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HighlightsNAIDOC Week | Unsung Heroes
4 - 11 July, National Many unsung Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have made huge contributions to Australian society. NAIDOC Week recognises the part played by the quiet achievers in the Indigenous community both now and in the past. These heroes lead by taking their own paths, and assist other Indigenous people set their own direction for the future. This year's theme, 'Unsung Heroes – Closing the Gap by Leading Their Way', asserts Indigenous ownership of closing the gap, including gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and gaps in knowledge and understanding. Cultural activities and celebrations will take place across the nation during NAIDOC Week in the first full week of July. Find out more about NAIDOC Week online at www.naidoc.org.au Macquarie Philharmonia | An American Dream
9 - 11 July, Central West Australia's acclaimed inland orchestra, the 60-piece Macquarie Philharmonia, will entertain this season with An American Dream, an enthralling concert featuring famous composers who have lived in or been influenced by America and its range of cultures. The show opens with the dramatic Fanfare for the Common Man – most recognised as the ABC Radio's World of Sport theme tune for so many years. Other highlights include George Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue, hit songs of the 1930s from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, and Dvorak's sublime New World Symphony, transporting audiences from the breathtaking Rocky Mountains through the early jazz of New Orleans to the negro spirituals and the nature spirits of the first Americans. At 7.30pm Friday 9 July at Orange Civic Theatre (02 6393 8112); at 7.30pm Saturday 10 July at Dubbo Regional Theatre (02 6801 4378); and 3pm Sunday 11 July at All Saints Cathedral, Bathurst (02 6331 5994). St Kilda Film Festival | South West Tour
24 - 26 July, South West In July the St Kilda Film Festival will hit the road, taking a selection of awarding-winning shorts and audience favourites to 37 destinations Australia-wide. In exciting news for the NSW South West, the Festival will visit three of its local towns: Moulamein, Deniliquin and Balranald. South West Arts Regional Arts Development Officer Alyce Fisher said, "Short filmmakers push the creative envelope producing work which delights and provokes. We are very lucky to have this amazing film festival tour to our region." Screenings will take place on Saturday 24 July at Moulamein Bowling Club, Moulamein; Sunday 25 July at the Peppin Heritage Centre, Deniliquin; and Monday 26 July at the Theatre Royal, Balranald. All tickets are $10 and due to film classifications only people over the age of 15 years can attend screenings unless accompanied by an adult. For further information please contact South West Arts: Tel 03 5881 7749 The Little Stevies
30 July, Mullumbimby The Little Stevies have just returned from their first tour of the USA, originally planned as a low-key showcase trip. What transpired was beyond all expectations, with the band stealing the spotlight at the International Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis, playing packed-out public shows, signing with a leading booking agent and attracting a swag of label, radio and publishing interest. The Little Stevies will perform at the Mullumbimby Bowling Club, Jubilee Ave, Mullumbimby on Friday 30 July. Tickets are $15 by presale or $20 at the door and are available from Mullum Books, Barebones Bangalow and All Music & Vision Byron, or online at www.kupromotions.oztix.com.au. Doors open 6.30pm for an 8pm show. For further information please contact Ku Promotions: Tel 02 6619 0494 NewsNSW Government supports Western Riverina Arts Board
Arts and health book story callout
Junction Arts Festival program announced
The National Arts and Disability Strategy survey
In October 2009 the Cultural Ministers Council of all nine state, territory and federal arts ministers, released the National Arts and Disability Strategy. The Strategy addresses the rights of people with a disability to have access to, and full participation in, arts and cultural activities in Australia. The National Arts and Disability Strategy was developed by the Cultural Ministers Council after a national public consultation process with over 100 responses in addition to input from peak bodies including Arts Access Australia. Now that the Strategy has been created it is vital that you share your views on the most important priorities for governments to strengthen, fund and support. Arts Access Australia has created a survey for the purpose of collecting your response to priorities outlined in the document and so that you can let the government know what you want the Strategy to do for you. Read the Strategy here, and complete the survey online at www.surveymonkey.com/NADS. The survey deadline is 16 July 2010. $42 million in Indigenous arts, culture and heritage support
$42 million from five Australian Government programs is supporting over 380 Indigenous arts, culture and heritage projects across Australia, the Minister for Arts and Heritage, Peter Garrett, announced in June. Funding includes $37.5 million in new funding and $4.5 million for projects that were selected for triennial funding last year. The five programs are: the National Arts and Crafts Industry Support (NACIS) Program which provides funding for Indigenous art centres and art support organisations; the Indigenous Culture Support (ICS) Program which helps to maintain Indigenous culture through community involvement and transmission of knowledge and skills across generations; the Maintenance of Indigenous Languages and Records (MILR) Program which addresses the steady erosion of Australia’s Indigenous languages by providing funding for the maintenance and revival of these languages; the Indigenous Broadcasting Program (IBP) which supports Indigenous broadcasters around Australia; and the Indigenous Heritage Program (IHP) which supports the identification, conservation and promotion of Indigenous heritage places. A full list of funded projects is available online at www.arts.gov.au/indigenous/indigenous_funding_2010-11 Film funding boost for NSW worth $25 million
National cultural collections tour Australia
Arts Minister Peter Garrett has announced $1 million in funding for Australia’s national collecting institutions to develop and tour exhibitions from their collections in regional and rural areas of Australia. The National Gallery of Australia, National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of Australia, Australian National Maritime Museum, National Film and Sound Archive and the Bundanon Trust are all receiving funding for a total of 15 exhibitions through the Australian Government’s National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach (NCITO) program. “Our national collecting institutions are home to outstanding collections of contemporary and classical art, and fascinating museum pieces,” Mr Garrett said. “With this funding the national collecting institutions have put together exhibitions from their collections that will tour to cities and towns across Australia that often don’t have the opportunity to host exhibitions of this calibre." The NCITO program commenced in 2009-10 and provides funding over four years for development and touring of Australia’s national collections. See the full list of recipients at www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2010/mr20100617.html Regional artist Victor Gordon exhibits in South Africa
South African born artist Victor Gordon who currently lives in Orange NSW has been honoured to have five works represented in a major South African exhibition titled Home and Away: A Return To The South. Promoted as the premier art event to coincide with the World Cup Soccer, this group exhibition has been curated by Carol Brown, an independent curator and former Director of the Durban Art Gallery. Gordon's large scale works from his installation Behold the Land where Satan reigns were last exhibited in Sydney in 1990 at the time of Nelson Mandela’s release and the ground breaking shift towards a Democratic South Africa. Home and Away: A Return To The South examines the similarities and differences between works produced by South African artists experiencing the oppression of apartheid and those from beyond SA’s shores who created works in support of the struggle. Further information about the exhibition and Gordon's work is available from his website at www.victorgordon.com New ResourcesEmpty Spaces initiative
Funded by Arts NSW and led by the University of Technology, the Empty Spaces initiative supports pop-up, short-term reuse of empty retail outlets for creative and community purposes. Launched in June by NSW Minister for the Arts Virginia Judge, Empty Spaces is based on the template of Renew Newcastle, a project that has transformed that city's centre with artist galleries, studios and shops. The Empty Spaces website at www.emptyspaces.culturemap.org.au is hosted by UTS Shopfront as part of the Cultural Asset Mapping in Regional Australia (CAMRA) project. It includes a toolkit of information sheets and resources developed with the Arts Law Centre of Australia and the NSW Department of Planning, case studies of empty space initiatives in NSW, a community space for sharing information, maps of projects and spaces, and the capacity for empty spaces to be logged. For further information please contact Empty Spaces Project Manager, Lisa Andersen: Tel 02 9514 2902, Email lisa.andersen@uts.edu.au Cyberpaddock national touring website
