'a political class which learns to like the things the country does well, rather than the things it feels it “ought” to do well, or wishing that the things it did well were older, more macho or involved more heavy machinery'.
Our successful economic sectors, they are undervalued by Govt.
While I disagree with the implicit downgrading of #manufacturing, Bush makes a powerful point!
ICYMI:
For those involved in the #arts, the increasingly pressing Q. is what with the #LabourParty arts policy & arts funding look like?
While the details are yet to emerge, its already clear that it will likely involve a continuation of the focus on the #creativeindustries, rather than what we might want to see, which is a more #democratic view of the arts.
For those involved in the #arts, the increasingly pressing Q. is what with the #LabourParty arts policy & arts funding look like?
While the details are yet to emerge, its already clear that it will likely involve a continuation of the focus on the #creativeindustries, rather than what we might want to see, which is a more #democratic view of the arts.
In my latest piece for @NWBylines I explore what that might actually mean & how we can justify spending on the arts
Dan Golding, Taylor Hardwick, and myself have throughout this year been working on this research project for Creative Australia to map the size and scope of the Australian game music sector. We did a heap of interviews and a big survey, and discovered a heap of stuff about how composers and musicians are working with game developers across Australia.
We've now published a huge report, that you can download and read for free. It's about Australia, but I imagine will be just as interesting/valuable for understanding how these dynamics work globally, too.