15-Nov-2011 The Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development, Local Government and Minister for the Arts, the Hon Simon Crean MP today announced August 2011 Regional Arts Fund
10-Nov-2011 Applications for speakers, presenters and projects are now open for the Regional Arts Australia National Conference, the largest regional arts event in the country and the meeting place for some of Australia’s most innovative artists, companies and creative communities.
27-Oct-2011 Regional Arts Australia has provided a response to the discussion paper for the development of a National Cultural policy.
You can view all submissions on the National Cultural Policy website http://culture.arts.gov.au/submissions
12-Oct-2011 Regional Arts Australia has announced Mr Lee Cole’s appointment to the position of President following the key national body’s annual general meeting in Melbourne.
12-Oct-2011 The Arts and health Foundation invites you to share your arts and health stories and experiences to help to paint the national picture of work that is happening around the country.
16-Sep-2011 Emerging Indigenous musicians and bands are invited to apply for up to $25,000 to produce a high quality recording of original tracks, suitable for broadcast and commercial release. Successful recipients will also have an opportunity to apply for up to $10,000 in additional mentoring and promotional support.
1-Sep-2011 Arts Minister Simon Crean has announced $3.6 million in funding through the Playing Australia program for 21 performing arts companies to tour Australia with 1550 performances at more than 600 venues in 2012 - 3013.
19-Aug-2011 19 August 2011
Regional Arts Australia pays tribute to ABC journalist Paul Lockyer, photographer John Bean and pilot Gary Ticehurst for bringing the stories of people from across Australia to us all.
We honour and thank them for their legacy and send our deepest condolences to their families, friends and colleagues on this tragic day.
11-Aug-2011 The Minister for the Arts, the Hon Simon Crean MP has released a discussion paper on the National Cultural Policy. Comments on the paper are invited until 21 October 2011.
4-Aug-2011 The national regional arts broadband forum came up with six key topics for the arts to address in relation to broadband. This document outlines the topics and key ideas that came out of the forum.
11-Aug-2011 Regional Arts Australia seeks to appoint an experienced and creative advocate and policy leader to head up the organisation and manage its day-to-day operations. This position has become vacant due to the impending retirement of the current executive director.
22-Jun-2011 The Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development, Local Government and Minister for the Arts, the Hon Simon Crean MP today announced $791,774 for the March 2011 round of the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund will be distributed to 71 projects across regional and remote communities of Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
31-May-2011 The Australian Government will provide funding of $12.4 million over three years from 2011–12 to establish a Digital Enterprise initiative that will help small-to-medium enterprises and not-for-profit organisations (including local cultural organisations) in local communities to be the first to benefit from the National Broadband Network.
25-May-2011 Arts Minister the Hon Simon Crean has announced funding of $294,037 will go to support 23 receipients to tour their music in regional Australia
4-Apr-2011 Monday 28th March was a significant day for Australia’s regional and remote artists, arts organisations and arts industries, marking the nation’s first National Arts Broadband Forum (NBN) hosted by Regional Arts Australia at Parliament House, Canberra.
31-Mar-2011 Arts Minister Simon Crean has announced $3 million in funding from the federal Government's Playing Australia program for 15 top performing arts companies to tour productions over the next year.
22-Mar-2011 Following the launch late last year of its website [http://www.pata.com.au] the Performing Arts Touring Alliance is delighted to announce that former Director of Programming at the Victorian Arts Centre, Greg Randall, has been appointed as Executive Officer.