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HighlightsHenry Lawson Festival of Arts
8 - 14 June, Grenfell To commemorate Australian poet Henry Lawson and his lasting contribution to the arts, Grenfell hosts the annual Henry Lawson Festival of Arts on the June long weekend. The festival promotes and recognises aspiring Australians in their artistic endeavours. Entries are received nationally for verse, short story, painting and photography competitions and performers travel vast distances to participate in the festival year after year. Highlights of this year's festival include the official festival opening and procession on Main Street, Poetry on the Boards at the Railway Station, the Wallangreen Sculpture Garden, circus arts and magic performances, art and photography exhibitions, a fashion parade and more. For the full program of events at venues around Grenfell please visit the website www.grenfell.org.au/henrylawsonfestival Perisher Snowy Mountains of Music
11 - 14 June, Snowy Mountains Australia’s premier music festival in the snow, the Perisher Snowy Mountains of Music, is back! With 120 artists and an audience of 3,000, last year's inaugural festival was a huge success. In 2010 the festival team have put together a line-up which is even bigger and bolder offering a feast of high energy world, roots, blues, gypsy, reggae, dancehall, klezmer, traditional, acoustic, bluegrass, folk, celtic, funk, rockabilly, spoken word, circus acts and even a bit of magic. With a total of nine venues the festival will see Perisher and Smiggins pumping with performances from headliners Blue King Brown, Jeff Lang and Mista Savona, along with The Crooked Fiddle Band, A French Butler Called Smith, Jan Preston, Chase the Sun, The Tealeaves and dozens more. The full program together with venue and ticketing details is available online at www.snowymountainsofmusic.com.au The Colour Play
13 and 15 June, Goulburn The Colour Play is a comic drama originally designed and created by Chrisjohn Hancock and the Northern Territory Theatre-in-Education Team in 1983 to be performed for non-English speaking children in the isolated Aboriginal communities of Arnhem Land. Over the years Chrisjohn has developed the work with adults and young people but the original themes of tolerance, cooperation and acceptance remain strong. In exciting news, Goulburn's Lieder Theatre Company will be performing The Colour Play at the international Festival in Paradise in Florida in June. They will be the only Australian company to perform at the Festival, alongside major companies from Italy, Brazil, Spain, Denmark, the US and Russia. Before departing for the US, the Lieder Theatre Company will perform The Colour Play at 3pm on Sunday 13 June and 7.30pm on Tuesday 15 June at the Lieder Theatre, Goldsmith St, Goulburn. Entry is by donation and tickets are available from the door only. For further information please contact the Lieder Theatre Company: Tel 02 4821 5066, Email lieder@goulburn.net.au Winter Solstice Art and Food Market
20 June, Grafton The Friends of the Grafton Regional Gallery are pleased to present the annual Winter Solstice Art and Food Market from 10am-3pm on Sunday 20 June. Each year the market draws visitors and stallholders from throughout the North Coast keen to enjoy a great day of fine food and live music. A wide variety of hand-crafted goods from paintings, woodwork, cards, mosaics, painted silk, leadlight and slumped glass, ceramics, timber furniture, piñatas, children’s clothing, country craft, handmade soaps, handmade and antique jewellery will be available for sale, together with gourmet produce. The market is also a great opportunity for visitors to see current exhibitions at the Gallery, which will host a free art activity for families on the day. At Grafton Regional Gallery, 158 Fitzroy St, Grafton. For further information please contact the Gallery on 02 6642 3177 Lismore Lantern Parade
26 June, Lismore The lantern is a positive metaphor for community optimism and hope throughout the world, and it was from this powerful tradition that the Lismore Lantern Parade was born. Each year the parade involves participants from throughout the Northern Rivers as well as visitors to the region who attend workshops in lantern, mask and costume making in preparation for the spectacular parade and carnival. This year the theme of the parade is 'seeds' which is bound to bring forth many beautiful illuminations referencing gardens, flowers, growth and renewal. The Lismore Lantern Parade will be held on Saturday 26 June from 5.30pm. Entries to the parade are open until 12 June, with registration details available online at www.lanternparade.com Regional Arts NSW NewsApplications open for Regional Arts Fund 2011
