News: Arts
QPAC Lyric Theatre delivers free simulcast across Queensland of Bolshoi Ballet epic
Eight Queensland cities and towns are to experience a performance by Russia’s mighty Bolshoi Ballet direct from Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s Lyric Theatre . The free...
May 30, 2019
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Study shows Perth festival has major impact on community spirit and arts initiatives
A new report on the Perth Festival by analysts Culture Counts shows that almost every key measure of artistic quality and social, cultural and economic impact increased in 2019...
May 29, 2019
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Recently installed high-end PA system boosts the appeal of Crown Theatre Perth
Western Australia’s musical and entertainment venue, Crown Theatre Perth, recently commissioned and installed a new L-Acoustics K2 PA system, with help from AAA Productions and...
May 29, 2019
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Victorian Budget delivers $225.5 million investment in creative industry
The Victorian Budget includes $225.5 million over four years for initiatives that will benefit individual creative practitioners, small to medium organisations and businesses...
May 28, 2019
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Carriageworks names Blair French as new Chief Executive
The Board of Sydney’s Carriageworks venue has announced the appointment of Blair French as its new Chief Executive, replacing Lisa Havilah who now head Sydney’s MAAS and...
May 28, 2019
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Brisbane's Fortitude Music Hall set to open in July
Construction work on Brisbane’s newest live music venue, The Fortitude Music Hall, is approaching completion, with the venue scheduled to open in late July. Set to be the...
May 27, 2019
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Live Performance Australia welcomes new Federal Arts Minister
Live Performance Australia (LPA) has congratulated Paul Fletcher on his appointment as the new Federal Minister for the Arts, Communications and Cyber Safety. LPA Chief...
May 27, 2019
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ICC Sydney welcomes students to Inaugural Vivid School
International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) will welcome high school students from across Sydney to Vivid School, the first vocational education program of its kind...
May 26, 2019
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Goulburn Mulwaree Council advances plans for performing arts venue
Goulburn Mulwaree Council is to move forward with plans to construct a a 400-seat Performing Arts Centre in the NSW city. The Council last week voted to back plans for an $18.5...
May 26, 2019
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison names leisure portfolios in new cabinet
Having secured a majority Government, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced his new Cabinet and ministerial positions, with a comprehensive suite of changes...
May 26, 2019
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Louvre breaks attendance records as Europe maintains lead in global museum market
The Louvre in Paris, already the world’s top-attended museum, had a record-breaking year with 10.2 million visitors in 2018. As reported in the latest edition of the TEA/AECOM...
May 24, 2019
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Bankwest Stadium to host revived Ticketing Professionals Australia Conference
Mission Tickets has announced that it is to revive the Ticketing Professionals Australia Conference, last held in 2014, curating and organising a technical and data driven...
May 23, 2019
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Fears that funding for Tasmania's MONA being used as a ‘political football’
The Tasmanian tourism industry has been warned not to allow partisan interest to turn it into a “political football”. Speaking to the Hobart Mercury, Tourism Industry Council...
May 22, 2019
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Creative Victoria announce Innovation in Marketing grant recipients
An online art auction, a professional development program for regional drama teachers and an E-sports racing series are a few of the projects sharing more than $160,000 of...
May 21, 2019
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Western Australian Government to develop arts links with South East Asia
The Western Australian Government has established an artist exchange program where members of WA’s creative industries will be able to visit and carry out their work in South...
May 21, 2019
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The power of arts in education is highlighted during International Arts Education Week
To celebrate International Arts Education Week, the Australian Government Department of Communications and the Arts has taken a look at a different but powerful way to engage...
May 20, 2019
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Creative New Zealand welcomes return of a formal wellbeing focus for local government
New Zealand Government agency Creative NZ has welcomed the return of a formal well-being focus for local government, through the Local Government (Community Wellbeing) Amendment...
May 19, 2019
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Destination NSW tourism video focuses on Western Sydney diversity
Destination NSW, the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency has produced a video featuring key attractions in Parramatta, Penrith, The Hills District, Liverpool,...
May 17, 2019
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Vivid Sydney 2019 venues to be transformed through curated music program
The Vivid X|Celerate music program of events for the Vivid Sydney 2019 festival is designed to boost the growth of Sydney’s live music scene with support from the City of...
May 16, 2019
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Australian Museum secures three major awards
The Australian Museum has secured three major museum awards including the Museums & Galleries National Award for Best Temporary exhibition (Level 2) and two Museums Australasia...
May 16, 2019
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Greater Shepparton City Council promotes BMX championships through art
Greater Shepparton City Council is exhibiting ‘Art Bikes’, a temporary art installation in the CBD to coincide with the upcoming BMX Australia National Championships and BMX...
May 15, 2019
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Brisbane South Bank to get new $150 million theatre
The Queensland Government has selected the winning design for the theatre at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) on Brisbane’s South Bank. Located at the heart of...
May 15, 2019
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Major parties make sport funding pledges a cornerstone of Federal election campaign
Australia’s major political parties have once again made funding pledges, particularly to sport, one of the key areas of the current Australian Federal election. Presuming that...
May 15, 2019
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Victorian Opera delivers pioneering program to primary school students
The magic of opera is being experienced by Victorian primary school students for the first time through Victorian Opera’s pioneering Access All Areas: Livestream Program....
May 14, 2019
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