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Doors Close at Lowdown Magazine posted 30 Sep

You will be aware that Carclew Youth Arts, South Australia’s peak youth arts organisation, has decided it is unable to continue providing t... Continue reading

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Digital Culture Fund 2010 posted 1 Sep

Get your applications in for The Australia Council's Digital Culture initiative!

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Terrapin's new show shares the Love in Hobart and Burnie... posted 1 Sep

Join this very brave 10-year-old, as he races against the elements and discovers a whole world of stories

To celebrate its 30th anniversary, Tasmania's Terrapin Puppet Theatre has announced that it will be presenting ...

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Message to Lowdown readers and colleagues posted 1 Sep

You will be aware that Carclew Youth Arts, South Australia’s peak youth arts organisation, has decided it is ...

1 Aug
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TOTIPOTENT: A National Theatre Summit for Young and Emerging Artists posted 1 Aug

Young and Emerging theatre makers are invited to join a provocative exploration into the future of the theatre ecology in this country.

Something is coming, it’ s changing, breaking, dripping, splitting and dividing, sliding, joining and graftin...

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State Exchange 2011 - travel grants for Australian playwrights. posted 1 Aug

PlayWriting Australia offers travel grants of up to $2,500 to connect playwrights, dramaturgs and theatre companies...

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Australia's experts in theatre for young audiences catalyse on Indian theatre practices for young people. posted 1 Aug

Riverland Youth Theatre's Artistic Director Olivia Allen at the Delhi Opera House

Australian experts in young people's theatre, Young People and the Arts Australia (YPAA) Executive Director, Ji...

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New funding for artists to build a creative Australia posted 1 Aug

The Australia Council for the Arts is pleased to launch the Creative Australia ArtistsGrants, a five year program o...

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Jump National Artist Mentoring Program - MaKe your match in 2012 posted 1 Aug

Youth Arts Queensland invites young and emerging artists from across Australia to make their artistic match and app...

1 Jul violet moon works - Performing Arts and Makeup Specialists

violet moon works - Performing Arts and Makeup Specialists

For over 16 years violet moon works have supplied performing arts resources to: education autho...

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1 Jul Hannah Karydas WRITE EP Launch is proudly supported by QPAC

Emerging Talent that Hard to believe - Meet Hannah Karydas.

Emerging Queensland singer songwriter, 16 year old Hannah Karydas launches her new EP, WRITE, a...

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1 Jul

Whats the latest from Queenslands Backbone Youth Arts? Workshops, festivals and plenty more...

The planning for the annual 2high Festival is also well underwayand this month the Backbone Ens...

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1 Jul

Latest Lowdown Review - Aleksander and the Robot Maid - Drop Bear Theatre

Read the latest review by Lowdown's Adelaide based reviewer Jane Howard who visited the lat...

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1 Jul Dont hang around - apply now

NICA announces National Auditions for 2012 Circus degree.

Australia’s centre of excellence in contemporary circus NICA announces National Auditions...

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1 Jul “Trevor Jamieson again proves himself one of the most charismatic and skillful performers on the Australian stage.”

Malthouse Theatre presents the Melbourne premiere of NAMATJIRA

At the height of his fame, Namatjira’s shows sold out within minutes. If you didn’t...

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1 Jul Red Sand Culture is a Hip Hop Music and Dance mentoring project delivered in partnership between InCite Youth Arts the Mt Theo Program.

Vote for Bump Awards the 3rd Annual National Indigenous Hip Hop and RnB Bump Music Awards

InCite Youth Arts have put the call out to those wanting to support local young Alice Springs a...

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1 Jun

Lowdown Survey - we need you to give us the lowdown on Lowdown

Its crunch time for Lowdown and we need your help. We would like to know what you value in the ...

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1 Jun

FirstHand Emergent Puppetry Artist Program - 2011 call for applicants

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre (SPPT) and Edith Cowan University (ECU) invite applications from art...

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1 Jun

Naisda - National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Association call for auditions.

Auditions for NAISDA (National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Association) are being held on th...

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1 Jun

A RESTLESS ABILITY - Australia’s leading ‘integrated’ dance company working with young disabled and non-disabled people

Restless Dance Theatre is a place where it is an advantage to have a disability. In residence a...

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1 May “Julius Caesar is a play that is never out of date, in fact feels today relentlessly modern.”

