Are you beavering away on your Australia Council funding application? Or do you need to know more about the current funding rounds? Next rounds close on 6th of June! Perhaps you need a bit of guidance with your funding application?… Blacktown Arts Centre is hosting a Grant Writing Workshop this Saturday, 13 May 2017 | 10.30 … Read More
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Applications Open for 2017 Festival – Crack Theatre Festival
Applications are open from 1 February – 31 March 2017The time has come again for our annual call for artist applications for Crack Theatre Festival as part of This is Not Art, happening 28 Sept – 1 Oct, 2017 in Newcastle.We’re excited to be back in Newcastle for another year and another Festival, but we’ve … Read More
Performing Arts Touring Alliance 2016 Report released
PATA (Australia’s Performing Arts Touring Alliance) has published its 2016 National Touring Report. This is a report of the discussions and actions that took place as part of PATA’s national meeting at The Sydney Opera House in October 2016. The report can be found here Performing Arts Touring Alliance 2016 Report One of the actions of … Read More
Do you sit on a board or committee that isn’t arts related? If not, maybe this is your time.
Theatre Network NSW has a fantastic board of theatre industry leaders and do-ers (seriously, check them out TNN Board). Indeed, most of the arts organisations I know have vibrant and committed artists on their boards. This is important to our industry. But how many artists sit on boards, committees and such that are not arts-focussed?And … Read More
TNN 2017 Arts NSW funding is confirmed
Theatre Network NSW is pleased to announce that it has been successful in its 2017 Annual Program funding through Arts NSW. TNN joins 57 other organisations sharing in single-year support from the NSW Government. This funding combined with strong partnerships and Associate membership helps drive the organisation’s events, services and programs. ‘In just two years since being … Read More
Artist with Disability Fellowship
Artist with Disability Fellowship The Artist with Disability Fellowship ($30,000) is offered by the State Government, in consultation with Accessible Arts, to enable a professional NSW artist with disability to undertake a self-directed program of professional development. The purpose of the Fellowship is to assist a mid-career and or established artist to build on their … Read More
Lessons for Australia? England’s theatre sector becoming increasingly polarised | ArtsProfessional
Some lessons and ideas to pick up on as funding models and government in Australia follow UK’s lead. Perhaps there is something we can learn from this which will help us avoid a similar situation. Concept of regional touring hubs and other approaches would be great for us to pick up on this week at Beyond … Read More
Community Spaces – Park Lane Theatre – Call Out for 2017 Program
Park Lane Theatre in Lennox Head is inviting artists, producers and promoters to join its inaugural entertainment program in 2017. The Northern Rivers’ newest live music and events venue is seeking high-quality music, theatre, dance, and performance art productions. Community-focused events are especially encouraged to apply. It is one of the best-equipped spaces between the … Read More
Keeping score – some do’s and don’ts up for debate
Validating why #istandforthearts or why #artsmatters let alone why we work in the arts and the value of that work is critical to our industry and a core focus for TNN. It is also a topic that generates a lot of discussion, much dismay, and occasionally some solutions. Recent conferences and media sources have been … 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