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Engaging Visions for a Sustainable Future
The results of a three-year collaborative art project exploring environmental issues across the Murray-Darling basin have been revealed in a book and exhibition launched in August at ANU. The Engaging Visions project was an initiative between ANU and the Murray Darling which brought local communities and artists together to share ideas on environmental management and sustainability.
Download The Engaging Visions book
Arts Guide To Philanthropic Gifts & Tax
Artsupport Australia has developed a new sector resource in response to ongoing requests from artists and arts organisations for information associated with receiving tax deductible gifts.
An arts guide to philanthropic gifts and tax: the dry stuff will help not-for-profit cultural organisations and individual artists understand the formalities associated with receiving philanthropic gifts. This is your one-stop-shop for tax and legal information about philanthropic fundraising.
Download an Arts Guide to Philanthropic Gifts and Tax
Regional Arts Volunteer Award Winners Announced
The valuable work that volunteers contribute to the artistic and cultural lives of their communities across regional Australia was recognised at the Regional Arts National conference Junction 2010 held last week in Launceston.
The New South Wales award went to Kent Mayo who has worked tirelessly to ensure that the McCrossins Mill Precinct has become a major attraction for the area providing educational, arts and heritage programs and exhibitions. Kent was also recipient of the 2009 IMAGinE award for Individual Excellence and McCrossins Mill Museum participated in M&G NSWʼs 2008 Standards Program.
For more information visit the:
Website: www.regionalarts.com.au/
Sector Resource - Arts Activated 2010 Online
Accessible Arts is pleased to announce that a selection of papers, videos, photos and podcasts from the recent Arts Activated 2010 conference is now available online.
In an action packed two days in March, Arts Activated 2010 bought together over 350 leading thinkers, artists, advocates, practitioners and producers from across Australia and overseas. The program included 80 speakers, 40 breakout sessions, four performance showcases, a preconference dance masterclass and international keynote speaker Jenny Sealey, Artistic Director, Graeae Theatre and Artistic Advisor to Unlimited.
Further information on the
Website: www.aarts.net.au/
Urban And Public Art Strategy
AlburyCity has endorsed a draft 10-year urban and public art strategy which aims to help Albury stand out as a creative, vibrant and culturally sophisticated city.
The strategy ensures there is a formal process for commissioning new public art works, monuments, and memorials.
The strategy includes commissioning large scale international standard works every three years, with $210,000 to be reserved over 10 years for these significant works. A community-based ephemeral project is planned for Table Top, a large-scale permanent work will be commissioned for Thurgoona, and the strategy notes that temporary and permanent works should be located in Lavington.
The strategy provides for emerging artists to be mentored and local artists, craftspeople, artisans and designers to be commissioned. It also aims to encourage public art to be included in private developments. The strategy also ensures that free heritage advice and resources are available to people who own heritage buildings in Albury.
Download the Draft Urban and Public Art Strategy (196KB)
Comments will be received until close of business Monday 27 September 2010 and should be addressed to Vanessa Keenan, PO Box 323 Albury NSW 2640 or via email.
Does Broadband Matter To You?
In the wash-up to the Federal election and the uncertainty around the future of the National Broadband Network, the national Regional Arts Development Officer meeting is teaming up with Feral Arts on a Rural Broadband Campaign.
We are calling on rural and regional Australians to add their voice to an online campaign about access to high speed broadband. We are gathering a collection of digital postcards from across the country. People are sharing their views on why high speed broadband is critical to the future of the arts in rural and regional communities.
Now is the moment for us to act to make a difference!
To Get Involved Download The Guidelines
Advance Your Screen Music Career and Attend SPAA
Applications Due: Monday September 20
APRA & AMCOS is giving 10 emerging screen composers the opportunity to attend Sydney’s premier film industry conference, SPAA (Screen Producers Association of Australia) Fringe in October, at the Sydney Powerhouse Museum.
The event offers a unique opportunity for emerging composers to participate in
workshops, roundtables, one-on-one sessions, panel discussions, film screening and social networking events.
For more information contact:
Michelle O’Donnell
Email: filmtv@apra.com.au or
Phone: (02) 9935 7900.
Website: www.apra-amcos.com.au/
Singing Leader Training and Gathering
Applications Due: September 17 2010.
Date: September 24 -26
Presenters: Vicki King and Flip Case
Cost: $130 or ($80 if you do not need accomodation)
For anyone interested in making singing happen in their communities.
An application form is available from Community Music Victoria by
Phone: (03) 9662 1162 or
Email: cmv@netspace.com.au.
Tourism NSW Event Development Workshop
Date: Monday 27 September 2010
Where: Deniliquin
Tourism NSW’s series of Regional Events Development Workshops aim to help regional communities develop and grow sustainable events that maximise their tourism potential and provide economic benefit to their community.
