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Vivid Sydney 2023 to deliver most culturally relevant program in its event history
Inspired by ‘Mother Nature’, this year's theme for Vivid Sydney's light-based art and culture festival is "Vivid Sydney, Naturally," which will be reflected across all of the...
Apr 5, 2023
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Bundanon Trust welcomes $33 million in Federal Government funding
The Bundanon Trust in Shoalhaven is among a number of Australian cultural institutions set to benefit from $535 million in funding over four years in the upcoming Federal...
Apr 5, 2023
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Airlie Beach music festival returns for 11th year on the shores of Great Barrier Reef
The Airlie Beach Festival of Music returns for an 11th year in 2023. Held on the shores of the Great Barrier Reef, the festival delivers a stellar line-up of acts each year....
Apr 4, 2023
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Federal budget to include $535 million funding injection for Australia’s cultural institutions
After being allowed to fall into a “shocking state of disrepair”, nine of Australia’s key cultural institutions are to benefit from $535 million in funding over four year in the...
Apr 3, 2023
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Immersive Moama Lights experience to light up the Murray
Murray River Council’s award-winning immersive Moama Lights experience will once again light up the Murray with dazzling displays from 30th June – 23rd July 2023 with tickets...
Apr 2, 2023
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New light installation at Kings Canyon resort elevates tourism experience
The launch of a new installation by acclaimed artist Bruce Munro will light up Discovery Resorts - Kings Canyon in the Northern Territory when it opens to the public this...
Mar 30, 2023
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Federal Office of Music provides further backing for venue-based music
The Federal Office of Music has this week announced that $2.5 million in targeted funding is available under the latest round of the Live Music Australia Program. The funding...
Mar 30, 2023
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Manager of Jilamara Arts secures 2023 AuSAE influencer award
The Australasian Society of Association Executives has announced the seven winners of the 2023 AuSAE Association Influencers Awards, with Hannah Raisin - Manager, Jilamara Arts...
Mar 28, 2023
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QMusic secures $4 million funding boost for annual BIGSOUND event
The Queensland Government has announced almost $4 million in funding over the next four years for QMusic’s annual BIGSOUND event to raise the international profile of...
Mar 28, 2023
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Works set to improve accessibility at Redland Performing Arts Centre
Work has started on an upgrade to improve accessibility for patrons at Redland Performing Arts Centre (RPAC) in the Queensland coastal city of Cleveland. Advising that the...
Mar 27, 2023
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Nine previous Artistic Directors curate 2023 Adelaide Cabaret Festival
Adelaide Cabaret Festival is presenting its 23rd program in 2023 which will be curated by an all-star line-up of nine previous Artistic Directors, to celebrate the 50th...
Mar 27, 2023
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New walking tour offers curated experience for Fremantle Street Arts Festival
The City of Fremantle has launched a Behind the Scenes walking tour for the first time this Easter offering a highly curated experience to the Fremantle Street Arts Festival....
Mar 27, 2023
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Upper Hutt City Council seeks trustees for Whirinaki Whare Taonga
Upper Hutt City Council is seeking applications from interested members of the community for three positions on the Whirinaki Whare Taonga Trust. The centre is a thriving arts,...
Mar 27, 2023
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Chris Mills announced as Transition Chief Executive for Experience Gold Coast
The City of Gold Coast last month resolved to amalgamate the functions delivered by HOTA, Destination Gold Coast, Major Events Gold Coast, Study Gold Coast and Placemakers into...
Mar 26, 2023
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Live Performance Australia welcomes new NSW Government
Live Performance Australia, the peak body for Australia’s live performance industry, has congratulated NSW Premier-elect Chris Minns and the NSW Labor Party on the outcome of...
Mar 26, 2023
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Jerry Schwartz transforms Ibis Sydney Barangaroo into a gallery for Bald Archy exhibition
Dr Jerry Schwartz, chief sponsor of Australia’s premier satirical art competition, the Bald Archy Prize, needed a suitable gallery within one of his hotels to house the...
Mar 25, 2023
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Silent disco among offerings at Melbourne’s Ability Fest music festival
A silent disco at today’s Ability Fest music festival at Melbourne's Birrarung Marr is among the offerings of Australia’s first all-accessible music festival and one of the...
Mar 24, 2023
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EVANZ backs campaign to stop cuts to Auckland Council's regional arts and events budget
With Auckland Council proposing major cuts to its regional arts and events funding in its draft budget for 2023/24, the Entertainment Venues Association of New Zealand (EVANZ)...
Mar 23, 2023
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Spiegeltent’s cabaret, circus and music returns to Wollongong Arts Precinct
The Spiegeltent returns to Wollongong Arts Precinct offering three weeks of electrifying live performance, a dash of comedy and splash of family fun from 7th-25th June 2023....
Mar 22, 2023
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Parramatta's Riverside Theatres entertains with urban circus
Circus and street culture are brought together in a phenomenal physical performance - 360 ALLSTARS - at the Riverside Theatres in Parramatta from 11th to 14th April. Exploring...
Mar 21, 2023
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New Chair and Board members for Perth Festival
Perth Festival has named former Treasurer of Western Australia Ben Wyatt as their new Chair, succeeding Tim Ungar, whose term has expired after he successfully steered the...
Mar 21, 2023
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Community invited to be inspired at Penrith’s StarBurst Film Festival
Penrith City Council is inviting the community to be inspired by local filmmaking talent and get involved in free filmmaking workshops as part of the StarBurst Film Festival and...
Mar 21, 2023
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Fiji Community Association FNQ among community groups to share in Cairns Council funding
Fiji Community Association Far North Queensland is among the 20 successful applicants to share in over $170,000 in funding from Cairns Regional Council. The Association secured...
Mar 20, 2023
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Record year of major events for Victoria
2022 saw a record year of major events for Victoria attracting 6.9 million attendees to sporting, music, arts and cultural events across the state. The major sporting, cultural...
Mar 19, 2023
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