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23.01.2022 The closing date for the Victorian Live Music Venues program has been extended until 5pm, 13 August.

23.01.2022 MAJOR OPPORTUNITY ALERT! Announcing Creative Workers in Schools an exciting opportunity for teachers and schools to realise new creative projects. Creative Workers in Schools (CWS) is a new program for schools to collaborate with skilled creative workers on a project or set of activities that incorporates creative approaches into the school curriculum.... CWS will offer creative industries workers an opportunity to undertake a six-month residency in Victorian government schools, including special schools. Creative workers and schools will be supported to work together to co-design and deliver a creative and educationally valuable project or set of activities that supports learning across the Victorian Curriculum F10 over 6 months (two Terms). Residencies will take place in one of two streams, across Terms 1 and 2 or Terms 2 and 3 2021. Expressions of Interest are now open! Read more about the CWS initiative and how to apply and register for one of our online information sessions here: bit.ly/CreativeWorkers Download the guidance materials for schools here: bit.ly/CWSSchools Download the guidance materials for creative workers: bit.ly/CWSArtists

21.01.2022 Congratulations to the incomparable Archie Roach, who last night was not only inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, but took home Best Adult Contemporary Album for 'Tell Me Why' and Best Male Artist! We can't wait to bring his Tell Me Why tour to venues in 2021!

20.01.2022 Are you a teacher or creative worker interested in applying for the Creative Workers in Schools program? Then be sure to register for our upcoming online information sessions to be held next week! An information session for Creative Workers will be held Tuesday 24 November from 4.00pm-4.30pm. Register: bit.ly/CWSArtistInfo An information session for Schools will be held Thursday 26 November from 4.00pm-4.30pm. Register: bit.ly/CWSSchoolInfo... You can read more about the Creative Workers in Schools initiate here: bit.ly/CreativeWorkers

20.01.2022 From November 14 to 29 a virtual group exhibition will be held online at yava.org.au/openstudios which will showcase works from all artists, giving you a taste of what to expect when you enter their virtual studio. Join the Open Studios Tour - over three weekends, artists will hold scheduled talks, demonstrations and virtual studio tours. You can pick and choose which of these appeals to you (just like the old days!), and will be able to attend through the YAVA website, which will act as a portal for access. Artworks will also be available for purchase via the dedicated online store: this is a great way for artists to sell their work, as in-person sales are so diminished. It also just happens to be an excellent resource for seasonal present buying!

20.01.2022 The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry are looking to engage passionate individuals who have experience in providing small business with advice and guidance on the above-mentioned focus areas. Business mentors will facilitate up to 4 x 2-hour sessions with each business to understand their operations, how COVID-19 has impacted their business and identify areas for development. The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has partnered with the Victorian Government to deliver the Business Recovery and Resilience Mentoring Program. This is an industry designed and operated program to help small businesses navigate the impacts and uncertainties of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and map out a path towards recovery.

20.01.2022 Regional Arts Victoria is pleased to welcome Brianna Kavanagh to the role of Coordinator, Creative Leaders Project in South West Victoria! Born and raised in Warrnambool, Brianna has 14 years of experience working as a musician and educator across South West Victoria. With a Bachelor of Education from Deakin University and currently completing her Masters of (Arts) Education at The University of Melbourne, Brianna has firsthand experience as a musician, primary school general... classroom and specialist arts teacher, and also as a mentor for teachers across SW Victoria. Brianna is driven by her passion for the arts and strives to share her vision to all. Supported by VicHealth, the Creative Leaders project will support schools, students and the local government areas in the south-west of Victoria to partner in establishing a mentorship program delivered by Regional Arts Victoria and specialist industry leaders. The focus will be on building the capacity of young people in the region to devise and deliver creative projects for and by their peers, and responsive to local community needs. Brianna starts as Project Coordinator on 21 September.