Applications are now being accepted for the Regional Arts Fund (NSW), one of the key funding sources for arts and cultural activities in regional, rural and remote communities of NSW. The Regional Arts Fund (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. In NSW, RAF is administered by Regional Arts NSW. “We received a record number of applications for the 2010 funding round which demonstrated the importance of this program for regional arts organisations,” said Elizabeth Rogers, CEO of Regional Arts NSW. “A total amount of $271,600 was approved for a wide range of projects that will leave long term benefits in Regional NSW." Funding is available for one or two year projects commencing after 1 January 2011 in the categories of 'New Initiatives', 'Partnerships' and 'Residencies and Mentorships'. Applications close 13 August 2010. Guidelines and application details online: www.regionalartsnsw.com.au/grants/raf Regional Arts NSW funding workshops
8 June, Cootamundra 9 June, Walla Walla 10 June, Tocumwal 17 June, Moree 18 June, Narrabri 22 June, Moss Vale 25 June, Taree Annette Eassie and Ben Sibson from Regional Arts NSW will visit various regional locations during June to present free one-day funding information sessions. Particular attention will be paid to the Regional Arts Fund and the Country Arts Support Program. All are welcome however bookings are essential. For workshop times and venues please contact the organisers in your area. Cootamundra: 02 6921 6890; Walla Walla: 02 6021 5034; Tocumwal: 03 5881 7749; Moree: 02 6732 4988; Narrabri: 02 6732 4988; Moss Vale: 02 4821 7028; Taree: 02 6658 9400. Other NewsTwenty new music tours for regional Australia
Arts Minister Peter Garrett announced in May that twenty new tours will be supported through the latest round of funding from the Contemporary Music Touring Program. “For more than ten years now, support from the Contemporary Music Touring Program has helped contemporary musicians to perform to audiences in regional and remote parts of Australia,” Mr Garrett said. "While the exposure and touring experience benefits the bands, these tours also bolster the communities they visit, including by helping to support the local economy.” The tours also bring professional development opportunities for emerging local music professionals. For example, the ‘Indent Ten Year Tour’ by MusicNSW will offer professional development workshops to emerging musicians on topics like booking bands, budgeting and legal copyright, as well as songwriting and general band craft. For further information about the Contemporary Music Touring Program visit www.arts.gov.au/arts/contemporary_music_touring_program Festivals Australia recipients announced
Arts Minister Peter Garrett has announced more than $459,000 in Festivals Australia funding for 32 projects at regional and community festivals throughout Australia. “Australians living in regional and remote areas will benefit from the new and innovative arts activities offered by the festivals receiving funding,” Mr Garrett said. “A broad range of activities, including interactive art installation workshops, circus performance, dance and music workshops, Indigenous art and theatrical performances will visit destinations across Australia." Seven NSW groups received funding in this round of the Festivals Australia program: the Port Kembla Community Project for How the black swans got black feathers; Albury City Council for Spatial Stories at Write Around the Murray; Back to Bowra Festival Committee for Parade Our Pride at Back to Bowra Hinterland Festival; Ardlethan Community Progress for Youth in Dance at Ardlethan Art and Music Festival; Ukitopia Arts Collective for the opening ceremony of the Ukitopia Festival; Glen Innes Severn Council for Slippery Sirkus at the Family Fun Day; and Moorambilla Festival Incorporated for What Baggage, a festival of new Australian music. For further information about Festivals Australia please visit the website www.arts.gov.au/arts/festivals_australia Resale royalty scheme for visual artists commences in June
Arts Minister Peter Garrett has announced the introduction of Australia’s first ever resale royalty scheme for visual artists, commencing 9 June 2010. The Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Act 2009 establishes the right for visual artists to receive five per cent of the sale price when works are resold through the art market for $1,000 or more. The right applies to living artists and for a period of 70 years after an artist’s death. “The introduction of the scheme is a great result for artists and their estates – who will for the first time share in the profits made from the resale of their work,” Mr Garrett said. “Copyright Agency Limited (CAL), the Government-appointed collecting society for five years, brings two decades of experience in copyright management to setting up the resale royalty scheme. CAL has already been in contact with over 500 galleries and Indigenous art centres and is running information sessions in every state and territory to ensure that arts professionals understand their obligations under the scheme.” The Resale Royalty Act requires art market professionals to report to CAL on art sales, so that CAL can determine when a resale is payable. For further information please visit www.copyright.com.au Art Gallery of NSW launches Open Gallery
