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 International
Day of Indigenous Peoples
The United Nations declared the
decade 1994-2004 the International Decade of the Worlds' Indigenous Peoples.
The International Day of Indigenous Peoples is 9 August every year.
Have a look at our article about the International
Day of Indigenous Peoples.
Modern Australian Women,
Paintings & Prints: 1925-1945
The Modern Australian Women,
Paintings & Prints: 1925-1945 exhibition is being held at the National
Trust's S H Ervin Gallery from 8 September - 21 October 2001.
The Modern Australian Women' Symposium
will be held on 8 October and will feature a program of speakers
including Dr Joan Kerr, art historian; Catriona Moore, University of Sydney;
Ann Stephen, Powerhouse Museum; and Drusilla Modjeska, author of Stravinsky's
Lunch.
Visit the Gallery's program of events at http://www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au/gall.html
for further information.
Haldon Street Festival
The Canterbury City Council in New
South Wales is holding its annual Haldon Street Festival on 4 August
2001. Bring the family along for this multicultural festival and see
the Chinese Lion Dance, Korean drummers and bellydancers and much more.
Shop for arts and crafts bargains in dozens of street stalls, while the
kids enjoy free rides and amusements. There’s also a great expo held in
the church hall!
For more information have a look at the Canterbury
City Council website at http://www.canterbury.nsw.gov.au/council/news.htm.
Not waving but singing
exhibition
Judy Horacek's Not waving but
singing exhibition is being held at the Helen Maxwell Gallery in Canberra
from 2 August - 2 September 2001. It's 30 new etchings around the
theme of music and singing.
More information can be found at
http://www.horacek.com.au/notice2.htm.
Australian Community Artworkers
- Professional development funding
The Community Cultural Development
Board (CCDB) of the Australia Council has a 15 September 2001 closing
date for project applications in the following categories: Skills and
Arts Development: Individuals and Organisations; New Work; and, Presentation
and Promotion. In particular, the Board hopes to increase the quantity
and quality of applications to the category of Skills and Arts Development:
Individuals.
Artworkers interested in individual professional
development are strongly encouraged to discuss their application with
program staff before submitting.
Application forms can be obtained by phoning
1800 226 912, emailing handbook@ozco.gov.au or downloading from the Australia
Council website at http://www.ozco.gov.au/ccd/appacqs.html.
Australian Music Week
Australian Music Week will be held
from 9 - 15 October 2001. This year's activities will include the
conference, the showcase, and the Australian Live Music Awards and aims
to raise awareness of contemporary music events and developments in Australia
and promote emerging talent and the development of new markets overseas.
Visit the Australia Music Awards website at
http://www.australianmusicweek.com.au/
for all the upcoming events.
culture@com.unity State
Conference
The culture@com.unity state cultural
conference held on 5 - 6 October 2001 will explore new takes on
culture and the arts in New South Wales. Some of the issues that will
be covered are: honing project management skills; new approaches to funding
and partnerships; and the latest audience development ideas.
Culture@com.unity is the state cultural conference
jointly presented by Regional Arts NSW, the Museums & Galleries Foundation
of NSW, Community Cultural Development NSW in collaboration with the Local
Government and Shires Association of NSW.
Register your interest at http://mgfnsw.org.au/whatson/whatson.php?id=84&year;=&month;=.
The Power of Knowledge,
the Resonance of Tradition in Indigenous Studies Conference 2001
The Power of Knowledge, the Resonance
of Tradition conference on issues in Indigenous Australian studies, organised
by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
(AIATSIS), is being held at the Australian National University, Canberra,
Manning Clark Centre from 18 to 20 September 2001.
Symposiums include Land Resources and Knowledge,
Knowledge and Colonialism and The resonance of tradition.
In conjunction with the conference, the Institute’s new premises on Acton
Peninsula will be opened formally. Other activities include displays,
a book fair, exhibitions, performances, an Artists’ gallery and excursions.
Have a look at further details at http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/rsrch/conf2001/conference.htm.
