Our industry truly works above and beyond the limits. A beautiful and fragile thing to behold. In the lead up to TNN’s major event for 2016 ‘Beyond The Limits‘ we’ve been talking with our panellists and participants about their w ork at Artlands as well as their work, careers, and communities within the national context. The … Read More
Research & Advocacy
Arts Sector Industry Training Advisory Body – a great connection for NSW theatre
TNN is fortunate to sit on NSW Industry Training Advisory Body’s Arts Sector Committee. Through this committee we receive updates on what training is available for the NSW theatre sector but are also able to feed into the industry training sector what it is you and our sector need. Spots are still available for Octobers’ Statement of … Read More
‘How Are You’? Checking in on facts and feelings in our industry
Industry Mental Health & ADSA 2016 At the recent Australian Drama Studies Association (ADSA) TNN was stunned by Entertain Assist’s recent Research Report: Mental Health in Australian Entertainment Industry. Please share these findings with your friends, family and colleagues and watch out for further updates in our e-news and services. This is going to take whole … Read More
Arts Audiences doing it for themselves
with over 13,500 voters asking their MPs to
‘Stand with The Arts’
[embedyt]https://youtu.be/lj-Cz5H5974[/embedyt] Curtain calls and events across NSW since Friday 17 June have seen over 3500 audience members write directly to their Federal MPs asking for stronger, more sustainable support and recognition for the Australian arts industry. 10,000 more have made this request via the istandwiththearts.com website. Wesley Enoch, Sydney Festival Director, stands with the arts … Read More
Raising the curtain on campaign to audiences
Starting this Friday 17 June and continuing until the federal election, every theatre company in NSW and many of the state’s major venues will campaign directly to audiences to get government funding cuts restored to the Australia Council for the Arts, as part of a national campaign aimed at reversing cuts.Companies campaigning directly to audiences … Read More
NSW Theatre Sector Calls for Solidarity
A working group of NSW theatre companies has been convened to address arts funding in the lead up to the federal election. This group includes independent, small to medium and Major Performing Arts (MPA) companies as well as Theatre Network NSW (TNN), the peak body for theatre companies in NSW. The working group has welcomed … Read More
The Sydney Senate Beat
Senate Inquiry Meetings If you submitted to the inquiry and have been invited to present to either of these hearings we invite you to one of two meetings on Tuesday, 3rd of November. These meetings have been developed by TNN, Feral Arts, Paul Abood, and ArtsPeak to help you prepare and meet with others who … Read More
Your voice counts
After meetings last week with Senator Mark Dreyfus, Tanya Plibersek MP, and Clare Jason MP plus additional requests for a Sydney public hearing, it seems that the NSW arts sector is being listened to. Add your voice to our latest ‘Five On Friday’ survey TNN Survey. This survey asks 5 very quick questions about the … Read More
So what do you really think?
This final survey report includes comments and reactions to the NPEA and the survey itself. With 59 respondents over a 5 and a half days survey period, the report gives a good indication of the feeling in our community about the impact of the budget announcements on our arts industry, our daily lives, and our … Read More
Australia Council revised grants program announced this morning
The Australia Council for the Arts has today announced changes to its grants program in response to the 2015-16 budget measures. Source: Australia Council outlines revised grants program | Australia Council Their announcement leads with a focus on ‘The Council will continue to deliver a grants program for individuals, groups, and small to medium sized … Read More