SHARE YOUR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ACTIVITY & IMAGES on your blog or on social media using #BeBoldForChange#IWD2017 to connect to the International Women’s Day campaign worldwide. They’ll also be featuring some of the most purposeful, impactful and fabulous activity throughout the year! #BeBoldForChange http://b it.ly/IWDactivity Thanks to Karen Rodgers, Kylie Richards, and Nicola James for sharing their thoughts … Read More
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Festivals Australia
Funded through the Department of Communications and the Arts Closing 5pm March 24, 2017 Festivals Australia funds high-quality arts and cultural heritage projects that invite community participation and audience engagement. Activities can include but are not limited to a parade, performance, workshop, installation or exhibition. The aim is to give community members living in regional … Read More
APAM 2018 Open + Roadshow Info: Australian Performing Arts Market
APAM APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN! “APAM presents a fantastic opportunity to find out what’s happening across the global performing arts industry. It’s an incredibly inspirational event to be a part of, a great place to make new connections, talk, discuss, and get inspired.” [Circus OZ Teena Munn, International Programming Manager] The new APAM 2018 website is now live – and applications are … Read More
2017 Rose Byrne & Rebel Wilson Scholarship Winners Announced | ATYP
ATYP ANNOUNCE RECIPIENTS OF 2017 ROSE BYRNE & REBEL WILSON SCHOLARSHIPS Following an even bigger response to the second year of applications, Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) international ambassadors Rose Byrne and Rebel Wilson are delighted to announce the winners of their respective scholarships for 2017. With an abundance of talented young women … Read More
Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program – DFAT
The Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program (ACDGP) supports the delivery of high-quality public diplomacy initiatives which promote our economic, artistic, and cultural assets to an international audience. These initiatives strengthen Australia’s reputation as an innovative, creative nation and foster collaborative people-to-people links internationally. The ACDGP focus is on activities that contribute to advancing Australia’s foreign … Read More
27 March – It’s a beautiful thing: World Theatre Day
Did you know we have one? Yes, a world theatre day. International Theatre Institute ITI & UNESCO Since 1962 World Theatre Day has been celebrated by ITI Centres, ITI Cooperating Members, theatre professionals, theatre organizations, theatre universities and theatre lovers all over the world on the 27th of March. This day is a celebration for … Read More
ADSA – 27/06/2017 – ADSA 2017 Performing Belonging in the 21st Century
ADSA 2017 PERFORMING BELONGING IN THE 21ST CENTURY 27-30 June 2017 Although abstracts for this finished in December last year there are still multiple ways you can connect with this conference of the Australasian Association for Theatre, Drama & Performance Studies (ADSA) which is this year held in Auckland, NZ. Source: ADSA – 27/06/2017 – ADSA … Read More
‘Restless Giant’ taking on Australia one launch at a time
Lindy Hume and Currency House are putting their words into actions and taking to various locations around Australia to launch Lindy’s Platform paper ‘RESTLESS GIANT: CHANGING CULTURAL VALUES IN REGIONAL AUSTRALIA’. Already launched in Candelo and Bundaberg tonight Lindy will present at NORPA in Lismore 09/02/17 – 5.30 for 6pm – Lismore City Hall, 1 Bounty … Read More
Your wellbeing on the agenda for 2017
Earlier this year Entertainment Assist released some critical research findings on individual wellbeing and mental heath in the Australian arts and entertainment industry which TNN reported on in July [How Are You?]. Although shocking and saddening, this research is also extremely valuable and useful because it provides us all with a better awareness of the … Read More
Australia Council funding open over Summer
Planning some down time for Summer? If you find yourself ruminating on some some projects, tours, collaborations or career development ideas then don’t forget that the first of the Australia Council for the Art’s grant rounds for 2017 close on Tuesday 7th February. It is important to note that some categories have three rounds in the … Read More