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Marcus Westbury on why the Australia Council doesn't get digital culture5 comments

culturalpolicyreform wrote 1 month ago: Was the Australia Concil’s abolition of the New Media Arts Board the single worst decision by … more →

Tags: Cultural Policy, Digital Economy, major performing arts organisations, Australia Council for the Arts, Digital Literacy, Media Policy, Political Economy

Put the Creators at the Top

David Mence wrote 4 months ago: Wonderful to read this today over at Marcus Westbury’s blog: I wonder whether Australia’s Euro … more →

Tags: theatre

Resourcefulness

Jillian Burt wrote 4 months ago: The first business plan I wrote in January followed an old-fashioned template. One aspect of my busi … more →

Tags: Business, Arup Australasia, bank, small business finance

The Upsides of Downturns

Bird in the Hand Zine Shop wrote 6 months ago: I’ve been talking a bit lately about the Creative Sydney festival and my part of the festiviti … more →

Tags: zines, zine fair, Renew Newcastle, zine shop

Artists versus Blight: Newcastle, Australia and Cleveland, Ohio

culturalpolicyreform wrote 8 months ago:   Marcus Westbury in NewMatilda.com: Visitors to Newcastle’s Hunter Street Mall in recent week … more →

Tags: Cultural Policy, Creative industries, Independent Artists, cultural economics, Cultural Geography, Urban renewal

$1 billion to renovate the Opera House2 comments

culturalpolicyreform wrote 9 months ago: Both Marcus Westbury and Nick Pickard lead their blogs with strongly critical posts about recent rep … more →

Tags: Cultural Policy, valuing culture, major performing arts organisations, Australia Council for the Arts, Sydney Opera House, Nick Pickard

Culture in hard times: Cowen and Westbury

culturalpolicyreform wrote 10 months ago: Hannah Arendt once wrote a fine book of essays called Men in Dark Times. As the economic storm cloud … more →

Tags: Cultural Policy, Creative industries, Digital Economy, Independent Production, tyler cowen, cultural economics

The intstitution (ie. Funding) Vs. The Mainstream (ie. "Alternative media")

Dave wrote 1 year ago: Since I recently relocated to Melbourne I’ve been trying to tap into the film network and make … more →

Tags: film, Independent, Creativity, Creative Industry, Filmmaking, writing, Art, Creative, Television

NYWF... not just for young writers1 comment

electricalphabet wrote 1 year ago: I’m truly bummed not to be able to go to National Young Writers Festival (NYWF) this year. Ins … more →

Tags: General, writing, Authors, nywf, this is not art, Writer's festival, Newcastle

The shock! The horror!

Erin wrote 1 year ago: There was a fantastic article in today’s Sydney Morning Herald about a political vacuum in Aus … more →

Tags: Politics, Andrew Sullivan, Australian politics, Sydney Morning Herald

Marcus Westbury's 2020 agenda: cultural micro-economic reform

culturalpolicyreform wrote 1 year ago: The beneficiary of a late call-up for the 2020 Summit, my friend and colleague Marcus Westbury has b … more →

Tags: Cultural Policy, Creative industries, Digital Economy, 2020 Summit, Gaming

Virtual Culture

wonderwebby wrote 2 years ago: Is culture the very thing that creates community and life in a virtual world? A recent series on the … more →

Tags: virtual worlds, Secondlife, Community, Not Quite Art, Art, Culture, Artists,


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