News: Arts
The Loons theatre reopens in Christchurch
The Loons theatre group, without a permanent home since the 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, has begun performing again at the Lyttelton Arts Factory (LAF). Operating as a school...
Jul 17, 2016
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Amphitheatre to be centrepiece of new Gold Coast Cultural Precinct
An outdoor theatre, integrated into the surrounding Artscape, is to become the centrepiece of Stage 1 of the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct development. To be open in time for the...
Oct 20, 2015
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Cessnock Regional Art Gallery reopens with volunteers
The future of the Cessnock Regional Art Gallery looks secure with the facility operating again on a volunteer basis. The Gallery closed its doors in April after council rejected...
Aug 17, 2015
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New Taranaki art gallery a shimmering ‘temple for art’
Pattersons Associates have recently completed the Len Lye Centre, a combined art museum with the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in Taranaki, that features a curved facade of...
Aug 2, 2015
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Cameron Mackintosh to expand in Australia with Melbourne office opening
Music Theatre International, the world’s leading musical theatre library and part of the Cameron Mackintosh group of companies, is set to open an Australasian office in...
Apr 15, 2015
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Opera Australia dominates at 2014 Helpmann awards
A $20 million production of Richard Wagner’s 20 hour Ring of the Nibelung, by Opera Australia, was the biggest winner at the 2014 Helpmann awards for live entertainment,...
Aug 18, 2014
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Australasia needs to make the most of dynamic pricing in entertainment and sport
Speaking at the NARPACA Ticketing Professionals Conference yesterday (Tuesday 18th February), and in a feature in the November/December 2013 issue of Australasian Leisure...
Feb 19, 2014
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Gold Coast lifeguard charged after driving over tourists on Surfers Paradise beach
A Gold Coast lifeguard who allegedly ran over two tourists on the beach at Surfers Paradise is to face court next month. Police have charged the 24-year-old man with the...
Jan 9, 2014
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Art and culture can contribute to tourism
Cultural institutions are recognising the contribution they can make to the local tourism industry for the industry's benefit and their own, ongoing viability, according to the...
May 25, 2013
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Hong Kong Museum of Art Andy Warhol exhibition greets 200,000th visitor
Currently on show at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the 'Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal' exhibition has, in addition to many accolades, this week welcomed its 200,000th visitor....
Mar 14, 2013
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Opera Australia chief to take on new role
Opera Australia Chief Executive Adrian Collette is to step down from the company after 16 years to take a new job with Melbourne University in January, potentially sparking an...
Oct 4, 2012
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Blue Mountains voices join Opera Australia
Over 30 Blue Mountains amateur singers have performed as part of Opera Australia's first Community Choir Project, the largest community choir ever to perform at the Sydney Opera...
Aug 24, 2012
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Outgoing NGV Director calls for new contemporary art museum
The outgoing Director of the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Dr Gerard Vaughan, says Victoria should build a dedicated contemporary arts museum within the next decade. Dr...
Jul 21, 2012
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59th Sydney Film Festival closes on a record-breaking note
The 59th Sydney Film Festival (SFF) wrapped on Sunday (17th June) with the Australian Premiere of the US sci-fi comedy, Safety Not Guaranteed, bringing to a close the most...
Jun 22, 2012
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Opera Australia makes rare Queensland visit
Opera Australia is in Brisbane for the first time in 25 year, presenting two shows at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC): Baz Luhrmann's A Midsummer Night's Dream and...
May 25, 2012
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Dynamic pricing in the spotlight: Arts and Origin II
Dynamic ticket pricing, widely used in the airline industry, will be under the spotlight over the coming weeks in Australian arts and sport. Used to great effect in the Major...
May 23, 2012
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Geelong Old Courthouse reopens following $6.5 million redevelopment
Geelong's Old Courthouse building has reopened as the Victorian city's newest arts space. Reopened yesterday by Victorian Premier and Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu along...
Mar 22, 2012
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NSW Government announces $18 million in arts funding
NSW Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality, Racing and the Arts, George Souris, has announced nearly $18 million in new program funding for arts initiatives across NSW....
Jan 31, 2012
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$650,000 for Geelong Performing Arts Centre repairs
Critical repairs will be carried out to the Geelong Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) with Victorian Minister for Regional Cities Denis Napthine this week announcing a $650,000...
Jan 30, 2012
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Sydney Opera House Chief Executive moves to become Managing Director at BridgeClimb Sydney
Sydney Opera House Chief Executive Richard Evans has resigned in order to take up a new role as Managing Director of Sydney Harbour BridgeClimb. Opera House Chairman, Kim...
Jan 26, 2012
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Prime Minister creates new Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's Ministerial and Departmental reshuffle has seen the creation of a new Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and...
Dec 13, 2011
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Court Theatre opening a vital step in Christchurch's recovery
The public opening of the new Court Theatre on Saturday 10th December will a vital step towards restoring the cultural life of the people of Christchurch, according to Creative...
Dec 5, 2011
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VMA After Five events to be staged in four capitals
In the lead up to Christmas the Venue Management Association (Asia and Pacific) [VMA] is to stage its popular 'After Five' information and networking functions in four state...
Nov 18, 2011
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Australian festivals receive funding boost
An exhibition of six animated films displayed in custom designed artistic 'pods', themed workshops encouraging Indigenous youth to explore their cultural identity and a...
Nov 3, 2011
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