The Cyberpaddock website brings together producers and presenters to help generate performing arts seasons and tours around Australia. It has been created and is managed by the Blue Heeler Network. The site welcomes profiles for three main types of user: producers, presenters and tour coordinators. Producers are able to create profiles for their touring productions detailing the creative team, production history, technical needs and costs, together with photos, video footage and sample marketing materials. Presenters can create profiles for the venues they manage containing basic details such as venue capacity, format and technical facilities as well as photos and web links. As well as providing updates from the touring sector the site also hosts voting rounds for national and state touring mechanisms. During these rounds presenters are able to view a selection of productions available for touring and express interest via online votes. This interest is then used by tour coordinators to help develop tours. Register with Cyberpaddock at www.cyberpaddock.com.au Report on arts and cultural infrastructure outside Sydney
The NSW Standing Committee on Public Works have delivered their final report on The Development of Arts and Cultural Infrastructure Outside the Sydney CBD. The Committee undertook this inquiry to examine the development of an arts and cultural plan for NSW and the alignment of government planning strategies for the development of arts and cultural infrastructure outside Sydney, including regional areas. The Committee acknowledges that an appropriate arts and cultural infrastructure is imperative to maintaining a vibrant community life. The presence of community halls, centres, art spaces and studios enables talented individuals access to creating and developing important pieces of artistic work, and in turn, local communities hugely benefit from the creative initiative of their peers and neighbours. The final report is available for download at www.parliament.nsw.gov.au Song Cycles report
Song Cycles is a joint research project of the Australia Council for the Arts and the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), which shows that attitudes, physical distance, training and education are among the significant barriers that prevent Indigenous artists from reaching wider audiences. As the first research project of its kind, Song Cycles suggests ways to combat the challenges of training, playing live, recording, airplay, distribution and touring faced by Indigenous musicians. The research suggests this could be done by creating an environment that fosters artistic development, ensures fair compensation to composers, song writers and music artists, improves access to the mainstream market and develops a touring festival network. The full report is available for download at www.australiacouncil.gov.au/research 2010 Exhibitions Register: Issue 1
Museums & Galleries NSW's Exhibitions Register is a free electronic publication which promotes touring exhibitions available to the museum and galleries sector in NSW and across Australia. The Register is published twice a year and is a vital tool for exhibition program planning. Highlights in this issue include a newly scaled down version of M&G NSW’s exhibition, There’s A War On!, Blake Society NSW’s 60th Blake Prize, National Museum of Australia’s League of Legends: 100 Years of the Game, as well as an interesting selection of independently curated exhibitions. Issue 1 of the 2010 Exhibitions Register is available for download at www.mgnsw.org.au/publications/exhibitions_register Seminars, Workshops + TrainingLampwork and kiln glass workshop
4 July, Murwillumbah Make lampwork glass beads or kiln-fused glass in a one-day beginners workshop. Tutors Wendy Lees and Anthony Hoy of 'Through a Glass Onion' will guide you through the techniques and help you string your new glass art to wear away at the end of the day. Lampworkers can make their own glass necklace, bracelet or earrings and kiln students can make a glass ring, brooch, pendant or earrings. For those who become addicted to working with glass, kits are available for purchase on the day for both lampwork and kiln glass to create your own glass studio at home. The course price is $200 including all materials and lunch. From 10am-5pm, Sunday 4 July at Tweed River Art Gallery, Mistral Rd, Murwillumbah. Bookings are essential. To reserve your place please contact Wendy: Tel 0410 116 347, Email wendy@throughaglassonion.com.au Meroogal Women's Art Prize workshops
10 July, Nowra The Historic Houses Trust property Meroogal will host renowned costume designer Anna Senior in July for a hands-on workshop turning old or damaged clothing into stunning new clothes and wearable art. The workshop is designed to inspire creative responses to the 2011 Arts Prize theme, ‘Made by hand’. Participants are asked to bring their own old clothing for transformation. The day will include a viewing of Meroogal’s rarely seen costume collection. Anna Senior was costume designer for the films My Brilliant Career and Breaker Morant and is currently Director of the Sprial Gallery in Bega. The workshop costs $40 concession/members and $45 full price and runs from 10am-4pm, Saturday 10 July at Meroogal, Cnr Worrigee and West Sts,
Nowra. For further information please phone 02 8239 2211. WIRED construction and recording workshop
17 - 18 July, Cootamundra Over Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 July the WIRED Lab will be hosting its annual in situ DIY Wires: Construction and Recording Workshop. This workshop is your chance to learn how to build your own æolian instrument and custom recording techniques. The weekend will also include an evening of performances by Alan Lamb and WIRED Lab members, and the launch of the new website. The WIRED Lab is located on a farm in regional NSW between Gundagai and Cootamundra and is the site of the latest 'wire' instruments built by Alan Lamb, and collaborators Sarah Last, Dave Burraston, Garry Bradbury and Robin Fox. The workshop is offered for free to 25 lucky participants. Places will need to be reserved ASAP, with bookings on a first come first served basis. Further information is available online at wiredlab.ning.com/notes/DIY_WIRES_workshop_logistics or email Sarah at info@wiredlab.org History in Conversation Series | A Northern Town
22 July, Sydney In 2009 the History Council of NSW and the City of Sydney Library hosted a series of successful talks showcasing winners of the NSW Premier's History Award. In 2010 the History in Conversation series returns, starting with the documentary A Northern Town. A Northern Town is a sobering look at racism in Kempsey, New South Wales. Set in an Indigenous owned and operated aged care facility housing both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, this powerful documentary challenges the viewer to consider the past and present in new ways. Director, Rachel Lander, and Producer, Dylan Blowen, won the NSW Premier's History Award for Multimedia in 2009. They will show excerpts from the film and discuss its making. This is a NAIDOC week event and is free for Library and HCNSW members and $10 for non-members. At 6pm for a 6.30pm start at Surry Hills Library, 405 Crown St, Surry Hills, Sydney. Bookings are essential: Tel 02 8374 6230, Email library@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au OpportunitiesGlee Club Australia LA Tour | Auditions
9 July, Naremburn KICK Performance Group from the Australian Institute for Performing Arts (AIPA) will be holding an open audition for Glee Club Australia’s December LA Tour on 9 July in Naremburn. Those chosen will perform at Disneyland, California Adventure Park, Universal Studios, Knots Berry Farm and Hollywood Blvd and have the chance to sing as soloists at an open mic night, plus take dance classes or specialist vocal workshops. For LA-ready performers ready to make the move, introductions and meetings with agents and managers will be arranged. Applicants must RSVP and an audition time will be scheduled for them. From 6-8pm on Friday 9 July at AIPA studios, 40 Merrenburn Avenue, Naremburn. To RSVP please contact AIPA: Tel 02 9966 4030, Email tours@aipa.com.au The Boy from Oz Band | Call for expressions of interest
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre is proud to be presenting The Boy from Oz from 13-27 November 2010. The Theatre is now seeking expressions of interest from musicians who are interested in being part of the band in the production. The time commitment would be from mid August to late November. Musicians need to supply their own equipment and must be experienced players who are able to demonstrate an ability to play a variety of styles based around the music of Peter Allen. The ability to read music is preferred as the music is all scored. Punctuality and reliability are essential requirements in this production. Players are needed for guitar, bass, drums and keyboard. Keyboard players are required to have some experience in playing orchestral parts, such as string lines and brass lines on the keyboard. For an expression of interest form please email theatre@wagga.nsw.gov.au Bell Shakespeare Regional Scholarship | Auditions
