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Arts Audiences doing it for themselves with over 13,500 voters asking their MPs to ‘Stand with The Arts’

June 29, 2016By adminAustralia Council for the Arts, Funding, National News, Showcase, Support No Comments

[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

June 16, 2016By adminAdvocacy, National News, Support, Uncategorized No Comments

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

Inclusive arts practice is natural

June 14, 2016By adminUncategorized No Comments

Caroline Bowditch’s tequila-laced show ‘Falling In Love With Frida’ was intimate and inclusive. For Bowditch it is a natural way of working. And it was certainly something her audience wanted to see more of.In the TNN Q&A that followed Bowditch’s March show at Riverside Theatres, Caroline and her cast and crew responded with openness and … Read More

Celebrate and discover at Artlands 2016

June 10, 2016By adminUncategorized No Comments

While every host community and state provides a unique regional landscape, there are some common themes underpinning all Regional Arts Australia conferences – ‘Part Conference, Part Festival, All Arts’ accurately describes the dynamic and inspirational experience that draws so many people from across Australia to these significant cultural exchanges.2016 will mark the return of the conference to NSW … Read More

NSW Theatre Sector Calls for Solidarity

June 10, 2016By adminNational News, Research & Advocacy No Comments

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

November 2, 2015By adminAdvocacy, Funding, National News, Support, TNN Projects & Events No Comments

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

September 10, 2015By adminAdvocacy, Australia Council for the Arts, Research & Advocacy No Comments

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?

July 30, 2015By adminAdvocacy, Australia Council for the Arts, Funding, National News, Research & Advocacy No Comments

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

NPEA survey results – a sneak peek

July 28, 2015By adminUncategorized No Comments

Quick update to let you know that our first 53 responses are in on this survey. We’ve quickly saved them to a pdf so that you can have a quick look at what your peers and colleagues are thinking and take the survey yourself. It’ll all add to our sector’s response on the NPEA draft … Read More

TNN’s 2nd ‘Five on Friday’ survey on the NPEA guidelines (it takes under a minute)

July 24, 2015By adminUncategorized No Comments

With over 2000 submissions to the Senate Enquiry into the Arts Budget 14-15, we know that the arts sectors voice will be heard. Next lies the 31 July feedback on the NPEA guidelines. Time is ticking…here’s a way to provide feedback without having to do the hard yards yourself. TNN’s second Five on Friday survey … Read More