Bell Shakespeare presents Julius Caesar directed by Peter Evans.

With performances by Alex Manglet and Kate Mulvany, Peter Evans, Bell Shakespeare’s new A...

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1 May

Barking Gecko need YOU! Be a part of The Red Tree opening night!

To celebrate the first public performance of Shaun Tan's The Red Tree the team at Barking g...

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1 May

Convictions + Connections, Australian Theatre Forum 2011 – coming soon!

Convictions + Connections. Urgent conversations, compelling ideas, inspiring vision. Theatre ma...

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1 May Photographer: Chris Herzfeld.

Adelaide Theatre Guild Artistic Director Announced & Season 2011 Launched

Mr Edwin Kemp, Attrill was announced as the recipient of the inaugural University of Adelaide T...

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1 May

ASQ National Composers’ Forum – Call for Submissions

The Australian String Quartet is currently calling for submissions from emerging composers for ...

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1 May

Queensland Arts Council’s Youth Program -Call for Expression of Interest form for the 2012 Program.

Queensland Arts Council's Youth Program is seeking a range of creative endeavors for inclus...

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1 May

The National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) presents CODA

How far would you go to be truly free? Step across the line with these 23 breathtaking young ar...

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1 May

Applications are once again open for Realise Your Dream2011.

The British Council have once again called for application for creatives to have a one-of-a-kin...

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1 May

Apply Now for Carclew Youth Arts 2012 Scholarship Program.

Carclew Youth Arts is calling for applications for its 2012 Scholarship Program and Independent...

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1 May ASSITEJ Honorary Presidents Award for Artistic Excellence. Teatret Gruppe 38 - Bodil Alling

Great International Award for Danish Teatret Gruppe 38

The Danish theatre, Teatret Gruppe 38, is the first Danish theatre ever to have received one of...

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1 Apr Albert Namatjira's Great-Great Granddaughter Levina learning how to paint with watercolours.

Big hART - Work Continues in N.T. With The Namatjira Family.

Following on from the sell out critical success of Namatjira at Belvoir in Sydney 2010, Big hAR...

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1 Apr

NICA and Nanjing Artists Join Forces to Collaborate - New Circus Work - Beautifully Imperfect

The recently launched Nanjing Cultural Exchange Project which celebrates the relationship betwe...

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1 Mar

Barking Gecko launch Currency House’s Platform Papers 26 in WA

Barking Gecko Theatre Company hosted the Perth launch of Currency House’s Platform Paper ...

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1 Mar

Backbone Youth Arts needs you!! Be the next Creative Producer and Festival Director of the 2011 Backbone 2high Festival.

Queensland’s premier youth theatre company is seeking an inspired and highly motivated pe...

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1 Mar Tangled Web at Artplay - 12 Mar 2011 to 14 Mar 2011

Polyglots World Premiere Season of Tangled Web...looms

Don't miss the world premiere of Polyglot's brand new work Tangled Web at Melb...

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1 Mar

ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Competition

Entries for the 2011 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize are now open for writers. So get th...

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1 Mar

Independent Producers Initiative

If you are an indpendent producer in a performing arts platform, then you may be interested in ...

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1 Feb Joining AD, Glenn Hayden at the helm is Urban Myth’s new General Manager, Hayley Horton.

New team Launches 30th Year of Urban Myth

Urban Myth Theatre of Youth has been creating theatre and encouraging youth participation in th...

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1 Feb ...when the world is your oyster, where do you begin? How do you make your way?

Busting a Move in Bunbury - Future Landings ....Grounded!

Grounded is an original contemporary dance work created and presented in Bunbury by professiona...

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1 Feb Cast includes Nic English (front), Patrick Graham, Renato Musolino, Marco Chiappi, Jude Henshall, Brendan Rock, Robert Tompkins, Caroline Mignone and Eileen Darley (but shes not in this shot 'cause she was away sick on the day - hope your better now Eileen)

State Theatre Company of SA prepares to bring Molière’s sparkling comedy to life.

State Theatre Company of SA presents The Misanthrope by Molière, translated and adapted ...

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1 Feb Quantum Leapers are selected by an audition process from dancers with training, experience or aptitude in movement...

Quantum Leap Major Project - Identify

The call goes out to Quantum Leap dancers for a new project in 2011, Identify.

