It's time for new ideas, new voices, new gatekeepers, new strategies, new incentives, new politics to support Australian culture and the arts. Submissions to the Australian Government's consultation on its new cultural policy close 24 May. #ausarts #auslit #revive
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Four Films That Make This Year's French Film Festival Essential Viewing The 37th Alliance Française French Film Festival screens across Australia from March 3. Here are four standout films making the most compelling case for attendance.

Four Films That Make This Year's French Film Festival Essential Viewing

#FrenchFilmFestival #AFFFF2026 #Cinema #AusArts #Cannes #AusNews

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Opera, Identity and the Weight of the Stolen Generations Deborah Cheetham Fraillon was taken from her mother at three weeks old. Six of nine siblings shared the same fate. Now she leads Australia's First Nations opera scene.

Opera, Identity and the Weight of the Stolen Generations

#StolenGenerations #FirstNations #AusArts #IndigenousCulture #Reconciliation #AusNews

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That name change says it all... "Creative Enterprises" 🤢

"As redundancies and restructures whittle down an already straitened workforce, remaining staff say their institutions are increasingly led by bureaucrats"

Sacrificing everything to the cult of mediocrity 🤑

#AusPol #AusLit 📚 #AusArts 🎨

Parramatta calls for the revival of Roxy Theatre | City of Parramatta City of Parramatta is calling on the NSW Government to invest in the revitalisation of Roxy Theatre and restore it to its full potential as a premier live music and entertainment venue in the heart of Western Sydney.

Parramatta's Lord Mayor has written to the NSW State Government, calling on them to explore the purchase and restoration of the Roxy Theatre as a live music and entertainment venue.

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Parramatta's Lord Mayor has written to the NSW State Government, calling on them to explore the purchase and restoration of the Roxy Theatre as a live music and entertainment venue.

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Now that @tonyburkemp.bsky.social is confirmed to be continuing as the Minister for The Arts, can the decision in regards the artists selected and then removed by Creative Australia to exhibit at the Venice Biennale be reversed and those artists reinstated please?

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reading the latest NPR newsletter and came across "a moment when even mildly challenging art is suffering due to shrinking resources and the ongoing collapse of the creative middle class" and we feel so seen. This needs to be acknowledged, confronted, discussed, & addressed in #ausmusic & #ausarts

Race Mathews - Wikipedia

RIP Race Matthews, in the Cain Labor govt he was Victorian Minister for the Arts and Minister for Police and Emergency Services (1982-87) and Minister for Community Services (1987-88). He died aged 90.
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Painting by Matilda Emmerich, 16 of wounded Angel in setting of steel grey Esher-like structures that are draped with national and cultural flags

Profound & beautiful painting of hope by Sydney artist & poet Matilda Emmerich, 16 censored by timid Hawkesbury Ag Show organisers #WeakSauce #AusArts #Hawkesbury #ThoughtPolice www.smh.com.au/culture/art-...

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Can this decision now be revisited & these artists reinstated?

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#Australia #ausarts #ausmusic

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‘This is censorship’: Palestinian flags covered up in major exhibition at National Gallery of Australia Exclusive: Pacific Indigenous art collective claims NGA cited ‘high level’ security risk in direction to remove Palestinian flag from tapestry

*More* art censorship - this time it's the NGA.

"Two Palestinian flags on a tapestry on display at the National Gallery of Australia have been concealed with white fabric, in what the artists have described as an act of censorship..."
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Nothing but truth written here. Reinstate Khaled & Michael.

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And let's remember, @tonyburkemp.bsky.social is the federal Arts Minister. He could have put the shadow arts minister back in their box.

If the ALP can't support The Arts, who bloody will? This decision is cowardly, as is how the Minister has dealt with this.

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Tony Burkes comments re: Khaled Sabsabi @ 15:50. That Creative Australia couldn't stand behind one of our great artists is a huge concern. What happens with The Arts if the LNP get in?

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I know Khaled & congratulated him last week.

He is not only a BRILLIANT & important creative, but one of the best humans i know.

Khaled's creative voice & vision would bring something incredible to the black box in Venice.

REINSTATE HIM.

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‘A shameful call by Creative Australia’: the arts community reacts to Khaled Sabsabi being dropped from the Venice Biennale Creative Australia has said artist Khaled Sabsabi will no longer represent Australia at the Venice Biennale. The artistic community has condemned this decision.

"As the artistic community is showing, this decision has raised a debate on what artists are allowed to say in Australia and brings into question the independence of Creative Australia."

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COWARDS.

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Live music venue protection under 'Save the Cranker' laws - InDaily

The entire Adelaide CBD will be designated a “live music venue area” with some degree of legal protection under legislation to be tabled in Parliament today as part of the deal to save the Crown & Anchor hotel from development www.indaily.com.au/news/adelaid... #saparli #ausarts

‘Can’t go on’: Collingwood’s Bendigo Hotel calls last drinks As insurance premiums soar and punters splash less cash, the home of Melbourne’s heavy metal scene will close by the end of the month.

‘Can’t go on’: Collingwood’s Bendigo Hotel calls last drinks. As insurance premiums soar and punters splash less cash, the home of Melbourne’s heavy metal scene will close by the end of the month. web.archive.org/web/20240316... #ausarts