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$889,225 earmarked for 68 projects across regional Australia
Almost a quarter of funded projects will engage Indigenous Australians; young people are also major beneficiaries.
Should we fire the theatrical canon?
An Irish visitor blessed with Sean O'Casey and Samuel Beckett has challenged Australia to produce its equivalent dramatic canon. But…
OzAsia Festival unveils 2014 program
This year's festival will feature over 140 artists from Adelaide’s Chinese sister state, Shandong Province.
How to manage your Arts Minister
Strategies for changing the way politicians think were the focus of a keynote address at this year's APACA conference.
What the arts can learn from advertising
There is so much more to effective advertising than telling people to come and see a great show.
OzCo CEO promises 'major transformation'
The Australia Council CEO Tony Grybowski has provided more details about the new five year plan he describes as the…
Pilot program for children with disabilities launched in Melbourne
Children with special needs and their parents and carers attended a landmark performance at Arts Centre Melbourne.
Homophobia, Opera Australia and the Twitter-storm
What can the arts sector learn from the Tamar Iveri scandal?
All ages gigs return to Victoria
After a 20 year absence, all-ages shows are set to make a comeback following changes to Victoria’s Liquor Control Reform…
Brisbane Festival unveils 2014 program
Noel Staunton’s fifth and final Brisbane Festival features circus, theatre and Indigenous arts, bookended by American culture.