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20 Jun 2013 — No Comments
Opening of Kempsey Shire Art Prize 2013 Join Sue Mitchell, Manning Regional Art Gallery Director and Judge on Saturday June 29, 1pm at Macleay Valley Community Art Gallery and Gladstone Youth & Community Centre 5 Kinchela St, Gladstone Exhibition continues until 14 July RSVP by Wednesday 26 June to mel.booth@kempsey.nsw.gov.au or 6566 3221...Read More
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20 Jun 2013 — No Comments
Check out the Smith Family Research Report: June 2013 for more detail... ...Read More
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19 Jun 2013 — No Comments
The Balnaves Foundation Indigenous Playwright’s Award is a $20,000 award for the creation of a new play by an Indigenous playwright. The award comprises $7,500 prize money and a $12,500 commission for a new play each year. Applications will be accepted from writers of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent....Read More
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19 Jun 2013 — No Comments
Arts Mid North Coast Annual Report 2012...Read More
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19 Jun 2013 — No Comments
Printmaking studio access Wednesday 17th July for 10 weeks Time: 9.30 - 3pm Where: Great Lakes Campus LG06 Gain access to world class facilities which include two large etching presses, hydraulic press, book binding presses, use of rollers, drying racks and all printing inks and clean up resources supplied. Bring or purchase your...Read More
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19 Jun 2013 — No Comments
Our Camp Creative website is now open. Check out our huge range of courses - some old favourites and some exciting new ones! Book online now for the 2014 camp, 13-17 January. http://www.campcreative.com.au/...Read More
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19 Jun 2013 — No Comments
Community Building Partnership Program (CBPP) Open Until 31 July This is a State government program that provides funding for infrastructure projects on community facilities. This could be anything from putting in a disabled toilet, refurbishing a hall, upgrading a sports facility or replacing synthetic grass at the local tennis court. Funding is limited in...Read More
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19 Jun 2013 — No Comments
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St Columba Anglican School presents THE POPULAR MECHANICALS AT THE GLASSHOUSE Thurs 18th & Friday 19th July at 7pm www.glasshouse.org.au ...Read More
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19 Jun 2013 — No Comments
The NSW Volunteer of the Year Award recognises and celebrates the outstanding efforts of the two plus million volunteers in NSW and promotes the importance of volunteering to the community. The 2013 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards are now open for nomination: 2013 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award (incl. Youth...Read More
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19 Jun 2013 — No Comments
Expression of Interest : Have your Say !! Investing in Volunteers requires quality standards in Best Practice. Does your organisation aim to benchmark the quality of volunteer management and involvement? Improve the effectiveness of your organisations management of volunteers and enhance your knowledge and skills in recruiting and retaining volunteers?...Read More
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19 Jun 2013 — No Comments
Guest presenter will be Wendy Tanner, glass and mosaic artist. Wendy will show images from her work in India where she worked on Nek Chand's Rock Garden, also known as 'The Kingdom of Gods and Goddesses.' A light lunch of soup and bread rolls with dessert will follow. Cost: $5 for lunch. Members...Read More
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19 Jun 2013 — No Comments
Accessible Arts is calling for NSW based writers and book illustrators who are Deaf or have disability to form part of a working party. The working party will collaborate on a forum on creative literature and disability planned for 2014. We seek the input of literary creators at all stages of their career...Read More
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19 Jun 2013 — No Comments
Australian Greens Leader Christine Milne is calling for a $10 million boost to the Regional Arts Fund in a move she says will provide a greater social return on investment than general arts funding. "We know that funding regional arts delivers so much more for the dollar in terms of...Read More
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13 Jun 2013 — No Comments
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Arts Mid North Coast are, once again, delighted to be involved in T.H.E Exchange (Technology, Health & Education) this year. These Technology & Health events across the region during July / August 2013 aim to showcase the benefits of high speed broadband and is the only event of its kind...Read More
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13 Jun 2013 — No Comments
Commencing July 15th, Great Lakes Art & Design School are offering; Diploma Visual Arts Cert 111 Design Fundamentals Cert 111 Aboriginal Design Get Creative! Short Courses also available with Open Studio Access! For more info Customer Services 1300 628 233 A/Head Teacher Elizabeth Tinker 02) 6555 0616...Read More
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12 Jun 2013 — No Comments
Cadbury Fundraiser Community Grants – Closes 28th June - The purpose of the Cadbury Fundraiser Community Grants Program is to provide further support to organisations and groups who share Cadbury Fundraiser's vision of making positive and lasting differences to the community. The intention of the grant program is to support a wide...Read More
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11 Jun 2013 — No Comments
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Love, Betrayal, Passion, Revenge... ... is opera's favourite bad boy about to meet his match? A new production from Opera Australia's Oz Opera. Full cast, orchestra & crew direct from Melbourne. Sung in English, Performed with chamber orchestra. JULY 30, SPORTZ CENTRAL 7.30pm Tickets on sale from 1st June www.trybooking.com/48332 Enquiries & group bookings ph: 6652 8266...Read More
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11 Jun 2013 — No Comments
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Providing an opportunity for art-minded people to get together in a friendly creative atmosphere, the Australian Art Show is an exciting event presented to foster continued growth of all facets of the arts and the public’s interest in them. This event has been created specifically to bring all aspects of...Read More