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1 Feb The authors show how young people are leading a demand for change in the arts and want to rock the balance of power.

WIN a FREE Copy of Currency Press' Platform Papers No26 - Not Just An Audience: Young People Transforming Our Theatre.

Currency House have released Platform Papers 26, Not Just An Audience: Young People Transformin...

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1 Feb Both WTF Forums will include panel and audience responses and will be facilitated by Positive Solutions Director Cathy Hunt.

WTF... It's the World Theatre Festival 2011 ofcourse...

What If? What next? and WTF do you think? Brisbane Powerhouse and Positive Solutions Present......

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1 Feb

Calling all Women In Music - a forum for you is nigh and the lineup just gets bigger!

The WiM forum held in March in Brisbane include a stellar line up of female artist. Emerging an...

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1 Feb

Barking Gecko Theatre Company hosts What if? A National Conversation about the Future of Theatre...

On Feb 22, Barking Gecko Theatre Company will host the official Perth What If? Forum, launching...

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1 Feb

Backbone Ensemble – FINAL WEEK TO APPLY

Wanted: Performers and performance makers aged between 21 and 26 years who are interested in jo...

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1 Feb

La MaMa Umbria Workshops for Actors, Playwrights, Directors

La MaMa Umbria are offering experiential workshops for professional directors, playwrights and ...

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1 Feb Cultural Leadership Skills Development grant are awarded to pursue secondments, residencies, mentorships, training, community consultation, research or other development opportunities.

Introducing theatre’s next big things - Theatre Board awards Cultural Leadership Skills Development grants

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1 Jan It all begins with...click... 'Add as Friend'...

WIN WIN WIN - Tickets to see CATFISH at a cinema near you

Courtesy of Hopscotch Films and Lowdown Magazine Online, WIN tickets to see CATFISH. W...

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1 Jan

Barefaced bring NYC storytelling to Perth

Acclaimed New York storyteller Margot Leitman, along with a plethora of solo raconteurs, will t...

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1 Jan City Riots - strutting onto a Fringe Opening Night stage near you.

Fuse Festival and Adelaide Fringe "band" together for Opening Night party

The Adelaide Fringe Festival and Fuse Festival have "banded" together to bring you on...

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1 Jan Fancy a cuppa with playwrighting legend & your potential mentor, Will Eno? Better apply then.

Six-week International Residency for Emerging Playwright - Apply now!

The Australian Writers' Guild, together with Inscription is offering one emerging playwrigh...

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1 Jan BGTC - Workshops commence on Saturday, 12th February at the Subiaco Arts Centre.

Bring out your best at WA"S Barking Gecko Theatre Company's Workshops!

An opportunity for children and young people aged 3 - 18 years to work with industry trained pr...

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1 Jan

JUMP 2011- YOUNG ARTISTS JUMP TO NEW CAREER LEVEL

Forty-nine young artists from around Australia were announced as participants in the 2011 JUMP ...

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1 Jan Next G participants (L to R) Laura Pegrum, Ella Watson-Russell get into character at JUTE Theatre

Next Generation of Actors Emerge at JUTE Theatre - Kruckemeyer leads the charge!

As part of its mandate to develop regional theatre artists, JUTE Theatre makes a dynamic start ...

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1 Jan

Are you the next Artistic Director of Courthouse Arts? Apps close 25th Feb, 2011.

Courthouse Arts is seeking a full-time (38 hours per week) talented Artistic Director to lead t...

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1 Dec Clapping games, giant friends and Mem Fox.

Corrugated Iron and Alzheimers Australia unite NT generations

Corrugated Iron Youth Arts and Alzheimer's Australia NT have joined forces to produce a mus...

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1 Dec

COME OUT Festival Calls for Pre-loved Pianos and (Currently loved) Volunteers

Calling all piano owners, players, sellers and lovers; and all you volunteering whiz kids! COME...

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1 Dec Flexible seasons greetings from NICA

Seasons Greetings from the Lowdown Team

A Merry Christmas and jolly splendid New Year from all of us here at Lowdown.

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1 Nov

Music NT Songwriters Retreat 2010

Time's almost up to register for the Music NT/APRA Alice Springs Song Retreat!

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1 Nov

Corrugated Iron Youth Arts call-out for artists

Are you an arts practitioner? Then Corrugated Iron wants your talent for its 2011 program.

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1 Oct

The search for a great Australian writer begins

Calling all budding authors!

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1 Oct

The Patrick White Playwrights' Award and Fellowship

Calling all playwrights for a new Fellowship.

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1 Oct

Funding Opportunities for Arts NT

The Arts NT October Funding round has now opened for projects occurring after January 1, 2011.<...

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1 Oct

The Allure of Paradise

Northern Territory's Tracks Dance explore what the tropical north of Australia - ­ the ...

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1 Sep

Terrapin's new show premieres in September

Terrapins new show is about chasing your dreams. Puppetry, acrobatics, magic tricks and things ...

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1 Sep All the party people say

Crack Theatre Festival 2010

Smooth, seductive, completely addictive and (mostly) legal.

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1 Sep

Writing for Film - call for applications

Applications are open for the AWG and SAFC's new script development initiative.

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1 Sep

Calling young artists for JUMP 2011

Get your applications ready for the 2011 round of JUMP artist mentorships.

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1 Sep

Youth Challenge Australia's Indigenous Youth Leadership Program

The hunt is on for staff and volunteers - are you up to the Challenge?

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1 Sep Image from the CYT production of Storm in a Teacup

Calling ALL Emerging Artists! Canberra Youth Theatre OPENS HOUSE for Australian Artists

Canberra Youth Theatre is opening its doors to invite emerging artists from outside the ACT who...

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1 Sep

Barking Gecko presents Aesop and His Fables

Inspire your children’s creativity and imagination by bringing your family to Aesop a...

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1 Sep Festival of Australian Student Theatre

Festival of Australian Student Theatre this weekend!

The Festival of Australian Student Theatre (FAST) is the first national festival of tertiary st...

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1 Sep

Buru - Broome’s young people experience place, time and culture.

Marrugeku, WA’s leader in contemporary intercultural performance, will premiere its excit...

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23 Aug

Two new State Partners for JUMP

On 17 August, Youth Arts Queensland (YAQ) announced CarriageWorks and Melbourne Fringe as its n...

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1 Aug Zombies at the drive-in!

Zombies At The Drive-In!

A new work created with and performed by young people is premiering at Gymea’s Hazelhurst...

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1 Aug

Join the National Conversation and Map the Future with YPAA's Executive Director!

YPAA's Executive Director, Lenine Bourke is traversing the countryside talking all things y...

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1 Jul

New Division of Arts NT: Arts and Culture

Arts NT has 'moved' to be part of a division named 'Arts and Culture', headed u...

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1 Jun Spot the difference?

Arts Management Journal: Call for Papers

Bit of an academic? The Asia Pacific Journal of Arts and Cultural Management is on the hunt for...

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1 Jun

Dancing Back Home (via Launceston)

With 6 Tall Tales of love, lust and murder, Dancing Back Home is born out of a truly c...

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1 Jun Sending flowers as pretty as this one may improve your odds.

Alice Desert Festival positions available!

Red HOT Arts Central Australia is seeking EOI’s from motivated, creative and innovative p...

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1 Jun Image courtesy of www.garma.telstra.com

Garma Festival 2010: opportunities and more

The Garma Festival, now in its 12th year is a celebration and cultural exchange with the Yol?u ...

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1 Jun It wasn't quite what Bob had in mind when he asked for 'a little off the top'

Launceston set for a creative explosion in Arts

Arts and culture lovers, get ready to immerse yourselves in the best of regional and community ...

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1 Jun Don't bust a move - bust a myth!

Bust a myth about skin cancer

Cancer Council Australia is asking Australians aged 12 to 17 years to get creative and ‘b...

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1 Jun

Foundation needed to support individual artists

Arts Queensland and the Centre for Social Impact have released a discussion paper tackling fund...

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29 Apr

The butcher, the baker, the social change-maker - Young Social Pioneers 2010 Applications now open

Young people from all walks of life can be leaders of positive social change, so Foundation for...

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29 Apr Patch Theatre's Happiest Show on Earth plays Australia

Eighteen performing arts groups to play Australia

Arts Minister Peter Garrett  announced more than $3 million in Playing Australia funding f...

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29 Apr Derek Lynch and Sophia Marinos, performer and producer... Day 2 of creative development in Alice Springs

Creative development well underway for Big hART's Namatjira project

Reports from the crew at Big hART have come through with updates on the development of the Big ...