20.01.2022 Attention performing arts producers! Round 2 Applications for VIPI's Unlocking Capacity grants open soon... If you are a Victorian independent producer within the performing arts who holds a minimum of three years experience and dedicates at least 50% of your time to your independent producing practice, then an Unlocking Capacity grant from the Victorian Independent Producers Initiative (VIPI) could be the ideal next step in your career! Delivered by Theatre Network Australi...a on behalf of Creative Victoria, the Unlocking Capacity grant is a multi-year grant of up to $35,000 per annum for a maximum of three years. Round 2 applications open on 20 August 2020 and will close at 5pm on 17 September. A Zoom information session is being held between 1.30-3pm on Monday 24 August. Click below to register or find out more about the program here: www.tna.org.au//sector-d/vipi/the-unlocking-capacity-grant

19.01.2022 The City of Greater Bendigo has launched a new Creative Recovery Activation Fund and is calling for innovative ideas from local creative businesses and artists to activate public spaces. There’s up to $3,000 for creative businesses and sole traders/artists to help support Bendigo’s creative economy and community, while activating the city and surrounds. Applications close Friday November 27, 2020 and projects must be delivered between December 2020 and June 2021. ... Visit to apply: https://www.bendigo.vic.gov.au///Love-your-local-creatives

17.01.2022 Fancy $20,000 to develop a new performance work for young children? Then you need to check out the 2021 Joan and Betty Rayner ACTF Commission! Applications open on Tuesday 10 November 2020, but you can get a head start by downloading the guidelines via our website now: bit.ly/2021ACTF

16.01.2022 The Youth Action Project Grant Scheme (YAPGS), an initiative of the Australian Government Department of Health and FYA, will respond to this hardship by providing grants between $5,000 and $20,000 (a total of up to $950K inc. GST) to projects that support young people (15-24 years) as they navigate and recover from this period. Applications close at 11:59 PM AEST Wednesday 7th October.

16.01.2022 Nominations are open for the 40 Under 40: Most Influential Asian-Australians Awards. The 2019 winner of the arts and culture category was writer, social activist and advocate Mr Benjamin Law and the overall winner Ms Muneero Bano, a role model for women in STEM her research investigates how various emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), are going to impact the future. Applications close 14 August.

16.01.2022 Calling all teachers! We are thrilled to share with you our program plans for Arts & Education in 2021, which for the first time will be delivered as a mix of live and online experiences. Led by some of Australia’s top independent artists and companies, we have everything from indigenous history to teenage road trips and workshops designed for all ages including teachers! View the program now: bit.ly/2HGvpYe

16.01.2022 The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is partnering with the Victorian Government to deliver a business mentoring program to help small businesses navigate the economic challenges posed by restrictions to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Through this program, eligible business owners can receive up to four 2-hour mentoring sessions with an experienced professional who will help them make informed decisions about the future of their business. Find out m...ore: https://www.victorianchamber.com.au//business-recovery-and See more

15.01.2022 Registrations for Fringe Furniture 2020 are open now, and close at midnight on Sunday 13th September. Fringe Furniture is a key forum for experimental, emerging and independent practices over its 34 years, it has become a rite of passage for young designers and a barometer for the cutting edge of the design industry.

15.01.2022 Equity Pride, a newly formed sub-committee within MEAA's Equity Diversity Committee has commissioned a new survey to gather information from a wide array of LGBTQIA+ performers on what it's like being a performer in the industry. Responses will help inform where Equity Pride focuses its campaigns and plans to make positive change in the industry and you can now access the survey below.

14.01.2022 If you’re a regionally based creative who enjoys any kind of performing arts practice, we'd love to hear from you! Our Programming Team are currently conducting a brief 5-10 minute survey to better understand the needs of regional performing arts practitioners beyond this pandemic. PLEASE NOTE: If completing this survey is likely to trigger negative feelings for you, please don't fill this in. If you feel up to it, we would love to talk to you over the phone instead. Please email [email protected] to make a time. SURVEY LINK: tfaforms.com/4847935

13.01.2022 The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission is undertaking important research into gender pay equality within the Victorian Arts sector. If you work for a Victorian small or medium sized organisation (50 or less workers), they want to hear from you. Please share your thoughts on the gender pay gap via a short 10 minute confidential survey: https://www.humanrights.vic.gov.au//share-your-thoughts-o/

13.01.2022 Calling all young regional filmmakers! Nextwave, presented by Coffs Harbour’s Screenwave International Film Festival (SWIFF), now in its sixth year is host to Australia’s largest regional youth short film competition - and is free to enter for all young people aged between 10 - 25 years, living outside a metro area! Nextwave has officially extended the film submission deadline, giving lucky regional filmmakers an extra month to enter a film that includes the phrase What’s N...ext? for their chance to win thousands of dollars’ worth prizes and have their film screen all around the country as part of Youth Week next year! Some awesome new prizes have also been announced, including 3 amazing Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Cameras 4Ks! These incredible cameras will be awarded to one lucky filmmaker, and Best School (one primary and one secondary) that best support and encourage students to enter films into the competition! This adds to a prize pool worth tens of thousands of dollars, including Skullcandy headphones, EB Games gift cards, cold hard cash, and a brand new PlayStation 5! All finalist films will be screened at the Nextwave Youth Film Awards at SWIFF next April. Head over to www.nextwavefilm.com.au for more information!

13.01.2022 We are pleased to announce that the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grant Funding is now open! Check out the funding pages of our website to read the guidance materials and then get in touch with a member of the Partnerships team to chat about your application. Visit: http://www.rav.net.au/funding-opport/quick-response-grants/

11.01.2022 City of Greater Bendigo is looking for an Arts Officer First Nations, see details below.

11.01.2022 An exciting new opportunity for artists is being launched in Portland in the South West (Glenelg Shire). TRAILS South West VIC Sculpture Exhibition invites artists to submit contemporary sculptures for a multi-location interior exhibition trail in and around Portland’s commercial centre. It aims to promote and encourage artists, whether established or emerging. A total of $10,000 will be awarded to 3 works, and selected artists will also be considered for an art trail commiss...ion. Entries close 12 February, 2021. For entry details: https://thisisportland.com.au/trails-art/artist-info/

11.01.2022 Check-in online at 7.30pm this Wednesday when the fourth and final volume of Critical Stages Touring’s COME TO WHERE I AM AUSTRALIA launches. The final volume takes us to Ian Michael’s Perth, Ross Mueller’s Geelong, Mary Anne Butler’s Darwin and over to Brisbane with Merlynn Tong. Each is a powerful, poignant, and moving snapshot of the places they call home. Click ‘going’ on the event link below to join the premiere: facebook.com/events/1235038203504040... #CTWIA #ComeToWhereIAm #TheScreeningRoom #CriticalStages

10.01.2022 Supported by the Sustaining Creative Workers Initiative, Winter Weekends Port Fairy has produced a short film, Ngatanwarr (welcome): An Open Door, in collaboration with Peek Whuurroung Elders Uncle Rob Lowe Snr and Uncle Locky Eccles, and Peek Whuurroung woman Mel Steffersen. The film serves as an invitation to non-Indigenous Australians to think about the importance of language and culture, and is set in south west Victoria. . CONTENT NOTE: includes discussions of sexual abuse. . Creative Victoria

09.01.2022 RENEWAL FUND NOW OPEN The final stream of the Regional Arts Fund Recovery Boost program is now open. This stream has a three-step process and is for longer term recovery of the arts in your community. The first stage, Registration, is open until 28th January 2021. Please read the guidelines and additional information here: http://www.rav.net.au/funding-opportuni/raf-recovery-boost/

09.01.2022 A huge congratulations from us to Ballarat International Foto Biennale for gaining funds to create a new National Centre for Photography in Ballarat. "This is a very exciting day for the Ballarat International Photo Biennale and one that we have been working towards for well over 2 years. We are extremely grateful to the Andrews Government and to our local member Juliana Addison. This money is a real investment in culture - it directly supports the arts in regional Victoria ...and will no doubt generate significant visitation to Ballarat. We secured the Union Bank building in 2018 with the support of private investors and we wouldn't be here today if they didn't share the same vision we did. We are so pleased that the National Centre For Photography and its state-of-the art digital gallery space will become a reality." - Artistic Director, Fiona Sweet We look forward to visiting once complete!

