IETM Spring Plenary Porto 2018 | Australia Council

December 11, 2017By adminAustralia Council for the Arts, International, NSW Arts News, Opportunity, Professional Development, Theatre Sector News No Comments

IETM Event dates:  26-29 April 2018 Amount:  $3,000 EOI’s close:  Midnight, Tuesday 23 January 2018 Notification:  Late February 2018 About the opportunity: Expressions of Interest are now open for support to attend the IETM Spring Plenaryin Porto, Portugal from 26- 29 April 2018. Australia Council has worked in partnership with the International Network for Contemporary … Read More

MEAA releases new Collective Agreement

December 11, 2017By adminIndependent Theatre, National News, NSW Arts News, Professional Development, Research & Advocacy, Support, Theatre Sector News, Valuing the Arts No Comments

MEAA has been working with the industry to develop its new Collective Agreement. You can download it from the MEAA website here.   Theatre Network NSW with members of MEAA’s Independent Theatre Committee, Critical Stages, and other Independent theatre representatives have developed a NSW working group to increase coordination of the many individual efforts of … Read More

Ian Potter Cultural Trust Open Now with Round 2 to follow

December 11, 2017By adminFunding, National News, Opportunity, Philanthropy, Professional Development, Support, Theatre Sector News No Comments

Ian Potter Cultural Trust Round 1 for 2018 is open now and closing Tuesday 16 January 2018. The following round (Round 2) opens on Monday 26 March 2018 and closes Tuesday 22 May 2018. For more information and to apply go straight to the source. The Cultural Trust is committed to encouraging excellence and supporting a … Read More

Walk Now shares its story

December 11, 2017By adminDiversity, Independent Theatre, Inspiration, Networked, Showcase, Spaces and Resources, Valuing the Arts, Wellbeing No Comments

Sam Cosentino, Producer/Director/Writer, wrote a short article for Theatre Network NSW on developing his company ‘Walk Now Productions’ and its upcoming show ‘My Carer’. By sharing some of Walk Now’s story TNN hopes it will provide ideas and inspiration for others working hard in the independent theatre sector of Australia. ‘My Carer’ is a deeply … Read More

Griffin Award

December 11, 2017By adminAwards, Inspiration, National News, NSW Arts News, Opportunity, Playwriting, Theatre Sector News No Comments

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

World Theatre Map 2.0

December 11, 2017By adminInternational, Networked, Opportunity, Research & Advocacy, Spaces and Resources, Theatre Industry events, Theatre Sector News No Comments

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 |

December 11, 2017By adminDiversity, Environment, Networked, NSW Arts News, Opportunity, Research & Advocacy No Comments

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

December 11, 2017By adminIndustry Training, Opportunity, Professional Development, Valuing the Arts, Wellbeing No Comments

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

December 11, 2017By adminInternational, Scholarships No Comments

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

December 11, 2017By adminAustralia Council for the Arts, National News, Research & Advocacy, Theatre Sector News, Valuing the Arts No Comments

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