30 July, Lismore One life-changing week in Sydney. A lifetime of possibilities. The Bell Shakespeare Regional Performance Scholarship gives students in remote areas the chance to learn and perform Shakespeare with some of the most experienced Shakespearean actors in Australia. Masterclasses, backstage tours, tickets to live performances and a front row seat at a week of Bell Shakespeare rehearsals. On top of that, students are given accommodation (along with a parent or guardian), and the opportunity to perform their winning monologue for John Bell and a Bell Shakespeare cast. Auditions take place from 4pm on Friday 30 July at Lismore City Hall, 1 Bounty St, Lismore. Visit the Bell Shakespeare website at www.bellshakespeare.com.au for full application details, then contact NORPA to book your audition slot: marketing@norpa.org.au Rottofest 2010 | Call for entries
The Search for Australia’s funniest filmmakers begins on Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Following the sold-out success of the inaugural Rottofest in 2009, Rottnest Island will come alive for 3 days from 27-29 August as Rottofest returns in 2010 to showcase the nation's best comedians, filmmakers and musicians. The 'Search for Australia’s Funniest Filmmakers' is a new and exciting addition to Rottofest aimed at stimulating comedy film production nationwide. The competition contains two categories for filmmakers to enter: funniest skit (up to 3 minutes in length) and funniest film (3-15 minutes in length). Selected films will be showcased at Rottofest 2010 and also screened at the 9th Annual Bohemia Outdoor Film Festival in 2011. Guidelines and application details online: www.rottofest.com.au Brooch the Subject IV | Call for entries
Entries are now open for Brooch the Subject IV, a unique exhibition of small 'wearable' artworks. Let your creativity run wild and show the world what you can do in the field of 2D or 3D wearable art. Now in its fourth year, this popular show will tour from Fitzroy to South Yarra, Victoria, for the first time – so you'll get even more exposure for your artwork. Guidelines and application details online: www.contemporaryartsociety.org.au NAISDA Dance College | Call for applications
National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA) is a registered training organisation where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons between the ages of 18–30 years of age can audition to become a part of NAISDA Dance College. Situated in Mount Penang Parklands at Kariong on the NSW Central Coast, the College currently offers Certificate II in Careers in Dance (entry level), Certificate III in Careers in Dance, Certificate IV in Careers in Dance and a Diploma in Careers in Dance. Auditions for the 2011 intake will run from 6-8 October 2010. For an audition booklet and application form please contact NAISDA National Development Officer, Temple Williams: Tel 02 4340 3151, Email t.williams@naisda.com.au Closing 20 August EmploymentCoffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium | Tutors
Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium is a not-for-profit organisation providing quality music tuition to the Coffs Coast community. The Conservatorium is soon to move into new and larger premises affording the opportunity to expand programs and engage additional teacher staff from Term 3, which commences on Monday 19 July. Positions are available for piano, voice and strings. Preference will be given to tutors who hold a relevant teaching qualification and/or can demonstrate and substantiate their teaching experience. Expressions of interest will include a resume containing two referees, accompanied by a covering letter. These should be emailed to director@coffscon.org.au or posted to Carol Hellmers, Director, Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium, PO Box 6527, Coffs Harbour Plaza NSW 2450. For further information please phone 02 6652 1592. Parkes Elvis Festival | Manager
The famous CountryLink Parkes Elvis Festival is seeking a dynamic full time Manager to support and lead the Festival through an exciting period of growth. The position will ensure the continued momentum, sustainability and viability of the Festival. The primary purpose of the position is to enhance the partnership between Parkes Shire Council and Elvis Revival Inc. to achieve the 'Vision, Mission and Goals' of the CountryLink Parkes Elvis Festival. An information pack is available online at www.parkes.nsw.gov.au/council/1098/11346.html Closing 7 July Museums and Art Galleries NT | Director
The Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) is made up of the main facility at Bullocky Point in Darwin, as well as the Museum of Central Australia, the Strehlow Research Centre in Alice Springs and several historic sites. Collectively MAGNT forms the premier cultural institution in the Northern Territory. The department is seeking to appoint an energetic Director with the vision and proven leadership experience to build on MAGNT’s strong history and position it for sustainable growth and development into the future. The successful candidate will join the department and work with an Advisory Board. They must have a significant record of achievement and senior management experience in the Australian cultural field and be able to demonstrate the ability to work across disciplines. A total remuneration package of $183,862 is available. For further information please phone Hugh Leschen on 08 8924 4142. Closing 9 July ICE | Coordinator, Artist Professional Development Project
Are you an energetic and organised individual who is passionate about supporting artists and the creative sector in Western Sydney? Are you web savvy, entrepreneurial and do you have media or communications experience? ICE are seeking a coordinator for their Artist Professional Development Project. In this role you will deliver training to artists, maintain their arts website, spearhead partnerships and implement strategies to grow the project. Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE) is a cultural and arts organisation that exists to support Western Sydney communities and artists to build community resilience, autonomy and infrastructure and to enhance quality of life and well-being. A total remuneration package of $55,000 is available. Application details are available online at www.ice.org.au/about/jobs Closing 9 July Grants, Fellowships + ResidenciesArts NSW Grants
Closing 2 August: Project Funding – Quick Response Grants of $3,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organisations to support national and international opportunities relating to professional and artistic development. Guidelines and application details available here. Closing 9 August: NSW Indigenous History Fellowship A $20,000 grant offered biennially to a person living in NSW to research and produce work of historical interest relating to NSW from an Indigenous point of view. Guidelines and application details available here. Closing 31 August: Artists in Schools – Extended Residencies Up to $35,000 to assist schools to acquire an artist in residence for at least two terms or 50 days. Guidelines and application details available here. Australia Council for the Arts | Visual Arts Grants
Closing 3 August: Visual Arts Emeritus Award and Medal Worth $40,000 (Award) and $10,000 (Medal), these awards recognise the special achievements of visual artists and arts writers who are making an outstanding contribution to the development of Australian art. Closing 16 August: Presentation and Promotion Assists arts organisations to present and promote contemporary Australian craft, design, media and visual arts to audiences in Australia and overseas. Skills and Arts Development – General Supports professional development opportunities for craftspeople, designers, media artists, visual artists, arts writers and curators. Skills and Arts Development – Residencies Supports residencies for craftspeople, designers, media artists, visual artists, arts writers and curators. Guidelines and application details online: www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants Regional Arts Fund
Applications for the 2011 round of the Regional Arts Fund (RAF) are now open. RAF is an initiative of the Australian Government supporting arts and cultural activities that have long term cultural, economic and social benefits, promote partnerships and cultural networks, and provide skills development opportunities. There is one round per year with a closing date of 13 August 2010 for projects commencing in 2011. Multiple year funding and grants of more than $20,000 per year are available but must be discussed with Regional Arts NSW prior to applying. Guidelines and application details online: www.regionalartsnsw.com.au/grants/raf.html Closing 13 August Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal | CATCH
The Culture, Arts, Tourism and Community Heritage (CATCH) program has been established, with the support of the John T Reid Charitable Trusts, in response to the identified need for an independent and flexible source of funding of up to $250,000 a year, to support worthwhile activities in the areas of culture and tourism, the arts, history and heritage. Activities which enrich the life of rural and remote communities are often centred on arts and culture, history and heritage and public tourism. This program aims to meet this need. Guidelines and application details online: www.frrr.org.au/programsDetail.asp?ProgramID=10 Closing 13 August NAVA Grants
