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Oct 15, 2023

Arts organisations say they want to be ‘cultural leaders’ — but are they living up to their goals?

Published in The Conversation, 13 October, 2023

Arts organisations say they want to be ‘cultural leaders’ — but are they living up to their goals?

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Mar 23, 2025

Cultural McCarthyism in Australia: The New Battleground for Artistic Freedom

Samuel Cairnduff & Greg Barns SC

Cultural McCarthyism in Australia: The New Battleground for Artistic Freedom

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Feb 23, 2025

Cultural Leadership in Crisis: Australia’s Arts Sector Faces Its Watershed Moment

The late Queen Elizabeth II famously dubbed 1992 her “annus horribilis.” Whilst 2024 may not quite have reached that level of royal tumult…

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Feb 23, 2025

Reimagining Australia’s Cultural Landscape: From Peripheral Artistry to Central Pillar

The Withdrawal of Sabsabi and Dagostino and the fight for Artistic Freedom

Reimagining Australia’s Cultural Landscape: From Peripheral Artistry to Central Pillar

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Nov 25, 2024

TSO’s cultural leadership requires clarity of purpose

The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra appears caught between boldness and timidity in its approach to public engagement. Just weeks after taking…

TSO’s cultural leadership requires clarity of purpose

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Aug 23, 2024

The Debate Over Political Expression in Classical Music: Rachael Kohn’s View Challenged

Rachael Kohn today writes in the Australian, following her piece last year protesting at a ‘statement read out by an orchestra musician…

The Debate Over Political Expression in Classical Music: Rachael Kohn’s View Challenged

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Aug 22, 2024

Cultural Leadership in Crisis: The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Debacle

The recent controversy surrounding the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) has once again highlighted the significant challenges faced by…

Cultural Leadership in Crisis: The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Debacle

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Jun 7, 2024

Towards an organisational model of cultural leadership for Australian Symphony orchestras

Samuel Cairnduff

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Mar 25, 2024

The QSO, AI and the challenge of authenticity

The Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) has come under fire for its apparent use of an AI-generated image to promote an upcoming…

The QSO, AI and the challenge of authenticity

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Dec 11, 2023

Cultural leadership from Golshifteh Farahani at the Nobel Peace Prize banquet

In the midst of this vital debate in Australia about freedom of cultural expression, censorship and the role of art in politics, it is…

Cultural leadership from Golshifteh Farahani at the Nobel Peace Prize banquet

Samuel J Cairnduff

Samuel J Cairnduff

Samuel Cairnduff teaches arts management, media & communications at Deakin, Monash & Melbourne Universities & is completing a PhD about cultural leadership.

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