And another thing: South Australia, I protest

As of this month, South Australia now has the country’s most severe penalties for those engaging in peaceful protests.

My latest ‘and another thing’ vlog protests SA’s shameful new anti-protest laws.

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And another thing: artists leaving arts practice

Welcome to ‘and another thing’, my brand new series on things that interest or infuriate me – exclusively for my amazing Patreon followers.

This one starts with a recent ArtsHub article on Theatre Network Australia’s report that says 51% of independent artists are currently considering a career change. 

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Tears for peers: the hidden costs of arts funding

Across Australia, hundreds of arts organisations are currently awaiting the outcome of expressions of interest for four-year funding from Australia Council for the Arts. In Warrang/Sydney meeting-rooms, teams of subcontracted industry advisors are being assembled in their respective artforms to advise Council on which applications are eligible to go through to second and final stage of their decision-making process.

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Using a pseudonym

As I shared with ArtsHub last month, I began using a pseudonym (Katie Keys) because of nepotism, not wanting London’s street press to realise the music reviews I was writing were often of my brother’s band. I kept it when I started posting a poem a day on social media (which I did for more than a decade), so my Twitter handle @TinyLittlePoems became a sort of secondary pseudonym too.

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And another thing: gaslit about arts governance

Have we all been gaslit about arts governance?

My latest ‘and another thing’ blog for my Patreon followers highlights the confusion between what we think we need to do and what the legislation actually requires of us.

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