Media releases
Australia Council welcomes new CEO, Tony Grybowski
16 May 2013
Chair of the Australia Council for the Arts, Rupert Myer AM today welcomed the announcement by Minister for the Arts, the Hon. Tony Burke MP that Tony Grybowski has been named as the Australia Council’s new CEO.
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Australia Council fellowships offer artists creative freedom
15 May 2013
Australia Council Chair Mr Rupert Myer AM today announced the 11 recipients of
the second annual Australia Council Creative Australia Fellowships. The announcement was made at a special event at the Melbourne Recital Centre attended by the artists as well as a broad cross section of the arts community.
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Workshop brings together Indigenous writing sector
07 May 2013
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers from across Australia will gather at the State Library of Queensland, Brisbane from 9 – 10 May 2013, for the inaugural Workshop being presented by the First Nations Australia Writers’ Network.
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Leading Australian artist unveils large scale rooftop installation for major museum in Paris
29 April 2013
The critically acclaimed musée du quai Branly in Paris will soon be home to a dynamic new installation by leading Aboriginal Australian artist Lena Nyadbi Read more >
The Australian Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia will feature a new body of work by artist Simryn Gill
23 April 2013
Art Facts: Visual Arts outlines the story of the visual arts and craft sector in facts, figures and research.
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New Australian Pavilion at Venice Biennale given green light following excellent public and private support
19 April 2013
Art Facts: Visual Arts outlines the story of the visual arts and craft sector in facts, figures and research.
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Top music honour for national treasure Kev Carmody
08 April 2013
The $60,000 Australia Council Don Banks Music Award – the nation’s most valuable individual music award – is today presented to singer, storyteller, activist and artist, Kev Carmody, for his outstanding contribution to Australian music. Read more >
Get the facts about visual arts!
04 April 2013
Art Facts: Visual Arts outlines the story of the visual arts and craft sector in facts, figures and research.
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New investment in Australian creativity
27 March 2013
Rupert Myer AM, Chair of the Australia Council for the Arts has today welcomed the launch of the National Cultural Policy and response to the recommendations of the Australia Council review. Read more >
Leading artist and curator win major visual arts awards
06 March 2013
Internationally acclaimed contemporary artists Tracey Moffatt and the Artistic Director of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) Juliana Engberg are being honoured today for their achievements in the arts. Read more >
Simon Mordant appointed Venice Biennale Commissioner for 2015
06 March 2013
Mr Rupert Myer AM, Chair of the Australia Council for the Arts, today announced the appointment of Mr Simon Mordant AM as Commissioner for the Australian exhibition at the 56th National Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale 2015. Read more >
Leading artist and curator win major visual arts awards
06 March 2013
Internationally acclaimed contemporary artists Tracey Moffatt and the Artistic Director of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) Juliana Engberg are being honoured today for their achievements in the arts. Read more >
Nick Waterlow OAM Curatorial Fellow announced
28 February 2013
The Australia Council for the Arts and the Biennale of Sydney is pleased to announce Talia Linz as the current Nick Waterlow OAM Curatorial Fellow.
Art in Festivals initiative calling for artists
26 February 2013
The Australia Council is pleased to announce that the SITUATE Art in Festivals initiative is now calling for artists to participate..
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Historic Australia Council Meeting in Canberra
15 February 2013
The Australia Council for the Arts marks its 40th anniversary in Canberra.
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Hon Julia Gillard MP and Hon Simon Crean MP - Media release - Gotye Creates History at Grammys
11 February 2013
Australian singer-songwriter Gotye has created Australian music history at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, winning three awards. Read more >
National Dance Forum 2013 program unveiled
08 February 2013
The Australia Council for the Arts welcomes today’s appointment of Ms Fiona Menzies as Chief Executive Officer of Cultural Partnerships National Dance Forum 2013 (NDF2013) partners the Australia Council for the Arts and Ausdance National are delighted to announce this year’s packed discussion program..
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Creative Partnerships Australia CEO Appointed
06 February 2013
The Australia Council for the Arts welcomes today’s appointment of Ms Fiona Menzies as Chief Executive Officer of Cultural Partnerships Australia. Read more >
Hon Simon Crean MP - Media release - Fiona Menzies to head up Creative Partnerships Australia
06 February 2013
Arts Minister Simon Crean today announced that Fiona menzies will be the first Chief Executive Officer of the new single agency. Read more >
New Geeks in Residence for arts organisations
31 January 2013
Four arts organisations will employ geeks who will share their passion for solving technological problems in creative environments, helping arts workers become better equipped to work in digital spaces.
