Australia Council

Carnage in the arts

13 May 2016

Deep funding cuts will affect Australia’s entire arts ecology, writes Joanna Mendelssohn.

Getting with the Program: Brandis releases his draft arts funding guidelines

03 Jul 2015

The last time a minister was able to micro-manage individual grants was back in the 1950s when Menzies oversaw the Commonwealth Literary Fund, writes Joanna Mendelssohn.

Beyond the inquiry: some notes on effective strategy to free the arts

18 Jun 2015

The capricious nature of this government’s approach to arts funding promises rich pickings for some, writes Joanna Mendelssohn.

Arms length? Forget it – it’s back to the Menzies era for arts funding

13 May 2015

Greater government control of arts funding is the likely reason for the establishment of a new National Programme for Excellence in the Arts, writes Joanna Mendelssohn.