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Been briefed – The Polycrisis for Arts and Creative Education in Australia
A triad of factors have created a polycrisis for creative arts and arts and humanities university enrolments in Australia academics warn.
WTF now?! #20 – Thursday 29 January–Wednesday 4 February 2026
A triad of factors keep pushing creative arts university enrolments down while the Kennedy Centre is set to close ‘for renovations’ and QPAC’s new theatre, Art Centre Melbourne’s refurbished State Theatre and Powerhouse Parramatta as all due to open this year.
WTF now?! #20 – Thursday 29 January–Wednesday 4 February 2026
A triad of factors keep pushing creative arts university enrolments down while the Kennedy Centre is set to close ‘for renovations’ and QPAC’s new theatre, Art Centre Melbourne’s refurbished State Theatre and Powerhouse Parramatta as all due to open this year.
WTF now?! #20 – Thursday 29 January–Wednesday 4 February 2026
A triad of factors keep pushing creative arts university enrolments down while the Kennedy Centre is set to close ‘for renovations’ and QPAC’s new theatre, Art Centre Melbourne’s refurbished State Theatre and Powerhouse Parramatta as all due to open this year.
WTF now?! #20 – Thursday 29 January–Wednesday 4 February 2026
A triad of factors keep pushing creative arts university enrolments down while the Kennedy Centre is set to close ‘for renovations’ and QPAC’s new theatre, Art Centre Melbourne’s refurbished State Theatre and Powerhouse Parramatta as all due to open this year.
WTF now?! #18 – Thursday 15–Wednesday 21 January 2026
The Adelaide Writers’ Week calamity continues while the Victorian arts peak bodies are at risk because of shrinking funding. Also, Cory Doctorow and others raise the alarm about AI adoption in the corporate sector.
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.
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