Grants and Funding
New Sydney Festival project
The Sydney Festival, an annual cultural celebration, have announced their fundraising plans to stage an aboriginal theatre, music and film…
Picasso masterpiece boosts funding for University
SYDNEY UNIVERSITY: A rarely seen Picasso masterpiece donated anonymously to the University of Sydney has sold for £13.5 million (A$20.6…
Role of events in promoting tourism
SUPER EVENT: A great deal of Australia’s economy is dependent on tourism.
Mentoring the next generation of curators
NAVA AND SIDNEY MYER FUND: The five successful recipients of the Curator Mentorship Initiative (CMI) supported by the Sidney Myer…
Federal budget: $10 million in new arts funding
FEDERAL ARTS BUDGET: The Gillard Government has delivered on its election commitment to provide $10 million over five years in…
Federal budget: $56 million for film and TV
FEDERAL ARTS BUDGET: Arts Minister Simon Crean has announced $56 million in targeted assistance for Australia's film, television and documentary…
Coalition delivers on securing VCA’s future
VICTORIAN ARTS BUDGET: The future of the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) has never been brighter after a $24…
Serious Budget boost for Comedy Festival
VICTORIAN ARTS BUDGET: Victorians can expect more big name acts, more free programming and more belly laughs from the Melbourne…
Is Arts Victoria funding about to be cut, or not?
ARTS INDUSTRY COUNCIL (VICTORIA): Will Victoria’s Baillieu Liberal National government continue to fund key Arts Victoria programs or won’t they?…
Lucy Guerin's 'Untrained' on tour
LUCY GUERIN INC.: Far more than a stage version of a ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ audition, what emerges…