On 23 April 2010 NSW Minister for the Arts, the Hon Virginia Judge, launched the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ new educational program called Open Gallery. The program will enable more than 2,000 students a year from priority-funded schools to spend a meaningful and educational day at the Gallery. Open Gallery targets Year 7 visual arts students and teachers at designated high schools, mainly from western and south western Sydney, Hunter/Central Coast, Illawarra and country NSW regions. Each week around 60 students from one priority-funded school will spend a day at the Gallery free of charge. Their day includes a tour of the Gallery’s permanent collection including Australian and Aboriginal collections, a discussion tour, transport and lunch. The Gallery will see more than 2,000 students, from 30 schools, per year for the next three years. If you are from a low socio-economic status school community and are interested in participating in the Open Gallery program please contact the Art Gallery of NSW: Tel 02 9225 1740, Email education@ag.nsw.gov.au Archibald Prize 2010 kicks off regional NSW tour
The Art Gallery of NSW Archibald Prize 2010 will begin its regional NSW tour in June at Goulburn Regional Art Gallery. The exhibition will remain at Goulburn until 11 July after which it will tour to Wagga Wagga Art Gallery (22 July–22 August), Tamworth Regional Gallery (28 August–24 September), Coffs Harbour City Gallery (4–27 October), Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre (4 November–5 December), Shoalhaven City Arts Centre (14 December–18 January 2011) and Albury Art Gallery (27 January–3 March 2011). This year visitors to the exhibition at all touring venues will be given the opportunity to vote for their favourite portrait in the Archibald Prize 2010 People’s Choice Award and go into the draw to win a $1,000 ANZ Visa Debit Card. For further information about the Archibald Prize 2010 NSW regional tour visit www.mgnsw.org.au/exhibit/archibald_prize M&G NSW CEO Maisy Stapleton moves to National Trust
This month Museums & Galleries NSW CEO, Maisy Stapleton, will leave the organisation to become Deputy Executive Director of the National Trust of Australia (NSW). Her new appointment was announced by Will Holmes à Court, National Trust’s Executive Director. “I am delighted to welcome Maisy to this new role which focuses on building the Trust’s traditional base, strengthening its expertise in conservation and community participation through its museums and galleries, its membership and events” he said. The Board of Museums & Galleries NSW has congratulated Maisy on her appointment and thanked her for her years at M&G NSW. Former Chair, Rosalind Strong, said "Maisy will be missed by the Board and by staff and by those many individuals and organisations across NSW who benefited from her intellectual leadership and practical problem solving. She has created and sustained productive partnerships across a sector with limited resources but high community support and engagement.” Recruitment for the next CEO of M&G NSW will commence shortly. New Artistic Director for HotHouse Theatre
In May HotHouse Theatre announced the appointment of Jon Halpin as the company's new Artistic Director. Jon is one of Australia's most talented directors and has worked with companies such as Queensland Theatre Company, Queensland University of Technology and Metro Arts in Brisbane. As a director for HotHouse Theatre, Jon has worked on the Helpmann Award nominated show The Messiah and co-wrote and directed Australia! The Show!, which premiered in 2009 and will tour in July 2010. Jon said, "During my time working on projects for HotHouse I have loved the opportunity to create in Albury Wodonga. I am delighted to have the opportunity to move there on a more permanent basis and continue to develop the great work that the company does both locally and nationally." For further information please contact HotHouse Theatre's General Manager, Bernadette Haldane: Tel 02 6021 7433, Email bernie@hothousetheatre.com.au New ResourcesReview of Protocols for Working with Children in Art
The Australia Council has now completed its review of the Protocols for Working with Children in Art following their introduction in January 2009. The review found that, overall, the protocols have contributed to a greater awareness and understanding of the laws and regulations relating to the protection of children when Australia Council funded artists and arts organisations are making, exhibiting and distributing art works. A number of recommendations were made to the Australia Council following its consultation with the arts sector during this review. As a result, the Australia Council has amended the protocols to increase their clarity and practicality. These amendments include changes to the protocols’ requirements for exhibitions and distribution of images of children and the role of the Classification Board. Download the review of Protocols for Working with Children in Art online at www.australiacouncil.gov.au/about_us/strategies_2/children_in_art Literary Magazines Australia
