Position Vacant - Arts Officer
We are looking for an Arts Officer for six weeks with a possibility of extension to start as soon as possible. The successful applicant will contribute to the implementation of arts policy, work collaboratively to assist individual, team and organisational objectives, and have high level written and oral communication skills.
Applications are due 11 March 2019. For more information visit the Jobs ACT website.
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Wellington artist announced for Indigenous Exchange
Congratulations to Māori artist Ana Iti who has been selected as the inaugural Canberra Wellington Indigenous Exchange Artist. Ana will come to Canberra for a six week residency in May 2019.
She will carry out a research project based on the complexities of learning Indigenous languages. Ana will also look at how the process of learning and pursuing language affects us and how in turn, this is reflected in the use of writing and text as it's displayed in Indigenous art practices.
We are looking forward to welcoming Ana and showing her what the Canberra arts sector has to offer.
Image: Ana Iti Only fools are lonely Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington 2018.
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Art, Not Apart
When: Saturday 16 March
Where: New Acton
Art, Not Apart is a free annual festival showcasing contemporary artists from Canberra and beyond.
The Festival returns this year for a curated outburst of exhibitions, multiple music stages, performance art, interactive installations, film works, art and wine markets, poetry and prose, and more.
Check out the program on the festival's website.
Image: courtesy of Art, Not Apart
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Musonga Mbogo received funding to frame some of the works in his exhibition 'Black Boy Fly', which is now showing until 9 March at the Nishi Gallery.
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ACT Book of the Year Evaluation
artsACT is undertaking an evaluation of the ACT Book of the Year Award, as part of reviewing all arts funding programs to inform the development of the ACT Arts Funding Plan. The Award aims to recognise quality contemporary literary works including fiction, non-fiction and poetry by ACT-based authors; support the development of ACT-based writers; and promote writing in the ACT. The evaluation will assess the Award’s appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency against these aims. A Steering Committee has been established to undertake the evaluation. Marjorie Morrissey (Manager, Business Development, CMTEDD) is the Chair, with members Sam Tyler (Executive Branch Manager, artsACT, CMTEDD), David Vernon, Nikki Anderson, and Craig Cormick. artsACT will be engaging with the community on the evaluation including through a public survey which will be available soon. Please contact artsACT on 6207 2384 if you have any queries about the evaluation.
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More Canberra arts news
Metamorphosis Unframed - open call out
Belconnen Arts Centre invites artists throughout Australia to respond to themes of change, metamorphosis, growth, journey and evolution on unframed A3 paper. Investigate ideas of transition and transformation with imagination, a sense of play, boldness, thoughtfulness or contemplation. Entries are due 4pm Monday 15 April. For more information visit Belconnen Arts Centre's website.
Position Vacant - Megalo Print Studio and Gallery
Megalo are looking for a Press Manager to oversee the studio (intaglio, relief, lithography) for a period of one year from early April. Please contact Ingeborg for selection criteria, duty statement, or any questions. Submissions are due 18 March 2019.
2020 Exhibition Program Call for Submissions
Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre is calling for new exhibition proposals from artists, craftspeople, designers, makers and curators for the 2020 program. Proposals are due by 31 March 2019. For more information visit Craft ACT's website.
Singapore and Wellington Filmmakers join Accelerator POD 2019
Eight international filmmakers have joined Screen Canberra's Accelerator POD Program. Accelerator Film POD is a 4 month gateway program for writers, directors and producers seeking to develop and market test film projects with strong commercial prospects. Screen Wellington and the New Zealand Film Commission are supporting two teams to join the program and the Singapore Film Commission are also supporting two teams of filmmakers. For more information on Screen Canberra's initiatives, visit their website.
Creativity Australia Inclusive Choir Grants
To celebrate their 10 year anniversary Creativity Australia are offering 10 grants of up to $10,000 to start up your own With One Voice choir. Local community groups, social businesses and not for profits wanting to promote social inclusion and tackle loneliness, isolation, depression and disadvantage in their community are invited to apply. Applications are due 29 March 2019. For all the information visit Creativity Australia's website.