For further information and to register contact:
Cre8ing Growth.
Regional Event Workshop Coordinator
Liz Bray on
Phone: (02) 4969 7555 or
Email: liz@cre8inggrowth.com.au
Website: www.regionaleventworkshops.com.au
Fraser Studios Visual Arts Residency 2011
Applications Due: Monday 27 September 2010
The FraserStudios Project offers four 3-month residencies (12 weeks) for 8-10 visual artists/groups per residency from November 2010 to November 2011. Additionally, the program will offer two 6-month residencies during this timeframe to emerging artists.
For more information visit the:
Website: www.queenstreetstudio.com/
Screenwriting Workshop
Applications Due: Friday 10 September
Date: Monday 1 & Friday 5 November
Where: Sydney Theatre in Walsh Bay
This five-day workshop is a bespoke collaboration between Screen Australia and leaders in the development field, UK Script Factory, looking to films such as Juno, Lars and The Real Girl and Little Miss Sunshine as examples of stories that offer audiences engagement with complex, unorthodox and compelling characters bedded within quite simple stories.
For more information visit the:
Website: http://screenaustralia.gov.au
QLD Centre for Photography
Call for arts writers
The Queensland Centre for Photography (QCP) is excited to be launching Lucida Magazine, an online photo-media journal in 2010. QCP is looking for arts writers of all sorts to contribute to the ongoing publication of reviews, interviews, feature articles, profiles, photo essays, videos and more. If you’d like to pitch an article, have completed material you think would suit the magazine, or would like to volunteer to contribute material, QCP would love to hear from you.
For further information please
Email: rebecca@qcp.org.au
Robe Southern Ocean Art Prize
Applications Due: Friday October 1 2010
Entries are open for the Robe Southern Ocean Art Prize. Non-Acquisitive Awards have a Prize Pool of $4,000.
Categories are 2 Dimensional, 3 Dimensional, Creative Photography, Limestone Coast Artist Award, People’s Choice, Youth Art and Children’s Art.
For more information visit the:
Website: www.southernoceanartprize.com.au/
Byron Bay International Film Festival
Applications Due: Wedbesday 29 September (regular entry) & Friday 29 October (final entry)
BBFF is now seeking entries for the 2011 festival. All films entered will automatically be considered for nomination in any award categories that the film might qualify for during the selection process. Films in competition must have been completed after 1 January 2008.
Filmmakers are encouraged to use the paperless entry system ‘Withoutabox’ via the BBFF Website: at www.bbff.com.au
Your Town, Your Song Competition
Applications Due: Thursday 30 September
Inspired by iconic ballads like Road to Gundagai and Tenterfield Saddler, ABC Radio’s Your Town, Your Song national competition wants you to celebrate what makes your community special by creating lyrics for a song.
The winning lyricist and a friend will get to kick up their heels at the 2011 Tamworth Country Music Festival, as well as be a special guest at an exclusive ABC Radio concert.
For more information and application forms visit the website: http://abccountry.net.au/
Burnie Print Prize
Applications Due: Friday 8 October
The Burnie Regional Art Gallery is now calling for entries for the 2011 Burnie Print Prize. The Prize has increased in value from $10,000 to $12,000, bringing it alongside the Freemantle Print Prize as the equal richest prize for printmaking in Australia.
In addition up to $5,000 is available for the purchase of selected works to enter the Gallery’s permanent collection. The winner will be announced on 18 March 2011 at the opening of the exhibition, which will run as part of the 2011 Ten Days on the Island Festival.
For more information and application forms visit the website: www.burniearts.net/
Gospel Choir for Albury Carols by Candlelight!
Expressions of Interests Due: Saturday September 25 2010
Yes! Again there will a Gospel Choir for Albury Carols by Candlelight on 15 December!
We are looking for 60 singers (over 16 years of age) (Soprano, Alto, Tenor & Bass) to join in the fun. Rehearsals will begin Monday November 1st from 9 - 10 pm at the Murray Conservatorium. Tuition is $50 for the term. Concerts are December 4 & 5.
For more information contact:
Patti Graetz
Musical Director
Murray Conservatorium Choir
Phone: 0405 673 483
Email: pattigraetz@aol.com
Lavington art+place
Applications Due: Monday 13 September
This project presents the Central Business District of Lavington as a blank canvas to new media artists and at the same time explores the potential for this style of contemporary and conceptual work to engage the community in a time, place and space.
AlburyCity will seek expressions of interest (EOI) from artists around the country to submit works for consideration to be temporarily installed in locations throughout the Lavington CBD.
For more information contact:
Vanessa Keenan
Cultural Development Coordinator
AlburyCity
Phone: 02 6023 8753
Email: vkeenan@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Last Updated 04/09/2010