Literary Magazines Australia brings together the best new writing on offer in Australia from ten of the country’s most respected literary magazines. These ten magazines showcase interesting and provocative work by new and established writers while fostering a culture of dynamic discussion. Now under the banner of Literary Magazines Australia (LMA), you can find them together online – an easy way to access a vital range of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, essays, factual writing, literary criticism, reviews, opinions, and letters. The Literature Board of the Australia Council supports all ten of these magazines to publish new writing. Visit LMA online at www.litmags.com.au Seminars, Workshops + TrainingGraphic Interpretations
3 June, Orange Have you ever wondered who designs the artwork for music videos? Who makes graphic novels? Who imagines the quirky and wonderful images that make a children's book memorable? And another question – can young people from a country city like Orange succeed in the wide world of visual arts? Find the answers to some of these answers at the last of Orange Regional Gallery's Graphic Interpretations lecture series. The lecture will be given by Vince Lovecchio, who will discuss his own work as well as the work of other photographers from the region. The cost of attendance is $10 for students and $20 full price. At Orange Regional Gallery, Cnr Byng and Peisley Sts, Orange. For further information please contact the Gallery: Tel 02 6393 8136, Website www.org.nsw.gov.au Sounds Live | Vocal workshops
6 June onwards, Bathurst The Sounds Live community choir invites you to join them for two vocal workshops with renowned choral teacher Rachel Hore, from 10am-1pm on Sunday 6 June and Sunday 18 July at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre. Tracey Callinan from Arts Out West will then lead the choir for 10 weeks of rehearsals from 10 June onwards. The Sounds Live choir will sing at the launch event for 2MCE's Sounds Live music festival on 18 August at the Local Stages Soiree. All are welcome to join the choir without audition and the ability to read sheet music is not required. For further information and to register, please contact Michelle O'Connor on 02 6338 4312. From U-Matic to YouTube
8 - 9 June, Melbourne The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) and Monash University present From U-Matic to YouTube, a symposium that will survey the considerable achievements of Indigenous community filmmaking as well as considering its future in the digital age. The use of animation, digital storytelling, digital video and the internet to tell and share Indigenous stories is a developing phenomenon, building a bridge between youth and elders and creating a continuity of community filmmaking across generations. This symposium is designed as an interstate dialogue, bringing filmmakers and community members from the remote town of Borroloola in the Northern Territory to meet with young Indigenous community filmmakers in Victoria and NSW. For further information and to register please visit www.arts.monash.edu.au/ecps/conferences Changing Habitats
8 - 10 June, Brisbane Changing Habitats is a national symposium exploring the connections between arts, culture and the creative lives of children and young people. Presented by Young People and the Arts Australia, it will be held as part of Out of the Box festival at the State Library of Queensland’s new digital cultural centre, ‘The Edge’, in Brisbane, Queensland. The symposium features international keynote speakers from Brussels and New York, 15 national arts industry presenters, festival shows, industry and networking opportunities, a closing night street party and more. Tickets may be purchased from QTIX at www.qtix.com.au (search for ypaa), or by phoning 136246. People of the Soil | Drama workshops
9 and 10 June, Griffith Presented by the Sydney Theatre Company and Zeal Theatre, the People of the Soil project is a dynamic outreach program of pre and post-performance activity in conjunction with regional performances of Burnt, a play that deals with the experiences of families who live in parts of Australia that are coping with prolonged dryness. The People of the Soil project is coming to Griffith in June and will engage local Year 9, 10 and 11 students in pre and post-performance drama workshops in which they create their own version of scenes from the play, creatively exploring and dramatising their town’s experiences of drought. Sydney Theatre Company will then capture these local stories in a variety of creative mediums in order to share them with other regional communities. For further information please contact Griffith Regional Theatre: Tel 02 6962 8444 Leadership, women and museums masterclass
