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
In April TNN asked our stakeholders for some pretty basic demographic information that we thought might start to build a picture of who we are and where we are. We had an amazing 132 responses and the findings from our first ‘Five on Friday’ are now available for you to use and share. We look … Read More
Our Future in Their Hands – with thanks to Feral Arts for the live stream and Australian Theatre for Young People for the venue and all who attended! The consensus last night was that WE (individually and as a united ecology of micro, small, medium, independent, major, key, regional, metropolitan, western, culturally and creatively diverse … Read More
Dear Associates and Peers, If you can’t attend tonight’s Free the Arts forum (scroll down for agenda) at ATYP in Sydney it will be streamed from 6.00pm EST. You can access the stream on the Free the Arts Facebook page: Free The Arts Facebook or via the LiveStream event page Free the Arts Livestream On twitter please … Read More
More than 60 senior arts leaders and artists travelled to Canberra yesterday to discuss changes to arts funding, but the Minister for the Arts refused to see them. Source: Brandis refuses to meet with arts industry | ArtsHub Australia The delegation mainly from the small-to-medium sector and from all states and territories travelled to Parliament … Read More
On Thursday June 18, fifty arts sector delegates from across Australia will gather in Canberra at Parliament house to participate in meetings, facilitated by Anne Dunn, with Senators Mark Dreyfus, Richard Di Natale, and (TBC) George Brandis. If you are one of the NSW delegates attending you will already have received this information but if, like many … Read More
For those of you in Sydney last Friday who would leave work, brave the rain, and face the potential scrutiny of the powers that be …. you won’t necessarily need to browse through this quick summary of the NSW #freethearts protest. For those of us not in Sydney or not able to get there for … Read More
Apologies – tonight’s (19.6.15) In The Foyer event at PACT has been CANCELLED due to low bookings – the next In The Foyer’s are scheduled for July and September…stay tuned… TNN’s In The Foyer is a new program that provides an opportunity for you to connect with others (friends & associates in the NSW theatre sector) … Read More
Final Line-Up ‘Building Audience Diversity’ the audience is the answer so be a part of it #TNNgetsloud When: Thursday 14th May from 2-5pm with drinks to follow Where: Bankstown Arts Centre, 5 Olympic Pde, Bankstown* Bookings at: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/edit?eid=16409899451# Limited tickets available at the door & Live streaming tickets also available IMPORTANT*: For those who can’t … Read More
Dear TNN Associates and Peers, As promised last Thursday at our divine audience diversity event – thank you to all involved – please find below the petition (now open) to which TNN is adding its support in response to Senator Brandis’ announcement earlier this week. Our TNV colleagues have been furiously working with their stakeholders … Read More
