Thursday, August 26, 2010

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR CREATING CHANGE FORUM

Friday 10th September 4:30-8.30 and Saturday 11th September 9.30-6.30 @ the Arts Centre.

Registration fee: $40 covers Fri/Sat and includes opening night event, lunch & tea/coffee (Fri only $20 / Sat only $30)

The AWDA Creative Change Forum is shaping up to be a dynamic and inspiring event for our industry.

The focus of the event will be a celebration of the practice of women theatre makers and the possibilities for change and transformation in the theatre industry as we move towards greater diversity and inclusion in our companies and in our work.

Concepts and questions the forum will address include:
What is frightening about the notion of equal opportunity?
How do we challenge major companies to think about diversity in positive and energizing ways ?
Why do existing structures which currently control resources fear to grant women artistic and financial leadership?
Do women make different kind of leaders to men?
How will the inclusion of a broader range of artistic perspectives contribute to the dynamism of our cultural life?

These issues will be explored positively through panel discussion and break out groups. Leaders in other sectors of the community will speak about change, diversity and inclusive structures of work in their own area of practice. Women directors will reflect on their past and ongoing practice and the development of their aesthetic as artistic leaders. The forum will conclude with a facilitated series of discussions about the issues that delegates would like to address. Recommendations for future actions will come out of this discussion.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER or email directors.alliance@gmail.com for more information

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

PHILANTHROPIC GIFTS & TAX

The arts guide to philanthropic gifts and tax:
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/philanthropy/tax_guide

The guide was developed by Artsupport Australia in response to the ongoing requests from artists and arts organisations for information associated with receiving tax deductible gifts.


Please circulate to others you think may find this useful, and let us know your comments!


Best regards,

Ivana

Ivana Jirasek

Projects coordinator, Artsupport Australia
Australia Council for the Arts
Tel: +61 2 9215 9315
Mob: 0403 702 422
Fax: +61 9215 9062
i.jirasek@australiacouncil.gov.au

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards

Nominations are now open for the 2010 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards.
We welcome nominations for the following awards:

- Individual Award $40,000
- Group Award $70,000
- Facilitator's Prize $15,000

The Awards were created in 1984 to commemorate the life and cultural interests of Sidney Myer, and are primarily intended to enhance the status of the performing arts and artists in Australia. The Awards recognise past achievement, and consideration is also given to the potential of an individual or group to continue their contribution to Australian society through the performing arts.

We encourage you to submit a nomination, or nominations, for the three Awards. Please feel free to distribute information about the Awards to your networks.

A nomination form can be downloaded at .

Further information on previous winners can be found at .

Nominations close Friday 12 November 2010. Winners will be announced in early 2011.

Please don't hesitate to phone if you have any questions about the Awards or nomination process.

Best regards,

Debra
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Debra Morgan
Program Manager
The Myer Foundation
Sidney Myer Fund
Level 18, 8 Exhibition Street
Melbourne, Australia, 3000

T: 61.3.9207 3042
F: 61.3.9207 3070
E: debra@myerfoundation.org.au
W: www.myerfoundation.org.au

Monday, August 2, 2010

LEADERSHIP FORUM: CREATING CHANGE

The Australian Women Directors Alliance Leadership Forum: Creating Change will be held in Melbourne on the evening of

Friday September 10 and all day Saturday September 11

The Australian Women Directors Alliance has been active since mid last year, raising public awareness for women theatre directors.

This event will be a positive and energetic conference that looks at new models of practice and alternate structures and methods of work.

We will be having speakers from all over Australia to come join us - keep posted for details on who they are!

This Forum on Creating Change is designed to be a one and half day event, for female directors and anyone interested in inspiring change in the arts.

Places in the forum are, however, limited as the focus will be on interactive discussion. Application to attend is through an expression of interest process.

Regional funding is available via RAV quick response grants.

Please fill in the expression of interest below.

All written submissions and the results of the day will collated and distributed to participants and contributors after the Forum. If you are unable to attend the forum but would like to receive this documentation, please indicate your interest on the form.

CLICK HERE TO FILL IN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

APHIDS' OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG AND EMERGING ARTISTS

APPLICATIONS CLOSE SOON FOR APHIDS' EXCITING RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG AND EMERGING ARTISTS WORKING WITH THE MOVING IMAGE.

Applications for this residency in Castlemaine are now open. This is a quick response residency round. Applications due 5pm, 4 August, 2010

Aphids (based in Melbourne), Punctum (based in Castlemaine) and Castlemaine State Festival are joining forces to assist 2 young and emerging Australian artists working with the moving image (video/ animation / film/ machinima/ expanded cinema and more) to undertake unique professional and creative development hosted by Punctum at its Incubator space.

REMOTE SENSE will see a period of invention and intervention within Castlemaine’s metallurgic landscape, and conversation with the local film community, with potential outcomes generated through the mentorship potentially leading to exhibition and screenings as part of the Castlemaine State Festival.

Mentoring and Residency Dates:
The mentorship period falls between September 30 – November 20, 2010

For more details about the mentors, host, eligibility and how to apply, visit http://www.facebook.com/l/bd393vZjxtYnZYQPeCqnzVGnSwA;www.aphids.net