2018 GRIFFIN AWARD IS NOW OPEN! The prestigious Griffin Award recognises an outstanding play or performance text that displays an authentic, inventive and contemporary Australian voice, with the winner receiving a $10,000 prize. Now in its 21st year, the Award has a long history of recognising new talent and cementing the careers of Australian writers and … Read More
Research & Advocacy
World Theatre Map 2.0
World Theatre Map 2.0 Launches! Howlround recently announced that the second beta version of The World Theatre Map is now available in French, Spanish, and English, and the software is now entirely available to the commons under an open source license. The World Theatre Map is a user-generated directory and real time map of the … Read More
A cultural activist at COP23, Bonn |
As part of building awareness around climate change and the arts, Pippa Bailey has shared her latest blog post on her experiences as a cultural activist in Bonn for the UN international climate negotiations (COP23). While raising many questions Pippa’s post is also pragmatic and provides us as a diverse and busy sector with an opportunity … Read More
Arts and Health
Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania, Australia has a free short course that they have developed.“The Art of Wellness” short course is online and completely free: We have over 3500 students enrolled from all over the world including many art therapists, nurses, carers, artists and psychologists and are receiving some wonderful feedback! In “The Art … Read More
Scholarships for International Physical Theatre Lab and IUGTE Multidisciplinary Conference
Several scholarships are announced for the participation in International Physical Theatre Lab and IUGTE Multidisciplinary Conference “Theatre between Tradition and Contemporaneity” in Austria! International meeting in the heart of Austria Theatre – Dance – Music – Visual & Multimedia Art – Arts Administration – Performing Arts Training – Theatre Design & Technology This event creates the … Read More
Making Art Work – Professional Artists in Australia
If you missed it, the next instalment in a long-term economic study of Australian Performing Artists was released in November. The full dashboard and range of reports are available on the Australia Council for the Arts website here. Making Art Work: An Economic Study of Professional Artists in Australia by David Throsby and Katya Petetskaya is … Read More
Women’s Leadership Scholarships in Governance Diploma ICDA
Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA)’s Diploma of Business (Governance) BSB50715 is ‘Australia’s only accredited qualification for not-for-profit governance’ and has partnered with the Women’s Leadership Institute Australia (WLIA) to provide $1000 scholarships towards this degree. In a move to further break through the barriers of unconscious bias, cultural and structural issues that often preclude … Read More
Audrey is here…
Audrey ‘Sydney’s Arts Journal’, a new online magazine for performing arts audiences in Sydney and beyond is launched and live and looking to collaborate with our sector. TNN caught up with Audrey’s Elissa Blake at Artstate Lismore 2017: Audrey’s focus is definitely all of performing arts and all of NSW. Audrey is founded by two … Read More
Beyond Tick Boxes Update from DAA
Diversity Arts Australia recently shared a 2-minute round-up of their 2017 Beyond Tick Boxes event with some important ideas that our sector needs to carry forward. A key idea for TNN from the round-up is that diversity begets sustainability and the theatre sector is a critical player in telling the stories of diversity in our … Read More
Arts Market Summary published by PAC Australia
ARE YOU INVOLVED IN PERFORMING ARTS TOURING IN AUSTRALIA? Or would you like to be? You should know about Performing Arts Connections (PAC) Australia’s newly-released Arts Market Summary. A must-read for anyone involved in performing arts touring in Australia, this free report maps the key objectives, target audiences and outcomes from touring markets and showcases … Read More