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2020 Helpmann Awards cancelled
The 2020 Helpmann Awards has been cancelled as a result of the ongoing Coronavirus crisis. Live Performance Australia (LPA) made the announcement today, citing the restrictions...
Mar 30, 2020
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City of Sydney to consider expanded financial relief for cultural and creative sectors
City of Sydney to consider expanded financial relief for cultural and creative sectors The City of Sydney Council will tonight (30th March 2020) consider a plan to deliver a...
Mar 29, 2020
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Opera Australia announces employee support package to limit Coronavirus impact
Opera Australia has today announced details of an employee support package designed to retain their workforce in the face of widespread layoffs across the arts and...
Mar 24, 2020
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Coronavirus Update: City of Melbourne ‘cleaning blitz’, Dreamworld food donations, Gumbuya World and MCA closures - 24th March 2019
Gymnastics Victoria has advised that gymnastics clubs across the state have ceased operating "for the foreseeable future". Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art Australia closed...
Mar 24, 2020
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Coronavirus Update: Aussie World, the AOC, Keep Gyms Open Petition, NRL, Queensland Art Gallery and Sydney Biennale - 23rd March
The Australian Olympic Committee is reportedly poised to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics if the 2020 Games are not postponed amid the Coronavirus pandemic. The Queensland Art...
Mar 23, 2020
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LPA seeks targeted financial stimulus for live performance industry
Live Performance Australia (LPA) is calling for a targeted industry package advising that without this financial assistance there will be no bridge to recovery for many...
Mar 23, 2020
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Sydney Fringe plans to go ahead with 2020 Spring Festival
Sydney Fringe Festival, New South Wales’ largest independent arts festival, announced today that the 2020 Festival will go ahead, playing a crucial role in creating...
Mar 22, 2020
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Creative New Zealand establishes multi-million dollar Coronavirus response
Creative New Zealand’s governing body, the Arts Council, has empowered the national arts development agency to establish a multi-million-dollar Emergency Response Package to...
Mar 21, 2020
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LPA concerned over Government’s inaction in helping cultural sector survive Coronavirus crisis
With festivals cancelled, and live theatre and music venues closing their doors, Live Performance Australia (LPA) has advised that it is "extremely concerned" that governments...
Mar 20, 2020
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Palace Cinemas respond to COVID-19
Palace Cinemas have announced the temporary closure of all Palace Cinema locations from Thursday 19th March for an indefinite period to protect both staff and patrons during the...
Mar 19, 2020
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PAC Australia highlight Coronavirus threat to ongoing viability of performing arts centres
Performing arts peak body, PAC Australia, has highlighted that performing arts centres across the country are dealing with the prospect of ongoing, long-term shutdowns, with an...
Mar 18, 2020
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Queensland Arts to receive $8 million in funding relief through COVID-19 crisis
The Queensland Government has today announced funding support of over $8 million as a relief measure for Queensland’s Arts sector workforce, to help mitigate the impact of...
Mar 18, 2020
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New landmark sculpture for Perth
As part of the City of Perth’s East End Revitalisation project, Perth will see the installation of a new public artwork, Cygna (The Swan), a modernist interpretation of Perth’s...
Mar 18, 2020
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Perth Festival supports Live Performance Australia’s call for immediate economic stimulus
Perth Festival are supporting the Live Performance Australia’s calls for an immediate and targeted economic stimulus from government as the entire arts and culture ecosystem is...
Mar 18, 2020
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Adelaide Festival Centre and Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre announce venue closures
Following declarations of public health emergencies in both South Australia and Victoria, the Adelaide Festival Centre and the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)...
Mar 17, 2020
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LPA calls for $850 million live performance support and stimulus package
With festivals, performing arts events and live shows around the country being cancelled in an attempt to stop the spread of coronavirus, Live Performance Australia (LPA) has...
Mar 17, 2020
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HOTA and MONA close to prevent spread of Coronavirus
Home of the Arts (HOTA) on Queensland’s Gold Coast and the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart have both announced that they will be closing in response to the rapidly...
Mar 17, 2020
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Australian Arts and Cultural Organisations respond to Coronavirus
Many Australian arts and cultural organisation have advised of their response to the message delivered from the Australian Government on 13th March that “organised,...
Mar 16, 2020
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Penrith celebrates 40-year anniversary of regional gallery inception
To celebrate the 40-year anniversary of the inception of a regional gallery in Penrith following the acceptance of the Lewers Bequest and significant support from the NSW...
Mar 15, 2020
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Sydney Theatre Company responds to advice on Coronavirus
The Sydney Theatre Company (STC) has released information regarding the impact of government advice surrounding Coronavirus (COVID-19) on their upcoming performance schedule....
Mar 13, 2020
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Non-essential gatherings of more than 500 people effectively banned across Australia
Non-essential public gatherings of more than 500 people are to be effectively banned across Australia as the government attempts to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19)....
Mar 13, 2020
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Cairns Performing Arts Precinct secures urban design award
The Cairns Performing Arts Precinct, which links Cairns Performing Arts Centre (CPAC) with Munro Martin Parklands (MMP) has been named a joint winner of the 2020 Minister’s...
Mar 11, 2020
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Adelaide Fringe Events support Kangaroo Island Recovery
Adelaide Fringe is partnering with the South Australian Government to support two locally-led events on Kangaroo Island this year. The first event, run by local Olivia Baker, is...
Mar 10, 2020
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22nd Biennale of Sydney embraces being at the edge
The 22nd Biennale of Sydney, titled NIRIN ('edge' in Wiradjuri) will present artworks from 101 artists and collectives, including 39 Australian artists across Sydney galleries...
Mar 9, 2020
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