15 June, Melbourne Museums and galleries play an increasingly important role in the cultural, educational, social and economic life of Australia. The leadership of these important institutions in a changing environment is a major challenge and there are significant opportunities for women to take on leadership roles in the future. This masterclass looks at both the practical tasks and theoretical concepts around leadership, focusing on the particular issues that face museums today. Facilitated by Lesley Alway who has extensive experience in leadership roles including Managing Director of Sotheby's Australia, Director of Heide Museum of Modern Art and Director of Arts Victoria, with guest speaker Penny Hutchinson, current Director of Arts Victoria. The cost of the masterclass is $100-$200 based on MA membership status. From 9.30am-3.30pm on Tuesday 15 June at the Lyceum Club, Ridgeway Place, Melbourne. For further information and bookings please visit the Museums Australia Victoria website at www.mavic.asn.au/events?n=6&y=2010 Show Me the Money
17 June, Gloucester Presented by the Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF), the Show Me the Money workshop will explore three streams of income for artists: government grants, foundations, prizes and residencies; sponsorships and business partnerships; and and AbaF's own Cultural Fund. This workshop is suitable for artists from any arts discipline wanting to expand their income sources and career development opportunities. From 9.30am-4.30pm on Thursday 17 June at Gloucester School of Arts, Denison St, Gloucester. The cost of the workshop is $30 and registration is required by Monday 14 June. For a registration form or further information please contact Arts Upper Hunter's Regional Arts Development Officer, Bridget Nicholson: Tel 02 4992 1033, Email rado@artsupperhunter.com.au Global Media Ideas
18 June, Sydney Global Media Ideas is X Media Lab's first annual international summit at the iconic Sydney Opera House as part of Vivid Sydney – a festival of music, light and ideas. The day-long conference will explore cultural and commercial content in a global world, creative ideas and innovation in media and technology, international media business opportunities, new media and new geographies, and new platforms, applications, and content. Global Media Ideas will be held on Friday 18 June at the Sydney Opera House. The venue for the Lab (19-20 June) is the Museum of Contemporary Art. Register for the summit online at www.screen.nsw.gov.au Public Art Seminar
21 June, Nowra Shoalhaven City Council is pleased to present a free seminar for artists, cultural officers, engineers, urban planners, landscape architects and others interested in public art and local government. Speakers include Andrew Overton, who was instrumental in developing Parramatta City Council's unique approach to public art, ceramicist and sculptor Celeste Coucke, and Sue Bessell of Wollongong City Council. The seminar will run from 10am-3pm and includes tea and coffee on arrival and lunch. Please note places are limited and registration is required by 16 June. To register please phone 02 4422 0648 or email creightonb@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au Indigenous and social circus conference | Heads Up
12 - 18 July, Sydney Heads Up is a circus arts skill share, creative development, public performance and conference for all trainers, trainees, groups and individuals involved in Indigenous and culturally specific social circus arts. The event is structured in three parts and consists of a training week open to all attendees (12-16 July), a parallel series of professional development sessions open to selected artists (12-16 July), and a two-day conference (16-18 July). The aim of this program is to further enhance the continuing strategic and artistic development of Indigenous and culturally specific social circus arts in NSW and across Australia. There will be some financial support for groups and individuals applying to attend the conference at Carriage Works Performing Arts Centre in Eveleigh, Sydney. For further information or to express your interest in attending please contact Project Coordinator, Kate Reid, between 11am and 3pm weekdays: Tel 0419 294 156, Email tangoluke@hotmail.com The Art of Digitising
21 July, Narooma 22 July, Bega 23 July, Cooma Eurobodalla Shire Council in partnership with the South East Art Region (SEAR) is pleased to present The Art of Digitising workshop. How do you digitise and publish your artwork electronically? Learn some of the tricks of the process in getting a true depiction of your work from photomedia specialist, Rewa Nolan. The workshop focuses on producing files for use in electronic submissions for art prizes and web based promotional opportunities. The workshop will run from 10.30am-1.30pm on Wednesday 21 July at La Salle Motel Conference Centre, 153 Princes Hwy, Narooma; from 10am-1pm on Thursday 22 July at Bega Valley Shire Council Chambers, Zingle Place, Bega; and from 9am-12noon at the Past Times Conference Centre, 583 Snowy Mountains Hwy, Cooma. Please note places are limited and bookings are essential. To register please contact Monika McInerney, Coordinator Community Cultural Development: Tel 02 4474 1061, Email monika.mcinerney@eurocoast.nsw.gov.au Can you handle it?
