I was invited to be a Keynote Speaker for the MINAmobile2016 conference in Melbourne over Skype (I’m in North Wales for family reasons right now) because of my experiences running an arts org which specialised in mobile and emerging media between … Read more →
And so it begins. The bad news rolls in for some, while others breathe a sigh of guarded relief. We all know how fragile things are, for everyone. Fuck. Arts organisations across the country are finding out this week if … Read more →
“In 1960, fed up with the limited opportunity for local talent in the exclusive Adelaide Festival of Arts, a small group of independent artists created the Adelaide Fringe”. So begins the Adelaide Fringe Festival’s webpage about the history of the … Read more →
OPEN LETTER published via reallybigroadtrip and sent to admin@regionalartsnsw.com.au Dear Regional Arts NSW, I am writing in response to your reminder for a call to presenters for Artlands Dubbo 2016: http://artlands.com.au/artlands-conference. After much thought and with great sadness, I shall … Read more →
You have probably heard there’s been a bit of a hoo-hah around the arts sector in Australia because some rich old white man in a suit (who used to be a lawyer) decided that he was personally better equipped to … Read more →