Between the Sheets: A
Century of Australian Music
The Between the Sheets: A Century
of Australian Music exhibition will be held at the National Library
of Australia from 22 August - 11 November 2001. It is a nostalgic
exhibition celebrating the strong flavour that has permeated the music,
lyrics and themes of Australian popular songs over the past century.
Filled with humour, this magnificent display
of Australian sheet music tells the tale of amateur musicians, sing-a-longs,
professional songwriters and publishers, classic songs, unknown gems and
disposable ditties. It's the story of a country's remarkable musical journey
over 100 years, and it lurks 'between the sheets' of the National Library's
fascinating popular music collection.
For more information about this and other exhibitions
on at the National Library of Australia visit the website at http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/#fthcming.
Australia: A Knowledge
Culture?
The National Scholarly Communications
Forum (NSCF) announces a Round Table on the topic Australia: A Knowledge
Culture? to take place on 9 August 2001 in Old Canberra House,
Australian National University in Canberra.
This Round Table is an important opportunity
to assess the role of knowledge in enabling Australia to face economic
and social changes today and in the future. The ten participants represent
a range of peak bodies involved in the creation and maintenance of a knowledge
culture.
For a registration form, please visit the NSCF
Round Table website at http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/aah/nscf/nscf_RT13.htm.
Contemporary Visual Arts
and Craft Inquiry
A landmark examination of visual
arts and craft in Australia has been announced by the Federal Minister
for the Arts, Peter McGauran MP.
‘Visual arts and craft are major contributors
to Australian culture and the Australian economy, yet at the same time,
visual artists and craftspeople are amongst the lowest income earners
in Australia,’ Mr McGauran said. ‘This inquiry - to be chaired by Mr Rupert
Myer - will give us a comprehensive picture of the sector and what can
be done by all tiers of government to ensure its continued development
in the future.’
'Submissions will be invited that will help
identify challenges for the industry - including opportunities to better
target existing support, the impact of new technologies and consumer demand,
and the flow on effects to other sectors.'
View the media release at http://www.dcita.gov.au/nsapi-graphics/?MIval=dca_dispdoc&ID;=5871&template;=Newsroom.
Asialink - Residencies in
Asia
Performing arts practitioners and
arts managers have an opportunity to undertake 3 - 4 month residencies
during 2002 in China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand or
Taiwan, or to propose an alternative residency in any other Asian country.
The aim of this program is to enlarge the experiences
available to Australians in our own region, to develop projects related
to the host country and to encourage ongoing involvement between Australian
and Asian artists and organisations. The residencies are a professional
development opportunity for Australian artists and also act to foster
bilateral relationships in the region.
The deadline for applications is 7 September
2001. Download guidelines and application forms from the Asialink
website http://www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/arts/residencies/.
 Discovernet
The Federal Minister for the Arts
and the Centenary of Federation, Peter McGauran MP, launched Australian
Museums & Galleries Online's (AMOL) new education gateway Discovernet
on the 25 July 2001. Discovernet is the learning gateway to Australian
museums.
Discovernet provides a quick and easy way to
search and link to web-based education resources produced by Australian
museums and galleries, for students, educators and lifelong learners.
Discovernet has four sections. The Study
booster is a tool to search across web-based education resources developed
by Australian museums and galleries; Australian tales contains
fascinating stories about Australian people and places; the Museum
Locator contains details of over 1200 Australian cultural institutions,
museums, galleries, libraries, archives, botanical gardens and zoos; and
Make your own exhibition is an interactive educational game that
allows students to take on the role of curator and build their own virtual
exhibition.
Visit Discovernet at http://amol.org.au/discovernet/
and find out more about Australian museums.
Reckonings
Reckonings brings together
Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists, Jonathan Bottrell Jones, Ruark
Lewis, Romaine Moreton and Nuha Saad, to collaborate on an installation
which inaugurates Performance Space ongoing project which reflects on
and examines the Australian contexts and meanings of reconciliation.
