News archive
News from the Office for the Arts.
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Cultural exhibitions to tour Australia
Friday 20 January 2012
Australia’s first expedition to Antarctica and newly commissioned Australian contemporary art feature in new exhibitions to tour Australia with the support of almost $1.7 million funding Arts Minister Simon Crean has announced.
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Festivals funding now open
Friday 16 December 2011
Funding for festivals arts projects across regional Australia is now available through the Festivals Australia program.
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Pilot program for music enterprises
Wednesday 14 December 2011
Arts Minister Simon Crean announced a new pilot program to provide music enterprises with business skills and access to investment opportunities.
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New arts award for local government
Friday 2 December 2011
Entries invited to the new Active Arts category of the National Awards for Local Government, sponsored by the Office for the Arts.
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Poets and historians to be honoured in literary awards
Thursday 1 December 2011
The Prime Minister and Arts Minister announced $100,000 in prize money for a new poetry award to be included in the 2012 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards.
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Return of ancestral remains from UK
Thursday 24 November 2011
As part of the largest return of Torres Strait Islander ancestral remains by the UK’s Natural History Museum, eight community representatives will bring back ancestral remains to Australia.
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Arts funding enriches regions
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Australia’s regional communities will soon enjoy dynamic new arts projects thanks to the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund.
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Regional Development Australia Fund
Monday 7 November 2011
Arts organisations looking to improve their facilities and benefit their stakeholders and communities can now apply for funding under the Australian Government’s Regional Development Australia Fund (RDAF). -
Festivals Australia funding announced
Friday 28 October 2011
Communities across Australia, many in regional and remote areas, will have the chance to participate in new festivals and arts projects thanks to funding announced today through the Festivals Australia program.
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Indigenous funding now available
Friday 28 October 2011
Applications are now open for Indigenous culture, languages, visual arts and broadcasting funding in 2012–13.