Hey, I’m Elliott Bledsoe and I am the grumpy cat of arts marketing!
Here Elliott Bledsoe explores WTF is up with AI, the arts, technology, marketing, copyright and open knowledge.
Some of my better thoughts
WTF happend to Adelaide Writers' Week?
Yesterday Adelaide Writers’ Week was cancelled. It underscores the need to better protect artistic independence, foster respectful debate and reassert the arts societal role.
WTF now?! #19 – Thursday 22–Wednesday 28 January 2026
Australia Day Honours maintain an unspoken arts divide, AI is ignoring Australian journalism and cancelled South African 2026 Venice Biennale artist takes their reinstatement fight to court.
Something old, something new #1
AI is still The Nothing from The NeverEnding Story and artists and community arts at the bottom of the 2026 Australia Day Honours List.
Something old, something new #1
AI is still The Nothing from The NeverEnding Story and artists and community arts at the bottom of the 2026 Australia Day Honours List.
WTF now?! #19 – Thursday 22–Wednesday 28 January 2026
Australia Day Honours maintain an unspoken arts divide, AI is ignoring Australian journalism and cancelled South African 2026 Venice Biennale artist takes their reinstatement fight to court.
WTF now?! #19 – Thursday 22–Wednesday 28 January 2026
Australia Day Honours maintain an unspoken arts divide, AI is ignoring Australian journalism and cancelled South African 2026 Venice Biennale artist takes their reinstatement fight to court.
Been briefed – Cory Doctorow’s essay on AI for The Guardian
This briefing explores Cory Doctorow’s critical analysis of the AI industry, saying the AI revolution is less about useful new technology and more about investor optics.
WTF now?! #13 – Monday 7–Sunday 13 April 2025
More arts industry associations have come out with election asks, Spotify is investing in a new Australian music campaign, Wikimedia Foundation looks at the impact of AI web scraping on free knowledge and more.
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