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Equity New Zealand slams reduced Government arts funding
Equity New Zealand has issued a statement expressing its “disappointment” that the wider arts sector was ignored in the New Zealand budget. While welcoming increased funding for...
Jun 5, 2016
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Greens promise $270.2 million for the arts: Election focus
The Australian Greens have added the arts to their Federal election platform with a policy that will not only reverse cuts but add new investments. Traditionally the Australian...
Jun 5, 2016
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Labor pledges to scrap Catalyst 'slush fund'
Labor has vowed to scrap the Catalyst arts funding body established by the current Federal Government and return any remaining funds to the Australia Council for the Arts....
Jun 3, 2016
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Masterpieces from New York's MoMA coming to NGV Melbourne
The biggest and most significant collection of masterworks to leave New York City’s prestigious Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is coming to the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)....
Jun 2, 2016
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Rock Up Netball offers social and healthy sport participation
Netball Victoria's recently launched Rock Up Netball (RUN) initiative is encouraging female participation in sport by offering a new way to play netball. Developed by Netball...
Jun 2, 2016
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$11.6 million in new funding for leading New Zealand arts organisations
Three of New Zealand's major arts organisations will receive a funding boost from the latest New Zealand budget, with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO), Royal New...
Jun 2, 2016
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Live Performance Australia sets out election policy priorities
Live Performance Australia (LPA) has called on Australia’s political parties to commit their support for a strong and growing live performance industry. LPA has released its...
Jun 1, 2016
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Arts funding to creatively transform small towns in Victoria
The Victorian towns of Birregurra, Lake Tyers Beach, Narrawong, Rainbow, Girgarre and a collective of Western Port waterline townships will each be receiving $350,000 to...
May 31, 2016
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New Zealand's major sports commit to diversity and inclusion
New Zealand's major sporting organisations have made a commitment to establishing a framework for diversity and inclusion within rugby, cricket, football, rugby league, netball,...
May 31, 2016
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Netball Diamonds back new campaign highlighting positive role models
The Australian Netball Diamonds have partnered with Samsung Electronics Australia in a new campaign promoting positive role models. The ‘Rethink Role Models’ campaign includes a...
May 30, 2016
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Sarawak prepares for 19th Rainforest World Music Festival
From 5th to 7th August 2016, Sarawak’s capital, Kuching, will resonate with the entrancing sounds and rhythms of the 19th Rainforest World Music Festival. Each year, thousands...
May 30, 2016
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Sydney Theatre Company Director Jonathan Church leaves after just nine months in post
Sydney Theatre Company (STC) Artistic Director Jonathan Church is leaving the role after just nine months in what a former STC senior executive has described as a “palace coup”....
May 27, 2016
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Arthouse cinemagoers also go to mainstream movies
One million Australians aged 14 and over see arthouse or foreign language movies at the cinema each year, and they also go to mainstream movies according to Roy Morgan Research...
May 24, 2016
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No start date for Guggenheim Abu Dhabi project
The Guggenheim Foundation has admitted that work has still not started on its new museum at Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island. While other museums in Abu Dhabi’s cultural zone...
May 24, 2016
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Christchurch Art Gallery website scoops major museums award
Christchurch Art Gallery's new website has taken top honours at the 2016 Museums Australasia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards (MAPDAs). The prestigious annual awards...
May 20, 2016
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Museums and Cultural Landscapes celebrated on International Museum Day 2016
Held around the world on 18th May, this year's International Museum Day has seen the involvement of in excess of 30,000 museums in more than 120 countries. With the theme...
May 18, 2016
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Melbourne Fitness & Health Expo in good shape
In Melbourne for the third time in its 22-year history, the Fitness & Health Expo has again proved its status as fitness’ top event, attracting a healthy 6% increase in overall...
May 15, 2016
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MEAA says live theatre devastated by Australia Council cuts
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance says that Australian theatre audiences, performers and stage crews are facing a bleak future as the Federal Government’s drastic arts...
May 13, 2016
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CAST calls on Federal Government to reinstate Australia Council funds
The Confederation of Australian State Theatre Companies (CAST) has issued a statement calling on the Federal Government to formally review its budget cuts to the Australia...
May 12, 2016
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Tickets for Dubai Opera opening night sell out in three hours
Tickets for the opening performance at the Dubai Opera on 31st August have sold out in less than three hours. All 2,000 tickets to see singing legend Plácido Domingo were...
May 11, 2016
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Maiden Voyage Theatre Company aims for gender parity in theatre
A new West Australian theatre company has committed to championing gender parity in the arts and putting new plays on stage. Launched by Western Australian playwright Liz...
May 10, 2016
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Australia Council announces $11.2 million backing for artists and arts projects
The Australia Council for the Arts has today announced $11.2 million of investment in Australian arts through its February grants round. Australia Council Chief Executive Tony...
May 9, 2016
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Australia's cultural economy in a quagmire
In a newly released platform paper from Currency House, cultural economy expert Justin O’Connor passionately argues against the entrapment of the arts in the language of metrics...
May 7, 2016
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Women's sport campaigner Janice Crosswhite resigns from AWRA
Janice Crosswhite, one of Australia’s greatest champions for women and girls in sport, is resigning from the Australian Womensport and Recreation Association (AWRA), the...
May 6, 2016
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