| MELBOURNE DOCKLANDS: An exhibition of models and working machines, gladiator costumes and artefacts from one of the world’s great empires.
| MUSEUM OF BRISBANE: Museum of Brisbane (MoB) is on the hunt for artwork from former tree lopper and sign writer-turned-artist Robert Brownhall for the first survey of his 20 years of painting.
| This month’s column continues from last month (Composing Committees) rounding out what I have learnt from 16 years of working with committees and Boards in the community cultural development.
| HISTORY SA: History Week, which had grown to become South Australia’s largest community event, will become About Time: South Australia’s History Festival, and will run throughout the month of May.
| MUSEUM VICTORIA: Dusty relics on out-of-reach darkened shelves are a thing of the past at the Melbourne Museum.
| NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA / WESFARMERS ARTS INDIGENOUS FELLOWSHIP: The National Gallery of Australia and Wesfarmers Arts have announced the inaugural recipients of the Wesfarmers Arts Indigenous Fellowship, Australia’s ...
| MUSEUM AND GALLERY SERVICES QUEENSLAND: The 2011 Pilot Mentorship, Exchange and Fellowship Program offers a fantastic professional development opportunity for gallery and museum staff and volunteers working in regional ...
| 2010 IMAGinE AWARDS: Celebrating and acknowledging excellence and innovation, the 2010 IMAGinE Awards were held at the Museum of Contemporary Art with winners coming from both metropolitan and regional NSW and large and small ...
| MUSEUM AND GALLERY SERVICES QUEENSLAND: Now in its seventh year, the GAMAA is a prestigious annual event designed to celebrate the outstanding achievements, professional excellence, and innovation of Queensland’s museum and ...
| MELBOURNE MUSEUM: Melbourne Museum will celebrate its 10th birthday in October this year as Australia’s most popular museum, having welcomed more than 7.5 million visitors through its doors to experience award-winning ...
| 2010 IMAGinE AWARDS: Celebrating and acknowledging excellence and innovation, these awards offer a great guide to some of State’s best institutions and collections for the public.
| AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR THE MOVING IMAGE (ACMI): The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) will be the exclusive Australian host city for 'Dreams Come True: The Art of Disney’s Classic Fairy Tales', a major new ...
| MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART: Work has now started on the $53 million redevelopment of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), which will deliver a world class art and educational institution.
| BURRINJA CULTURAL CENTRE: Burrinja Cultural Centre is delighted to have been awarded The Archival Survival Award for Small Museums, 2010 by Museums Australia (Vic), for its Exemplary Public Programs.
| AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT: Minister for the Arts, Peter Garrett, announced the appointment of Mr Peter Dexter AM as Chair of the Australian National Maritime Museum Council.
| MULTICULTURAL ARTS VICTORIA: Hon. John Cain named Patron of Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV)
| STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA: The President of the Library Board of Victoria, the Hon. John Cain, welcomed the appointment of Bruce Akhurst, Sylvia Geddes and Dennis Goldner to the Library Board of Victoria.
| AUSTRALIA BUSINESS ARTS FOUNDATION: Hearing what businesses think is an important part of further developing corporate partnerships, which done right can be highly beneficial to both parties. Arts organisations can’t afford ...
| ORANA ARTS: Orana Arts has signed a memorandum of understanding with five contributing councils.
| TIM BURTON: THE EXHIBITION (ACMI): Likening the assemblage of his work (previously presented at New York’s Museum of Modern Art) to an “archaeological dig”, even Burton seems genuinely surprised by the size of this collection.