Arts In 30

After internal documents from Meta were made public via a US court case, many Australian authors have found out that their work may have been used by the tech giant to train its generative AI model, Llama 3, without their permission. Jennifer Mills , an author and director of the Australian Society of Authors , discusses how authors can be protected from copyright infringement on this unprecedente...

Last year, the actor Blake Lively accused her co-star Justin Baldoni of inappropriate conduct on the set of their film, It Ends With Us. That's led to lawsuits and counter-lawsuits, but it's also created an industry of influencers with very strong opinions about the cases, and particularly about Blake Lively.  Kat Tenbarge explains how celebrities are using social media to shape public opinions —...

The parliamentary inquiry into the live music industry has been handed down with a range of recommendations . But at the same time, another music festival has been cancelled: Esoteric is the latest to join the ranks, only one day before it was due to begin. Dr Ben Green explains what’s going on with live music in Australia and what it will mean for fans.  Claire Nichols explores her new series on...

An exclusive conversation with the gallerist Josh Milani , who represents Khaled Sabsabi, the artist at the heart of the controversy engulfing Creative Australia. Milani explains how he believes the crisis can be mitigated, shares the importance of events like the Venice Biennale on the commercial art sector, and talks about the personal impact of Creative Australia's decision on Sabsabi and his t...

The fallout over Creative Australia's decision to drop Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino as Australia's representatives to the 2026 Venice Biennale has continued over the last week.  A tense meeting between the CEO of Creative Australia, Adrian Collette, the chair of the board, Robert Morgan, and senators during an estimates hearing on Tuesday marked the first public comment by the leadership o...

The decision by Creative Australia to cancel their own selection for Australia's representative at the 2026 Venice Biennale has led to shock and condemnation across the arts industry, with several high profile resignations. The announcement came less than a week after Khaled Sabsabi was originally picked, and followed a question by the Shadow Minister for the Arts in Parliament about Sabsabi's wor...

The remote art centre collective at the heart of claims of white interference in black art has been cleared of any wrongdoing for the fourth and final time. But what was the cost for the organisations and the people who were caught up in the allegations?   Bruce Johnson McLean the former head curator, of First Nations Art at the NGA explains why he's left the major institutions behind for now. Fro...

After nearly two years of scrutiny, the remote art centre collective at the heart of claims of white interference in black art has been cleared for the fourth and final time. The Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations has concluded their investigation and decided to take no action. Gabriella Coslovich looks back at where the claims began and the impact they've had on the artists, curat...

While Karla Sofía Gascón became the first openly trans woman to be nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars for her role in Emilia Pérez, former US president Donald Trump declared that "there are only two genders" and made sweeping changes to diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the country. Writer and artist Lucy Sante explores what this will mean for trans and gender-diverse artists i...

In the wake of the fires in Southern California, with the loss of private collections and the threat to the Getty Museum, how are Australia's cultural institutions protecting their collections in an era of climate change? We pay tribute to the writer, director, actor, and artist, David Lynch, and to the great Radio National broadcaster Julie Copeland. And Ellie Parnell shares the music you have to...

Your survival guide to arts and culture in Australia and across the globe, Arts in 30 with Daniel Browning is a new digest of the big stories in arts and entertainment.  Get up to speed with the news you need to know, plus the best stories and conversations from the Radio National arts desk, and new tracks for your playlist from music correspondents across the ABC’s music networks.. Beyond the cul...