arts & culture
Stuff about arts, creativity and culture – visual arts, theatre, dance, music, film and more.
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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?! #15 – Monday 28 April–Sunday 4 May 2025
Things look a little brigther for the arts in Australia with an Albanese second term, but Trump’s proposed 2026 budget threatens more funding cuts to key arts and cultural agencies in America.
WTF now?! #23 – Thursday 19–Wednesday 25 February 2026
A rogue AI agent has turned vindictive against a moderator who rejected its code suggestions, and news reporting of that included AI hallucinations. Also two reports show improvements in diversityh in the arts and Creative Commons is looking at what openness means in context.
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