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11 Jun 2013 — No Comments
Avoid common application mistakes and increase your chances of securing a grant It is sad but true that many artists spend as much time writing grant applications or looking for income sources as they do pursuing their artistic practice. Rejection is par for the course but understanding why you are being...Read More
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11 Jun 2013 — No Comments
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Regional Arts Australia is currently conducting a series of consultations across the nation with people engaged in the arts and cultural development, allied regional organisations, national organisations with significant regional interests, state, territory and local government representatives. Following the successful 2009 National Consultation which attracted over 80,000 participants, the 2013...Read More
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11 Jun 2013 — No Comments
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The 2014 Regional Arts Fund (RAF) is now open to applications for arts projects that will be funded next year. One in three Australians live in regional, rural and remote parts of Australia, and the RAF Fund recognises this and supports sustainable cultural development in these communities in NSW. Assistance available for this...Read More
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11 Jun 2013 — No Comments
Creative Young Stars program now open until Jun 21. Young Australians, aged 25 years and under, could share in $8 million to help them realise their dreams in creative and performing arts, cultural activities, school and community service and academia. Minister for School Education and Youth Peter Garrett, Minister for the...Read More
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22 May 2013 — No Comments
The NSW Tourism Awards work closely with the Inland NSW Tourism Awards, the Hunter and Central Coast Tourism Awards, the North Coast Tourism Awards and the Blue Mountains Awards of Excellence. These regional awards are happening between May and August and provide all entrants with a stepping stone to the State...Read More
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22 May 2013 — No Comments
JOHN WILSON'S MASTERCLASS IN OILS WORKSHOP - 1ST & 2ND JUNE MARION CASEY WORKSHOPS, CHINESE TYPE WATER COLOUR PAINTING - 17TH, 24TH JUNE & 1ST JULY SINGLETON ART PRIZE: Graeme O'Brien 6574 5185: Winner Announced July 19th TRIVIA NIGHT - 8TH JUNE THEATRE PARTY - MOVIE: SONG FOR MARION - 13TH JUNE TAREE OPEN ART EXHIBITION...Read More
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22 May 2013 — No Comments
Regional Partnerships Funding supports arts and cultural development partnerships in regional NSW. This funding supports strategic partnerships across and beyond the arts and cultural sectors, including with local councils and/or other public, private or community sector organisations. Closing Date - Thursday, 11 July 2013 (for expressions of interest) Shortlisted applicants will be required to make...Read More
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22 May 2013 — No Comments
The Freedman Foundation Travelling Scholarship for Emerging Artists provides assistance towards travel (for educational purposes) and/or tuition costs for young people building a career in the visual arts broadly in the areas of painting, photography or sculpture. Closing date: 14 June Notification: Two months following the closing date Four candidates will be...Read More
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22 May 2013 — No Comments
Brushes with Life is a community art project which is modelled on he successful Bounceback exhibition, which is held in Newcastle during Mental Health Month in October. The aim of the Brushes with Life project is to assist with destigmatising mental illness, to empower people with mental illness issues through their creative...Read More
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22 May 2013 — No Comments
Did you know there are 11.8 million Facebook users in Australia? Would you like to market your Community Organisation’s activities to families using Facebook? We would like to establish a Facebook page in each LGA to enable services to share information with the families they work with. The workshops are the...Read More
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22 May 2013 — No Comments
Discover how dance, music, theatre and visual arts can unlock your students' learning in stimulating and enjoyable ways. Young people with a disability often experience barriers to quality arts education and professional arts practice. Sydney Opera House, Accessible Arts NSW and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) have partnered to offer teachers in...Read More
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22 May 2013 — No Comments
Accessible Arts is delighted to announce support from the Australia Council for our integrated dance program Catalyst Dance. Accessible Arts CEO Sancha Donald welcomes the grant of $30,000 saying "The funding of Catalyst Dance 2013 will provide an opportunity for dancers with physical disabilities in NSW to explore their abilities...Read More
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16 May 2013 — No Comments
Coffs Harbour Library is paging all young book and photography lovers to enter its Love2Read photo competition. The library’s children and youth co-ordinator Judy Atkinson says that the entry requirements are simple. “Just take a photograph inspired by the theme love to read. It could include a book or be your favourite place...Read More
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16 May 2013 — No Comments
No news is good news as the Federal Budget locks in funding for Creative Australia The arts may be the only sector happy after the Federal Budget, which slashed most sectors but followed through on the promises in the Government's long-awaited national cultural policy. Funding for Creative Australia – has...Read More
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15 May 2013 — No Comments
This workshop promotes art-making as a less-threatening way to express thoughts and feelings in group work context. Art-making techniques are designed to suit group themes and achieve therapeutic objectives. There is opportunity to consider art techniques relevant to practice as well as pitfalls group facilitators can make when deciding to...Read More
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15 May 2013 — No Comments
