<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The Australia Council for the Arts news feed</title><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/news</link><description>Latest news</description><item><pubDate>2012-02-09 10:22:03</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/artforms/visual-arts/news_items/4a-centre-for-contemporary-asian-art-exhibition-at-the-australia-council</link><description>The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.</description><title>4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art Exhibition at the Australia Council</title></item><item><pubDate>2012-02-03 08:54:47</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/news/items/news_features/the-australia-council-congratulates-geoffrey-rush-on-being-named-australian-of-the-year</link><description>“This is a great endorsement of the role Australian artists play in our society,” says Kathy Keele, CEO of the Australia Council for the Arts.</description><title>The Australia Council congratulates Geoffrey Rush on being named Australian of the Year</title></item><item><pubDate>2011-12-08 10:00:52</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/artforms/music/news_items/musicians_amongst_the_artstart_recipients</link><description>The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.</description><title>Eighteen musicians pick up ArtStart grants</title></item><item><pubDate>2012-01-30 15:44:58</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/artforms/music/news_items/daniel-randell</link><description>The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.</description><title>Daniel Randell</title></item><item><pubDate>2012-01-04 16:14:17</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/artforms/dance/news_items/tender_now_open_for_the_australia_councils_screen_dance_initiative_2012-2014</link><description>The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.</description><title>Tender now open for the Australia Council’s Screen Dance Initiative 2012-2014</title></item><item><pubDate>2012-01-10 16:08:51</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/artforms/music/news_items/new_music_board_members2</link><description>The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.</description><title>New Music Board members</title></item><item><pubDate>2012-01-05 14:04:18</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/artforms/music/news_items/2012_music_funding_programs</link><description>The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.</description><title>2012 Music Funding Programs</title></item><item><pubDate>2011-12-21 10:10:57</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/artforms/music/news_items/nashville_songwriter_residency</link><description>The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.</description><title>Nashville Songwriter Residency</title></item><item><pubDate>2012-01-06 09:35:49</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/news/items/news_features/warning_scam_representation_of_the_australia_council3</link><description>The Australia Council for the Arts is warning people about a current scam involving callers who claim to be from this organisation.</description><title>Warning: Scam related to the Australia Council</title></item><item><pubDate>2011-12-21 10:17:34</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/artforms/music/news_items/indigenous_music_theatre_initiative</link><description>The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.</description><title>Indigenous Music Theatre Initiative</title></item><item><pubDate>2011-04-04 10:02:09</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/artforms/music/news_items/fellowship_recipients</link><description>The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.</description><title>Fellowship recipients</title></item><item><pubDate>2011-12-06 16:21:18</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/artforms/music/news_items/november_assessment_results</link><description>The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.</description><title>November Assessment Results</title></item><item><pubDate>2011-12-20 10:49:55</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/news/items/2011/participants_for_the_2012_emerging_leaders_development_program_announced</link><description>22 arts leaders from across the country selected to take part in the second year of the Australia Council for the Arts Emerging Leaders Development Program.</description><title>Participants for the 2012 Emerging Leaders Development Program announced</title></item><item><pubDate>2011-12-16 12:46:45</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/artforms/dance/news_items/lingalayam_dance_company_and_taikoz</link><description>The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.</description><title>Lingalayam Dance Company and TaikOz </title></item><item><pubDate>2011-12-19 15:26:41</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/news/items/2011/australia-council-review-announced</link><description>The Australia Council for the Arts welcomes the review announced today by Minister for the Arts, Simon Crean.</description><title>Australia Council review announced</title></item><item><pubDate>2011-12-16 11:54:58</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/news/items/news_features/broadband_arts_initiative</link><description>Artists are invited to propose innovative arts projects that utilise next generation high-capacity broadband enabled by the National Broadband Network. The Broadband Arts Initiative will support artistic teams with up to $100,000 to develop and present their project enabled by the NBN.</description><title>Artists Invited to Enrich Our Future With the NBN</title></item><item><pubDate>2011-12-13 16:34:32</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/artforms/literature/news_items/book2_helps_writers_deliver_their_second_book</link><description>The Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts is pleased to announce Nam Le, Anna Krien and Favel Parrett as the first three recipients of the Book2 Grant, for writers who are embarking on their second book.</description><title>Book2 helps writers deliver their second book</title></item><item><pubDate>2011-12-09 14:11:18</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/artforms/dance/news_items/dawn_jackson_presents_hummingbird_and_kohl</link><description>The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.</description><title>Dawn Jackson presents Hummingbird and Kohl</title></item><item><pubDate>2011-11-30 16:25:52</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/news/items/news_features/community-arts-and-cultural-development-awards</link><description>Artist Kharen Harper receives the prestigious Ros Bower Award and Shakthi Sivanathan will receive the Kirk Robson Award.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Find out &lt;a href="./?a=117977"&gt;more about the recipients &gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><title>Community Arts and Cultural Development Awards</title></item><item><pubDate>2011-11-30 09:29:04</pubDate><link>http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/artforms/literature/news_items/distinguished_poet_recognised_with_emeritus_award</link><description>The Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts is pleased to announce Australian poet Robert Gray as the recipient of this year’s $50,000 Australia Council Writers’ Emeritus award.
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Read more &lt;a href="./?a=117462"&gt;about the recipient &gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><title>Distinguished poet recognised with emeritus award</title></item></channel></rss>
