The recent restructure of Arts South Australia and budget cuts of $31m have thrown the state’s arts sector into chaos. Ben Brooker reports
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Video: Art for young people is often marginalised and dismissed in the wider culture. In this lively and passionate Witness discussion at Arts House, part of the Melbourne Fringe XS program, our panellists discussed everything about art for young people – what it is, how it is discussed and evaluated, and why it matters.
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Why do we pander to mediocrity and bad behaviour from male comics? Aboriginal comedy writer Angelina Hurley reflects on her disappointments
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On the pain of women: First Nations Emerging Critic Carissa Lee explores how Australian plays portray violence against women.
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In this month’s Witness Podcast, Carissa Lee, Robert Reid and Alison Croggon look at the mechanisms of discourse. How do we manage conversations about the problems we face in our community, such as the revelations around #MeToo?
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Government arts funding is on the way out, says Robert Reid. And if arts companies are to survive, they have to invite audiences in.
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Our inaugural First Nations Emerging Critic is the multi-talented and super-deadly Carissa Lee: poet, actor, critic and Instagram queen.
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We do not tell our story well. Robert Reid reflects on the structural malaise affecting our arts culture.