Have your Say: Arts, culture and creative industries policy
Throughout July until early September, 2023, the NSW Government called on artists and other creative industries practitioners across the state to help craft the first-ever Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Policy for NSW.
Image: Gregory Carosi - Dead Reckoning. Courtesy Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery. Photo: Tayla Martin.
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Six emerging visual artists shortlisted for prestigious Fellowship
Six emerging visual artists from NSW have been shortlisted for the Create NSW and Artspace 2024 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging) and will take part in an exhibition in mid-2024.
Createability internship brings future community focus into view for Renee Allara
Visual artist Renee Allara recently completed a Createability Internship with arts organisation, Cementa, located in Kandos, Western NSW. Create NSW caught up with Renee to hear about the internship experience and where she’d like to take her career next.
Audience Outlook Monitor August 2023 NSW Snapshot
Audience 2023+ NSW Report: Growth in NSW audience numbers remains slow, and trend set to continue. The latest research found NSW audiences are the most active in Australia. While their frequency of attendance is increasing gradually, cost pressures and other factors are expected to impact the recovery process.
Monologues rewrite the future of Australian theatre’s next generation
An idea dreamt up during COVID by playwright Laneikka Denne has given a voice to emerging playwrights and provided a valuable resource for HSC drama students delivering powerful monologues in their final exams.
In conversation with Wiradjuri Dancer, Jo Clancy on the strength of dance to connect, teach and empower
Jo spoke to Create NSW about what drives her artistic practice and why connection to Country is essential in her work.
Empowering young poets in the Northern Rivers
Poets Out Loud is an artist-led initiative, founded in 2019 by prize-winning poet, Sarah Temporal in the Northern Rivers region of NSW. It provides an inclusive platform for everyone to participate, from first-timers to established poets. Poets Out Loud survived COVID and the devastating floods of 2022 and continues to bring people together and share the power of spoken word poetry.
Joint support continues to rebuild NSW flood damaged arts and cultural infrastructure
A number of arts and cultural communities affected by severe weather and flood events in February and June last year will be supported to rebuild damaged arts and cultural infrastructure, as recovery support continues.
Age-old stories brought to life through legendary puppets
Newcastle-based theatre company, Curious Legends are renowned for large scale, outdoor works – often involving multimedia projections and giant illuminated puppets. Their performances and activities have become a highlight of Newcastle Council’s cultural programming, bringing the community together and telling local stories.
Cultural connection: In conversation with Morgan Hogg
Create NSW caught up with the 2023 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging) recipient, Morgan Hogg to talk about the evolution of her work, and the way heritage and cultural practice can be honoured and reimagined through artistic practice for future generations.
Q&A with First Nations Director of Photography, