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The Inclusive Museum Conference 2009 - Brisbane

8-11 July 2009

The Inclusive Museum Conference is held annually in different locations around the world. Plenary speakers at this year's conference include some of the leading thinkers in museum studies and leading practitioners, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations. The overall theme of the conference is Enabling Diversity Sustaining Development. University of Queensland.

Fourth National Public Galleries Summit - Townsville, Queensland

9-11 September 2009

Join leading Australian and international keynote speakers and colleagues to be part of Fourth National Public Gallery Summit. Presented by Museum and Gallery Services Queensland, this significant industry event is being hosted by the Townsville City Council and Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and will include a two-day program and a series of masterclasses. The Summit will also feature the official opening of Twelve Degrees of Latitude, an exhibition showcasing the work of 27 regional gallery and university art collections in Queensland. Location TBA.

Working Spaces 3 - Galong, New South Wales

16 - 18 October  2009

Working Spaces 3 is a conference for museum volunteers, helping put museum theory into practice. The conference features 12 Working Spaces especially designed for museum volunteers, with an extensive hands-on component. St Clement's Conference Centre.

Import Export - online

Ongoing

Import Export is a two-part seminar series exploring cross-cultural relations between Asia and Australia generated by museums and galleries. Increasingly, creative strategies are demanded of the cultural sector to bridge national boundaries, diverse audiences, hybrid industries and new technological terrain. These seminars address progressive programming, museum development and projects positioned in an Australasian context.

Australian Music Markets Guide - online

2008/2009

The Australian Music Markets Guide (4Mb) booklet is a guide to some of Australia's music business events. The markets and conferences included showcase the best in fresh and emerging Australian talent. The guide aims to promote Australia's vibrant and diverse contemporary music scene.

Call for entries

Realise your dream - national

Entries by 3 July 2009

The British Council Realise Your Dream programme awards excellence in the arts and creative industries and offers talented Australians the chance to further their career in the UK. Now in its seventh year, Realise Your Dream provides financial and professional support to help candidates make lasting connections and expand their horizons in one of the world's most vibrant cultural settings.

The Myer Foundation Arts and Humanities Small Grants Program - national

Entries by 16 July 2009

Expressions of interest are invited for the Arts and Humanities Small Grants Program. Priority areas in the program are: to build capacity of the individual through ensuring that professional artists gain access to training, development and mentoring; to Develop new works by individual Australian artists and small and medium-sized organisations; Projects that support the Humanities, particularly those that contribute to a broad understanding of and engagement with the Humanities.

IMAGinE awards - News South Wales, Australian Capital Territory

Entries by 31 July 2009

Nominations are now open for the IMAGinE awards. Launched in 2008, these annual awards are an opportunity to honour the achievements of the NSW & ACT museum and gallery sector and those who work within it.

Regional Arts Fund (NSW) - New South Wales

Entries by 14 August 2009

Applications for the Regional Arts Fund (NSW) 2010 funding round are now open. The grants support arts and cultural activities in regional NSW that are sustainable, have long term cultural, economic and social benefits, develop partnerships and cultural networks and provide skills development opportunities.

Scholars and Artists in Residence at the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) - national

Entries ongoing

The NFSA invites research proposals from academics, performers, artists, audiovisual industry and archive professionals to draw fresh, innovative perspectives from the national audiovisual collection.  Fellows will use the NFSA's collection to create a new sound or moving image work, a publication, an exhibit, a live audiovisual event or a combination of these and other approaches. The Fellowships offer specially facilitated access and research into the national collection; close collaboration with NFSA curatorial and technical experts; access to the Library; modern accommodation; and a fully equipped work space provided on-site.

Announcements

Resale royalty response tabled in parliament

28 May 2009

The Government's response to an inquiry into the Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Bill 2008 has been tabled in Parliament. The resale royalty scheme is one of the Government's key election commitments and will give artists the right to earn ongoing income from their work, long after the initial sale.

Creative Sydney 2009

May 2009

Creative Sydney 2009 has launched the inaugural CREATIVE CATALYSTS list - honouring and exposing 100 inspirational and innovative Sydneysiders who have made a unique contribution to the city's creative culture.