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Arts Opportunities
Gallery of Small Things workshop - Spark your CV, 6 March 2019
You Are Here 2019 Artist Callout, closes 8 March 2019
Creative Partnerships Australia Masterclass, Jane Wentworth: a strong case for support, 8 March 2019
Loud and Luminous Symposium, 8 March 2019
36th Telstra NATSIAA entries open, closes 15 March 2019
Prime Minister's Literary Awards, closes 15 March 2019
Young Canberra Citizen of the Year Award: Art and Multimedia, nominations close 18 March 2019
M16 Art Roadshow: Entries closing soon, closes COB 22 March 2019
Voice in Creative Nonfiction with Sarah Krasnostein, 23 March 2019
Call for EOIs: Megalo Print Studio and Gallery Board positions, closes 25 March 2019
Creativity Australia inclusive choir grants, closes 29 March 2019
Craft ACT 2020 exhibition program call out, closes 31 March 2019
Wakakirri Registration, closes 3 April 2019
Gallery of Small Things Workshop - pricing your artwork, 3 April 2019
The Unpredictable Plotter with Toni Jordan, 6 April 2019
Exhibition call out - Metamorphosis Unframed, closes 15 April 2019
Mary Cunnane's Publishing School, 27 April 2019
Gallery of Small Things Workshop - get creative with social media, 8 May 2019
Gallery of Small Things Workshop - engaging website content, 5 June 2019
Gallery of Small Things Workshop - how to approach galleries/improve your proposal, 3 July 2019
Gallery of Small Things Workshop - understand residencies, grants and awards, 7 August 2019
Canberra Glassworks CIT Adult Short Courses, throughout the year
artsACT up to $5k Arts Activities funding, open all year
Australian Cultural Fundraising Platform, available all year
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Arts Events
Lecture: Don't stop laughing, this is serious! with Judy Horacek, 7 March 2019, National Library
Clouds: Ethereal Splendor Above, 7-31 March, Strathnairn Arts
Opening: Motorboat by Benjamin Shingles, 7 March 2019, CCAS Manuka
Floor talk: Julie Ryder, The Hidden Sex, 8 March 2019, Craft ACT
Black Boy Fly - Musonga Mbogo, until 9 March 2019, Nishi Gallery
Opening: Stromlo Ghosts, 12 March 2019, The Q Gallery
Canberra Day Oration: Significant Changes in the Balance of Power with Marie Coleman, 12 March 2019, National Library
BOLD Festival, 13-17 March 2019, various locations
Semiotics Club - Angus McGrath, until 16 March 2019, PhotoAccess
Seen&Heard - Mikhaila Jurkiewicz, until 16 March 2019, PhotoAccess
Boreal - Tessa Rex, until 16 March 2019, PhotoAccess
The Hidden Sex - Julie Ryder, until 16 March 2019, Craft ACT
Emerging Contemporaries, until 16 March 2019, Craft ACT
Art, Not Apart, 16 March 2019, New Acton
Three new exhibitions now showing, until 17 March 2019, M16 Artspace
Gaia Hypothesis curated by Ngaio Fitzpatrick, until 17 March 2019, Belconnen Arts Centre
Postcards from the Sky, a living studio exhibition, until 17 March 2019, Belconnen Arts Centre
Young Music Society Gala, 17 March 2019, Albert Hall
Holly Grace, A grain of gold, until 17 March 2019, Beaver Galleries
GW Bot, Glyphs: homage to country, until 17 March 2019, Beaver Galleries
M16 Art Roadshow, 18 March 2019, M16 Artspace
Author talk with Clare Wright, 21 March 2019, National Library
Phluxus2 Dance Collective presents 'angel-monster', 22-23 March 2019, QL2 Theatre
Lecture with Dr Kyra Giorgi: Narrating the past, National legacies intertwined, 28 March 2019, National Library
Art Song recital - Love and Life, 31 March 2019, Wesley Music Centre
The Missing Garden, water colours by Maya Pearce, 4-28 April, Strathnairn Arts
Blaze Thirteen, until 13 April 2019, CCAS Gorman Arts Centre
Opening: Metamorphosis Unframed, 15 April 2019, Belconnen Arts Centre
Love and Desire: Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces from the Tate, until 28 April 2019
Dance on the Edge, 4-5 May 2019, Belconnen Arts Centre
Salut! Baroque Concert Series 2: Torment and Tranquility, 24 May 2019, Albert Hall
Salut! Baroque Concert Series 3: Love and Grief, 16 August 2019, Albert Hall
Salut! Baroque Concert Series 4: War and Peace, 25 October 2019, Albert Hall
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Submit to artsACT eNews
Want to share your Canberra Region arts news and events through artsACT eNews? The next artsACT eNews is Midday on Monday 18 March 2019 for publication on Wednesday 20 March 2019.
For more information or to download the eNews template, visit the artsACT website
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