Working with the idea of the locale, the artists
draw on personal memories and histories of family in and around Redfern.
Reckonings sets out to rewrite and remap Redfern - the edge of
the city, the centre of interracial and cultural interaction, and the
black heart of Sydney. The exhibition will run from July 27 - August
26 2001.
Preview the exhibition at http://www.performancespace.com.au/program/onsite/onsit_01.html.
Spectacular! Spectacular!
On the Set of Moulin Rouge exhibition
The Spectacular! Spectacular!
On the Set of Moulin Rouge exhibition is on from 4 July - 16 September
2001 at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, NSW. Step behind the red
curtain of Moulin Rouge and see the most dazzling costumes from the film
together with behind the scenes photographs by Sue Adler and much more.
Find out more at http://www.phm.gov.au/exhibits/exib_new/moulin_rouge/.
Sydney Asia Pacific Film
Festival
The Sydney Asia Pacific Film Festival
(SAPFF), from August 9 - 18 2001, is an annual festival of Asian
feature films and short works by local film makers which promotes dynamic
links between Australia and Asia. Some of the festival events include
15 new feature films selected from across Asia; a Retrospective of five
films from the 1940's - 1960's; some short films and seminars. This year's
festival will be held at the Reading Cinemas, Market City, Sydney.
For more details, visit http://www.sapff.com.au/.
Senses of Cinema
The July/August issue of the Senses
of Cinema online film journal is now available. It is devoted to
the serious and eclectic discussion of cinema. There are many essays,
reviews, interviews and previews of the Brisbane International Film Festival
and Melbourne International Film Festival and much more.
Go and read more at http://www.sensesofcinema.com/.
Cultural Heritage and
Technologies in the Third Millennium
The International Cultural Heritage
Informatics Meeting is being held in Milan, Italy from 3 - 7 September,
2001. It will examine the relationship between technology and cultural
heritage. The theme of this meeting is Cultural Heritage and Technologies
in the Third Millennium, and aims to emphasise the present and future
role of innovative technologies for cultural heritage applications.
Further information is available at http://www.ichim01.polimi.it/.
Information Technology in
Regional Areas Conference
The Information Technology in Regional
Areas (ITiRA) Conference will be held from 5 - 7 September 2001
at the Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland.
The conference is intended to be a "learning
conference", providing a forum for delegates to review and reflect on
the community based applications of IT and aims to link economic and social
development efforts at the regional level with emerging opportunities
in such areas as electronic commerce, community and civic networks and
telecentres, electronic democracy and on-line participation, self-help
and virtual health communities, advocacy and cultural enhancement.
Go to the website for the early bird registration
and program details at http://itira.cqu.edu.au/.
FLOODS, FIRE, PESTILENCE
- Preparing the plan, averting the disaster
The Museums and Galleries Foundation
presents FLOODS, FIRE, PESTILENCE- Preparing the plan, averting the
disaster, a one day workshop to be held on 18 August in Wollongong,
NSW.
It will explore current issues concerning 'Disaster
Preparedness' aimed at regional galleries and museums. Various presenters
will discuss the practicalities of preparing a plan and the types of risks
which can impact on museums and galleries.
For more information and registration details,
visit http://www.mgfnsw.org.au/resources/Forms/floods.pdf.
SPACE ODYSSEYS: Sensation
and Immersion
SPACE ODYSSEYS: Sensation and
Immersion opens on Saturday 18 August at the Art Gallery of
New South Wales.
The international and Australian contemporary
artists in this exhibition invite us on a journey into physical and electronic
spaces of imagery, light and sound. Visitors will literally move through
art works, interact with ghostly figures and be submerged in limitless
space. Visit http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/events/index.php4?e=141
for more information.
For more information about exhibitions at the
Art Gallery of New South Wales, visit http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/.
 Sauce:
Hot tips for Effective Arts Promotion
A new e-book, SAUCE, provides
a guide to arts promotion for people who are either fairly new to the
area or looking for fresh inspiration. Whether you are working for a large
or small organisation, are based in the city or the country, SAUCE
may be useful in your endeavours.