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29 Apr

Triple J and M-Phazes want to Unearth your MC-ing talents

triple j Unearthed is teaming up with internationally renowned hip hop producer M-Phazes to cre...

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29 Apr Lightbulbs: not the most creative of inventions, but oh-so-useful...

Creative Innovation 2010

Imagine coming face to face with the future! Imagine a Conference that was out of the ordinary....

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29 Apr

New teaching resources will help students understand human rights

Teachers and students now have access to a new range of interactive human rights education reso...

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29 Apr

Kids Helping Kids Awards

For the first time in Australia, the nation’s teachers and students have an opportunity t...

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29 Apr

LAST CHANCE!!! Get your entry in for the National Youth Week Talent Competition...

Are you Australia?s next big star? Young people can get creative and "Live It Now? by subm...

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1 Apr Don't be late for this very important date with the 'Alice in Wonderland' director

A Golden Ticket to meet Tim Burton

Attention Tim Burton fans! ACMI are offering young Australians the once in a lifetime opportuni...

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1 Apr Nothing Rhymes with Ngapartji, follows the journey of acclaimed Pitjantjatjara actor, Trevor Jamieson, as he returns to his traditional country to perform his hit stage show – Ngapartji Ngapartji.

Ngapartji

Big hART's latest documentary Nothing Rhymes with Ngapartji premieres this Friday night in ...

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1 Apr Bridging the gap between information on youth participation, youth arts and music in Australia

AYMC Launches a New Information Hub for Youth Music

The Australian Youth Music Council (AYMC) has launched its online presence during National Yout...

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1 Apr The Colour Blind Project is a brand new theatre festival of short works created to spark public dialogue about the cultural diversity within the Australian Arts and Entertainment industry.

The Colour Blind Project is calling for talented and emerging directors.

Expression of interests are now open for a small team of professional and emerging directors to...

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1 Apr

Junction 2010 conference and festival program unveiled

From August 26-29, 1000 delegates from across Australia will discuss and celebrate best practic...

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4 Mar ACPA is well-respected within the Australian arts industry, with links to some of the countries most recognised performing arts’ professionals.

ACPA Seeking Talented Young Indigenous Performers

The Aboriginal Centre for Performing Arts (Brisbane) is seeking young Indigenous performers for...

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1 Mar      “With younger people embracing the arts so eagerly, it’s likely that this is the beginning of a strong trend.

Australian 15-24 year olds are the new creative generation

An Australian Council for the Arts survey of over 3000 Australians has revealed that 15-24 year...

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1 Mar

Synapse 2010

The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT) is calling for applications from creativ...

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1 Mar

Milyika Scales joins the Music NT team!

The team at Lowdown Magazine Online would like to extend a warm welcome to Milyika Scales, the ...

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1 Mar Be a part of the Alice Desert Festival's 10th birthday celebrations

Alice Desert Festival 2010 wants you!

2010 is the Alice Desert Festival’s 10th birthday and they’re looking for vibrant, ...

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1 Mar Warren H. Williams (far right) with Robbie Collins and Allen Murphy.

NT artists to sing the Blues

Four of the NT's leading musical acts will take to the stage at this year's Byron Bay B...

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1 Mar

Out of the Box, QPAC's festival for children 8 years & under - program on sale

This is your chance to secure great seats for the fantastic performances and workshops for the ...

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1 Mar

Starts TODAY! Changing Habitats - are children & young people democratising culture?

Starts Today - ENDS THURSDAY - Young People and the Arts Australia (YPAA) pres...

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1 Dec

Arts NT introduce the 'Arts NT Brokers'

Earlier in the year Arts NT welcomed two teams of ‘Arts Brokers’ to be based in the...

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1 Dec

Launching the Territory’s future

The Territory Government and the Territory 2030 Steering Committee have delivered the first lon...

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1 Aug Photo: Tamsin Sharp.

Patch On Tour

The 2009 national Fastest Boy in the World Tour is zooming through NSW, ACT, QLD and t...

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1 Aug Now Showing - Endurance

Darwin’s Leading Youth Dancers Come Home for Endurance

Tracks Dance Company welcomes our two interstate Guest Choreographers Joshua Mu and Erwin Fenis...

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1 Aug

More music in schools

Music Play For Life continues to assist school children around the country to access music educ...

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