As the nation prepares to vote next month, the Australian arts community tenaciously campaign for change.

A protest rally this morning outside Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s office in Edgecliff, NSW kicked off a national “day of action” coordinated by hundreds of creative professionals across Australia. Ahead of next month’s Federal Election, the arts community have been tenaciously campaigning for a radical overhaul of the current arts funding strategy. Both the Labor Party and the Greens have pledged major improvements to arts subsidy, including reversing funding cuts to the Australia Council which contributed to 62 Australian arts organisations losing multi-year operational funding on May 13, a day that has come to be known as “Black Friday”.

Between now and the election on July 2, artists around the country will be entering the political fray, with protests and demonstrations planned across the length and breadth of the country.

The NSW Theatre Network will be addressing its audiences after every performance by its seven member companies, as well as handing out “Avant Cards” which audiences members can use to write to their local MPs requesting better investment in the arts sector. The cards will also be available...