SunPAC takes performing arts to the suburbs
Sunnybank Performing Arts Centre (SunPAC) has opened in Brisbane, Australia, with a mission of taking performing arts to the city’s suburbs. The AUD10m (€7m) project … Read more
Australia
The ever illuminating OzAsia Festival
Q&A OzAsia Festival artistic director Joseph Mitchell has a brilliant task on his hands: he’s bringing together diverse cultures from across the Asian continent and … Read more
#IStandWithTheArts protests Australia Council for the Arts cuts
A campaign to support the arts in Australia has reached over 80,000 audience members since it launched on 17 June. #IStandWithTheArts has seen actors give … Read more
Australian budget cuts could cost hundreds of jobs
Industry body Live Performance Australia (LPA) has warned that proposed budget cuts could cost hundreds of jobs and cause permanent damage to Australian performing arts. … Read more
Chunky Move announces Next Move
Australian dance group Chunky Move has announced the 2016 participants in its Next Move mentoring programme. Now in its ninth edition, Next Move commissions new … Read more
Fringe benefits for Adelaide arts companies
Australia’s arts companies might be expecting cuts of up to AUD8.5m (€5.7m) in the 2016-17 budget, but it’s good news for a small group of … Read more
Australian artists protest potential cuts
Arts Industry Council of South Australia (AICSA) has called for artists to protest against possible funding cuts in a demonstration outside the state’s Parliament House … Read more
Brisbane gets ready for APAM 2016
Established in 1994 by the Australia Council for the Arts, Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM) is Australia’s cultural shop window for the world. Taking place … Read more
Arts funding news for December
The Australian Government has given AUD115,000 (€75,972) to nine regional Western Australian artists and organisations. Eight of the awards are for community based programmes that … Read more
Big West Festival
Big West Festival’s general manager Amber Stuart on redressing issues of geographic, cultural and social isolation with a festival spirit Big West Festival is a biennial festival based in … Read more