COMMUNITY ARTS & CREATIVE ENTERPRISE – TAFE – Free Short courses

August 8, 2017By adminIndustry Training, Networked, NSW Arts News, Professional Development, Support No Comments

A course of course….some new and free short course options from our friends at TAFE NSW…  COMMUNITY ARTS CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FREE SHORT COURSES —Starting Wednesday 30th August  at the CEAD Centre, Chippendale (Just next door to Carriage Works) Engaging with Communities and Audiences Course Information and Enrol Here Managing Creative Projects, events and Public Programs … Read More

The 2017 finalists for the Drover Awards have been announced!

August 4, 2017By adminAwards, Inspiration, National News, Theatre Sector News, Valuing the Arts, Venues/Theatres No Comments

APACA has announced the 2017 finalists for the Drover Awards! APACA’s Drover Awards acknowledge the achievements of the companies that have made the commitment and excel a touring regional Australia and are announced at the APACA conference dinner on Thursday 24 August, at Sydney’s Luna Park. TNN would like to congratulate all the artists and companies who … Read More

LGNSW Communities & Culture report reveals true value

August 2, 2017By adminGovernance, Networked, Research & Advocacy, Touring, Valuing the Arts No Comments

Communities and Culture – LGNSW Research into Arts, Culture and Heritage Coming across the TNN desk recently was this report which has taken several years of research and analysis and which reveals a far more interesting and valuable picture of NSW local government support for arts and culture. TNN works with a range of local … Read More

ARTSREADY TRAINEE AWARDED REGIONAL NSW TRAINEE OF THE YEAR

August 2, 2017By adminDiversity, Inspiration, NSW Arts News, Opportunity, Professional Development, Regional and Remote Practitioners, Support, Young people No Comments

Rog Chharbra, Artsready NSW, joined Theatre Network NSW at Way Out West Festival and we had a coffee with some of the many theatre organisations who have taken up trainees through the Artsready program. It was great to get the first hand feedback on the traineeships and to consider new traineeship opportunities across our state. … Read More

How Arts Service Orgs can fill the void in arts journalism? Action provoking article at Howlround.com 

August 1, 2017By adminDiversity, National News, Research & Advocacy, Spaces and Resources, Support, Theatre Industry events, Theatre Sector News, Valuing the Arts No Comments

Ruth Zamoyta reports on the Association for Performing Arts Service Organization’s annual meeting at howlround.com This is one of those perfectly timed articles that clinches a lot of discussion  around job cuts in the media and, from the NSW theatre sector, lack of critical reviews in regional and Western NSW and for independent theatre in general. … Read More

TNN’s sector conversation at Way out West (WOW) Festival 2017

July 31, 2017By adminDiversity, Networked, Research & Advocacy, Theatre Industry events, Theatre Sector News, Young people, Youth Theatre No Comments

Here are the notes out of this inspiring event: Making Theatre, Dance and Writing for Young Audiences in NSW. A sector conversation hosted by Theatre Network NSW and Casula Powerhouse on 12th July. With great thanks to Craig Donarski, Casula Powerhouse Director and Claudia Chidiac WOW Festival Producer + Curator as well as our dedicated panellists and conversationalists: … Read More

Private sector support grows for the arts in Australia | Department of Communications and the Arts

July 31, 2017By adminDiversity, Inspiration, National News, Philanthropy, Theatre Sector News, Valuing the Arts No Comments

This recently released Creative Partnerships report is a great resource for our theatre sector to reflect on as we look to develop more sustainable ways of operating and creating work. But this recent article on cultural philanthropy in the UK  also gives TNN pause for thought on where the majority of arts philanthropy goes, where philanthropy is … Read More

Have your say on the DGR tax arrangements | Dept of Communications and the Arts

July 31, 2017By adminGovernance, National News, Philanthropy, Research & Advocacy No Comments

Many arts organisations are charities and rely on DGR tax arrangements to secure vital philanthropic support. If you are not already aware of the government’s proposed changes please take a moment to read the discussion paper. Submission on this discussion paper close on August 4. To view the discussion paper and have your say visit the … Read More

Celebrating cultural philanthropists: Fundraising in the arts | ArtsProfessional UK

July 31, 2017By adminAwards, Inspiration, International, Philanthropy, Research & Advocacy, Support, Valuing the Arts No Comments

Given conversations at recent NSW touring and theatre advocacy meetings in July I was interested by the focus of Caroline McCormick’s (Chair of Achates Philanthropy Foundation in the UK) article and thought it timely to share it as we consider how to celebrate the value of the arts and those that support it. Creative Partnerships Awards and … Read More