New Australia Council Director of Literature
06 December 2012
The Australia Council for the Arts today announced the appointment of Jill Eddington as its new Director of Literature. Previously the Director and CEO of the Byron Bay Writers Festival and Northern Rivers Writers’ Centre, Jill will commence her new role in January 2013.
International Art World Leaders Visit APT
04 December 2012
Acclaimed Indigenous dancer Gary Lang has been named the recipient of the Australia Council for the Arts Dance Board Fellowship: a prestigious $100,000, two-year grant.
NT Artist Awarded Major Dance Grant
03 December 2012
Acclaimed Indigenous dancer Gary Lang has been named the recipient of the Australia Council for the Arts Dance Board Fellowship: a prestigious $100,000, two-year grant.
Unique Indigenous story teller awarded
21 November 2012
Indigenous writer, poet and story teller Herb Wharton has been awarded the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature; a $50,000 award that recognises the achievements of eminent writers who have made outstanding and lifelong contributions to Australian literature.
National forum asks the question: Why dance?
20 November 2012
The National Dance Forum 2013 is set to continue the national conversation set in motion by the inaugural event in 2011. Providing a space for sector debate, discussion and ideas, the forum will focus on the central question, "Why dance?"
CEO of the Australia Council for the Arts to depart at the end of the year
19 November 2012
Ms. Kathy Keele, Chief Executive Officer, of the Australia Council for the Arts will leave the national funding and advisory agency at the end of this year.
UNESCO and Australia Council sign MOU for the Asia-Pacific
01 November 2012
Four artistic teams will harness the unprecedented creative possibilities of high capacity broadband with $350,000 through the Australia Council’s Broadband Arts Initiative.
Australian arts and culture central in Asian Century
29 October 2012
The Australia Council for the Arts welcomes today’s release of the Australia in the Asian Century White Paper, by the Prime Minister Julia Gillard at the Lowy Institute.
Time & Vision- celebrating 20 years of Australian artists at ACME Studios
22 October 2012
Sally Smart reflects on the purpose of an artist residency in light of the'Time &Vision' exhibition in London.
Celebrating 20 years of residencies with Time & Vision
16 October 2012
Over the past 20 years Acme Studios, London, has hosted 70 Australian artists in residence, supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, resulting in an extraordinary body of work and career building opportunities.
dOCUMENTA (13) Wrap up
26 September 2012
The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.
Achievements in community arts celebrated
21 September 2012
Pioneering community and cultural artist Meme McDonald will be awarded the prestigious Ros Bower Award, worth $50,000, for an outstanding, life-long contribution to community arts and cultural development.
Achievements in community arts celebrated
20 September 2012
Pioneering community and cultural artist Meme McDonald will be awarded the prestigious Ros Bower Award, worth $50,000, for an outstanding, life-long contribution to community arts and cultural development.
Broadband Arts Initiative
03 September 2012
Four artistic teams will harness the unprecedented creative possibilities of high capacity broadband with $350,000 through the Australia Council’s Broadband Arts Initiative.
Get the music facts
29 August 2012
Art Facts: Music, a new digital resource from the Australia Council for the Arts, tells the story of music in numbers.
Hon Simon Crean MP - Media release - Reform of the Australia Council begins
22 August 2012
Arts Minister Simon Crean today announced the Australia Council for the Arts will have increased responsibility for a broader range of arts funding programs in the first steps of reforming the Council.
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New Chair and Deputy Chair for Australia Council
23 June 2012
James Strong, outgoing Chair of the Australia Council for the Arts, says he and the Council members and management were all delighted with the appointment of Rupert Myer AM as Chair and Robyn Archer AO as Deputy Chair, as announced by Minister for the Arts, Simon Crean this morning.
Australian artists shine at dOCUMENTA (13)
06 June 2012
The works of eight Australian visual artists will be on show at dOCUMENTA (13), one of the most prestigious events on the visual arts calendar, held in Kassel, Germany every five years. The strong and unprecedented Australian presence coincides with the 60th anniversary celebrations of Australian diplomatic relations with Germany.
Record delegation of Indigenous artists for FOPA
06 June 2012
The Australia Council for the Arts is proud to announce that 50 of Australia�s best Indigenous artists will attend the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts (FOPA) to be held in the Solomon Islands� capital, Honiara on July 1 � 14. Find out who's going to FOPA 2012 >
A life in music honoured with top Indigenous award
29 May 2012
The Australia Council's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board is proud to present the 5th National Indigenous Arts Awards. Find out more about the awards >
A new agreement needed for women in theatre
24 April 2012
A new report, Women in Theatre, released today by the Australia Council for the Arts, offers the first detailed analysis of the representation of women in creative roles in the Australian theatre scene from the early 80s to today.
