ANALYSIS: If we don't tell Australian stories, we may never have a unified country again
Why don't we pin our children's maths tests, or geography lessons, or even the terrific emerging little essays that our kids write above our desks at work, or on the family fridge? Why is it always their art?
It's as if their art, their singing, their music-making tells a story of them that is powerful and moving, and we can't get enough of it. Subscribe to join Virginia Trioli each Saturday morning for the best long reads, analysis and features from the ABC. At the same time we are all still going to the musicals and the galleries and the museums when we can: we're thrilled when a star comes here and sings and we queue for Harry Potter tickets.And with that I reckon we are kidding ourselves: we know the power of the arts because it is story-telling at its very best. We yearn to see creativity in our children and we celebrate their individuality and flair.
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