Commentary
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.
InReview
Arts South Australia and InReview have named Leesha Cole and Kyron Weetra as inaugural recipients of the First Nations arts writing mentorship program.
A $1.5 million State Government funding package will seek to relieve the immediate pressure on SA’s arts sector caused by the coronavirus crisis, with help including “quick response grants” of up to $10,000 for independent professional artists.
Arts South Australia says it is exploring practical ways to help the sector manage the fallout from the coronavirus crisis, including allowing grant money approved for tours or shows that have been cancelled to be used for alternative purposes.
EXCLUSIVE | The leaders of South Australia’s major performing arts companies have collectively demanded a rewrite of their commercial agreements with the Adelaide Festival Centre, highlighting “significant tensions” arising from its “virtual power of monopoly in relation to quality venues in Adelaide”.
An online message by the State Government executive now in charge of Arts SA has sparked concerns arts organisations may face further funding cuts.
Adelaide, especially in arts and culture, has always liked to think of itself as being ahead of the curve. But recent announcements – including those in yesterday’s budget – suggest we’ve decided to buck that trend, writes Gail Kovatseff.