Janet Holmes à Court Artists Grant Grants of $500 for individuals and $1,000 for groups towards the costs of public presentation of visual arts, craft and design. This can include, but is not limited to, framing, media releases, media photographs, advertising, space rental, installation costs, promotional printing, mail outs, documentation, freight, travel, equipment rental, insurance, technical assistance and opening costs. Marketing Grant for NSW Artists Grants of up to $1,250 for individuals and $2,500 for groups to assist professional visual artists and craftspeople in NSW to effectively promote and market their work throughout NSW, interstate and overseas through creative and cost effective marketing initiatives and campaigns. Guidelines and application details online: www.visualarts.net.au/grantsprizes/navagrants Closing 15 August DEWHA | Contemporary Touring Initiative
The Contemporary Touring Initiative is part of the Australian Government's ongoing commitment to contemporary Australian visual arts and craft and aims to encourage wider audience access to Australian visual arts and craft through quality publications, education and public programs that are a part of touring exhibitions. It also encourages collecting institutions to form curatorial partnerships and collaborate with other organisations contributing to mentoring opportunities and skills transfer. The closing date for applications for funding under the Contemporary Touring Initiative is 25 August 2010, for projects commencing on or after 1 February 2011. Guidelines and application details online: www.arts.gov.au/arts/contemporary_touring_initiative Closing 25 August Australia Council for the Arts | Dance Grants
Projects Supports the research, creative development, production, remounting or presentation of dance works by artists or organisations. Artform Development Provides organisations with funding for programs of activity that develop Australian dance. Fellowships $90,000 over two years to support individuals who have an outstanding record in dance to undertake creative or professional development. Guidelines and application details online: www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants Closing 27 August Wesfarmers Arts Indigenous Fellowship Program
The National Gallery of Australia and Wesfarmers are delighted that the Wesfarmers Arts Indigenous Fellowship program, the first of its kind, has been established for Indigenous Australians with the goal to increase Indigenous leadership within the visual arts sector. It consists of two programs: Wesfarmers Arts Indigenous Fellowship A professional project-based program for long-term development, networking, exchange and mentorship. Two Fellowships will be awarded every two years. Indigenous Arts Leadership program A short-term, accredited program with an industry focus. Ten candidates will be selected annually to participate in the Leadership program. Guidelines and application details online: www.nga.gov.au/wesfarmersfellowship/Default.cfm Closing 31 August Ashfield Artist in Residence Program
Ashfield Council is currently calling for expressions of interest from performing, visual and literary artists in regional and remote areas of Australia to undertake a residency at Thirning Villa anytime during the period April 2011 to March 2012. International artists are welcome to apply. Residency applications can be for three months to six months but alternative proposals will also be considered. For an expression of interest form or further information please contact Anthia Hart, Community Development Worker: Tel 9716 1866, Email anthiah@ashfield.nsw.gov.au Closing 3 September Awards + PrizesNewcastle Poetry Prize
The Newcastle Poetry Prize (NPP) is one of Australia's oldest and most prestigious poetry competitions and boasts a distinguished list of past winners and judges. The Prize is judged blind and therefore provides a level playing field where existing reputations are confirmed and emerging talent gets a chance to break through. Closing 9 July Clunes Ceramics Award
The Clunes Ceramics Award is an acquisitive prize with the winning entry for 2010 becoming part of the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s permanent collection. The works of the 50 finalists will be exhibited in the historic town of Clunes at a variety of venues from 11 September – 3 October 2010. On offer is a first prize of $5,000 and a people's choice award of $1,000. Artists should note that applications can only be lodged online. Guidelines and application details online: www.booktown.clunes.org/ceramics.htm Closing 23 July Albury City Short Story Competition
The 2010 Albury City Short Story Competition, with prize money of $1,000 for first place in the open section, is now accepting entries. Judges this year include regional writers Ian Trevaskis and Kate Rotherham for the open section, and Susan Berran for the primary section. Trevaskis has twice received the Children’s Book Council of Australia ‘Notable Book Award’, Rotherham won the 2008 AlburyCity Short Story competition and the 2009 Booranga Writers Fiction Prize, and Berran recently signed a publishing deal with Melbourne’s Jo Jo Publishing for her series of children’s books. First prize money for the primary section, sponsored by the Friends of the LibraryMuseum, is $100 with prizes for Highly Commended. Guidelines and application details online: www.writearoundthemurray.org.au/prefestival/20096306571.htm Closing 23 July Walker St Gallery Emerging Artist Awards
Walker St Gallery's Emerging Artist Awards provide opportunities for practising Australian-based artists to further their professional careers. The award is open to all mediums of art, craft and design. Partner galleries, Deakin University Art Gallery and Burrinjja Community Cultural Centre, will each select an artist (or artists) to receive a prize of a solo or joint exhibition at their gallery in 2011. Viridian Glass will also offer The $500 Viridian Glass Artist Award to an emerging contemporary glass artist. This artist will also be eligible for exhibitions in 2011 at the Emerging Artist Awards partner galleries venues. Guidelines and application details online: www.greaterdandenong.com Closing 23 July National Youth Week Poster Competition
The National Youth Week Poster Competition asks creative young people to design the artwork for National Youth Week 2011. The winning design will be used on a range of National Youth Week materials like posters, postcards, community service announcements and the National Youth Week website. The artwork will be used to promote events in every state and territory. There is also a cash prize for both the winner and runner up. The competition is open for young people aged 12-25 who are not already professional designers. All you need to do is design a creative poster that incorporates the words ‘Own It’ – the theme for National Youth Week 2011. Guidelines and application details online: www.youthweek.com/2010/media-room/nywe-news4 Closing 25 July Australian Event Awards
The Australian Event Awards is the pinnacle awards program for the events industry in Australia. The program is guided by ongoing industry consultation to answer the need for cohesiveness across the entire Australian industry, to develop industry identity and to assist Australian operators in cross-development of opportunities between events and event disciplines. The program is all-inclusive, being open to all Australian events, event managers and support service providers regardless of event type or audience, event size or attendance, and event location or association membership. It is the only opportunity for Australian events and event organisers to be acknowledged on a level playing field, across the entire national events industry. Entries from all members of the events community in Australia are welcome. Guidelines and application details online: www.eventawards.com.au Closing 26 July National Contemporary Jewellery Award
Entries are now open for the 2010 National Contemporary Jewellery Award. The Award is open to all jewellery artists, designers and artisans Australia-wide. This biennial Award brings together contemporary applied arts, visual arts and design practice in Griffith, NSW, one of Australia's most vibrant and culturally diverse regional cities. The $5,000 National Contemporary Jewellery Award is an acquisitive prize sponsored by Griffith City Council. The winning work will be included in the National Contemporary Jewellery Collection held at Griffith Regional Gallery. Guidelines and application details online: www.griffith.nsw.gov.au/view_doc.asp?id=229&cat=225 Closing 4 August Sixty40 Proto-Ninja Award
With the second UTS: Sydney International Animation Festival set to launch in Sydney on 24 September, emerging animators have a chance to get a leg up in the industry through the Sixty40 Proto-Ninja Award. The Sixty40 Proto-Ninja Award will consist of $999.99 cash plus a two-month mentorship with Sixty40, a design and animation company that combines the love of creativity with the reality of commercial production. Entrants must create a new work of between 40 and 60 seconds length, which follows the theme 'underdog'. “The focus of the entry should be on telling a story that strikes an emotional chord around the theme of the underdog,” said Sixty40’s Animation Director Matt Taylor. Production techniques used are completely open and could include stop-frame, traditional 2D, motion graphics, 3D, photography, puppetry, film or video. Guidelines and application details online: www.sixty40.com/protoninja Closing 6 August Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award
