News: Arts
LPA calls for Business Interruption Fund to protect entertainment sector against future COVID-related shutdowns
A new fund to help shield Australia’s live performance industry from future COVID-19 lockdowns is being proposed to prevent further financial damage to the sector and provide...
Dec 9, 2020
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Latest Australia Council grants deliver $8.4 million to support 217 creative projects and cultural activities
The Australia Council’s latest arts projects grant round has delivered $8.4 million to support 217 creative projects and cultural activities for the benefit of all Australians...
Dec 9, 2020
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Adelaide Zoo offers inaugural Summer ‘Zoo Nights’ events
Adelaide Zoo, will for the first time be offering visitors the opportunity to experience six sundown sessions surrounded by the evening calls of some of their favourite animals...
Dec 8, 2020
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International circus collaboration to premiere Shaun the Sheep Circus Show at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre
One of the world’s leading performance companies - Circa Contemporary Circus – is collaborating with multi-award winning and globally renowned animation studio Aardman to create...
Dec 8, 2020
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Van Gogh Immersive Art Experience continues to attract large crowds in Sydney
With a closing date of 20th December 2020, the Van Gogh Alive immersive art experience - presented at the Royal Hall of Industries within Sydney’s Moore Park Precinct -...
Dec 8, 2020
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Heide Museum of Modern Art celebrates 40th Anniversary with inaugural Heide summer festival
Heide Museum of Modern Art - celebrating its 40th Anniversary - has announced full program details for the inaugural Heide Summer Festival which will activate the museum’s...
Dec 8, 2020
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Moogahlin Performing Arts collaborate with Sydney Festival and Carriageworks to deliver 2021 yellamundie festival program
Six ground-breaking works from eight First Peoples storytellers will be presented on centre stage as part of the 5th biennial Yellamundie Festival through a collaboration...
Dec 6, 2020
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Adelaide Festival Artistic Directors discuss why 36th Adelaide Festival is special
Adelaide Festival Artistic Directors Rachel Healy and Neil Armfield have shared why they consider the 36th Adelaide Festival - launched today, at the Adelaide Festival Theatre –...
Dec 2, 2020
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2020 National Arts and Disability Awards celebrates outstanding achievement
On the International Day of People with Disability, Emily Crockford, Gaelle Mellis and Abbie Madden have been named recipients of the 2020 National Arts and Disability Awards,...
Dec 2, 2020
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New appointments announced for NSW cultural institutions
NSW Minister for the Arts Don Harwin has today announced four new appointments and twelve reappointments across the NSW State Cultural Institutions, which will take effect from...
Dec 2, 2020
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2020 Queensland Government Budget provides record funding for arts, sport and tourism
The Budget delivered by the Queensland Government yesterday has provided significant investment to back economic recovery and infrastructure to help the state emerge from the...
Dec 1, 2020
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Sydney Showground collaborates with Expertise Events to deliver innovative event
Sydney Showground will be working alongside Expertise Events to deliver one of Australia’s largest pop-culture conventions - the innovative ‘Oz Comic-Con Pop-Up’ - in March...
Dec 1, 2020
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Coopers Brewery helps live music sector rebound from COVID-19
Coopers Brewery – having a long history of supporting the arts and live music industry - is taking its popular 'Live, Loud and Local' gig series on the road to help pubs and...
Nov 30, 2020
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Launceston Council releases Cultural Strategy for the City
The City of Launceston's newly adopted Cultural Strategy will strengthen community pride and a sense of belonging, by leveraging Launceston's rich cultural assets. The Cultural...
Nov 30, 2020
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QPAC opens to 100% capacity audience with Shrek The Musical
The Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s (QPAC) production of ‘Shrek The Musical’ is being delivered as Australia’s first major musical to a 100% capacity audience without a...
Nov 29, 2020
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Lucas Tofani Souza announced as 2020 Skills Active Apprentice of the Year
New Zealand industry training body, Skills Active has announced that lighting technician for the performing arts sector, Lucas Tofani Souza is the winner of their 2020...
Nov 29, 2020
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Concept designs unveiled for Christchurch’s The Court Theatre
Concept designs have today been released by Christchurch City Council and The Court Theatre for the new theatre in the city’s Performing Arts Precinct. London-based architects...
Nov 27, 2020
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Imminent reopening of MONA will help boost Tasmania’s tourism industry
Tasmania's COVID-19 impacted tourism sector is soon to be boosted with the reopening of Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) on Boxing Day – having been shut since March....
Nov 27, 2020
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New management arrangements proposed for Townsville's John Brewer Reef
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has advised that proposals for new management arrangements for John Brewer Reef, located offshore from Townsville, are intended to...
Nov 26, 2020
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Sydney’s Artspace to receive over $5 million transformation
Artspace has welcomed the NSW Government’s commitment of over $5 million that will see The Gunnery in Woolloomooloo – Artspace’s home since 1993 – transformed into a...
Nov 25, 2020
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The Australian Museum reopens to public with free admission following $57.5 million transformation
Following its closure for the past 15 months and a $57.5 million transformation, The Australian Museum was officially reopened today by the NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian and...
Nov 25, 2020
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Chunky Move Contemporary Dance Company celebrates 25 years
Chunky Move, one of Australia’s most innovative and acclaimed contemporary dance companies, is celebrating 25 years with a new multimedia digital archive as it looks to a bold...
Nov 25, 2020
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Upgrades announced for Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre
Shoalhaven City Council has announced it is undertaking upgrades to Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre ensuring it maintains its reputation as a state-of-the-art venue. Plans for...
Nov 25, 2020
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MPavilion 2020 prioritises expanded program and reuses its six original pavilions
In 2020, MPavilion - Australia’s leading architectural commission and design event conceived and created by the Naomi Milgrom Foundation - is responding to a year of immense...
Nov 24, 2020
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