Northern Territory Government's 2030 Strategy

May 2009

Northern Territory Government's 2030 Strategy aims to establish the territory as a major centre for creative industries.

NSW government announces increased film and TV funding

13 May 2009

Premier Nathan Rees said that the NSW Government had secured post production of Peter Weir's (Gallipoli, Dead Poets Society and The Truman Show) new film, The Way Back, in Sydney. This on the back of last month's announcement by Premier Rees that Green Lantern will be made in Sydney, with 500 new jobs across the creative sector. Mr Rees said that the NSW Government will also invest more than $1 million through the NSW Film and Television Office for two feature films, one telemovie, one children's television series and three factual programs.

Funding for bands to tour regional Australia

6 May 2009

Australian music acts are set to hit the road and tour regional and remote centres with $127,000 in Australian Government funding. Arts Minister Peter Garrett announced that 13 bands will receive grants from Round 17 of the Contemporary Music Touring Program.

Government responds to 2020 Summit

22 April 2009

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has released the Australian Government response to the Australia 2020 Summit. The response highlights the Australian Government's recognition of the critical importance of the arts to our identity, community and economy. Minister for the Arts Peter Garrett said the Australian Government will tackle many of the core themes addressed by the Creative Stream at the Australia 2020 Summit, including arts education, funding support, public access to arts and culture, and the importance of Indigenous culture.

Arts in Australia's national school curriculum

17 April 2009

Australian children are guaranteed an arts-rich education following agreement by federal, state and territory education ministers that arts be included in the national curriculum. Arts Minister Peter Garrett said he was thrilled that arts subjects – including the visual and performing arts – would sit beside English, maths, history, sciences, geography and languages in the national curriculum.

Regional Arts receive culture funding boost

15 April 2009

Arts Minister Peter Garrett announced $1.2 million in funding for 16 national strategic cultural development projects across regional Australia. Through the national strategic component of the Regional Arts Fund program, Regional Arts Australia will administer these 16 projects as part of a four-year framework developed in collaboration with the Regional Arts Organisations across Australia.

Government releases producer tax offset review

8 April 2009

The Assistant Treasurer, Chris Bowen and Minister for the Arts, Peter Garrett, released the review into the refundable tax offsets contained in Division 376 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. The review examined the impact of the film tax offsets, introduced in 2007, on levels of production by independent and in-house production by Australian television broadcasters.

$3.6 million boost for community arts project with heart

31 March 2009

Arts Minister Peter Garrett announced funding of more than $3.6 million for 15 major community arts initiatives across the country. This new funding is part of the Government's Creative Communities election commitment of $10 million over four years and was announced during the Ten Days on the Island festival in Tasmania where the winner of the Sidney Myer Performing Arts group award, Big hART, was rehearsing its latest production.

Significance 2.0

January 2009

Collections Council of Australia (CCA) is publishing a second edition of Significance: A guide to assessing the significance of cultural heritage objects and collections 2001. The second, revised edition is titled Significance 2.0: A guide to assessing the significance of collections (2009), and will be available in print and web forms, with a range of supporting resources.

Key online resources

• artsConnect
• fuel4arts.com
• OzArts Online

Institutions and government organisations

• ABS - Attendance at cultural venues and events
• Cultural participation by persons with a disability and older persons
• Cultural Data Online
• Strategic Approach to Northern Territory Government Applications & Participation in Commonwealth Government Research and Innovation Grant Programs
• J Craik, Re-Visioning Arts and Cultural Policy, ANU E Press, Canberra, 2007.
• Australia Council for the Arts - Grants
• Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts - Arts and culture

Peak bodies and associations

• Collections Council of Australia
• Arts NT
• Regional Arts Victoria
• Regional Arts New South Wales
• Tasmania Regional Arts
• Country Arts South Australia
• Country Arts Western Australia
• Arts Queensland
• Regional Arts Australia
• Arts ACT

Featured websites/projects

• CreateBiz - Business assistance programs
• Australia 2020 Summit Initial Report, 2008 (38p 1.2MB PDF)
• Australia 2020 Summit Towards a creative Australia, background paper, 2008 (12p 194kb PDF)
• New Directions for the Arts, 2007 (17p 150kb PDF)