Grafton Regional Gallery invites all artists who reside in Australia to submit drawings to the 2010 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA). The major award of $15,000 is acquisitive, along with further acquisitions to the value of $15,000 at the Gallery's discretion. Acquisitions from the JADA enter the Gallery's nationally recognised collection of Australian contemporary drawing. A further selection of work will tour regional and metropolitan galleries until mid 2012. Guidelines and application details online: www.graftongallery.nsw.gov.au/cmst/gg001/nova.asp Closing 6 August QUT Postgraduate Creative Writing Prize
Australia's richest creative writing prize for university students will now be offered nationally to those studying creative writing in any postgraduate course. The 2010 QUT Postgraduate Creative Writing Prize, worth $2000, was offered to QUT students for the first time last year, and this year is being offered around the country. Entries may be in the form of a short story, creative non-fiction, a literary or professional writing essay, or poetry. Submissions are limited to 3,000 words of prose, or 50 lines of poetry. The winners will have the opportunity to work with a top writer and editor and see their work published in the recently launched anthology Rex, which will feature 2010's best creative writing at QUT and be launched at Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art. Guidelines and application details online: www.creativeindustries.qut.edu.au Closing 13 August Sculpture in the Gaol
Following its success last year, Sculpture in the Gaol is now calling for entries for the 2010 competition. On offer is a $2,500 first prize and an accommodation package for the public choice award. The exhibition brings a new dimension to the already dramatic backdrop of Trial Bay Gaol at South West Rocks on the NSW Mid North Coast. Sculptures may be in any medium, however artists need to keep in mind the restraints of the site such as archaeological factors and the open air environment. Last year's competition saw sculptures of all shapes and sizes exhibited and a great response from visitors to the exhibition, with many pieces being sold. Guidelines and application details online: www.sculptureinthegaol.com.au Closing 13 August Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award
The Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award is an acquisitive award for small sculptures. The sculptures must be no more than 70cm in height, width or depth and 30 kilos in weight, including the stand. The sculptures can be in any medium but should be free standing. Finalists will be selected from submitted entries by a judging panel consisting of Ken Scarlett, Geoffrey Edwards (Geelong Gallery) and Leanne Willis (Deakin University). One outstanding entry will be awarded $10,000 by the judging panel. The award winning sculpture will become part of Deakin University's Art Collection. Artists short listed for the prize will be invited to exhibit their entries from 27 October to 4 December 2010 at Deakin University Art Gallery. Guidelines and application details online: www.deakin.edu.au/buslaw/management-marketing/aem/sculpture/conditions-of-entry.php Closing 13 August Mil-Pra AECG Aboriginal Art Award
Celebrating indigenous art, the Mil-Pra AECG Aboriginal Art Award is a competition open to all Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander people living in NSW and the ACT. In 2010 the theme of the exhibition is 'Legends of the Dreaming.' Artists are invited to interpret an Aboriginal legend. All mediums are accepted and awards are open to both adults and young people, with seven award categories up for grabs. Guidelines and application details online: www.casulapowerhouse.com/exhibitions/mil-pra-award-2010.aspx Closing 16 August Caldera Artfest 2010
Caldera Art promotes biodiversity values in northern NSW south east Queensland through the Caldera Artfest in Murwillumbah and associated regional touring exhibitions during October and November each year. Artists in any style or medium are invited to submit works which relate to the region’s flora, fauna or landscapes for pre-selection and be in the running for the prize pool of $8,000. The entry form, guidelines and events program are available online: www.calderaart.org.au. For further information please contact Andy Reimanis, Project Manager, Caldera Art 2010: Tel 02 6677 9009, Email info@calderaart.org.au Closing 20 August John Marsden Prize for Young Australian Writers
The John Marsden Prize for Young Australian writers returns in 2010. Presented by John Marsden and Express Media, the competition is now open for entries. Thanks to the on-going support of celebrated author John Marsden, cash prizes offered by the competition have been increased in 2010. Young writers under the age of 25 are urged to enter the competition to share in $5500 in prize money and the opportunity to be featured in Voiceworks Magazine, Express Media’s literary quarterly. John Marsden encourages young writers to uncover their talent by submitting short-stories and poetry to the competition. Guidelines and application details online: www.expressmedia.org.au Closing 20 August Thanks Dad National Photo Competition
We all have some great pictures that have captured a special moment between a child and a man in their lives – they could be their dad, granddad, uncle, foster dad or even older brother. Why not encourage everybody you know to enter the Thanks Dad National Photo Competition and be in the running for a cash prize, and at the same time celebrate the great things your kids do with the most important man in their life. All entries will go onto the website and become part of the national exhibition for 2010 that will tour the country throughout 2011. Be part of this exhibition that helps encourage more men to spend quality time with their children. There is no entry fee and the competition is not judged on technical quality – rather on capturing that special moment between the child and the man in their life. Guidelines and application details online: www.thanksdadphotos.org.au Closing 25 August Bellingen Art Prize
The Bellingen Community Arts Council is proud to present the 8th Annual Bellingen Art Prize. On offer is a Grand Prize of $5,000 and additional prizes worth $6,000. Categories include works on paper, painting, 3D, photographic and digital art, BCAC members' prize and people's choice. The Bellingen Art Prize will be exhibited in the Memorial Hall, Hyde St, Bellingen from 1-9 October, with opening night at 5.30pm, Friday 1 October. Guidelines and application details online: www.bcac.org.au Closing 27 August Portia Geach Memorial Award
Celebrating its 45th anniversary, the Portia Geach Memorial Award was established by Florence Kate Geach in memory of her sister, artist Portia Geach, who spent much of her life campaigning for the rights of women and was determined to make a living from painting. First awarded in 1965, the $18,000 prize is awarded to the 'best portrait painted from life of some man or women distinguished in Art, Letters and Sciences'. The Award organisers urge both established and up-and-coming female artists to take part in this powerful legacy and place their name alongside some of Australia's most celebrated artists. Guidelines and application details online: www.trust.com.au/awards/portia_geach Closing 27 August Aesthetica Creative Works Competition
The Aesthetica Creative Works Competition is internationally recognised for identifying new artists and writers and bringing them to international attention. Previous finalists have achieved success and recognition with accolades including: writing commissions from Channel 4, selection to represent Australia in the Florence Biennale, exhibitions at DACS (London), John Martin Gallery (London), Flores Fine Art Gallery (New York), inclusion in the International Drawing Competition exhibition (Poland) and the National Geographic International Photographic exhibition. The Aesthetica Creative Works Competition represents the scope of creative activity today, and provides an opportunity for both new and established artists to nurture their reputations on an international scale. Guidelines and application details online: www.aestheticamagazine.com/submission_guide.htm Closing 31 August Up Close and Spineless Photographic Competition
The Australian Museum's Up Close and Spineless photography competition is now open! The competition challenges amateur and professional photographers to capture spectacular images of invertebrates (animals without a backbone). Judging criteria will be based upon clarity of detail, interesting behaviour, aesthetics and composition. The Australian Museum also encourages participants to seek out unusual and rare species. The Prize for all four categories, Professional, Open, Primary and High School, is a cash prize to the value of $600. Guidelines and application details online: www.australianmuseum.net.au/event/Up-Close-Spineless-Photographic-Competition-2010 Closing 3 September Screen It Competition
Registrations are now open for Screen It, the national competition for school aged filmmakers run annually by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. This years’ theme The Environment: Who Cares? provides a valuable trigger for students and teachers to investigate environmental issues while learning filmmaking techniques along the way. This year registration is completely free and is accessible online. The competition is open to anyone enrolled in primary or secondary education and students can enter through their school or independently. Entries can be live-action films, computer games or animations, but must incorporate the theme. Guidelines and application details online: www.acmi.net.au/screenit.htm Closing 17 September Available to TourSmall scale versions of There’s A War On!
