by Michael Sollis | Feb 3, 2022 | Arts Advocacy, Creative Arts Industry
Can artists wake us from COVID apathy? “… we need new perspectives to change the national discourse to one that is bold, pragmatic, and compassionate.” MEDIA FEATURE: Limelight Magazine Limelight Magazine has kindly published another article of mine...
by Michael Sollis | Oct 6, 2021 | Arts Advocacy, Creative Arts Industry
Who pays the piper now? “The pandemic has exposed rifts between arts organisations and freelance musicians. We need to recast the relationship for everyone to thrive.” MEDIA FEATURE: Limelight Magazine Limelight Magazine has published an article I wrote...
by Michael Sollis | Jun 27, 2020 | Creative Arts Industry, Creative Education
Why creative education is so essential right now “…I found myself in unfamiliar territory, but the collective problem-solving and creating within these new constraints was a wonderful way to exemplify the fact that creativity is the art of playing with the...
by Michael Sollis | Apr 10, 2020 | Arts Advocacy, Creative Arts Industry
Creativity amidst COVID-19 – Leading a social recovery “Artistic practices are long-standing sanctuaries that allow space for personal reflection. The arts can nurture individual expression and ‘stillness’ whilst at the same time promote social...
by Michael Sollis | Feb 16, 2020 | Creative Arts Industry, Creative Development
Invisible drums and hidden cultures this Lunar New Year “there is so much opportunity to listen to, search for, perform and program music that digs deeper into the cultural richness of those around us. If we can do a better job at demanding and promoting such...
by Michael Sollis | Feb 3, 2020 | Arts Advocacy, Creative Arts Industry
FAKE NEWS: “Don’t let truth get in the way of good advocacy!” “…we risk legitimising the views of those we condemn: the extreme right, the fascists, and others who spread dubious claims online. If we want to promote critical thought and dialogue, we...
