Don Banks Award recipient Kev Carmody

By Brendan Fletcher, 10 April 2013

Feature

Don Banks Award recipient Kev Carmody

By Brendan Fletcher, 10 April 2013

Feature

'The $60,000 Australia Council Don Banks Music Award – the nation’s most valuable individual music award – has this year been presented to singer, storyteller, activist and artist, Kev Carmody, for his outstanding contribution to Australian music. Australian director Brendan Fletcher is friend and colleague of Carmody’s. He tells the story of Kev’s unique '....

Live, experimental & socially engaged arts practices

By Kathryn Gray, 28 September 2012

Dance

Live, experimental & socially engaged arts practices

By Kathryn Gray, 28 September 2012

Dance

'Live Art is the Kate Bush of the art world, eclectic, idiosyncratic and unpredictable.  It is driven by artists working across all forms and contexts that are seeking new languages of representation and compelling strategies for intervening in the public sphere. Field Theory, 2012There are many inspiring, provocative and thoughtful artists exp'....

Running away to join the circus

By Naomi Gall, 30 August 2012

Blog

Running away to join the circus

By Naomi Gall, 30 August 2012

Blog

'Modeled on the idea of a travelling circus, Sound Circus transports traditional, new and experimental music to the ‘Corner Country’, which describes White Cliffs and areas of far western of NSW, southwest Queensland and northwest South Australia. Sound Circus aims to bring together a divers'....

Soundclash

By Gemma King, 12 July 2012

Feature

Soundclash

By Gemma King, 12 July 2012

Feature

'Over the past four years the Australia Council’s Music Board has been running a special initiative to specifically support experimental, creative and innovative contemporary popular music projects. In that time Soundclash has supported 40 proj'....

50,000 Days in Asia – The Asialink Arts Residency Program 20 year on…

By Lesley Alway, 27 June 2012

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts

50,000 Days in Asia – The Asialink Arts Residency Program 20 year on…

By Lesley Alway, 27 June 2012

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts

'People-to-people engagement…‘Artist in Residence’ is a term for an artist who lives and practices their art for a period of time with a host organization, away from their usual environment. Asialink residencies have contributed significantly to the health and vibrancy of '....

Emerge Festival

By Artery, 19 June 2012

Blog

Emerge Festival

By Artery, 19 June 2012

Blog

'Music provides a powerful way of remembering where you come from, which is why it works so effectively to bring newly arrived refugees together in the community. Aminata Doumbia - Visible Mentoring ProgramThe Emerge Festival commemorat'....

Indigenous story reaches kids worldwide

By Artery, 13 June 2012

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts

Indigenous story reaches kids worldwide

By Artery, 13 June 2012

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts

'Children across the world are journeying through imaginary Indigenous lands in Insite Arts and TPO’s latest multimedia work, Saltbush'....

Philanthropy leadership in New York – Australian reflections

By Fiona Maxwell, 30 May 2012

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts

Philanthropy leadership in New York – Australian reflections

By Fiona Maxwell, 30 May 2012

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts

'In Australia, we hear reports about US arts philanthropy with a touch of awe and disbelief. We also say some things won’t work here because of cultural differences or our different tax system. What we do know is that we need to raise the game in arts philanthropy in Australia. We have extensive government support with relative stability, but to maximise the creative excellenc'....

8th annual Marketing Summit

By Artery, 22 May 2012

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts

8th annual Marketing Summit

By Artery, 22 May 2012

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts

'This Thursday the 8th annual Marketing Summit starts at the Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne.The Marketing Summit brings together 250+ of Australia’s arts and cultural '....