Following a very successful national tour, Museums & Galleries NSW is proud to present two small scale versions of the touring exhibition There’s A War On! World War II At Home. The exhibition showcases the varied experiences of the Australian men, women and children who fought the war on the home front, tapping into images and stories from collections across NSW. The smaller versions of the exhibition provide museums with limited space and resources access to professionally designed exhibition materials that can be shown either on their own or in conjunction with locally curated material. Further information about the small scale exhibitions can be downloaded here. What's OnFrost Over Barraba Art Festival
1 - 3 July, Barraba The 36th annual Frost Over Barraba Art Festival will be held at the Barraba Youth Centre from the evening of Thursday 1 July to the afternoon of Saturday 3 July. Art works will be judged by regional artists Anna Henderson and Yvonne Overton, fine art photographer David Henderson, ceramicist Nicci Parry-Jones and printmaker Sandra Alon. Blake Saban will provide background music on blues guitar for the Preview Evening, while the Barraba Shire Band, the Tamworth Regional Conservatorium and the Tamworth Clarinet Choir will perform on Saturday. This year the Artisans’ Studio will include Erik Dekkers demonstrating painting techniques, Nicci Parry-Jones who will use a wheel to demonstrate thrown pottery techniques, and Kathy Lucas who will demonstrate molten glass techniques. For further information please phone Sonya on 02 6782 1547 or Margaret on 0428 661 439, or email frostoverbarraba@gmail.com Macleay Valley Community Art Gallery | Post Real
1 - 11 July, Gladstone Julie Anne Shea presents Post Real at the Macleay Valley Community Art Gallery, Gladstone, and online at www.wonderlandframing.com.au from 1-11 July. Charcoal animations based on domesticity, nature and imagination are presented with the remnant drawings from the process and with digitally captured images. The imagery is full of beauty and fantasy, delighting the viewer with continual surprise. One section of the gallery will be a dedicated gallery-studio with the artist producing new drawing sequences for animation. At 2pm on Sunday 4 July this will be the stage for an artist’s floor talk and discussion, which is free to anyone who would like to attend. For further information please email art@wonderlandframing.com.au. Art Piece Gallery | Fragile
2 July - 3 August, Mullumbimby Concern for the environment is central to the works displayed in the textile and fibre art exhibition, Fragile. Both in subject matter and through the use of natural and recycled materials, they bear witness to environmental degradation and pay homage to the simplicity and intrinsic beauty in the palette of the natural world – the twig, the leaf, shell and flotsam. Louise Saxton’s tree, Weep, assembled from more than 1,000 fragments of reclaimed lace (pictured) is an interpretation of the Tree of Life and a metaphor for the vulnerability of endangered species. Echoing Louise's work and concern for environmental issues, Fragile also includes Lace Tree II by Lucille Martin which responds to the global diet of over-consumption and consumerism at the expense of nature. Other contributing artists include Northern Rivers local artists Christine Willcocks, Lae Oldmeadow and Linelle Steptoe, as well as guest artists Wanda Bennett (QLD), Aly de Groot (NT). For further information please contact Nadine Abensur: Tel 02 6684 3446, Email nadine@artpiecegallery.com.au, Website www.artpiecegallery.com.au This month at NERAM
2 July - 22 August: My Kind of Chocolate Paintings from the permanent collections, curated by Leigh Summers. 2 July - 22 August: Back to the Tablelands Using oil paints and mixed media, Rosalie Rigby explores the broad sweep and the beautiful detail of the New England landscape. 2 July - 26 September: Print Circle – Room with a View Established in 1970, the Print Circle is a group of 30 women printmakers who practice their art in and around Sydney and aim to encourage experimental and innovative printmaking techniques. 2 July - 17 October: Raindrops on Roses Works from the permanent collections, chosen and curated by the New England community. At NERAM, Kentucky St, Armidale. For further information please contact NERAM: Tel 02 6772 5255, Website www.neram.com.au Peace Train
3 July, Wagga Wagga Since it's debut performance at the Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre back in 2006, Peace Train – The Cat Stevens Story has gone on to inspire many audiences, playing to standing ovations in the most prestigious venues in Australia, including The Sydney Opera House. It is a night of music and story-telling which will strike a chord deep inside the heart of anyone who longs for something more; a journey back in time, recreating the sights and sounds, seeking out the man in the music and telling the story behind the songs. Peace Train features twenty-three hits songs including Father and Son, Moonshadow, Where Do The Children Play and Peace Train. At 8pm, Saturday 3 July at Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, Burns Way, Wagga Wagga. Tickets are $25-$38.50 and are available online at www.purchase.tickets.com/buy/ticketpurchase A Late Night in the Library
9 July, Moruya In recognition and celebration of NAIDOC week, Eurobodalla Shire Council invites you to join them at Moruya Library for a special event called 'A Late Night in the Library'. The evening's entertainment will include an exhibition of works from young emerging Aboriginal artists titled Young Warriors; music by the South Coast Brothers, winners of the Eurobodalla Shire Council Encouragement Award; the launch of the Indigenous Resources Collection, which has recently been refreshed and brought together to be proudly more visible, accessible and prominent in the library; and the launch of Dog Ear Cafe – How the Mt Theo Program beat the curse of petrol sniffing, an inspirational story of Aboriginal Australia and the journey of local writer, Andrew Stojanovski. From 6pm at Moruya Library, Vulcan St, Moruya. For further information please contact Community Cultural Development Coordinator, Monika McInerney: Tel 02 4474 1061, Email monika.mcinerney@eurocoast.nsw.gov.au Cowra Regional Art Gallery | Essington
10 - 15 July, Cowra In March 2009 the Cowra Regional Art Gallery launched the Central West Regional Artists Award (CWRAA) in conjunction with the Calleen Art Award. The CWRAA is a $2,000 non-acquisitive award and the winner is also invited to present an exhibition of new work at the Cowra Regional Art Gallery. The inaugural winner of the award was Joanna Logue and this exhibition titled Essington: New works by Joanna Logue is presented in association with the award. The exhibition is a multi-layered installation project of paintings, photographs and video art inspired by the natural environment and atmosphere of the landscape surrounding Joanna Logue’s home and studio in Oberon. The exhibition will be opened at 6.30pm on Saturday 10 July, and Logue will present a free talk about her work on Sunday 11 July at 11.30am. At Cowra Regional Art Gallery, 77 Darling St, Cowra. For further information please contact the Gallery: Tel 02 6340 2190 Taree Open Art Exhibition
10 - 18 July, Taree Each year Taree Artists Inc. organises and presents the Taree Open Art Exhibition, the only annual, major, unselected art prize held in the Manning Valley. First offered in 1953, the prize attracts entries from all over the state, giving artists the opportunity to exhibit, sell and compete for cash prizes across eight categories totalling $5,500. This year there will be around 400 drawings, paintings, miniatures and sculptures on show. Judging the 2010 prize is well known artist Ken Strong. Members of the public are invited to the exhibition opening night and presentation of prizes from 6.30pm, Friday 9 July at Taree High School, Cnr Macquarie and Albert Sts, Taree. The exhibition continues until 18 July. For further information please contact Helga Visser, Exhibition Secretary: Tel 02 6551 3543, Email helgavisser@westnet.com.au Uncle Vanya
Until 11 July, Mullumbimby Mullumbimby’s Drill Hall Theatre Company are delighted to present Anton Chekhov’s classic comedy, Uncle Vanya. Artistic Director Mike Russo says, “Uncle Vanya is a milestone in world theatre that led the way to realism in theatrical writing and performance and the very human combination of the comic and tragic... it is a challenge that will reward audiences through its intimate portraits of passionately eccentric characters”. The cast of talented locals includes Russell Eldridge as Vanya and Greg Aitken as his adversary Serebryakov, together with Emma Hamblin, Robynn Goddard and Carl Taylor. Uncle Vanya opened on 25 June and runs for three weekends. Tickets can be purchased from The Bookshop, 39 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby and by phoning 02 6684 1413. This month at Tweed River Art Gallery