29 - 30 July, Sydney As technologies and audiences evolve, so do the opportunities and challenges facing exhibitions and collection management. Museums & Galleries NSW presents Can you handle it?, a two-day conference arming delegates with the skills to confidently and safely manage the storage, transportation and installation of special objects, from new media art to fragile and culturally significant works. Based at the Australian Museum in Sydney with visits to satellite locations around the city, the event includes plenary presentations, practical workshops, a networking evening, and behind-the-scenes storage and security tours. Conference registration is $220 full price and $150 concession. To express your interest in attending please contact Zoe Johnson: Tel 02 9339 9914, Email zoej@mgnsw.org.au OpportunitiesACP Slide Night | Call for entries
You might be surprised how many photographers have something that they obsessively document: sleeping lovers, discarded shopping trolleys, public bum cracks. Some of these collections span thousands of images and have been collected over decades. Captured, Collected, Categorised pays tribute to these overlooked and misunderstood taxonomies of Australian social ephemera. Slide nights at the Australian Centre for Photography (ACP) in Sydney are an opportunity for emerging and established artists to submit bodies of work addressing a chosen theme. From the portfolios submitted, a selection of 10 finalists will be asked to present a 10 minute slideshow of their images at the ACP and to talk briefly about their project. Guidelines and application details online: www.acp.org.au/submissions/captured Closing 4 June Cairns Indigenous Art Fair Symposium | Call for papers
The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair takes place from 20-22 August and includes a symposium for the discussion of new directions in contemporary Indigenous Australian art. The symposium will feature two keynote speakers who are nationally recognised leaders in the field of Indigenous art. Co-hosted through a partnership with Arts Queensland and the James Cook University School of Creative Arts, the symposium will bring together some of the nation’s leading thinkers on Indigenous art to discuss the issues challenging and invigorating the industry. The 2010 symposium invites abstracts that respond to the theme ‘Indigenous arts: identity, place and cultural ownership’. Papers that address the Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct or Resale Royalty Scheme are encouraged. Further information and submission details are available online at www.ciaf.com.au Closing 4 June North West Arts Trail | Call for expressions of interest
Arts North West is seeking expressions of interest from organisations and individuals interested in being a part of the proposed New England North West Arts Trail. The Art Trail, an opportunity for artists, venues and arts-related businesses or organisations, will promote the arts and the region. Arts North West is establishing a regionally-based art trail following on from the successful art trail initiative by Tenterfield-based organisation Borderline Arts. The idea of a New England North West Arts Trail had previously emerged during the Art as an Industry Project. Interested parties should send their contact details and a brief description to Arts North West by email at office@artsnw.com.au, or by post at PO Box 801, Glen Innes, NSW 2370. For further information please contact Arts North West: Tel 02 6732 4988, Website www.artsnw.com.au Closing 30 June 2010 Rob McNamara Exhibition | Call for artwork
Field invites established and emerging artists to explore the theme Beyond First Impressions: what changes if you get to know me? and to submit artworks for possible inclusion in a group exhibition taking place later in the year in Collingwood, Victoria. All mediums are encouraged, along with written works. The exhibition will run from 27 August – 9 September in Collingwood Gallery on Smith St, Collingwood, Victoria. An opening celebration will be held on Friday 27 August. For an entry form please contact Steph Tout, Project Officer: Tel 03 8686 5623, Email steph.tout@field.org.au Closing 9 July Canberra Short Film Festival | Call for entries
The 15th annual Canberra Short Film Festival is one of Australia’s premier film competitions and the meeting place for Australia's hottest short filmmakers. One of last year’s official selection, Miracle Fish has netted several international awards and an Academy Award nomination. This year’s festival will run at Dendy Cinemas over three glittering nights during Floriade from Thursday 30 September through Saturday 2 October. Cash prizes of up to $2,000 will be awarded in four categories: 'National Open', 'National Youth', 'National Schools' and 'Canberra and Region'. There are also People’s Choice awards in each category. Guidelines and application details online: www.silversunpictures.com.au/csff Closing 30 July In a Burton Wonderland Gallery | Call for artwork
To celebrate Tim Burton’s visit to Melbourne for the opening of Tim Burton: The Exhibition, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) is holding an online exhibition for local artistic talent, the best works of which will be selected by Tim Burton. The exhibition called In a Burton Wonderland invites budding artists to submit original art and photography inspired by Burton and his extensive creative output. Submissions are open to all levels, ages, mediums and styles of visual art. The online gallery requires static images for display, so ACMI is unable to accept music or video works. Tim Burton himself will select his favourite top ten artworks from a shortlist which will then be thrown open to the public for the final vote. Artwork must be original and with copyright held by the artist. A limit of two artworks per person may be submitted. Guidelines and application details online: www.acmi.net.au/burton_wonderland Closing 13 August Impact 7 Conference | Call for expressions of interest
