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Carriageworks announces significant building upgrades and releases 2022 program highlights
Carriageworks,has announced a significant upgrade to their heritage building scheduled for the first half of 2022 and has also released highlights of their 2022 program to be...
Jan 18, 2022
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Northern Territory regional museums receive funding support
Nine successful applicants will share funding of $217,194 from the Northern Territory Government’s Regional Museum Support grants to preserve and protect the collections housed...
Jan 17, 2022
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Bundanon new Art Museum and Bridge for Creative Learnings to open 29th January
Bundanon - a reimagined art destination situated near Nowra in the City of Shoalhaven – will be opening its new Art Museum and Bridge for Creative Learning to the public on...
Jan 16, 2022
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Confident Bluesfest organisers ‘charging towards April’
With 13 weeks to go before it returns for its first event since 2019, organisers of Bluesfest has assured fans that they are confident that its 2022 edition will be staged, with...
Jan 14, 2022
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St Kilda Festival program extended to nine days for COVID safety
The St Kilda Festival, presented by City of Port Phillip, will this year shift from the one-day format of recent years to allow social distancing - with the extended nine-day...
Jan 14, 2022
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Adelaide Festival appoints Kath Mainland as new Chief Executive
Arts leader Kath M Mainland has been appointed by the Adelaide Festival Board as Chief Executive from April 2022. Globally recognised, Mainland has worked in and around...
Jan 13, 2022
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Omicron impact sees call for screen production insurance to be matched for live music and events
An alliance of live music and entertainment bodies is calling on the Federal Government to extend its Temporary Interruption Fund (TIF), announced earlier this week to help the...
Jan 13, 2022
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Sydney Festival Chair David Kirk apologises for event’s handling of Israeli funding
Sydney Festival Chair David Kirk has apologised for the event's handling of a funding controversy which saw a number of artists and organisations withdraw from the Festival over...
Jan 13, 2022
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Reimagined Rockhampton Museum of Art to open in February
The reimagined Rockhampton Museum of Art will officially open its doors on 25th February 2022, following the gallery’s existing site overlooking the Fitzroy River (‘Tunuba’)...
Jan 12, 2022
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Hong Kong Disneyland presents in-park live orchestral performance
With its Castle of Magical Dreams as the backdrop, Hong Kong Disneyland has staged a series of live orchestral performances. The inaugural performances on 3rd and 4th December...
Jan 11, 2022
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What future for the arts in a post-pandemic world?
Platform Papers , Australia’s leading journal for the performing arts has defied two years of disruption - and an apparent hostility towards the arts - to launch a newly...
Jan 10, 2022
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City of Mount Gambier welcomes new Manager for Riddoch Arts and Cultural Centre
City of Mount Gambier has welcomed Diana Warnes to the role of Manager Riddoch Arts and Cultural Centre. Warnes joins Council from her most recent position as Head of Curatorial...
Jan 9, 2022
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City of Melbourne looks to innovative arts projects to reinvigorate the city
The City of Melbourne has announced the quadrupling of its funding for the latest round of an arts grants program after receiving what it calls “a staggering number of...
Jan 9, 2022
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Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and circus among performances to tour Regional Victoria
Grant recipients for the latest rounds of the Touring Victoria and Small Regional Presenters programs have been announced with this year’s program awarding grants of more than...
Jan 7, 2022
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Full vaccination mandate for Christchurch Council staff working in recreation facilities and art gallery
Christchurch City Council is requiring staff at all its public venues - libraries, sport and recreation centres and the Christchurch Art Gallery - to be fully vaccinated against...
Jan 6, 2022
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Legs On The Wall presents aerial spectacular for Sydney Festival and Sydney Opera House
Australian physical theatre company, Legs On The Wall will debut its new work, THAW, as a feature of the 2022 Sydney Festival program. Performed 14th to 16th January, the...
Jan 6, 2022
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Adelaide cultural scene to thrive with $2 million in new projects and programs
Each of the City of Adelaide’s Cultural Strategic Partnerships - which represent an exciting and dynamic range of partner-led initiatives - will receive between $10,000 and...
Jan 5, 2022
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New multidisciplinary arts venue set to open in Melbourne’s Fitzroy North
The Motley Bauhaus - Melbourne’s premier independent art space dedicated to promoting skills-based art practices - is set to launch a new 350 person capacity space on 20th...
Jan 5, 2022
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Sydney Festival issues statement on escalating boycott over Israeli embassy funding
Sydney Festival has issued a statement following the withdrawal from its 2022 line-up of a number of artists and organisations over the festival’s decision to accept $20,000...
Jan 4, 2022
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Northern Territory artists supported through Arts Projects grants
A $300,000 Northern Territory Government grant will support artists and arts workers to further their career paths, build professional networks and partnerships, grow audiences,...
Dec 30, 2021
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71 projects set to boost arts tourism in regional Australia
The Federal Government has announced additional support for the arts and cultural sector in regional Australia, with 71 projects set to share more than $2.7 million under Round...
Dec 28, 2021
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Arts Tasmania continues to support cultural heritage organisations and activities
The latest Arts Tasmania funding rounds for cultural heritage organisations will see $465,000 in grants distributed to 11 museums, collections, and galleries across the State to...
Dec 28, 2021
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Future secured for Queensland’s Woodford Folk Festival
The future of the Woodford Folk Festival has been secured through the Queensland Government's ongoing backing, with investment totalling $4 million over four years. The Woodford...
Dec 27, 2021
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Federal Government announces $19.5 million backing for 63 organisations in latest RISE creative sector funding
The Federal Government has announced its sixth round of Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) funding for the creative sector, allocating $19.5 million to 63...
Dec 26, 2021
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