At a digital conference in 2018 in Canada, Madison Lymer mused on the effects of disruption and uncertainty on arts practice …


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Perhaps in order to disrupt that uncertainty, we must find new ways to ground our own practices. …where voices with a message can be heard, even if they are not accompanied by money. One where any artist of any ability can have the opportunity to create, to play, and to be heard.
Arts Futures – recent strategic policy research from Australia Council for the Arts – focuses on artists’ lives in ‘an interconnected world undergoing profound disruption’.
Their identified issues are: New and innovative business models and structures; new and emerging technologies; and the changing roles of artists and creativity.

  • How do emerging challenges and opportunities across industries and society impact – or have the potential to impact – artists and creatives?