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Sync Australia Online Leadership Program
Mon October 11, 2021 12:00 am (AEST)
Sync Australia – Online is a new online leadership and coaching program exploring Deaf and disabled leadership in arts, culture, heritage and media.
Playing Australia: Regional Performing Arts Touring Fund
Tue October 12, 2021 3:00 pm (AEDT)
The Regional Performing Arts Touring program (Playing Australia) supports performing arts to reach regional and remote communities across Australia. Grants are available to support the net touring and other designated costs associated with tours
The Red Ochre Award (Lifetime achievement)
Tue October 12, 2021 3:00 pm (AEDT)
The prestigious Red Ochre Award was established by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board in 1993 to pay tribute to a senior Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person for their outstanding lifetime achievement in the arts and their contribution to the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts, both nationally and internationally.
The Dreaming Award
Tue October 12, 2021 3:00 pm (AEDT)
The Dreaming Award recognises an inspirational young artist aged 18-30 years and supports them to create a major body of work through mentoring and partnerships, either nationally or internationally.
First Nations Emerging Career Development Award
Tue October 12, 2021 3:00 pm (AEDT)
The First Nations Emerging Career Development Award 2020 is the result of Australia Council’s Workplace Giving scheme 2019-2020. Through the generous contributions from our staff and board, $20,000 has been raised to help further the career of two (2) emerging First Nations artists or arts workers
Playing Australia Multi-Year Investment
Tue October 12, 2021 3:00 pm (AEDT)
The Regional Performing Arts Touring program (Playing Australia) supports performing arts to reach regional and remote communities across Australia. Grants are available to support the net touring and other designated costs associated with tours
International Curators Program: Asia Pacific Triennial x TarraWarra Biennial
Tue October 12, 2021 3:00 pm (AEDT)
Curators, creative and cultural producers who identify as First Nations and/or of the Asia Pacific diaspora based in Australia are invited to apply for funding support to participate in a series of online and in-person exchanges.
Australian Pavilion Invigilation Program – Venice Biennale 2022
Tue October 19, 2021 12:00 am (AEDT)
For the Venice Biennale 2022, the Australia Council is inviting applications for invigilators of the exhibition in the Australian Pavilion. Marco Fusinato is the artist commissioned for Australia’s national representation at the Venice Biennale 2022. The exhibition is curated by Alexie Glass-Kantor.
Sync Australia Online Leadership Program
Sync Australia – Online is a new online leadership and coaching program exploring Deaf and disabled leadership in arts, culture, heritage and media.
Playing Australia: Regional Performing Arts Touring Fund
The Regional Performing Arts Touring program (Playing Australia) supports performing arts to reach regional and remote communities across Australia. Grants are available to support the net touring and other designated costs associated with tours
The Red Ochre Award (Lifetime achievement)
The prestigious Red Ochre Award was established by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board in 1993 to pay tribute to a senior Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person for their outstanding lifetime achievement in the arts and their contribution to the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts, both nationally and internationally.
The Dreaming Award
The Dreaming Award recognises an inspirational young artist aged 18-30 years and supports them to create a major body of work through mentoring and partnerships, either nationally or internationally.
First Nations Emerging Career Development Award
The First Nations Emerging Career Development Award 2020 is the result of Australia Council’s Workplace Giving scheme 2019-2020. Through the generous contributions from our staff and board, $20,000 has been raised to help further the career of two (2) emerging First Nations artists or arts workers
Playing Australia Multi-Year Investment
The Regional Performing Arts Touring program (Playing Australia) supports performing arts to reach regional and remote communities across Australia. Grants are available to support the net touring and other designated costs associated with tours
International Curators Program: Asia Pacific Triennial x TarraWarra Biennial
Curators, creative and cultural producers who identify as First Nations and/or of the Asia Pacific diaspora based in Australia are invited to apply for funding support to participate in a series of online and in-person exchanges.
Australian Pavilion Invigilation Program – Venice Biennale 2022
For the Venice Biennale 2022, the Australia Council is inviting applications for invigilators of the exhibition in the Australian Pavilion. Marco Fusinato is the artist commissioned for Australia’s national representation at the Venice Biennale 2022. The exhibition is curated by Alexie Glass-Kantor.- investment in Australian artists at various stages of their careers through our grants programs, fellowships and awards. This investment supports the public’s engagement with arts and creativity
- our multi-year investment in organisations through Four Year Funding, multi-year investment in First Nations-led organisations, and the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework. This investment supports cultural organisations to achieve an array of artistic, social, cultural and economic outcomes to national acclaim
- management of government initiatives such as the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy and the national regional touring programs which provide greater access to enriching arts experiences for all Australians
- investing in diverse artists, creators and organisations to tell their stories and present this work to broad audiences
- ensuring inclusive decision-making and diverse peer assessment panels for our grants and other direct investment
- dedicated funding to First Nations people, groups and organisations through our grants program
- delivering co-investment that leverages our investment and expertise to support Australian arts and culture.
- sector development work underpinned by a significant national sector recovery consultation in 2020–21
- stakeholder engagement, partnerships and consultation guided by the principle of ‘nothing about us without us’
- strategic initiatives that encourage diverse representation, including capacity building programs and international development activity
- support for the arts and cultural sector to develop new practices and business models to increase audience access to transformative experiences
- support and capacity building for the digital and physical mobility of Australian arts and creativity
- research that provides a comprehensive picture of Australians’ evolving relationship with the arts in their daily lives, and the economic, social and cultural value of arts and creativity
- leveraging our investment and expertise through strategic partnerships
- brokering new opportunities for audiences to experience Australian arts
- capacity building programs that develop people, grow networks and broker opportunities for Australian arts and artists, contributing to the long term resilience of the Australian arts community
- our Digital Culture Strategy 2020–2024 that sets out our approach to support a digitally enabled and thriving arts and cultural sector
- strategic partnerships that create new opportunities
- pursuing new sources of co-investment to grow the funds available for the arts
- international opportunities that nurture meaningful and effective international engagement for the Australian arts and cultural sector.
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and organisations.
We want inspiring arts experiences to be welcoming and easily accessible, and reflective of our unique and special culture that is simultaneously ancient and contemporary.
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