The Print Council of Australia is interested in hearing from galleries, museums, studios, presses, tertiary institutions and other printmaking organisations around Australia that may be interested in organising exhibitions, hosting visiting international artist residencies, or running courses and workshops in association with the Impact 7 conference being held in September 2011 in Melbourne. Conference organisers are currently calling for papers and themed panels; individual and group exhibitions; academic poster presentations; open portfolios; demonstrations and workshops; and masterclasses, to be conducted in collaboration with the Print Council of Australia throughout regional Victoria. For further information please contact Damian Kelly, General Manager, Print Council of Australia at adminpca@netspace.net.au or visit the Impact 7 website at www.impact7.org.au Teen Shorts | Call for filmmakers
Teen Shorts Inc is running a film festival for NSW and Victorian high school students and intends to expand nationally in 2011. All films are scripted, shot and edited by students and are given a screening where students can see their film up on the big screen. The first round of the competition takes place at a regional level, with winners moving into a final round. Teen Shorts would like to offer filmmakers and musicians the opportunity to run workshops with students by placing a listing of their skills on the website www.teenshorts.org. A yearly fee of $25 per listing is applicable. Fur further information please visit the 'filmmakers available' page on the website or email teenshorts@bigpond.com EmploymentMusic: Play for Life | Project Officer, Community Music
Music: Play for Life is a grassroots movement working to encourage more Australians to make music. An initiative of the Music Council of Australia, the campaign delivers on its mission to promote the value of music in communities through multiple partnerships and programs, including the Flame Awards and the Music: Count Us In schools program. To promote and encourage more music-making outside of school settings, the campaign is seeking a project officer, community music. This is a 2.5 day per week position offered under contract. The successful applicant will be required to work from their own premises, using appropriate technologies to keep in regular contact with campaign HQ. The project officer will be required to attend a monthly face-to-face meeting either in Sydney or Wollongong. For further information on the position, contract terms and to discuss the role, please contact Tina Broad, Campaign Director on 0439 022 257. Expressions of interest are required in writing by 4 June to admin.mpfl@mca.org.au Closing 4 June Arts Upper Hunter | Director for new drama work
Playwright PP Cranney was commissioned in March 2010 to develop a new work with the communities of Singleton and Muswellbrook NSW, using ‘shift work’ as a starting point. Arts Upper Hunter is looking to engage a director to come on board for a full reading in November 2010 and an audition period in March 2011, followed by a four month rehearsal period culminating in an opening performance in October 2011. The director will need to be experienced in working with community and non professional performers, have a valid drivers license and own transport, and be experienced in developing new work. For further information and application details please contact Arts Upper Hunter: Tel 02 4992 1033, Email rado@artsupperhunter.com.au Closing 8 June Tamworth Regional Conservatorium | Director
Are you a passionate and respected musical leader? Do you have the skills and enthusiasm to develop and implement a vision for the future of this distinguished organisation? Do you embrace change and love challenges? Due to the impending retirement of the director after fifteen years, the Conservatorium is seeking a dynamic, experienced music educator/performer or music/arts administrator. The successful applicant will be instrumental in shaping the future of this highly respected regional Conservatorium. A position description is available online at www.tamworthregionalconservatorium.com.au. For further information please contact the Conservatorium office on 02 6766 6911. Closing 18 June Perth International Arts Festival| Artistic Director
The Perth International Arts Festival is Western Australia’s premier cultural event with a worldwide reputation for presenting an outstanding annual multi-arts program of the highest quality. Founded in 1953 by the University of Western Australia, the Perth Festival enjoys the largest ticket buying audience of any international arts festival in Australia. The University of Western Australia and the Festival Board are seeking to replace the Festival’s current Artistic Director, whose four year term ends in March 2011. If you are an inspiring artistic leader with vision and a passion for developing the arts, a rare opportunity exists to take the Festival to even greater heights of achievement. It is expected that the new Artistic Director will be ready to commence planning presentation of the 2012 Festival by or before September 2010 and take up tenure for up to four festivals. A position description and application details are available online at www.his.admin.uwa.edu.au/jobvacs/external/general/ads Closing 25 June 2012 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art | Curator
The Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art is the nation's pre-eminent survey exhibition of contemporary Australian visual art. The Art Gallery of South Australia is now seeking exhibition proposals from an independent curator/s for the presentation of the 2012 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art. For further information about this contract position please contact David O'Connor, Manager of Exhibitions and Public Programs: Tel 08 8207 7009, Email o'connor.david@artgallery.sa.gov.au Grants, Fellowships + ResidenciesArts NSW | NSW Indigenous Arts Fellowship UpdatePlease note that the NSW Indigenous Arts Fellowship listed in last month's e-bulletin has a new closing date of 28 June 2010. Further information about the fellowship is available online at www.arts.nsw.gov.au/fundingopportunities Helfgott Scholarships
Every two years Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium invites young musicians from the Coffs Harbour, Bellingen and Nambucca Shires to apply for the prestigious Helfgott Scholarships. These scholarships were established in 1998 as a way of acknowledging the huge input of David and Gillian Helfgott to the musical life of the Coffs Coast. There are two scholarships on offer each valued at $3,000. The 2010 David Helfgott Scholarship is for young instrumentalists up to the age of 21 years. The 2010 Gillian Helfgott Scholarship is available for singers aged up to 25 years, any vocal style. A successful applicant will be able to demonstrate talent, potential and a dedication to serious music studies. Guidelines and application forms are available from the Conservatorium office: Tel 02 6652 1592, Website www.coffscon.org.au Closing 3 July Festivals Australia
