Following the penultimate hearings forming the extended Senate Inquiry into the impact of the 2014 and 2015 Commonwealth Budget decisions on the arts, Feral Arts and ArtsPeak co-convened a National Arts Sector Roundtable at Carriageworks in Sydney. A day to focus on national coordination for a strengthened national voice, its large gathering was addressed by Senator Mitch Fifield, Minister for the Arts; Senator Mark Dreyfus, Shadow Minister for the Arts; Adam Bandt, Member for Melbourne and Greens Spokesperson for the Arts; and Senator Jacinta Collins, who had committed a great deal of time to the Senate Inquiry process and hearings.

Here is my Storify of the day.