Denton Corker Marshall Appointed Architects for New Venice Pavilion
03 April 2012
The Australia Council for the Arts today announced that one of Australia’s most highly regarded architectural practices, Denton Corker Marshall, will design the new Australian pavilion for the Venice Biennale, planned for completion in 2015.
Highest accolade for a unique Australian musician
21 March 2012
The Australia Council Don Banks Music Award, the most valuable individual music award in the country, is tonight awarded to Jon Rose, for his outstanding and continued contribution to Australian music.
Visual arts awards for two extraordinary careers
15 March 2012
Two outstanding careers in the visual arts are today recognised with the Australia Council Visual Arts Laureate Award and Laureate Medal, at a ceremony at Canberra’s National Gallery of Australia.
Australia Council review announced
19 December 2011
The Australia Council for the Arts welcomes the review announced today by Minister for the Arts, Simon Crean.
Artists Invited to Enrich Our Future With the NBN
16 December 2011
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.
Book2 helps writers deliver their second book
13 December 2011
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.
Community Arts and Cultural Development Awards
30 November 2011
Artist Kharen Harper receives the prestigious Ros Bower Award and Shakthi Sivanathan will receive the Kirk Robson Award.
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Distinguished poet recognised with emeritus award
30 November 2011
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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Simryn Gill to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale 2013
29 November 2011
The Australia Council for the Arts today announced Simryn Gill has been selected to represent Australia at the 55th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale 2013.
Distinguished poet recognised with emeritus award
24 November 2011
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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Australia Council announces shortlist for Venice Pavilion redevelopment
23 November 2011
The Australia Council for the Arts today announced the architects shortlisted for the redevelopment of the Australian pavilion in Venice. The shortlist completes the first of a two-stage selection process endorsed by the Australian Institute of Architects. Find out which architects were shortlisted >
Its a given: tracking private sector support for the arts
08 November 2011
The Australia Council for the Arts has today released a new report which analyses levels of private sector income of Australia Council funded key organisations for the years 2008 to 2010.
Julie Lomax appointed as new Director, Visual Arts
08 November 2011
The Australia Council for the Arts announces the appointment of Julie Lomax as its new Director, Visual Arts.
New arts projects through Korea-Australia Connection Initiative
07 November 2011
The Australia Council for the Arts and Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS), are delighted to announce the projects supported in the pilot year of the Korea-Australia Connection Initiative: Strange Fruit and Noreum Machi’s In the Shadow of the Dragon and Not Yet It’s Difficult and Wuturi’s AMPERS&ND.
Brisbane to host Australian Performing Arts Market
03 November 2011
The Australia Council for the Arts announces that Brisbane Powerhouse has been awarded the tender for the Australian Performing Arts Market 2014, 2016 and 2018.
5th World Summit on Arts and Culture wraps up as Chile takes the baton for 2014
07 October 2011
The World Summit on Arts and Culture concluded yesterday, marked by the official handover to the Chilean National Council for Culture and the Arts, the host of the 6th World Summit on Arts and Culture, 13-16 January 2014.
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Let the proceedings begin: The 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture kicks off today in Melbourne
04 October 2011
The 5th World Summit of Arts and Culture kicked off earlier this morning with over 450 delegates from 74 countries gathering at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre.
Find out more about the Summit >
New director for IETM-Australia Council collaboration project
27 September 2011
The Australia Council for the Arts and IETM, the International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts, are delighted to announce Sophie Travers as the new Project Director for the IETM-Australia Council Collaboration Project.
Find out more about Sophie Travers and the IETM-Australia Council Collaboration Project >
A profile of Australian cultural policies
15 September 2011
The Australia Council and the IFACCA are pleased to publish Cultural policies in Australia, prepared by Prof Margaret Seares AO. It offers an invaluable profile of arts and cultural polices across all spheres of government.
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Expressions of interest open for redevelopment of the Australian Pavilion in Venice
29 August 2011
The Australia Council for the Arts invites expressions of interest (EOI) from Australian registered architects and architectural practices for the redevelopment of the Australian Pavilion in Venice, Italy.
Australia Councils triple bill of results: Developing market demand for our Indigenous arts
26 August 2011
The Australia Council for the Arts is pleased to announce the delivery of three exciting new projects in the Indigenous performing arts sector: the National Indigenous Touring Consortium (NITC), the Emerging Indigenous Producer Mentorships (EIPM), and a National Indigenous Playwrights’ Conference.
