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Request for tender: Audience survey
18 March 2010
The Australia Council invites tenders to conduct an "audience survey" for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and the State Theatre Company of South Australia.
Aussie bands hit centre stage today at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas.
17 March 2010
Thirty eight Australian bands kick off performances today at what is without doubt one of the biggest platforms in the world for the music business.
Registration opens for Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct
17 March 2010
Registration is now open for art dealers, including agents, galleries and arts centres to register their interest in becoming signatories to the Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct.
More reasons to Get Reading! in 2010
05 March 2010
Arts Minister Peter Garrett today announced a fresh new name and 10 new author ambassadors for Australia’s largest annual promotion of books and reading.
Something to write home about: international publishers hit Adelaide Writers’ Week
02 March 2010
Publishing industry representatives from around the world will visit Australia this week as guests of the Australia Council and Adelaide Writers’ Week to search for Australian literary talent.
Australian 15-24 year olds are the new creative generation
01 March 2010
An Australia Council for the Arts survey of over 3000 Australians has revealed that 15-24 year olds are vastly more creative than any other age group.
More than bums on seats – Australians are participating in the arts
01 March 2010
Over 16 million Australians are actively participating in the arts, according to new research released today by the Australia Council for the Arts. The study provides the most comprehensive picture this century of the way Australians are involved with the arts. It covers both creative participation and attendance in all major art forms.
Vale Ruby Hunter
18 February 2010
The Australia Council for the Arts today expressed its deep sorrow at the sudden passing of one of Australia’s leading artistic treasures, Ruby Hunter.
Hany Armanious to represent Australia at Venice Biennale 2011
18 February 2010
The Australia Council for the Arts today announced that artist Hany Armanious has been selected to represent Australia at the 54th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale in 2011.
Ted Snell reappointed Chair of Visual Arts Board
17 February 2010
Minister for the Arts Peter Garrett today announced the reappointment of Professor Ted Snell as the Chair of the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council for a further three years.
Annual Report 2008-09
Operations for the 08-09 financial year.
Events
Art Month Sydney
01 March 2010
Art Month Sydney is a new month-long festival that celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of Sydney's thriving visual arts scene
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