells: the bureaucracy is killing us!
While sympathetic to the individuals who have lost their jobs, something has to give at the Australia Council, writes an arts insider.
Kevin Rudd’s efficiency dividend hits the Australia Council
The Australia Council is trimming its staff to appease Kevin Rudd’s bottom line. But will artists lose out? ask Nick Pickard and Ben Eltham.
Why Michael Duffy’s wrong about arts in Australia
Sydney Morning Herald columnist Michael Duffy needs to get out more. In Saturday’s op-ed pages Duffy wrote one of the more generalised and least researched pieces I have read from him in quite a while, writes Nick Pickard.
Arts funding sticks to status quo
There’s no grand Labor arts agenda in sight just yet, but Peter Garrett has left the door open for more youth and regional programming in future, writes Nick Pickard.
Our old-school film school is a waste of $20m
We should rethink Australian feature films and how we make them. For example, some easy money for arts education in schools can be found at the Australian Film Television and Radio School.
Sharp words fall flat at the Sydney Conservatorium
The malicious attack on the Dean of the Sydney Conservatorium and the NSW Governor, marks a new low in academic intrigue and skulduggery, writes, Alex Mitchell.
Disharmony at Sydney’s Conservatorium of Music
You can almost hear the strains of violins coming from the University of Sydney’s Conservatorium of Music, because somebody down at “The Con” is feeling very annoyed, writes
Adler: Quality arts require government protection
If the arts sector needed reminding of its lowly status in the free market arcadia the response to my suggestion that the arts need more secure funding should confirm it, writes Louise Adler.
Arts Group roll call: Getta Collection? Ezaz Dulles-Buggery?
Due to a formatting error, the photo of the Government’s Consultancy Group on the Arts, Canberra Meeting (Easter 2008) was sent without the accompanying names. We apologise for the problem and here are the names…
NSW government is a pain in the arts
Sydney cares for the arts — as long as there’s a photo op in it. And the small to medium arts sector is getting sick of it, writes Nicholas Pickard.
