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New research shows how Australia’s artists are subsidising our arts industry through lower take-home pay and volunteer hours for their community.
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Adelaide arts organisations Restless Dance Theatre and Vitalstatistix are celebrating this week after having their multi-year federal funding reinstated by Creative Australia, but a devastated Slingsby Theatre Company says its long-term future is now uncertain after its application was knocked back.
Artists provoke and offend, but they also liberate us and help us understand who we are and where we’re going. Writer Stephen Orr makes a case for significant new investment in South Australian artists and cultural institutions.
Two of the key figures involved in Ireland’s post-pandemic pilot of a universal basic income for artists are in Adelaide to discuss the scheme, prompting the question: Could it also be a viable way to help Australian artists and cultural workers forge sustainable careers?
Continued cuts in arts funding have seen South Australia fall behind other mainland states in terms of actual spending on the sector, leaving us with a critical lack of cultural infrastructure.
Shifting community values and expectations are forcing South Australian cultural organisations to navigate a thorny path between corporate sponsorship, including from fossil fuel companies, and limited alternative funding options.
SA arts and culture news in brief: Samstag scholars win life-changing opportunity to study overseas, funding boost for small to medium arts organisations, Fringe director recognised in leadership awards, new role for Guildhouse’s CEO, and a screen festival serving up ‘something a little bit different’.
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