Regional arts Regional arts
25 February 2019
Applications for festival funding open
Apply now to showcase an arts project at a festival or significant one-off community celebration in a regional or remote Australia.
Opening of the Timana Tucker House venue at the Desert Harmony Festival. Image by Oliver Eclipse.
Indigenous arts and languages. Indigenous arts and languages
22 February 2019
IY2019: Language inspiration
An International Year of Indigenous Languages-themed conference has highlighted the importance of keeping the conversation around language going.
Indigenous arts and languages. Indigenous arts and languages
21 February 2019
IY2019: International Mother Language Day
Imagine if your mother tongue was at risk of never being heard again.
International mother languages day. 21 February 2019. 2019, international year of indigenous languages.
Indigenous arts and languages. Indigenous arts and languages
19 February 2019
IY2019: ABC’s ‘This Place’ project
From the titles of towns to streets, rivers and mountain ranges: Indigenous names surround us in Australia.
Performing arts Performing arts
12 February 2019
NIDA turns 60
This year the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) celebrates 60 years of supporting Australian performing artists.  
Chika Ikogwe at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts
Indigenous arts and languages. Indigenous arts and languages
11 February 2019
Reviving the ancient Arabana language
A mobile language team, proudly supported by the Indigenous Languages and Arts program, is helping revive ancient languages.
Camera operator filming an indigenous man.
Cultural heritage Cultural heritage
8 February 2019
Mapping Australia and the Pacific
Our latest video takes a look inside the Cook and the Pacific exhibition at the National Library of Australia.
Literature Literature
7 February 2019
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards open
If you had a work published or released during 2018 you may be eligible to enter this year’s Awards.
Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2019 Entries Now Open
Indigenous arts and languages. Indigenous arts and languages
6 February 2019
Identity and language survey launched
A new online survey is asking Indigenous Australians what languages they identify with.
Indigenous man and women sitting on rocks in a river.
Cultural heritage Cultural heritage
6 February 2019
Funding for antique linked with bushrangers
The Orange Regional Museum received $90,000 to assist with the purchase of an ornamental centrepiece, the Campbell epergne.
Campbell epergne

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