It’s been a year since lockdown devastated the arts. Here’s what the industry needs now | Esther Anatolitis

Throughout the pandemic, Australian arts leader Esther Anatolitis has seen her colleagues at their very best – and worst. What comes next?Where were you exactly one year ago?I was in Adelaide for festival season – and in typical pre-pandemic fashion, I’d just come from meetings and events in Sydney, Canberra and Hobart. Unimaginable now. Related: 'Ridiculous' secrecy: confusion surrounds fate of $7m arts bailout money in $50m NSW government scheme We need a civic culture that p