The Copyright Agency supports the performing arts with over $112,000 in grants to local theatre companies The Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund has granted $112,000 over three years for the commissioning of 19 new Australian plays by nationally renowned theatre companies Belvoir Company B in Sydney, La Boite Theatre Company in regional Queensland, and Red Stitch Actor’s Theatre in … Read More
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Looking for a Sydney Venue? PACT 2018 Venues
Venues and more at PACT… Looking for a unique venue? Located in the heart of Erskineville, PACT is in close proximity to public transport and dining options. PACT features a black box theatre space, a bar, foyer area and an urban courtyard. Give your next event the creative edge and enquire today. Email PACT General … Read More
Artstate Lismore – Live and Ready to Roll
Artstate Lismore 2017 registrations are still open and so you still have your chance to be part of this 3 day arts conference and festival in Lismore, Northern NSW. Day tickets are also soon to be released for those that can’t spend the whole weekend. Registration includes coffee on arrival, morning tea and lunch for … Read More
Re-focus our efforts on diversity suggests Howlround
Heather A. Beasley through HowlRound poses some ‘radical’ but really relevant questions about how we approach measuring the diversity and demographics of our theatre practice. Heather A. Beasley works with the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company as an associate producer, dramaturg, literary manager, and director. Let’s be realistic: theatres can’t force self-identification on our audience members. Most … Read More
Travel Funds Deadline Extended for How Can The Show Go On?
Are you in Regional or Remote NSW and wanting to attend ‘How Can The Show Go On? Performing Arts Wellbeing Summit’? A travel subsidy is available by application for those living and working in remote or regional NSW. Deadlines for the super-quick application have now been extended until 5pm Friday 6th October. Please get … Read More
ARTSREADY TRAINEE AWARDED REGIONAL NSW TRAINEE OF THE YEAR
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
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
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
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
Our Australian World Theatre Map Ambassador | HowlRound
Australia has its first World Theatre Map Ambassador, Goldele Rayment, Director of Company of Rogues. Our congratulations to Goldele and looking forward to mapping Australian theatre with you all! The World Theatre Map beta project has engaged its first cohort of twenty-eight World Theatre Map Ambassadors from twenty-four countries to direct community organizing, outreach, and feedback gathering. HowlRound are keen … Read More