The environment and young people are big winners in regional arts fund
Regional communities, artists and arts groups across large areas of rural and remote Australia are set to benefit from the latest round of the Regional Arts Fund with $779,728 in funding for 61 new projects being provided under the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund.
Draft Indigenous art commercial code of conduct
A draft code of conduct for fair and ethical trade in the Indigenous visual art industry was released today for public comment.
Festivals Australia latest funding round
Festivals Australia latest funding round closes on 16 February 2009, for projects beginning after 1 July 2009. Festivals Australia funds new arts projects at regular Australian regional and community festivals. Funding is available for cultural, community and local government organisations that run festivals in regional and remote areas of Australia.
ABC TV puts regional artists on the digital map
Artpost, www.abc.net.au/artpost launched 2 October 2008, is an interactive website and short video series for TV broadcast which showcases artists working in regional and remote parts of the country. Artpost is a partnership between ABC and Regional Arts Australia.
 
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.... a cool change is coming
Launceston, 27-29 August 2010
www.tasregionalarts.org.au

Regional Arts Australia seventh national biennial conference will provide an opportunity for artistic and cultural exchange, cross cultural collaboration and best practice approaches to working in the arts.

Hundreds of artists, academics, volunteers, all levels of government and the wider community will gather to discuss, celebrate and experience the arts and cultural achievements of regional Australia.

The Australian Government supports Regional Arts Australia's national conferences through the Regional Arts Fund. The Australia Council for the Arts supports the artistic program for the conference. The Tasmanian Government also provides financial support towards the staging of the 2020 conference through Arts Tasmania


art at the heart
www.artattheheart.com.au

A total of 950 delegates met in the desert town of Alice Springs for Regional Arts Australia's sixth biennial conference  art at the heart. The conference held from 3-5 October 2008 provided artists, arts workers and arts volunteers the opportunity to gather, discuss, perform and celebrate the arts and cultural achievements of regional Australia.

art at the heart was hosted by the Northern Territory Government through Arts NT in collaboration with the Alice Springs Town Council. The Australian Government supported the conference through the Regional Arts Fund, the Australia Council for the Arts supported the artistic program and the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs supported the Indigenous participation in the conference.


Smart in Business

Course in business skills for creative people

Course Code 40594SA

Smart in business is a nationally recognised skills development program for people who volunteer and work in the arts and cultural sector in regional Australia.

The course was reaccredited for five years in May 2008 as “Course in business skills for creative people” and replaces the course known as “Creative Volunteering: No Limits”.

Two additional new workshops have been added in 2008, bringing the total number of available workshops to ten, they are:

  • Network within Communities (CVNWC01A)
  • Carry out Business Planning (CVBSP02A)
  • Develop Funds and Resources (CVFAS03A)
  • Undertake Marketing (CVMGP04A)
  • Work with Collections (CVWWC05A)
  • Plan and Program Events (CVPPE06A)
  • Contribute to Effective Organisation Governance (CVGOV07A)
  • Cultivate Productive Relationships (CVTPF08A)
  • Train Others (VCVRT09A, TAAENV403B, TAADEL301B)
  • Manage a Project (CUSADMO3A)

Watch this space for when these workshops will be available in your area.

Regional Arts Events Around Australia
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The Boite Singers Festival at Daylesford
   Daylesford - VIC,  8 January - 11 January
Portarlington Mussel Festival
   Portarlington - VIC,  10 January
Jessica Schroeter Renewal; Recent works on paper and canvas.
   Ballarat - VIC,  10 January - 5 February
Youth Painting Course – ages 4 to 25
   Great Southern - WA,  12 January - 28 January
REALISING THE IDEA - SCREENWRITING SEMINAR WITH RANALD ALLAN
   Hobart - TAS,  17 January - 18 January
Mitchell School of Arts
   Bathurst - NSW,  18 January - 24 January
Jazz Camp 2009
   Chatswood - NSW,  19 January - 23 January
The Mungart Boodja Showcase Series
   Albany - WA,  19 January - 7 February
Film Screenings at Cinema Samedi
   Newstead, Launceston - TAS,  28 January
Perth International Arts Festival – Great Southen
   Various - WA,  1 February - 15 March

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