1. CHANGES TO HOW WE SEE AND VALUE THE ARTS Deb Milligan Specialist Creative Sector Consultant Arts funding has taken a hit with dramatic decreases in government funds available for small to medium organisations and individual artists, combined with an increase in governmental pressure tied to that funding. Luckily, the private sector is increasingly recognising the value of the arts and stepping in to provide critical support, as evidenced in a recent report from the Bureau of Communications & Arts Research. I expect 2019 is going to see growth in this area. This flows from another trend that will continue, which is the ever-growing understanding of the value of creative…