Australia Council backs our emerging Indigenous producers in the performing arts
22 August 2011
The Australia Council is pleased to announce the establishment of four mentorships for emerging Indigenous producers. Congratulations to Joshua Bond, Lara Croydon, Alison Murphy-Oates and Rosealee Pearson.
Find out what they will be doing during their mentorships >
New funding for artists to build a creative Australia
22 August 2011
The Australia Council is pleased to announce the new Creative Australia Artists Grants. These new grants deliver to artists the Federal Government’s budget commitment of $10 million in new funding to the arts.
Find out how this funding will help deliver a creative Australia >
Australia Council announces new publishing subsidies
17 August 2011
The Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts is excited to announce a new structure for its publishing subsidies which will provide publishers with greater flexibility and recognise the contribution and track record of Australia’s small and medium sized publishers.
Arts to help social recovery
09 August 2011
The arts will play a key role in disaster recovery with Federal and State Arts Ministers Simon Crean and Rachel Nolan today announcing $376,000 for a creative recovery project to be run in some of Queensland's most disaster affected communities.
Cultural Places initiatives provides a new approach to integrating arts in regional communities
08 August 2011
The Australia Council today announced a new initiative in partnership with Arts South Australia and Arts Queensland and local governments to develop two pilot Cultural Places initiatives which aim to strengthen regional Australian communities through arts and cultural projects.
Australia Council announces significant pledge to rebuild Australian pavilion in Venice
01 June 2011
As Australia opens its doors to its exhibition at the 54th Venice Biennale – Hany Armanious The Golden Thread - Australia Council announces plans for a new Australian pavilion in Venice.
Armanious' golden thread glows at the 54th Venice Biennale
01 June 2011
The Australia Council officially opened the Australian exhibition for the 54th Venice Biennale - Hany Armanious The Golden Thread - this morning at a press conference in Venice.
Archie Roach receives the prestigious Red Ochre Award 2011
26 May 2011
The life and career of acclaimed songman Archie Roach was celebrated at the 4th National Indigenous Arts Awards the Sydney Opera House.
Australia Council applauds visual arts icons Professor Terry Smith and Elizabeth Ann Macgregor
20 May 2011
Contemporary art theorist Terry Smith and distinguished art director Elizabeth Ann Macgregor are being honoured for their innovative and meaningful contribution to Australian visual arts and culture, receiving the Australia Council Visual Arts Award and Medal respectively.
New investment in Australian artists
11 May 2011
The Australia Council for the Arts welcomes the budget announcement of $10 million in new funding for artists.
Top award goes to a tall poppy of Australian music
06 May 2011
The nation’s most valuable individual music prize – the Australia Council Don Banks Music Award 2011 – is being awarded to Belinda Webster, OAM, for her outstanding contribution to Australian music.
Hany Armanious takes off for the Venice Biennale
03 May 2011
Innovative Sydney artist Hany Armanious will be farewelled tonight by the Australia Council for the Arts at the Museum of Contemporary Art before setting off to represent Australia at one of the world’s most prestigious contemporary art exhibitions – the 54th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia.
Leadership program builds tomorrows arts leaders
21 April 2011
Next week, 23 dynamic young Australians from across the country begin a journey to become the nation’s arts and cultural leaders of the future.
Mitchell review welcomed by Council
20 April 2011
The Chair of the Australia Council for the Arts, James Strong AO, today welcomed the appointment of well-known business leader and philanthropist Harold Mitchell AC to lead a review of private sector support for the arts in Australia.
Australian Poetry to lead Australian poetry
05 April 2011
The launch today of poetry exhibition, Ribbons of Cursive, Razors of Font, at the Australia Council for the Arts heralds the arrival of a new national body for poetry, Australian Poetry.
National forum considers future of Australian dance
15 March 2011
The Australia Council for the Arts and Ausdance National have combined forces to present the National Dance Forum this weekend in Melbourne.
Introducing theatres next big things
28 February 2011
The need to develop arts leaders is being addressed by the Theatre Board of the Australia Council for the Arts, which today announces new grants to help emerging leaders develop and share the skills of cultural leadership.
Simon Mordant appointed Venice Biennale Commissioner for 2013
23 February 2011
James Strong AO, Chair of the Australia Council for the Arts, today announced that Simon Mordant will be the Commissioner for the Australian exhibition at the 55th National Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale 2013.
Opening the window on digital culture
02 February 2011
The Australia Council for the Arts presents a new exhibition featuring a vibrant array of Australian digital culture by artists from across artforms.
Arts community members recognised in Australia Day honours
28 January 2011
The Australia Council for the Arts applauds the artists, arts workers, arts advocates and philanthropists who support the practice and enjoyment of the arts in Australia who were recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honors.
