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25.01.2022 Arts Activities funding is available to ACT-based artists at all stages of their careers and to organisations providing the Canberra community with opportunities to engage in the arts. It supports artists, groups and arts organisations to undertake a broad range of activities including artform-based projects, mentorships, residencies, professional or skills development and opportunities for the community to actively engage in the arts.

25.01.2022 Reminder! Last day to register for this pre-election Arts Forum next Wednesday - a unique opportunity to hear what the major parties are planning for the arts in the coming years as we emerge from months of Covid shut-downs.

24.01.2022 Ausdance National responds to the Government's $250m arts funding package.

24.01.2022 Here are the newly-released guidelines for the Federal Government's Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund, part of the $250m packaged announced in July. "The RISE Fund is a $75 million grant opportunity available in 202021 to support the arts and entertainment sector to reactivate. This Fund targets sector organisations who are seeking to restart, re-imagine or create new activities. The program is intended to assist by providing finance for the presentation o...f new or re-shaped cultural and creative activities and events. "RISE will support the employment of artists and workers in the arts and entertainment sector, as well as in connected industries such as hospitality, accommodation, transport and freight. This will all contribute to rebuilding Australia's economy, as well as enhancing community wellbeing and access to cultural experiences across Australia, including in outer metropolitan, regional and remote areas. "The RISE guidelines include eligibility criteria and information about the application and funding process. The Fund will be open for applications on 31 August 2020 and will remain open until all funds are allocated or until 31 May 2021, whichever is sooner. "If you have any questions or need further information, please email the RISE Fund at [email protected]"

22.01.2022 We welcome Tara Cheyne MLA as the new ACT Minister for the Arts, and thank outgoing Arts Minister Gordon Ramsay for his excellent representation of artists and the arts during the last term of the Barr Government.

21.01.2022 Here's an update from Creative Australia, including its dollar-for-dollar matched funding program, designed to boost the fundraising efforts of small to medium not-for-profit arts organisations. Depending on the size of your organisation, you could be eligible for up to $25,000 or up to $50,000 in matched funding!

18.01.2022 Australia's cultural and creative industries and institutions will be the focus of a new Parliamentary inquiry. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts will hear evidence on the benefits the arts bring to Australia, and the significant impacts that COVID-19 has had on this important industry. Submissions close on 22 October 2020.

18.01.2022 The Australia Council is announcing details of its investment opportunities for individuals and organisations.

17.01.2022 A response to the government’s arts industry package from Ausdance National expressing ‘major concerns about the significant number of casual, freelance dance workers who are still without any safety net.’

17.01.2022 Here's the Australia Council's National Arts Participation Survey that asks how Australians are engaging with arts and creativity in our daily lives. How do Australians feel about arts and creativity? How is our arts engagement changing? Do we recognise the impacts of arts and creativity in our lives and communities? How do Australians feel about public funding for the arts?

13.01.2022 Guidelines for the $35m COVID-19 Arts Sustainability Fund also now available. To be eligible you must be an arts organisation that is currently party to, or due to enter into, a multi-year funding agreement with the Australian Government, either through the Australia Council or the Office for the Arts in the Department under one or more of the following programs: * National Performing Arts Partnership Framework * Four Year Funding Program 2021-24 * Four Year Funding Program ...2017-20 * Visual Arts and Craft Strategy 2016-21 * Cultural Development Program for the National Performing Arts Training Organisations. See more

13.01.2022 CALL OUT TO THE ACT ARTS COMMUNITY Pre-election Arts Forum The Childers Group, in conjunction with the Canberra Artists Action Group, is organising an online Arts Forum prior to the ACT Legislative Assembly election.... The forum will be held on Wednesday September 9, from 12.30 to 1.30pm by Zoom. Please register (free) and send questions in advance to the Childers Group by Friday 4 September. In registering please use 'Registration for election forum' in the subject line, and leave your name, art form and email address. Members of the Childers Group and CAAG will select three that seem most pertinent and invite the politicians to respond. A Zoom link will also be sent to registered participants. The Minister for the Arts, Mr Gordon Ramsay MLA, Ms Vicki Dunne MLA, and the Greens’ Ms Jo Clay have all agreed to speak. After responses, there will be a short time for questions from the floor. The session will finish promptly at 1.30pm. The Childers Group is very grateful to Alex Sloan AM for agreeing to facilitate the Forum, and we look forward to your participation. For further information, please either email the Childers Group or Meredith Hinchliffe

12.01.2022 $5-50k Arts Activities funding closes 31 July. Arts Activities funding is available to ACT-based artists at all stages of their careers and to organisations providing the Canberra community with opportunities to engage in the arts. It supports artists, groups and arts organisations to undertake a broad range of activities including artform-based projects, mentorships, residencies, professional or skills development and opportunities for the community to actively engage in the arts. https://www.arts.act.gov.au/funding/arts-activities-funding

10.01.2022 Looking forward to more detail, e.g. how will independent artists benefit, especially those who haven’t qualified for JobSeeker or JobKeeper?

10.01.2022 ‘We need policy settings that connect artists’ capacity to earn incomes and have their intellectual property protected, with the full policy spectrum from education to export, plus the mechanisms that incentivise investment.’

05.01.2022 Guidelines now available for the Live Music Australia program, a competitive grants opportunity for small to medium sized venues that support quality original Australian live music. The first year of funding in 202021 includes support for activities that assist live music venues to become operational following the impacts of COVID-19 on the industry. Here's how to apply.

03.01.2022 Applications are now open for artists with disability in NSW and the ACT to undertake a 6-night residency at the renowned Bundanon Trust estate from 12 - 18 Oct.

03.01.2022 Changes to COVID-19 restrictions from tomorrow, 9 October.

03.01.2022 Federal Arts Minister Paul Fletcher has announced the new national Creative Economy Taskforce to advise the government on rebuilding the arts sector as Australia emerges from Covid-19.

01.01.2022 Wondering how the recent ACT Arts election forum went? Read about it here and cast your vote accordingly as a member of the ACT’s arts community. Your vote will count!