Festivals Australia is an Australian Government program which funds Australian regional and community festivals to present quality cultural projects. Funding is available to add a new or special sort of cultural activity which has not been previously presented, and which could not be afforded without the funding. Funds are not available for projects such as competitions, capital works (e.g. the construction of buildings, or the purchase of equipment) or the ongoing costs of running the festival. Applications must be made by organisations that manage regular festivals. Eligible organisations include local governments and councils, cultural organisations and regional arts councils that manage festivals. The next funding round closes on 15 July for projects starting after 1 January 2011. Guidelines and application details online: www.arts.gov.au/arts/festivals_australia Closing 15 July Australia Council | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts
New Work Assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and organisations create new artworks. Projects may be in any artform including theatre productions, writing for publication, songwriting for performance or recording or creating for exhibition. Presentation and Promotion Supports the exhibiting, publishing, recording, presenting and promoting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and their works. Skills and Arts Development Assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and arts organisations to develop their ideas and skills by supporting their involvement in mentorship programs, arts workshops and professional development programs. Program Indigenous Arts Workers Provides funding for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander arts organisation to employ an Indigenous arts worker for up to three years. Guidelines and application details online: www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants Closing 15 July Hachette Manuscript Development Program
The Queensland Writers Centre and Hachette Australia Manuscript Development Program has been created for emerging Australian authors of strong commercial fiction who are either unpublished or have no more than one significant work commercially published. The successful applicants will work with publishers, literary agents and booksellers to develop high-quality fiction manuscripts. The program will run for five days at a location in south-east Queensland from 19-24 November 2010. Hachette Australia does not guarantee publication of manuscripts selected for the program but reserves the first right to publish the selected manuscripts. Guidelines and application details online: www.qwc.asn.au/programsprojects Closing 16 July Arts NSW | NSW Writer's Fellowship
Worth $20,000, the NSW Writer's Fellowship is offered annually by the Government to assist the writing of a new literary work by a writer living in New South Wales. Applicants are required to demonstrate that their proposal is likely to result in a work of significant quality, will be of demonstrable benefit to their development as a writer, and will contribute to the advancement of Australian literature. The fellowship may be awarded to a novelist, poet, playwright or other writer of fiction or literary non-fiction. Guidelines and application details online: www.arts.nsw.gov.au/fundingopportunities Closing 19 July Screen Australia | Enterprise Program
Screen Australia's Enterprise Program will provide funding of up to $350,000 per year for a three-year period to support production companies that have identified opportunities to develop and expand their business in terms of turnover, range and number of projects and/or the range of business activities undertaken to enhance the company’s sustainability. The program aims to enhance Australia’s screen businesses by supporting existing businesses to grow to their next stage; encouraging new business partnerships and alliances; assisting Australian screen companies to develop a strong presence in the international marketplace; encouraging the development of new revenue streams; facilitating increased development of quality Australian projects and talent; and encouraging development, production and marketing strategies which employ digital media. Guidelines and application details online: www.screenaustralia.gov.au Closing 26 July The Myer Foundation | Small Grants
The Sidney Myer Fund seeks to play a critical role in upholding the integrity of the arts community within Australia. The priority areas for the Small Grants Program are: to build capacity of the individual through ensuring professional artists gain access to training, development and mentoring; to develop new works by individual Australian artists and small to medium-sized organisations in Indigenous arts, regional areas, and experimental and emerging art forms; and to support projects that contribute to a broad understanding of and engagement with the Humanities. Guidelines and application details online: www.myerfoundation.org.au Closing 28 July Storrier Onslow National Art School Paris Studio Residency
The Friends of the National Art School are pleased to announce that applications for the 2011 Storrier Onslow National Art School Studio Residency are now open to all NAS teaching/academic staff, successfully completed final year students and recent graduates. The residency is a chance to develop your studies and practice with artists from different countries in one of the world’s great centres of artistic expression. Applicants are required to demonstrate that their artistic practice will benefit by undertaking the residency, that they have the financial capacity to meet all costs associated with living in Paris for the residency duration, and that they accept all conditions set by the Paris Studio Selection Committee and La Cité Internationale des Arts. Guidelines and application details online: www.fonas.com.au Closing 30 July Sturt | 2011 Artists in Residence
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