Until 11 July, Printers Proofs: From the Fred Genis Collection From the age of 32, Fred Genis was able to realise his dream of working with artists as a lithographic printer; this selection of prints is a result of these unique and personal collaborations. Continuing exhibitions from the collection: Artists by artists A fascinating selection of self portraits, and portraits of artists by fellow artists, including works by Greg Weight, Kevin Connor, Bob Baird, Jason Benjamin, Brian Dunlop, Max Dupain and many others. CPM 1992 – 2009 Works on paper from the collection acquired between 1992 and 2009 through the CPM National Print Awards, a collaborative project between Community Printmakers Murwillumbah and Tweed River Art Gallery. At Tweed River Art Gallery, 2 Mistral Rd, Murwillumbah. For further information please contact the Gallery: Tel 02 6670 2790 This month at Goulburn Regional Art Gallery
15 July - 21 August, Goulburn two six two two Braidwood, on the Southern Tablelands of NSW, is home to many visual and creative artists. This exhibition curated by Cecile Galiazzo showcases recent works of nine established and emerging artists. The exhibition will be opened at 2pm on Saturday 17 July by guest speaker Robin Wallace-Crabbe. Jordan Stokes: Space in Space 2 A photographic exhibition by Jordan Stokes, opening at 2pm Saturday 17 July. At Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, Goulburn Civic Centre, Cnr Bourke and Church Sts, Goulburn. For further information please contact the Gallery: Tel 02 4823 4443 'Flying' with the National Indigenous Circus
16 and 17 July, Sydney Flying is the first ever showcase performance of Australia's established and emerging Indigenous circus arts and physical theatre talent. As part of the Heads Up, 2010 – Indigenous and Social Circus Conference, these artists have come from all corners of Australia to showcase their unique blends of skill and style. With artists from Echo Island, The Blackrobats, WA, Queensland and more, artists will be creating new work together as part of a national creative development and skill share and presenting their skills and work alongside local circus artists and special guest artists. Flying is an exciting blend of both the raw and highly trained performer, creating physical acts that blend skill, art and culture in a never before seen showcase event. At 7.30pm on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 July at Bay 17 Theatre, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh, Sydney. Tickets are $15-$20. For bookings please phone 1300 723 038 Barratt Galleries | The Hankie Project
Until 18 July, Alstonville The Hankie Project is a collaborative art project that includes over 100 works on hankies from 12 countries responding to the experience of death, grief and bereavement. In the words of local participating artist Katka Adams, "Grief can often be a very private lonely place, but by inviting every one in to share their stories and experiences by creating art work together, you have created a healing community. I have often felt that our culture and society is now missing a process or way of dealing with our grief". The Hankie Project will be exhibited until 18 July at Barratt Galleries, 5 Bugden Ave, Alstonville. For further information please contact Barratt: Tel 02 6628 0297 This month at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
Until 18 July, Beverly Moxon: Grass Roots Beverly Moxon reconstructs the landscapes of her memories, reworking collections of natural objects from places of personal significance through the medium of fibre. Until 1 August, Lisa Anderson: IVU (frozen tsunami)Dr Lisa Anderson explores the impact of climate change on fragile polar landscapes as well as our own communities in a breathtaking combination of multimedia projection and sculptural installation. Until 8 August, Judi Elliott: Fortresses, Walls and other Defensive Architecture A stunning collection of vivid works, inspired by 'the house' and all things architectural. At Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Cnr Baylis and Morrow Sts, Wagga Wagga. For further information please contact the Gallery: Tel 02 6926 9660 Pavel Haas Quartet
21 July, Armidale Musica Viva is pleased to present the Pavel Haas Quartet in performance at the Armidale Town Hall on 21 July. United in their love of Pavel Haas, this quartet – comprised of Veronika Jaruskova and Eva Karova on violin, Pavel Nikl on viola and Peter Jarusek on cello – decided to adopt the Czech composer’s name. They bring a feast of vibrant Czech music for their first Australian tour, including works by Haas and Dvorak. At 7pm at the Armidale Town Hall, Rusden St, Armidale. Tickets are available from Dymocks: Tel 02 6771 4558 Mulga Bill Festival
24 - 25 July, Yeoval The annual Mulga Bill Festival – which takes its name from the famous cycling character of Banjo Paterson's poetry – will take place on the weekend of 24-25 July in Yeoval in NSW's central west, where Paterson spent his early childhood years. As well as its famous bike ride, the Festival offers a range of great activities for people of all ages including an art show, a sculpture walk, a photography exhibition, a shearing competition, a monster fireworks show and much more. For a full program of events please visit the Festival website at www.mulgabillfestival.com.au Cudgegong Gallery | Gulgong on Canvas
23 July - 30 August, Gulgong Locals and visitors can experience Gulgong and its surrounds in a new way with the latest exhibition opening at Cudgegong Gallery in July. Bringing together the talent and perspectives of local painters Teri Hiley and John Marsh, this between seasons showing will include representations of local scenes and people through acrylic and watercolour paintings and collages. Marsh will contribute 17 works and including a number of smaller acrylic paintings based on drawings and photos from around Gulgong, where he participated in the Gallery’s artist in residence program. Hiley has created seven new works for this exhibition that feature aspects of Gulgong including images derived from a street parade for the Henry Lawson Festival. At Cudgegong Gallery, 102 Herbert St, Gulgong. Gallery opening hours are 10am-5pm, every day. For further information please contact the Gallery: Tel 02 6374 1630, Website www.cudgegonggallery.com.au Offenbach Down Under
24 July, Muswellbrook Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre and the Upper Hunter Conservatorium of Music in collaboration with Scott Blick and Blue Bottle Productions will be hosting an evening of opera on Saturday 24 July. The concert will consist of excerpts from some of Jacques Offenbach's better known operas in the first half followed by a performance of Pepito, one of his chamber operas which has never been performed in Australia before. Pepito is a farce about love during times of war and has been reset in a small Australian country town in 1945 at the end of WW2. Blick and the three performers have been rehearsing in the Netherlands for this special performance. At 7.30pm at Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, Cnr Bridge and William St, Muswellbrook. Tickets are $15-$20 and are available from the Arts Centre: Tel 02 6549 3880 The Glasshouse: Linked Landscapes
Until 25 July, Port Macquarie Linked Landscapes is a touring exhibition from Cairns Regional Gallery showcasing the work of prominent North Queensland artist, Anneke Silver. Silver's work captures the atmosphere created by the vast and unique Northern landscape. Her large landscapes are composed of grids, each piece linking to reveal the whole. Awe and respect for nature is central to the artist’s practice, and her vistas encourage the viewer to look further than the customary one-off glance. At the Glasshouse, Cnr Clarence and Hay Sts, Port Macquarie. For further information please contact the Glasshouse: Tel 02 6581 8888 This month at Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre
Until 25 July, Muswellbrook Rhondda Walters: Journey This selection of Walters' paintings reflect her experiences and travels and display a range of variation in texture, media, colour and surfaces. Northern Rivers Performing Arts | Engine
29, 30 and 31 July, Lismore 5 and 6 August, Byron Bay 10 and 11 August, Murwillumbah 13 and 14 August, Byron Bay Set a month after a fatal car crash, Engine is the story of 'Grumpop' who lost a grandson and Natasha who lost a brother and how they deal with their grief and try to get on with the future. Natasha wants to remember Stevie by finishing the project car he was working on before the crash. Grumpop is a retired mechanic and he could help but he just wants to put it all behind him. Engine is a story of young people and cars, of fixing what's broken and celebrating life. Highly theatrical, it's a funny and moving ride that will break your heart and mend it. For performance times, venue details and tickets, please visit the NORPA website at www.norpa.org.au Mental As Anything & Stylus
30 July, Bangalow Nearly three decades after their inception, Mental As Anything are still irritating the public with their highly listenable, idiosyncratic brand of garage pop. Today, the band consists of Martin Plaza on guitar and vocals, Greedy Smith on keyboard and vocals, David Barraclough on bass, Mike Caen on guitar and Robbie Souter on drums. Mental As Anything will be joined in concert by Stylus, the Australian hit band from the 70’s who have reformed for a series of shows. At 6.30pm Friday 30 July at Bangalow Bowls, 1 Byron St, Bangalow. Tickets are $32 and are available from the venue. For further information please contact Ku Promotions: Tel 02 6619 0494 Dream Run Theatre Company | When One Door Closes...