SAUCE is written by Judith James, a
Sydney based consultant who has had many years at the front line of arts
promotion, and is an initiative of the Australia Council’s Audience &
Market Development Division.
Have a look at this new website at http://www.fuel4arts.com/sauce/.
International Year of Volunteers
2001
The Victorian Government has recently
launched two International Year of Volunteers 2001 (IYV) initiatives.
The first initiative is the Grants Program.
There are two sub programs to this, both of which are related to local
government authorities - the applications must come from local government.
Applications for both close on 13 July 2001.
The second initiative is the Volunteer Heroes
Awards. The Volunteer Heroes Awards aim to recognise the outstanding contribution
Victorian volunteers make to building better communities. These awards
also celebrate the diversity of volunteering from community services support
through to sport and recreation, environmental services and corporate
volunteering. Individuals and organisations are encouraged to nominate
worthy people or organisations for the Volunteer Heroes Awards. Applications
close 31 August 2001.
For further information visit the IYV website
at http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/iyv2001/.
Film festival encourages
filmmakers to PROTEST!
ScreenWorks Short Film Festival
has launched its 2001 season and is calling for entries from independent
filmmakers across Australia.
Each year ScreenWorks sets a theme to encourage
filmmakers to experiment in short films that entertain and stimulate audience
debate. Previous years themes have included The Environment and Being
Australian.
The theme for 2001 is Protest! The
theme is open to interpretation in any sense - from personal protests
we encounter in our daily lives to the major protests we see on our city
streets. Humorous, serious or contentious, the films can be of any genre:
comedy, drama, documentary or animation.
The deadline for film entries is 21 September
2001. The entry form and further information is available from the
ScreenWorks website at http://www.screenworks.easy.com.au/.
De-Globalizing /
Re-Globalizing Culture
This
international art and technology festival will be held in Greece from
14 September - 15 October 2001. The annual Medi@terra Festival
is changing form. Under the title De-Globalizing / Re-Globalizing,
the Festival is travelling from the south to the north of Greece in the
form of a microMuseum.
In each host city, the events of Medi@terra
will be set up within and around the microMuseum and includes CD-ROM art,
net art, computer art, digital photography, interactive objects, "hand
luggage-sized" installations and presentations as well as cultural events
organised by the artists and art centres of each city. A debate on the
subject of the other side of globalisation will round off the activities
of the Festival.
Medi@terra, having developed an intense activity
around the questions posed by digital culture, has been included among
the events that are organised around the Olympic Games 2004 in Athens.
Its inclusion in the Cultural Olympiad for the years 2001 - 2004 has recently
been announced.
For registration details and more information
go to http://www.mediaterra.org/.
International Conference
on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications 2001
International Conference on
Dublin Core and Metadata Applications will be held from 22 - 26 October
2001 at the National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan.
DC-2001, ninth in this series, will include
an international conference for the broader metadata community with three
principal missions: to provide a forum to discuss further development
of the Dublin Core and related metadata standards; to provide a forum
to present and exchange new ideas about metadata and applications, not
limited to Dublin Core; and, to provide tutorials on the creation, management,
and use of metadata applications.
For more information, visit the conference
website at http://www.nii.ac.jp/dc2001/.
The Daniel Langlois
Foundation launches a program of grants
The Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science
and Technology is launching a program of grants for researchers in residence.
With this new program, the Foundation hopes to foster critical thinking
about how technologies affect people and their natural and cultural environments.
For more details on this new initiative, consult
the program of grants for researchers in residence in the Funding Programs
section of the Foundation's Web site at http://www.fondation-langlois.org/e/programmes/menu.html.
The deadline for applications is 31 August 2001.
The Belonging
exhibition
The century since Federation is celebrated in
this wide-ranging exhibition. It takes us on a historic, often light-hearted
and sometimes confronting journey from Federation to the present, and
looks at what 'belonging' means to all Australians - spiritually, socially
and physically.