08.01.2022 Are you a young creative or know someone between 15-25 who is? Then this is a fantastic opportunity for you - including those from regional Victoria! Apply now to LET'S TAKE OVER, a supported paid program thanks to Speakeasy - Darebin Arts that will teach you how to kick start your creative career! Apply now by 31 August: https://www.darebinarts.com.au/special-proj/lets-take-over/

08.01.2022 We all know that times are tough, especially for people in the music industry. Many of you were the first to lose your jobs and your income, and our sector could well be the last to recover. Jobkeeper and Jobseeker are keeping many of you alive, but in some cases it is still not enough. If you need help to pay the rent/mortgage, or your electricity, car rego, medical expenses or kid's school fees, you can apply for a Crisis Relief Grant from Support Act. These are not arts grants and they are not competitive. If you meet the criteria, they will pay agreed bills on your behalf. They are keen to help so check out their website to learn more: https://supportact.org.au/get-help-2/

07.01.2022 Funded opportunity for a Victorian based contemporary artist, with lens-based or digital practice. See below for details.

07.01.2022 Job alert! Arts Mildura is on the look out for their next General Manager. They are not-for-profit community organisation based in Mildura, Victoria. The purpose of the position is to support the Arts Mildura board, staff and committees to develop a strong and sustainable business model for the organisation, develop and maintain stakeholder relationships, and produce the program of events.

07.01.2022 If you’re a student from years 7-12 and want the chance to unlock your creative potential in music, then Australian Guild Of Music Education’s new UNLOCK'D music competition is for you! Enter your notated and/or recorded original music compositions for cash and recording studio prizes now before entries close on 27 September. Visit guildmusic.edu.au/competitions-unlockd for entry guidelines. #unlockd2020

07.01.2022 At 7.30pm tomorrow the first volume of Critical Stages Touring’s COME TO WHERE I AM AUSTRALIA will launch with a livestream premiere event on Facebook! The program, in partnership with the UK’s Paines Plough, commissioned 16 writers from around the country to craft all-new stories about the places that shape us. Filmed by the writers in the place they are writing about, the stories will be released in four volumes every fortnight from August 19th. Join the Facebook event ...to join the premiere: https://www.facebook.com/events/1157927284600491/ #CTWIA #ComeToWhereIAm #TheScreeningRoom #CriticalStages See more

06.01.2022 Hula Hoopla right at home in Clunes Victoria! Clunes based arts company Asking for Trouble Physical Theatre have found a surprising way to get their community moving during the pandemic with support from a local Hepburn Shire council grant. The pandemic has hit the creative industries incredibly hard, lots of our friends and collaborators have been severely impacted. Many artists have been quick to ‘pivot’ to find ways to get their work on the internet, neither of us were f...eeling inspired about creating online content, our practice really centres around being in the room with people and we were still reeling from the fact that our entire touring schedule for the year had disappeared overnight, but we were getting feedback particularly from local women who were keen to get moving and to train some circus skills at home. I was looking for a way to support an independent artist at the same time as bringing a little bit of joy and generosity to our local community. We’d been wanting to get our friend Hayley Hoopla up to run a series of workshops in Clunes for years but hadn’t been able to make it work timing wise, when the pandemic first hit I got in touch to see if she would be interested in creating some online content, little did I know she was in the middle of creating a series of online classes. I applied for a local Hepburn Shire Arts grant to cover the cost of both a group subscription to her classes but also for materials so everyone could build their own hula hoop. We’ve had an incredible response to the project with over 50 participants involved, with the support of the local post office we were able to negotiate safe pick up of materials and now people have been learning skills in their own homes. - Christy Flaws More information here: http://www.askingfortrouble.com.au/ Pictured: Hoop Dogg a.k.a Hayley Hoopla

06.01.2022 Are you an artist wanting to work in a school setting? Do you have a creative project idea? Then we’d love to hear from you! Creative Workers in Schools is a new program for schools to collaborate with skilled creative workers on a project or set of activities that incorporates creative approaches into the school curriculum. EOIs close 12pm Monday 7 December. Download the Guidance Material for Creative Workers here: bit.ly/CreativeWorkers

05.01.2022 To coincide with RUOK? Day on September 10th, Support Act presents How to Give and Get Support, a music industry special. Join a panel of music industry and mental health champions as we discuss how to give and get support when experiencing poor mental health. The focus of the panel discussion will be: > Help seeking > Having tough conversations (RUOK?)... > Experiences with giving and getting support Hosted by Triple J's Max Quinn, How to Give and Get Support will feature: Brendon Love from The Teskey Brothers Fanny Lumsden (Country Artist) Ash King (Provisional Psychologist and Psych Researcher) Cerisa Grant (Support Act First Nations Community Engagement / Social Worker) How to Give and Get Support starts at 12.30pm on Thursday 10 September and will run for 60 minutes + Q&A. Workshops will be delivered via Zoom and places are limited. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ruok-how-to-give-and-get-su