Australia Post has launched its new community program – Our Neighbourhood, a national grants program. Our Neighbourhood Community Grants are open to eligible registered charities and community organisations for amounts between $1000 and $25,000 to support local projects. Our Neighbourhood Community Grants will be awarded to organisations with projects that...Read More
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14 May 2013 — No Comments
Funding Provided to the Community Policy Council currently manages around 30 outgoing community funding programs including grants, donations and subsidies that support a wide range of community projects. This draft Funding Provided to the Community Policy is the first step in creating a standardised and overarching framework for how all the...Read More
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14 May 2013 — No Comments
“The Aussie Mailbox” For some time a small group of people , interested in sculpture, has gathered to discuss ways of introducing sculpture into the Macleay Valley environment. Inspired by “Sculpture in the Gaol” at Trial Bay, “Sculpture by the Sea” coastal walk in Sydney, displayed from Bondi to Tamarama Beach, and...Read More
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10 May 2013 — No Comments
TAX ESSENTIALS FOR CREATIVE BUSINESS Grafton Regional Gallery Wednesday 15 May 9.00 am - 5.00 pm Cost: $50 Bookings and Information: http://www.open.aftrs.edu.au/course/Q571 Tax Essentials for Creative Business is a one day intensive workshop on taxation issues for solo practitioners and arts industries, supported by by Arts Northern Rivers, Australian Film Television and Radio School, Clarence Valley Council...Read More
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09 May 2013 — No Comments
Purpose The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) and Heywire are collaborating to support communities to put into action the great ideas generated at the 2013 Heywire Regional Y outh Summit. Overview FRRR is providing up to $70,000 nationally to assist remote, rural and regional Australian communities ‘adopt’ and pilot one...Read More
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09 May 2013 — No Comments
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BELLINGEN SHIRE ARTS WEEK 20TH -- 28TH SEPTEMBER 2013 INVITATION TO THE SCULPTORS OF BELLINGEN SHIRE Individuals, Businesses, Community groups and schools are invited to participate in a celebration of Arts Week activities through out the shire. Included in the festivities is a concert in the park by the river in Urunga on...Read More
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09 May 2013 — No Comments
The Rotary Cartoon Awards is an international cartoon competition which was started by the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour City in 1989 with the intention of building the Coffs Cartoon Collection - a cartoon collection of national significance. Then the competition was open to Australian artists only. Today it is one of Australia’s...Read More
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09 May 2013 — No Comments
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Bellingen Jazz Festival (August 16 - 18th) always welcomes volunteers. Anyone interested in being a part of this wonderful community event should call Linda, Volunteers Co-ordinator, 6655 2728 or 6655 9345 or email linda.cochrane56@gmail.com. The skills required are many and varied but the main thing is a desire to be involved. Call...Read More
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08 May 2013 — No Comments
This is a one off class to try aerial skills and a chance to see if there is enough interest for a regular evening class; Tuesday 28th May 6.30-8.00pm Tuesday 4th June 6.30 - 8.00pm Currently there are a few places available in the following classes: Primary circus class Tuesday’s 3.30-4.30pm-this class focuses on a...Read More
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08 May 2013 — No Comments
Sculptures in the Garden is calling for sculptors to submit works for the inaugural event to be held in Mudgee on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th October 2013. Artists are invited to create one or more sculptures to be displayed in the garden of Kay and Gerald Norton-Knight, at ‘Rosby’, 122 Strikes Lane, Eurunderee...Read More
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08 May 2013 — No Comments
http://regionalartsnsw.com.au/grants/?closing=2013-05...Read More
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02 May 2013 — No Comments
These grants support regional, remote and community festivals to present quality arts projects which have not been presented before, and would not be possible without financial support. Festivals Australia supports innovative new projects which add to the quality and diversity of the arts programming of Australian regional and community festivals. A...Read More
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01 May 2013 — No Comments
The Minister for Citizenship and Communities, Victor Dominello MP has today released the Recognition of the Rights of Volunteers report and outlined the first steps in the Government’s plan to improve dignity and respect for volunteers. Minister Dominello said one of the reports key findings is that volunteers need better management, so in response,...Read More
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01 May 2013 — No Comments
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01 May 2013 — No Comments
Disability awareness training is useful for people working at any level of an arts organisation, or in arts policy or practice. It provides a practical understanding of disability in an arts context with information and skills relevant to all venues and types of work including festivals and public events. You will learn about the...Read More
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01 May 2013 — No Comments
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Marina Prior to perform at the Manning Entertainment Centre One of Australia’s best loved ladies of musical theatre, Marina Prior, will perform her new one-woman show entitled Leading Lady at the Manning Entertainment Centre for one show only on Saturday 3rd August. Accompanied on piano by the multitalented David Cameron Leading Lady traces Marina’s...Read More
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01 May 2013 — No Comments
If you believe in society, and in community, then we hope you can join us for Communities in Control Conference 2013. We're excited to announce the line-up for the special Communities in Control Q&A. Joining host Tony Jones will be broadcaster and writer Clementine Ford, journalist and commentator David Marr, asylum seeker advocate Kon...Read More