30 and 31 July, Murwillumbah When One Door Closes... is the inaugural production of The Dream Run Theatre Company. It explores the personal and universal themes of loss, hope and recovery and features five individual theatre pieces and live music. Performances take place at Murwillumbah Civic Centre, Tumbulgum Rd, Murwillumbah at 7.30pm on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 July. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and pensioners, and are available from Video Ezy in Murwillumbah and at the Civic Centre on performance nights. For further information please contact the Artist Director, Michael Lill: Tel 0419 126 671, Email mlill@internode.on.net Jayes Gallery | Line and Link
Until 15 August, Molong Line and Link is a dual exhibition from digital artists Philip Salmon and Jolanta Nejman. Salmon and Nejman have been working with computers since long before they became mainstream and have at their command a vast knowledge of how these tools work. Their works are complex and involved, comprised of layer upon layer melded together to form new multifaceted artworks. At Jayes Gallery, 31-33 Gidley St, Molong. For further information please contact the Gallery: Tel 02 6366 9093. Sturt Gallery | Isolation
Until 22 August, Mittagong Isolation is the title of a new exhibition of lustre fired ceramics by John Kuczwal on display at Sturt Gallery until 22 August. Commonly called Arabian or Persian lustre (its origins can be traced to the Islamic world of the first millennium), reduced-pigment lustre as a medium carries no guarantee of success in its making. Despite our technical advances in kiln technology, raw material analysis and the use of microprocessors to monitor and measure, pigment-lustre continues to defy commercial production. There are good reasons as to why this is so – after the pottery has been made, glazed and fired in a conventional way, it is subjected to a third and very chancy firing that subjects the pot to great risk. John Kuczwal has travelled the world researching the craft of lustre pottery and has had many solo exhibitions. At Sturt Gallery, Cnr Range Rd and Waverley Pde, Mittagong. For further information please visit the website www.sturt.nsw.edu.au/index.htm Michael Reid Gallery |Penny and Tony Coleling Collections
Until 31 August, Murrurundi Michael Reid Gallery at Murrurundi is pleased to present this selection of works from the collections of Penny and Tony Coleling. Tony is himself a renowned artist – painter, printmaker, sculptor and photographer – who is credited with discovering and nurturing the talent of Robert Campbell Junior, whose work is represented here. Penny was drawn to collecting Aboriginal art after seeing an exhibition of paintings from Balgo in Sydney, and from 1998 began visiting Aboriginal art communities. Penny and Tony's collections contain many gems and this is a selection of early works by artists who have gained national and, in some cases, international repute. At Michael Reid Gallery, Boyd St, Murrurundi. For further information please contact the Gallery: Tel 02 6546 6767 About this e-BulletinContribute to the e-Bulletin?Yes please! All contributions to the e-Bulletin are welcome and encouraged. Please send us your listing by the specified submission deadline and make it as easy as possible for us to include your material by providing us with 'print ready' type. Listings should include the title, date, location, disability access details, a short (80 word) description plus all available contact details – and a picture, if you have one. Anything that will be of interest to artists, arts workers or arts lovers in regional NSW, we'll be glad to include. We reserve the right to edit material and refuse inappropriate material. Send your listings to newsletter@regionalartsnsw.com.au. The deadline for the August 2010 e-Bulletin is 25 July 2010. No repeats – but everything is archived onlineThe Regional Arts NSW e-Bulletin does not repeat listings but there are always other opportunities, grants and prizes still available from previous editions. Access the archive here. Print it out!The e-Bulletin is designed to be printed out so you can pass it on to those who don't have internet access or take it away to read elsewhere. Spread the word! If you know anyone you think might like the e-Bulletin feel free to pass it on, but do please suggest that people subscribe directly themselves – that way we know how many people benefit from the service. SubscriptionsFeedbackEmail the Editor. Credits and ThanksRegional Arts NSW is the peak body for the arts and cultural development in regional and rural New South Wales.
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Arts Minister Virginia Judge has announced that the NSW Government is pledging $200,000 to establish a new Regional Arts Board in the Western Riverina. Ms Judge said the board will provide strategic direction for sustainable arts and cultural development across the Griffith, Leeton and Narrandera region. "Regional Arts Boards are the backbone of the creative industries in country NSW," Ms Judge said. "I am thrilled the NSW Government can provide $200,000 to support the establishment of a Regional Arts Board in the Western Riverina." Ms Judge congratulated Griffith City Council, Narrandera and Leeton Shire Councils and Regional Arts NSW for supporting the initiative. In a separate media release, the Chair of Regional Arts NSW, Meg Larkin, has welcomed the announcement by the Arts Minister. “This board will fill a significant gap in the service delivery of arts and cultural development across the state. I am delighted that the NSW Government has listened to our submissions to fund this new board," said Ms Larkin. Read more about the announcement on the Regional Arts NSW website 
Regional Arts Australia (RAA) and the National Rural Health Alliance are working together to produce a book that highlights stories about arts and health projects from regional Australia. The book will build on the success of RAA's earlier publications of arts stories, providing a permanent reminder of the powerful role of the arts in the heart of regional Australia. The arts and health book will be visually beautiful with strong lively stories, stunning images and a sound evidence-base. RAA is now calling for stories for inclusion in the book, from organisations or individuals who are working with the arts to produce positive health and wellbeing outcomes. To be eligible for consideration projects must have occurred in regional Australia or must have had regional Australians as their primary beneficiaries; been completed or be nearly complete; and happened sometime within the last three years. Story submissions open 7 July and close 4 August. Submission guidelines will be available on the RAA website from 7 July: 
Taking place in August alongside the Junction 2010 national arts conference, Tasmania's Junction Arts Festival promises to be an exuberant showcase of wonderful art encompassing theatre, dance, opera, visual arts, writing, installation and much more. With mostly free and participatory events which invite and encourage public interaction and involvement, the festival is a celebration of vibrant regional communities, both locally and globally. The artistic program is supported by funding from the Federal Government through the Australia Council for the Arts and the Tasmanian Government through Arts Tasmania. The Junction Arts Festival program has now been released in full. Get your copy online at 
In June NSW Premier Kristina Keneally announced a $25 million funding boost to support and attract Australian and major international film and TV production to NSW.
The announcement coincided with the opening of the Sydney Film Festival, which also received substantial financial support from the State Government this year. The funding boost will be comprised of an additional $20 million in screen incentives to attract large-scale production to NSW, and $5 million for Screen NSW's Production Investment Fund to support local productions. The announcement has been welcomed by the international film industry. Read the full media release on the Screen NSW website 
