The British Council’s Realise Your Dream awards are celebrating 10 years this year, and the 2012 awards are proving to be bigger and better than ever!
Realise Your Dreams is known for recognising Australia’s most promising emerging talent by fostering artists through career development in the UK creative industries, allowing Australian creatives to build networks in the UK and expand musical career.
Realise Your Dream has sent over 40 award winners to the UK so far, many of whom now claim their success is due largely to the connections they cemented whilst in the UK.
This year there will be three types of awards. Winners will receive the following:
- $10,000 to assist with expenses in the UK
- A return Virgin Atlantic economy flight to London
- A tailored professional development programme, devised in consultation with the British Council
Who can enter:
Realise Your Dream is open to citizens and permanent residents of Australia in their emerging years of professional creative practice. This means that you should be working within the first 10 years of your career – or since you finished your undergraduate degree or equivalent experience. Realise Your Dream is looking for applicants who show innovation and leadership in their field, can demonstrate their creative potential, and have a clear vision for their practice and for how it will benefit from a professional development trip to the UK.
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Posted Tue 15th May, 2012 by scarlett.
Live Nation has partnered up with Cream Holdings LTD, the company behind the international electronic music festival Creamfields.
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Posted Tue 15th May, 2012 by scarlett.
Last week’s Federal Budget announced that the funding for the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (AMRAP) will not be renewed.
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Posted Tue 15th May, 2012 by scarlett.
Sydney’s non-for-profit experimental music initiative New Weird Australia has launched a small grants opportunity for event organisers who work within the local experimental music scene.
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Posted Wed 9th May, 2012 by scarlett.
In an attempt to become more accessible and welcoming to young people, the iconic Sydney Opera House has begun a fantastic new initiative of starting up their own Youth Advisory Committee.
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Posted Wed 9th May, 2012 by scarlett.
Last night Arts Minister Mr Simon Crean revealed that $64.1 million over the next four years will be allocated to the arts in an attempt to boost the nation’s arts sector.
Mr Crean believes that by investing substantially into Australia’s arts and culture sector, the country will reap rewards both economically and culturally. Mr Crean also believes that the Government’s recent allocation to the arts over the next four year period will help pave the way for Australia to be recognised as a cultural leader.
Of the $64,1 million allocated to the arts, the Government is providing $3 million of those funds to the contemporary music industry. $1.7 million of which will be given to Sounds Australia to support contemporary musicians in increasing the number and frequency of venues booking live music and to encourage international acts to use local supports.
A further $1.3 million will be provided to address workforce development issues identifed through the Innovation & Business Skills Australian environmental scan of the creative and cultural industries. The West Australian Music Industry Association will deliver education and promotion resulting in new apprenticeships, an internship program for unemployed young people and a program of residencies to develop the song writing and performance skills of musicians.
The bulk of the funding will be allocated to galleries and museums-collecting institutions will receive $39.3 million to help them digitalise their collections, make them more accessible to the community and provide assistance in the areas of education and research.
“Our collecting institutions are recognised internationally as some of the best and our Government is committed to the delivery of their programs and services to all Australians,” said Mr Crean.
Posted Wed 9th May, 2012 by scarlett.
Joel Madden from Good Charlotte and the coach from The Voice has just been announced as the latest addition to Song Summit 2012.
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Posted Tue 8th May, 2012 by scarlett.
Are you an acoustic artist looking for a gig? Bondi’s backstreet bar and cafe Sparrow Cafe are looking for original acoustic artists to play live at their cafe for their Sunday Sessions.
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Posted Tue 8th May, 2012 by scarlett.
Applications are now officially open for musicians and speakers to take part in this year’s Sound Summit!
Sound Summit ‘festival of independent and innovative music’ is set to take place in Newcastle NSW over the Labour Day long weekend (September 27th – 30th) and alongside inter-arts festival TINA (This Is Not Art).
Now in it’s 13th year, Sound Summit continues to provide a platform for celebrating, exposing and furthering the work ofmusicians, producers, composers, labels, promoters and industry personnel working at the forefront of Australia’s vibrant independent music scene. Through a diverse schedule of showcases, performances, panels, workshops, Q&A’s and debates, Sound Summit gives both the artist and attendee the opportunity to participate in the global exchange of ideas, techniques issues and trends affecting the contemporary musical landscape.
In 2012, Sound Summit has broadened its scope even further – looking at showcasing more musicians, workshops, events and panels than ever before. We are now calling for proposals from a broad spectrum of participants whose practice relates to independent, original and emerging music to contribute to a new and exciting program of events. Whether you’re a musician, producer, artist, filmmaker, author, journalist, publication or fan – if you have an exciting initiative or sound for the festival then we want to hear from you!
We’re interested in receiving proposals that explore any dimension of contemporary music – be it technological, political, theoretical, media, industry, fan or performance based.
Applications close Friday 25th May!
SPEAKER APPLICATIONS - For information about how to apply to present a workshop, panel, screening or exhibition head here:http://tiny.cc/SS2012SpeakerApp
MUSICIAN APPLICATIONS - For information about how to apply to play at the festival head here:http://tiny.cc/SS2012MusicApp
www.soundsummit.com.au
Posted Tue 8th May, 2012 by scarlett.
Arts NSW released the 2013 NSW Arts Funding Guide yesterday, a document which contains important information about the funding opportunities offered by Arts NSW next year.
The 2013 Arts Funding Program offers a range of amazing opportunities to support artists and arts organisations across the state. If you’re looking to apply for a funding opportunity in 2013, you must apply in 2012, so be sure to check out the program guide soon!
Arts NSW have also planned a series of free information sessions throughout May which will cover who Arts NSW is and what they do, the types of grants available, tips on how to lodge a successful application followed by a Q & A time. For more information head here.
Posted Tue 8th May, 2012 by scarlett.