04.01.2022 We’re hiring!!! Regional Arts Victoria is seeking experienced candidates to fill numerous roles within the Project Management team for the Creative Workers in Schools program. Applications are now open. To find out more about these positions visit: bit.ly/CWSEmployment Creative Workers in Schools (CWS) is a new program for schools to collaborate with skilled creative workers on a project or set of activities that incorporates creative approaches into the school curriculum. ...CWS will offer creative industries workers an opportunity to undertake a six-month residency in Victorian government schools, including special schools. Creative workers and schools will be supported to work together to co-design and deliver a creative and educationally valuable project or set of activities that supports learning across the Victorian Curriculum F10 over 6 months (two Terms). Residencies will take place in one of two streams, across Terms 1 and 2 or Terms 2 and 3 2021.Read more about the CWS initiative here: bit.ly/CreativeWorkers See more

04.01.2022 VALE JOHN LITTLE Regional Arts Victoria was saddened to learn of the death of John Little. John will be warmly remembered by people in regional Victoria for his outstanding service to the arts in our state over many years. He was active as a member of the Bendigo Arts Council and became a Regional Representative on the Victorian Arts Council (the predecessor to Regional Arts Victoria) board.... When the Victorian Arts Council (VAC) recognised the need to support local arts councils in activities in addition to touring, John was approached to become the first Regional Development Officer. He served in this role for more than twenty years, helping Local Arts Councils to identify and realise their goals, and later, served a period as the VAC’s Administrator. He was a keen advocate for local arts projects that reflected the strengths and flavour of the local community. His genuine love of local communities across Victoria sat comfortably with his passion for fine music, (especially opera) and his preparedness to step outside his comfort zone and embrace community based arts projects that addressed social issues. The Maze, The Oakleigh Railway Station Mural and the Hopetoun Mural were among the many projects he championed along the way. John received a Centenary Medal in 2001 for service to the community through the arts. He was a keen contributor to the shape and organisation of Regional, State and National Arts Council Conferences with an irrepressible sense of humour and remarkable ability to recall amusing anecdotes and jokes that were often signature pieces of his presentations and conversation. Beyond the support to Local Arts Councils, John and his wife Val fostered local community through their active involvement with Church, Refugee Support and Language groups. In many ways John was an advocate for community empowerment through the arts before the term was invented. His passing brings to an end a lifetime of service to the arts and local community. He is survived by his wife Val and son Joe. With thanks to Don Mackay for these words commemorating John’s legacy.

03.01.2022 Artists! Performers! Theatre makers! The 2021 Joan and Betty Rayner ACTF Commission is now open and we’re taking applications from across the state! If you’ve got a theatre-based work in development aimed at young children, apply today. With $20,000, what could you do? Applications close Friday 29 January 2021. Check out the guidelines and application form here: bit.ly/2021ACTF

03.01.2022 One for the diary, folks! Check-in online at 7.30pm this Wednesday when the second volume of Critical Stages Touring’s COME TO WHERE I AM AUSTRALIA launches. This new volume includes a wonderfully funny and heartfelt story from Kyneton residents Tahlia Corin and Joshua Tyler, Escape to the Marriage. Locals since making a tree change to renovate their dream home, they have a wonderful history of making amazing theatre and film in Australia, and this next story will have ci...ty and regional audiences falling in love with their Kyneton life. Join the Facebook event to join the premiere: https://www.facebook.com/events/707215159830783/ #CTWIA #ComeToWhereIAm #TheScreeningRoom #CriticalStages

01.01.2022 Regional creatives: don't miss this opportunity to have your say in the Creative State strategy. Please complete and share by Thursday to have your voice heard. The Victorian Government is renewing its landmark Creative State strategy to guide future investment in the creative industries, protect the jobs and livelihoods many of thousands of Victorians and support the creative and cultural experiences that Victorians cherish. Please complete a short survey which will inform the government's creative industries priorities for 2021-2025. Closes 5pm, Thursday 19 November. www.engage.vic.gov.au/creative-strategy