Arts and creative industries
27 January 2011
Australia should seek new and liberating ways to bring together the arts, popular culture and the creative industries, according to Arts and creative industries.
Australian theatre finds a new voice
25 January 2011
The Theatre Board of the Australia Council for the Arts is providing funding and support for the establishment of a national advocacy network for the small to medium theatre sector in Australia.
Australian artists amongst the first in the world to be invited to a residency in the AlloSphere
22 December 2010
The Australia Council for the Arts is delighted to announce a world first for Australian artists. The Australia Council is inviting Australian musicians, sound artists and media artists working in sound to apply for a 3-month residency in the AlloSphere at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
State writers' centres join forces to form Writing Australia
15 December 2010
Five state-funded writers’ centres from around the country will combine forces to form a new national organisation called Writing Australia, in a new Literature Board initiative announced today by the Australia Council for the Arts.
Leading international curator selected for Australian Exhibition at Venice Biennale 2011
07 December 2010
The Australia Council for the Arts today announced that high-profile US curator Anne Ellegood has been selected to curate artist Hany Armanious’ 2011 Venice Biennale exhibition.
Community artists win top honours
06 December 2010
The Australia Council for the Arts celebrates the achievements of three outstanding community artists with the announcement of the 2010 Australia Council Community Arts and Cultural Development Awards, presented today by Julie Owens MP, Federal Member for Parramatta.
Dr Peter Kocan wins Australia Council's Writer's Emeritus Award
24 November 2010
Prolific writer Dr Peter Kocan will this afternoon be honoured for his longstanding commitment to Australian writing, receiving the Australia Council Writers Emeritus Award.
2010 Prime Minister's Literary Awards
17 November 2010
In her first cultural event as Prime Minister, Julia Gillard presented the following speech at the 2010 Prime Minister's Literary Awards. She took the opportunity to talk about her support for the arts, the importance of the NBN as a way for the arts to expand their reach and the future of the national cultural policy in Australia.
A case for literature: The effectiveness of subsidies to Australian publishers 1995-2005
01 November 2010
A case for literature, a new report to the Literature Board of the Australia Council has shown the vital impact its publishing subsidies program has had on the industry. It has also prompted the Board to re-consider the way it funds Australian publishers.
Art, roller derby, zines and gaming - this is the Digital Culture Fund
08 October 2010
Novel arts experiences using digital technologies and live audience engagement are now emerging across Australia with the help of the Digital Culture Fund from the Australia Council for the Arts.
Artistic vibrancy a new measure of success
14 September 2010
The Australia Council for the Arts has become one of the world’s first funding agencies to tackle the issue of how to measure the artistic vibrancy of the companies it funds.
Regional artists earn less but love the life
26 August 2010
Australians are showing an unprecedented love of the arts, but our artists remain amongst the lowest paid in our society – especially in regional Australia.
Health check for careers of Australian artists
17 August 2010
Artist Careers, two research projects released today by the Australia Council for the Arts, paints a comprehensive picture of the working lives of Australia’s 44,000 professional artists.
Arts cubed: join the digital challenge
27 July 2010
The What makes me website (www.whatmakesme.com.au), launched today by the Australia Council for the Arts, invites all Australians to share their own stories about what the arts add to their everyday lives.
Australia Council delivers international pathways for local bands
09 July 2010
The Australia Council for the Arts is giving 10 Australian bands the opportunity to take their music across the oceans through its International Pathways initiative, assisting contemporary musicians with the cost of touring internationally.
Business sees arts as good creative partners
08 July 2010
There is much potential for the arts to capitalise on the benefits they offer business, according to a new survey of corporate decision makers.
Song Cycles shows Indigenous musicians have a tough gig
28 May 2010
The talent and quality may be there – and so is audience interest – but new research shows that only a fraction of the rewards and airplay is going to Indigenous musicians.
Thorpe gives Red Ochre to leading dancer
27 May 2010
Artistic director, dancer and teacher Michael Leslie will tonight be honoured with the Australia Council for the Arts’ $50 000 Red Ochre Award, for his lifetime of achievement in Indigenous dance.
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.
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.
Australia leads the way worldwide in theatre for young people
19 January 2010
A record number of Australia’s children’s theatre companies are appearing at the International Performing Arts for Youth (IPAY) Showcase, the world’s premiere gathering of performing arts professionals for young audiences, in Pittsburgh, USA.
JUMP into a new mentoring program for young artists
18 January 2010
The Australia Council for the Arts today launched JUMP – Australia’s largest national mentoring program for young and emerging artists.
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