In preparation for my 2022 Bundanon residency, I kicked-off some research into the governance of arts, cultural and not-for-profit organisations in Australia (and beyond).
Continue reading “Art of Governance survey opens”Fremantle Press to publish Public.Open.Space.
Delighted beyond words that Fremantle Press will publish Public. Open. Space. in July 2023.
Begun during my 2018 Asialink Arts residency at the Hong Kong Arts Centre, it’s a new collection of meme-, micro- and longer-form inspired by spaces, places and situations that are controlled and contested online and in real life
Continue reading “Fremantle Press to publish Public.Open.Space.”Preparing a cultural policy scorecard
After nearly a decade without a national policy, and a Federal election in sight, the cultural sector is suddenly awash with plans to make a plan.
Continue reading “Preparing a cultural policy scorecard”Reading and writing in 2021
2021 was another difficult year, but one that interspersed bleak blank numbness with the first few stirrings of hope. Hope for the world, but also hope that my ability to think, write and create may (eventually) return.
Resetting our arts boards
Many (if not most) of us are part of the hugely messy and even more misunderstood space that is not-for-profit governance in Australia.
We report to boards, or report to people who report to boards. We apply to the organisations they oversee for our jobs, grants and opportunities. We are board members ourselves.
But this governance model is broken. Even when they’re working well, our boards are usually much harder work than either board members or staff members would like. And good boards can become bad boards in the space of one AGM.
Continue reading “Resetting our arts boards”The art of connection
In addition to its many theatres, museums and galleries, Adelaide’s city centre is home to dozens of smaller cultural spaces in which artist and creatives make, share and sell their work.
I was commissioned by City of Adelaide to produce The Art of Connection, a research and advocacy paper about the importance of inner city artist spaces.
Continue reading “The art of connection”List of Aussie publishers
It’s been a while since I updated my list of Aussie publishers, which is still one of the most-read pages on this website.
So, with the end of another year and everyone’s new year writing resolutions back in sight, here are some of the Australian trade publishers currently or soon to open to unsolicited manuscripts.
Continue reading “List of Aussie publishers”Our hybrid (accessible) future
COVID-19 rushed the world into digital and hybrid ways of working faster than anyone could have imagined. Unsurprisingly, this led to a lot of reverse-engineering, working-it-out-on-the-job, and many of us getting things wrong. However, it also led to new ways of working and making from which many don’t want to return.
Continue reading “Our hybrid (accessible) future”Isolation (re)reading recommendations
When the world gets hard, I turn back to my bookshelf. Re-reading is solace, my superpower and my safe space.
Continue reading “Isolation (re)reading recommendations”Changing the culture of arts governance
A new report from the Australia Council for the Arts, the Institute of Community Directors (ICDA) and Our Community has shone the spotlight on arts governance in Australia.
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