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Call for artists to bring their ideas to Sydney streets

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The City of Sydney is offering national and international artists up to $100,000 and the opportunity to be part of one of Australia’s most prominent arts programs.   The City is seeking expressions of interest for projects across all art genres that will contribute to the cultural richness of Sydney by captivating and engaging the … Continued

Western Sydney artist awarded prestigious Rome residency

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Acclaimed visual artist Khaled Sabsabi will spend two months in residence at the American Academy in Rome, after being awarded the highly sought-after Mordant Family and Creative Australia Affiliated Fellowship.    Khaled Sabsabi’s practice is sustained and extraordinary. He is a champion of the diversity of Australian art and his contribution is only just starting … Continued

Triple Grammy Award Winner, Soweto Gospel Choir is coming to the Drum Theatre

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Hope is an all-new concert by 3-time Grammy®-winning Soweto Gospel Choir – celebrating songs and anthems from the Freedom movement of Nelson Mandela’s South Africa, back to the Civil Rights Movement of Martin Luther King’s 1950’s America. Hope opens with a rousing program of South African freedom songs, before the repertoire echoes down through time to the … Continued

Elevating First Nations talent across fashion, music, literature

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First Nations musicians, writers and fashion designers are among those supported through Creative Australia’s latest suite of investment programs. The latest investment outcomes include: Flourish III Creative Australia is investing close to $500k through Flourish, a First Nations textile design and fashion innovation fund. Corina Muir is one of 11 designers supported as part of … Continued

Creative Australia announces reappointment of CEO

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Creative Australia today announces the reappointment of Adrian Collette AM as its CEO for a further five-year term. Adrian Collette has steered the organisation through a significant period of transformation following his appointment in January 2019. Chair Robert Morgan said: “On behalf of the Creative Australia Board and staff, we welcome the reappointment of Adrian … Continued

Rising Australian and New Zealand arts workers to gain global experience in Biennale program

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Fifteen early career visual arts professionals have been selected from across Australia and Aotearoa (New Zealand) to join Creative Australia’s (re)situate Biennale Delegates program. The diverse group of delegates includes artists, curators, writers, producers, programmers, and arts workers, who will experience the Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art in person, connect digitally with the Yokohama Triennale and travel to … Continued

Rising Australian and New Zealand arts workers to gain global experience in Biennale program

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Fifteen early career visual arts professionals have been selected from across Australia and Aotearoa (New Zealand) to join Creative Australia’s (re)situate Biennale Delegates program. The diverse group of delegates includes artists, curators, writers, producers, programmers, and arts workers, who will experience the Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art in person, connect digitally with the Yokohama Triennale and travel to … Continued

Fringe festival cuts final ties with Woodside

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The organisation that runs Perth’s Fringe World Festival – Artrage – has ended its partnership with Woodside, after a multi year campaign by members of the WA arts community to get the fossil fuel giant out of the festival.  Campaigners are delighted as Perth’s first ‘fossil free’ festival season begins this month with Fringe World … Continued