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The announcement today of the first tranche of Live Music Australia funding is a critical first step in supporting an industry that is worth $16 billion to the Australian economy.
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Melbourne Music Week - Extended kicks off today, with 200 events happening over the next three months!
#Music#Melbourne#LiveMusic
See how you can get involved: bit.ly/3qHjPxR
In recognition of the limited opportunities for art music composers to have their works performed, APRA AMCOS has initiated the Art Music Fund, with a total pool of $50,000 to provide funding for ten composers.
#Funding#Music#Composition
Apply now: bit.ly/3o89XLl
The Australia Council for the Arts is now offering the Re-imagine: Sector Recovery Initiatives fund in acknowledgement of the significant forces of change and evolution facing the cultural and creative industries.
#Funding#Creative#Cultural
Apply now: bit.ly/39u3Yw5
Are you a live performance artist, venue, or organisation? We want to hear from you! You can apply for up to $10K for a one-off or series of live performances in Sydney CBD this summer.
Applications close 6 December 2020 at 11.59PM AEDT.
Apply now: bit.ly/3lc4XDi
In 2021, Canberra International Music Festival brings the music of Vienna to Canberra, performed by all Australian artists. Over ten colourful days, music becomes your guide to Canberra’s cultural treasures.
#CIMF#Music#Festival@TheCIMF
Book now: cimf.org.au/cimf2021
Carclew House has long been used as a centre for youth arts in SA, offering several programs that focus on music. One is Music Match, which aims at filling in the music education needs of disadvantaged primary schools.
#Music#Education#Youth
Read more: bit.ly/3pW9Zb0
Two large spending initiatives totalling $47.3 million have been announced by the Victorian and NSW governments in a major push to revive the arts sectors in those states.
#Arts#Funding#NSW#VIC
Read more: bit.ly/35SRkVd
Grants of between $50,000 and $2 million will start to roll out to 115 projects across the country, with more than $60 million allocated through the first round of RISE.
#RISE#Funding#Arts#Music
More info: bit.ly/3lVdn3l
@APRAAMCOS and @LiveMusicOffice are proud to share the biggest overhaul of regulations around live music and cultural activity in NSW in a generation passed through the Legislative Council of the NSW Parliament last night...
Happy NAIDOC Week! A week in which we celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
#NAIDOC#NAIDOCweek#NAIDOC2020@naidocweek
See how you can get involved: bit.ly/3eOiz6x
AMPAG (Australian Major Performing Arts Group) has announced that its final project will be a report examining the changing face of arts advocacy in Australia and how its effectiveness can be increased.
#Arts#Advocacy#Research
Read more: bit.ly/3oQafHJ
Music’s benefit to dementia sufferers is the subject of a new study at Western Sydney University’s MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development.
#Music#Dementia#Health@MARCSInstitute
Read more: bit.ly/2HC1RuC
The benefits of music in adulthood tend to concentrate on the areas of greatest need, but what of the larger adult population and how music might help in an educational sense and more broadly, in terms of wellbeing?
#Music#Education#Wellbeing
Read more: bit.ly/3mkig5M
New research released today by the Australia Council for the Arts provides powerful evidence for the wide-reaching benefits of creativity in education.
#Creativity#Art#Music#Education
Read more: bit.ly/31s7QZJ
Preliminary findings from "The Economic Cost of COVID-19 on Australia’s Live Entertainment Industry" report highlight the huge impact of COVID-19 and what needs to be done to prevent lasting damage to the sector.
#LiveEntertainment#Losses
Read more: bit.ly/2T48S9F