Where Australia’s arts funding goesFollowing up from his great piece on the Australia Council’s failure to adapt to the digital era, Marcus Westbury charts exactly where our country’s arts funding is — and isn’t — going. In a word: orchestras.
Australia Council for the Arts
The Australia Council strike, while Oz arts stand out in Italy
Despite the strike going on at OzCo headquarters, Australia’s visual arts representation at the Venice Biennale is a welcome step in a more progressive direction, writes Ben Eltham.
Australia Council strikes as @kathyinvenice tweets
Staff at the Australia Council are striking, angry over reduced conditions and wages, writes Nicholas Pickard.
ArtStart (kind of) gets the nod
Minister Peter Garrett somehow has managed to maintain all funding for the arts portfolio — despite the economic downturn, writes Nicholas Pickard.
