ASSEMBLY
One of Australia’s most celebrated and internationally profiled contemporary artists, Angelica Mesiti works across video, performance and installation. Her practice is characterised by large-scale video and sound works.
Vicki Van Hout: Australia Council Award for Dance
Adrian Burnett, our director of dance, introduces the recipient of the Australia Council Award for Dance, Joyce Vicki Van Hout.
Spend a minute in the arts: Bruce Pascoe
Bruce Pascoe’s award winning non-fiction book Dark Emu, published in 2014, is a monumental work of scholarship that disproved the long-held myth that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples were nomadic hunter gatherers before European colonisation
Spend a minute in the arts: Graham Akhurst
Graham Akhurst is on a path of self- leadership, empowered by the transformational skills and techniques learnt through the Australia Council’s Future Leaders Program. Brisbane born Graham is now on his way to Manhattan New York, to share the stories of his people through his literary craft.
Spend a minute in the arts: Ikuntji Artists
More Australians than ever are engaging with First Nations arts, expressions of the world’s oldest living culture and storytelling that stretches back for millennia.
Spend a minute in the arts: Backbone
Backbone tosses around the perception of what strength is and its limits. Backbone continues the stellar trajectory of Adelaide’s no-frills acrobatic sensations who are taking the world by storm.
Annual Report 2017-18
'We know that art can reshape our perspective and transform lives in unexpected ways. The arts build social cohesion. They give us narratives to navigate our world.'
Tony Grybowski, Former Chief Executive Officer, Australia Council for the Arts
Dance
A host of outstanding dancers and choreographers has earned Australia a global reputation for taking the art form to new heights.
The Australia Council fosters the development and growth of Australian dance. It supports excellence, encourages participation, increases distribution and builds artistic sustainability. Its vision is to see dance thrive.
Australian dance is recognised for its athleticism, distinctive style and diversity.
Phillip Adams (VIC) - Australia Council Award for Dance
Phillip Adams is an interdisciplinary choreographer and artist who established BalletLab in 1998, following a decade in New York.
His professional practice draws on collaboration through hybrid mediums of music, design, fashion, architecture, cinema, visual arts and photography engaging with the unorthodox, queer and popular culture.
He has been commissioned to make works for companies including the Australian Ballet, Chunky Move, MONA, Dance Works Rotterdam and Guangdong Modern Dance Company (China) among others.
The Australia Council Award for Dance was introduced in 2015 to recognise the outstanding achievements and considerable contribution of an artist in dance.
Past award recipients include Stephen Page (2017), Lucy Guerin (2016) and Garry Stewart (2015).
Highlights
Opportunities Now Open. Dance.
The Australia Council has a long and proud history of partnering with philanthropic foundations, corporations and individual donors to co-invest in the arts. Together we have realised unforgettable creative experiences.
International Residencies. Dance.
International residencies provide a unique opportunity for artists to immerse themselves in a new arts context, market, community and culture. The experience enables artists to articulate their practice within a global context.
Artists tell our stories, reflect our humanity
The 2016-17 Australia Council for the Arts Annual Report was tabled on 23 October 2017. The report outlines key achievements and outcomes during the second full year of activity under its Strategic Plan.
Making Art Work, Dance
The Australia Council for the Arts has released new research which examines the economic conditions faced by practising professional artists in Australia and their increasing value to society and the future of work.
Connecting Australians: Results of the National Arts Participation Survey, Dance
This survey is the third in a landmark series by the Australia Council for the Arts, following editions in 2009 and 2013. It measures Australians’ engagement with the arts in 2016.
