The recent Annual General Meeting of South East Arts held at the Bega Valley Commemorative Civic Centre, welcomed new board members and farewelled outgoing members. Ian Campbell has stepped down as Chair, but remains on the Marketing and Fundraising sub-committee and Silas Dunstan stepped down as Treasurer after five years of service. Other departing members were Trisha Dixon and Steve Ross. Read more
Regional festivals are about to get more accessible for people with disabilities. Eastern Riverina Arts has received $588,000 to develop a project that will increase the participation of artists and people with disability in a number of the Riverina’s volunteer-run, community-based festivals. Read more
Leading Aboriginal author and historian Bruce Pascoe will be giving the keynote lecture at a special symposium being held in Armidale as part of the 180th anniversary commemorations of the Myall Creek Massacre. Read more
Gunnedah Shire Council has provided a boost to the arts and culture scene, with more than $16,000 granted to local groups under the new Arts and Cultural Funding Program. Following submissions, a selection panel was appointed and recommended a total of $16,751.00 in grant funding to be distributed among five groups. Read more
Local Government NSW (LGNSW) has called upon councils across NSW to nominate for the Leo Kelly OAM Arts and Culture Awards. Nominations for the awards, which celebrate outstanding achievement by local government organisations in strategic planning and delivery of arts and culture to local communities, are now open. Read more
For the second year running the Byron Bay International Film Festival (BBFF), will be presenting a Virtual Reality (VR) session entitled Australian Immersion at the Cannes Film Festival. Read more
Creative Partnerships Australia is offering a one-off matched funding initiative to first-time users of the Australian Cultural Fund (ACF) to give fundraising campaigns a boost. If you’re new to the ACF and have never used the platform to fundraise, you’re eligible for a $2,000 boost to put towards your project, thanks to Creative Partnerships Australia’s Plus1 program. Read more
Mullum Music Festival, the annual boutique music festival that takes place in the small NSW North Coast town of Mullumbimby, has been recognized for its cultural and economic significance by being awarded Flagship 3-year Funding by Destination NSW to help build the Festival’s reach. Read more
Artists and filmmakers across regional NSW will soon have their stories seen on screens in the sky after Screenworks today announced that the second series of the CREATEABILITY short film collection has been licensed by Virgin Australia for all domestic and international flights. Virgin Australia had also licensed the first series back in December. Read more
While much of the nation is in a splendid spin the small but beautifully formed Bello Winter Music 2018 has also revealed a cracking line-up of more than 70 acts for the boutique winter festival that fills the streets, halls, pubs and cafes of the stunning riverside town of Bellingen on the NSW Mid North Coast from 12 - 15 July, 2018. Read more
