News: Arts
City of Parramatta urges NSW Government to deliver on relocating Powerhouse Museum
The NSW Government has been urged by the City of Parramatta to deliver on its promise to relocate the Powerhouse Museum for both job creation and in recognition of Parramatta as...
May 29, 2020
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Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair to be held as inaugural online event in 2020
Australia’s largest Indigenous art event , the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF), will be held in an online format for the first time this year, providing Aboriginal and Torres...
May 26, 2020
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22nd Biennale of Sydney resumes after COVID-19 lockdown
The Biennale of Sydney announced today that NIRIN, its 22nd edition, will see its venues reopen following the COVID-19 crisis fo an extended period. The Biennale was previously...
May 26, 2020
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NSW Government commits $50 million package to under-pressure arts sector
The NSW Government has announced a $50 million rescue and restart package for NSW arts and cultural organisations to ensure the sector continues to make an important...
May 26, 2020
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Broken Hill Council cautious about reopening cultural facilities
Broken Hill Council has advised that it won't be rushing to reopen its cultural facilities following the NSW Government's recent announcement that cultural facilities in the...
May 25, 2020
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Sydney Fringe plans for global digital event in 2020
Sydney Fringe has today (25th May 2020) advised that Sydney Fringe Festival, the largest independent arts festival in NSW, representing thousands of artists across all art...
May 25, 2020
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Tim Bray Theatre Company seeks urgent funding to survive
Auckland’s leading theatre for children, Tim Bray Theatre Company (TBTC), has a crisis appeal underway to avoid its demise and to allow it to continue shaping young lives and...
May 25, 2020
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Springwood Theatre and Aquatic Centre now powered by solar panels
Blue Mountains Council has taken advantage of the COVID-19 closures of Springwood Theatre and Aquatic Centre and furthered the reduction of its carbon footprint by installing...
May 24, 2020
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Philanthropists offer help to Sydney’s beleaguered Carriageworks
More than 15 parties, including high-profile philanthropists, have come forward to offer their support to beleaguered Sydney arts institution Carriageworks as administrators...
May 24, 2020
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Jobs in the arts and hospitality could take five years to recover to pre-Coronavirus levels
Employment in the arts and hospitality sectors - hard hit by the Coronavirus crisis - will take more than five years to recover to pre-pandemic levels according to a report from...
May 20, 2020
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Recovery panel established to support Geelong's creative communities
The City of Greater Geelong has appointed 21 leading cultural and creative practitioners to the Geelong COVID-19 Arts Recovery (G-CAR) Advisory Panel as part of its continuing...
May 20, 2020
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Modified Darwin Festival to be a local celebration of strength and resilience
Although the Darwin Festival is returning in 2020 (6th - 16th August 2020), in the wake of COVID-19, the shape, scale and scope of the 2020 Festival will be significantly...
May 19, 2020
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Rebuilding Australia’s creative industries in post-Coronavirus world essential for economy and society
With Australia’s cultural sector massively impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic - with theatres, art galleries, music venues and museums closed – a new report from the...
May 19, 2020
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Work commences on new $20 million Goulburn Performing Arts Centre development
Six years on from the first proposal to re-purpose the former Goulburn Town Hall, construction on the project has now commenced. Despite lengthy debate about the merit of the...
May 18, 2020
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85% of patrons look to return to arts and culture events, but not yet
85% of audiences plan to return to arts and cultural events in the future, with 78% planning to attend just as they did in the past and 7% even more often, according to a new...
May 18, 2020
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Ongoing Coronavirus restrictions lead to nationwide cancellations for Opera Australia
Opera Australia has announced a further round of cancellations due to the ongoing Coronavirus restrictions that will bring the total number of performances that it has either...
May 15, 2020
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Skills Active keen to help New Zealanders get back into working and training
Skills Active Aotearoa welcomes measures taken in the New Zealand 2020 budget to channel much-needed economic stimulus through the vehicle of the vocational training system....
May 14, 2020
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Broken Hill tourism industry determined to recover
More than 50 Broken Hill tourism operators and businesses have registered for a tourism accelerator program funded by Broken Hill City Council and Destination Country and...
May 14, 2020
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Burraja Cultural and Environmental Centre receives funding for refurbishments
Burraja Cultural and Environmental Centre, situated between Albury and Wodonga, has received $430,000 in funding from the Victorian Government's Regional Infrastructure Fund....
May 13, 2020
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Survival package unveiled for Victorian sport, tourism and creative industries
The Victorian Government has today (13th May 2020) unveiled its ‘Experience Economy Survival Package’ aimed at supporting Victorian sport, tourism and creative industries, with...
May 12, 2020
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Concepts complete for Surf Coast’s community outdoor performance space
Concept designs are now complete for a new outdoor performance space in Victoria’s Surf Coast Shire’s Jan Juc Bob Pettitt Reserve. The space will be a permanent structure within...
May 12, 2020
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Melbourne to invest in events following lifting of COVID-19 restrictions
The City of Melbourne plans to invest $2.6 million in events to attract people back to the city once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp advises...
May 11, 2020
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Sydney Contemporary art fair to return in 2021
Sydney Contemporary, Australasia’s premier international contemporary art fair, today announced it will return in September 2021. First presented in 2013 and presented annually...
May 11, 2020
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Sabah adopts Tourism Recovery Plan to promote its tourism in wake of COVID-19 crisis
Under the Sabah Tourism Recovery Plan, the Malaysian state of Sabah is expecting to make changes in promoting tourism once the Covid-19 pandemic ends. It is hoped that the...
May 9, 2020
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