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Artists are workers! Thank you Tony Burke MP for recognising this and considering it within your policy development process.
‘“This is something I got horribly wrong,” says Burke, recalling his previous stint as Arts Minister. “I had always thought that my job in the Arts portfolio was not to talk up the economic benefit but to talk up the essential creative and cultural role that the sector plays. It wasn’t until the pandemic hit that I realised, on the other side of politics they didn’t even view these businesses as real businesses, or artists as real workers.”
“Even when the previous government announced the RISE [Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand] funding, they had to justify it by saying there were also tradies building the stage. They just couldn’t bring themselves to advocate that artists were also workers.”
“I didn’t realise it was that bad until it became critically clear. So that’s why in redoing cultural policy I want to make sure we are fully focusing on the commercial significance of the sector and the role of the artist as a worker.””
Tony Burke on Labor's arts policy
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The Arts Minister discusses developing a cultural policy, an insurance scheme, local content quotas, support of the commercial sector and the role of the Australia Council, but remains tight-lipped on...well it is about time someone did .........now we will see what he does with it .....actions not words !!!
From little things big things grow 🎶
“Carmody and celebrated singer-songwriter Paul Kelly co-wrote From Little Things Big Things Grow while sitting around a campfire at Wivenhoe Dam, east of Toowoomba.”
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“Mum and Dad couldn't get married. It was illegal for an Indigenous person to get married to a non-Indigenous person," Carmody says.
"So Mum and Dad went to Cairns because the rules were a lot slacker there. There were a lot of migrants coming in after the second world war: the Maltese and the Yugoslavs and the Italians and the Greeks … and Thursday Island people.
"[They were] all working around the cane area and it was sort of overlooked, in a sense.
"Mum was even allowed to have me in the Cairns Base Hospital ... it was totally illegal.”
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"We knew Granny and Mum. They were the Bundjalung country, which is Lismore, Ballina, Byron Bay, all that area [in northern NSW], Baryulgil and Kyogle and Casino.
"Grandfather came from Lama Lama country, which was just up at Lakefield National Park.
"He was a bush baby … and Dad, of course, was second-generation Irish from Mid Tipperary and County Clare.”
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“Carmody has attained degrees in arts and education, and this year the new Kev Carmody House student accommodation was named in his honour at the University of Queensland in Brisbane.
Not bad for someone who did not learn to read until he was 11.”
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“He's not done yet, but Carmody is happy to take a back seat and support a new wave of young Indigenous artists as they fight for rights and recognition, generally under the genre of hip-hop.”
Songwriter Kev Carmody opens up about the story behind From Little Things Big Things Grow
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An early childhood in hiding, being ripped away from his parents, and a life working the land all helped inspire one of Australia's most beloved and powerful songs, From Little Things Big Things Grow.Joining the dots: What the Albanese Government should do next for the arts
Joining the dots: What the Albanese Government should do next for the arts
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Arts leaders Rhoda Roberts, Louise Bezzina, Lena Nahlous and Tea Uglow reflect on priority areas they'd like to see the Albanese Government address in the coming weeks and months.
Love that the Minister for the Arts NSW, the Hon. (Ben) Benjamin Cameron Franklin, MLC, came to a school musical as one of his first events! What a great night watching phenomenal talent led by equally talented and dedicated school staff who go above and beyond on a daily basis!
Thank you for advocating for the Arts! 🙌🏻
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Value starts with self-value, then honours follow
Value starts with self-value, then honours follow
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If we want to see more artists and arts workers included in the Order of Australia, we need to nominate them.Defy expectations
19 Incredible Levitating Sculptures That Defy Gravity And Play Tricks With Your Mind
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The arts play with us in various incredible ways. Art is something beyond what we see from our eyes. It moves us and also challenges us, our...Mark Harrison
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“"It’s just ingrained in us – even in our training – that we do things for free. People still just think we are hobbyists even though we’ve got tertiary education" - Meg Cooper, MEAA member and owner of Mad Dance House.
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Why the dance sector needs its own union
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While many companies act with integrity, working conditions for freelance dancers can still be fraught. Could a dancers’ union change that?
Sometimes there isn’t a word for something. Sometimes we just didn’t know it existed.
We share many human experiences… and these words prove it. You are perfectly you, and that’s a wonderful thing!
Thank you to Paul Hancock for bringing this post to our attention!
No point if you can’t use them in casual conversation may as well speaks Latin… like drinking alone
Beautiful words!
Mizpah used to be engraved inside wedding rings. I think it means something in Hebrew.
Thank you! Love these
Thoughts?ANNOUNCED TODAY: The Art Gallery is honoured to be the joint recipient with the Brett Whiteley Foundation of the promised Wendy and Arkie Whiteley Bequest.
This extraordinary cultural gift to the people of NSW by Wendy Whiteley comprises nearly 2000 artworks by Brett Whiteley, currently valued at over $100 million. This promised bequest is one of the largest single donations in the Art Gallery’s 151-year history and among the most valuable collections of artworks donated to an Australian public art museum.
The bequest pays tribute to Wendy and Brett’s daughter Arkie, who died in 2001 aged just 37. With the passing of Arkie, Wendy became the sole custodian of the collection and her former husband’s legacy.
The Art Gallery will also receive Brett Whiteley's archive, to be held in the National Art Archive, which houses Australia’s largest collection of artist archives.
Proceeds from the future sale of Wendy Whiteley’s private Lavender Bay residence are to be left to the Brett Whiteley Foundation, which promotes and encourages knowledge and appreciation of the work of the late Brett Whiteley. Through the Brett Whiteley Studio, these funds will be directed towards the management and conservation of the collection, the staging of exhibitions, the continuation of public and education programming and to support external projects.
Wendy Whiteley, a passionate creator and artist, has been a dedicated collaborative benefactor to the Art Gallery and to the people of Sydney, New South Wales and Australia over many years. With this promised bequest, she continues her enormous contributions to the creative and cultural life of this country, and we are deeply grateful for her friendship and generosity.
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Image: Wendy and Arkie Whiteley at 2 Raper St, Surry Hills, which became the Brett Whiteley Studio, circa 1992–93. Photo: AGNSW
A wonderful future legacy for the Art Gallery but hope you don’t get it for quite a while.
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Play on!QUOTATION of the WEEK
Love this week's quote!
Have a great week!
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Exactly
Tell that to all those artists who suffered financially during covid
Oh no … its been ordained by goddy himself…. Art is so middleclass for middleclass people… its a good hobby for the poorer people
Perfectly said!
Yes you can
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That’s my excuse anyhow 😉