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Budget 2019: Infographic on arts input into Australia

Music, News & Commentary, Screen, Stage, Visual Arts | April 3, 2019

Last night’s Federal Budget once again showed the LNP ’s adhoc and grudging tolerance of the arts. The organisation representing the major performing arts companies, AMPAG, is one of nine arts sector bodies that has created an infographic showing national participation in the arts and how its economic impact contributes $4.2 billion to Australia’s GDP. According to AMPAG (it represents the 28 major performing arts companies lucky

Sam Strong to leave Queensland Theatre

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News & Commentary, Theatre | April 1, 2019

In a surprise announcement, Queensland Theatre (QT) artistic director Sam Strong is returning home to Melbourne after just over three years at the helm of the Brisbane company. In a statement Strong said: ““I’m not going on to another company. Leadership for me at this point in my life means being more available to my family. I’m committed to

Art auction for prostate cancer raises record sum

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News & Commentary, Visual Arts | March 23, 2019

The fourth art auction fundraiser for the Australian Prostate Centre (APC) has raised a record $216,000. More than 120 people gathered at Gibson’s Auctions in Melbourne late last month to watch work by 30 sought-after Australians artists go under the hammer for the New Directions 2019 auction. Brisk bidding among collectors ensured that almost 95

Edmund Capon, former Art Gallery of NSW director, dies at 78

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News & Commentary, Visual Arts | March 18, 2019

Edmund Capon AM OBE, a beloved figure in the Australian arts community, has died of cancer in his native England. He was 78. Capon is best remembered for his contributions to the Art Gallery of NSW, where he served as director from 1978 to 2011. During his 33-year tenure, the notoriously ebullient Capon ushered in a slew of

Vallejo Gantner to head Onassis Foundation

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News & Commentary, Stage, Theatre | March 16, 2019

Melbourne producer and former artistic associate of the Melbourne Festival, Vallejo Gantner, has been been appointed artistic and executive director of the Onassis Foundation USA based in New York. From 2005 to 2017 Gantner was artistic director of the experimental Performance Space 122 (now Performance Space New York). He was previously artistic director of the Dublin Fringe

2018 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award winners announced

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News & Commentary | March 5, 2019

The winners of the annual Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards, one of the richest awards in the performing arts in Australia, were announced at the Adelaide Festival on Monday. This year’s judges were Christie Anthoney, Fraser Corfield, Iain Graindage, Fiona Maxwell and Brian Ritchie. The Committee is Chaired by Carrillo Gantner AC (Chairman, Sidney Myer

Mike McLeish on the ‘The Drop Off’ and the pleasures and pain of making a web series

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News & Commentary, Screen, TV | March 3, 2019

Mike McLeish, actor, singer, and music theatre star is best known for his unforgettable channelling of a charmingly Machiavellian Paul Keating in the mega-hit musical Keating. As performers have done for centuries, he and his wife – and fellow performer and writer – Fiona Harris, have had to create their own opportunities. They are now into the second series of their self-produced series The Drop Off

Head On Festival returns in 2019

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Festivals, News & Commentary | February 12, 2019

The Head On photo festival returns to Sydney to celebrate its 10th anniversary this May. The festival presents curated exhibitions featuring contemporary fine art photography, portraiture and photojournalism. Features of the program include an exhibition of works by internationally celebrated German-Australian fashion photographer Helmut Newton (1920-2004), David Bowie by renowned Japanese artist Masayoshi Sukita, Walkley Award

Parrtjima – A Festival in Light announces 2019 program

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Festivals | February 12, 2019

The program for this year’s iteration of Parrtjima – A Festival in Light has been unveiled. The festival aims to showcase some of the oldest continuous cultures on Earth though the newest technology, against the backdrop of the MacDonnell Ranges. Creative director Rhoda Roberts returns to curate her third Parrtjima, which this year is themed

2019 Stella Prize longlist announced

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News & Commentary | February 7, 2019

The longlist for the annual Stella Prize celebrating Australian women’s contribution to literature has been announced. This is the award’s seventh year. The longlist was drawn from over 170 entries. This year’s judges are writer, editor and award co-founder Louise Swinn, writer Michelle de Kretser, journalist and ABC presenter Daniel Browning, investigative journalist Kate McClymont and Head

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