Belonging travels to the National Library
of Australia and the National Archives of Australia from 22 August
- 11 November 2001. It is a collaboration between the State
Libraries of New South Wales and Victoria, the National Library of Australia
and the National Archives of Australia.
Have a look at the National Library of Australia's
website at http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/#travel.
Visitors can also experience Belonging online through the website
at http://www.belonging.org/.
Curatorial lab
Curatorial lab is a five day program
held in Melbourne and Brisbane which encourages practical study and theoretical
enquiry into the field of curatorial culture. Designed to provide professional
development opportunities for emerging and practising curators, the program
comprises workshops held over two weekends, culminating in a one day master
class.
Conducted by leading Australian curators, workshop
seminars will draw upon presenters' expertise to investigate curatorial
practice in relation to contemporary art, with reference to specific case
studies.
For more information on the program, go to:
http://www.200gertrudestreet.com
(Melbourne program: 4 - 5 and 18 - 19 August 2001). http://www.artworkers.asn.au
(Brisbane program: 11 - 12 and 25 - 26 August 2001).
National Youth Concerto
Competition
The National Youth Concerto Competition (NYCC) is one of the most significant
competition of its kind in Australia, and a highlight of the Queensland
Youth Orchestra Council concert series. The 2001 Finals Concert will be
held on 16 September at 3pm at the Old Museum Concert Hall.
For more information, go to http://www.qyoc.org.au/nycc.phtml.
National
Library of Australia - Celebrating 100 years
The
National Library of Australia is celebrating its 100th anniversary this
year. The centenary celebrations of the nation's largest library and one
of its oldest cultural institutions coincides with the Centenary of Federation.
It was in 1901 that the newly formed Commonwealth of Australia decided
that a library should be created to serve the new Parliament. This library
was the forerunner of today's Commonwealth Parliamentary Library and the
National Library of Australia.
Find out about the all the
exciting events, exhibitions, spotlight talks and the Library's open day
on 23 September 2001 at the Library's website at http://www.nla.gov.au/anniversary/
and see what exhibitions are on at http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/.
Golden
Threads
Golden
Threads: The Chinese in regional NSW 1850-1950 is now online at http://amol.org.au/goldenthreads/.
Explore the rich and
varied contribution made by Chinese-Australians to the history of Australia
and regional NSW. Delve
into the images and objects from family collections and museums in regional
NSW. Experience the lives of Chinese people through their stories, the
voices of their descendants as well as memories from the communities they
lived in.
The website is the result of
a collaboration between Australian Museums
& Galleries Online
and the Golden Threads Project. It complements the Golden Threads exhibition
currently being toured through New South Wales by the New England Regional
Art Museum.
Ideas
at the Powerhouse - Four days of ideas, innovation and invention
Ideas
at the Powerhouse is a major new event to be held in Brisbane from August
16 - 19 which will be sure to stir up debate, discussion and involvement
in issues about our future.
A growing number of leading community,
business, government and independent agencies are working to encourage and
support innovation and creativity. Ideas at the Powerhouse aims to provide
an accessible forum for progressing this important ongoing work.
The broad objectives of the project
are to engage leading thinkers and practitioners in the exchange of ideas;
investigate key issues for the future of Australian society and particularly
for the people of Brisbane and Queensland; contribute to ongoing informed,
vigorous and inclusive debate; and, to promote and present Brisbane and Queensland
as stimulating and supporting ideas and innovation.
For information, updates and to
register your interest visit http://www.ideasatthepowerhouse.com.au/.
Big
Screen 2001 - A celebration of Australian cinema
Big
Screen 2001 is a selection of Australian films which will tour to 20 regional
centres nationally during the Centenary of Federation year. The event
is presented by the Australian Film Commission and ScreenSound Australia,
the National Screen and Sound Archive.
For national tour dates visit the
website at http://www.screensound.gov.au/bigscreen2001/.
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