Latest art cuts suck oxygen from industry
The Turnbull government’s move to gut the tertiary funding of the arts, forcing them to rely solely on universities, is a grave misstep.
Cunding Futs: Are funding cuts the best thing to happen to the arts?
Now that the government has made further cuts to the arts, is it time for the arts to stand on their own two feet and govern themselves?
Refugees: An Endangered Species
Adrian Barnes applauds European humanity when it comes to the treatment of refugees, even as he wipes a tear from his eyes and hums Pat Wilson’s ode to asylum seekers written nearly 15 years ago but still so pertinent today.
Ageing: The final (old) frontier…
Adrian Barnes may be old enough to be considered a drain on the economy, however, as long as he has work to do, things to learn and politicians to piss off, he intends to be 68 years young.
S&M: Tamar Iveri, it ain’t over til…
As a long-term Arts professional, Adrian Barnes asserts that Opera Australia did the only thing possible in bringing the curtains down on Tamar Iveri…