News: Culture
Plan to include Walk of Fame in Adelaide Festival Centre redevelopment
The Adelaide Festival Centre has announced that it will build a Hollywood-style Walk of Fame, as part of the Festival Centre redevelopment project that will commence in 2016....
Feb 1, 2016
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Singapore Biennale to return in October
After a three-year absence, the Singapore Biennale will be returning from 28th October this year until 26th February 2017, featuring artworks with a focus on South East Asian...
Jan 30, 2016
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VMA opens nominations for new-look Venue Professional of the Year Award
The Venue Management Association (Asia and Pacific) Limited [VMA] has opened nominations for its new-look Venue Professional of the Year Award and its new professional...
Jan 29, 2016
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Australia’s leading summer arts festival ends for 2016
The 40th Sydney Festival concluded on Australia Day with a full day of events and activities. Running from 7th to 26th January, Sydney Festival celebrated its 40th anniversary...
Jan 27, 2016
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First International Modern Art Museum to open in Indonesia in 2017
The first museum in Indonesia dedicated to international modern and contemporary art is scheduled to open in Jakarta early next year. The privately developed Museum MACAN...
Jan 26, 2016
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Cultural figures and philanthropists acknowledged in Australia Day Honours
Figures in the cultural sector are among the over 800 people who have received Australia Day honours this year, joining 40,000 recipients in the award's 40-year history. The...
Jan 25, 2016
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Lobby group optimistic about the future investment in Western Sydney cultural infrastructure
The Western Sydney Arts and Cultural Lobby remains optimistic about the future investment into arts and cultural infrastructure in Western Sydney. Founded in 2014, the group...
Jan 25, 2016
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Touring exhibitions receive $1.6 million funding
The latest round of the Federal Government's Visions of Australia program is to fund seven exhibitions in visiting 76 venues across Australia. The seven touring exhibitions...
Jan 23, 2016
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2015 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award-winners announced
Two Tasmanian festivals, an Indigenous artist, and an art facilitator have shared $175,000 in prize money from the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards. Now in their 32nd year,...
Jan 21, 2016
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AIS and BlueScope link female athletes with emerging business leaders
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and BlueScope have launched Change the Game - a 12-month pilot program that aims to create more corporate opportunities for female...
Jan 21, 2016
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FFV community business network links businesses, football clubs, media and Government
Following its successful launch event in November last year, Football Federation Victoria’s (FFV) Community in Business initiative will be hosting four business networking...
Jan 20, 2016
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New chairman for Perth Theatre Trust
Lawyer Morgan Solomon has been announced as the new Chairman of the Perth Theatre Trust, replacing the outgoing Peter Blaxell. Solomon (pictured) will succeed the former...
Jan 20, 2016
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Festival of Small Halls to revitalise local venues in Tasmania
Having proved a popular initiative in NSW, Queensland and Victoria, The Festival of Small Halls is currently touring small halls in Tasmania. Aiming to breathe new life into...
Jan 19, 2016
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Tennis Australia enhances player pathway for girls and women
As part of a drive to attract more girls to the sport and keep them playing longer, Tennis Australia is expanding the performance team and recruiting a new Women’s Professional...
Jan 19, 2016
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Study shows exposure to the arts promotes mental health
Researchers at The University of Western Australia have found that engagement in the arts for enjoyment, entertainment or as a hobby, for two or more hours a week, is associated...
Jan 17, 2016
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Applications for 2016 arts and disability funding program set to close
The Australia Council for the Arts is again providing dedicated funding for artists with disability and is calling for applications for its 2016 program before the 2nd February...
Jan 15, 2016
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NGV extends opening hours as Andy Warhol and Ai Weiwei exhibition draws record crowds
The National Gallery of Victoria’s ground-breaking Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei exhibition has attracted more than 94,700 visitors in its first month, making it the gallery’s...
Jan 13, 2016
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Sydney Festival opening celebrates its 40th anniversary
The opening weekend of the Sydney Festival has offered an explosion of exceptional theatre, dance, music, visual arts and opera to mark its 40th anniversary. Marking the final...
Jan 12, 2016
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Gymnastics Australia and Victoria University seek to empower South East Asian women
A three-year project between Gymnastics Australia, the South East Asian Gymnastics Confederation and Victoria University that aims to empower women and increase their capacity...
Jan 11, 2016
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Victorian sport report calls for boards to appoint women or lose funding
A Victorian Government appointed Taskforce has recommended that sporting associations and peak bodies in the State will need to fill at least 40% of their board positions with...
Jan 1, 2016
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New National Palace Museum branch opens in Taiwan
Some of China's most valuable historic artefacts can now be viewed at an extension of Taipei's famous National Palace Museum in the southern city of Chiayi. Opened this week,...
Dec 29, 2015
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Australian Open to celebrate inspirational women
Former Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters will return to Melbourne in January to launch an Australian Open initiative celebrating inspirational women both in and beyond the sport...
Dec 29, 2015
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New Ziptrek Ecotours audio tours inform in Australian and Mandarin
Queenstown-based tourism company Ziptrek Ecotours has put together new multilingual audio tour apps for international visitors, one in Mandarin and the other in ‘real Aussie’!...
Dec 29, 2015
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Swan Hill Rural City Council confirms funding for first step of Jaycee Park redevelopment
A funding partnership between Swan Hill Rural City Council and the Victorian Government will see the redevelopment of the city’s Jaycee Park commence in 2016. The first of...
Dec 28, 2015
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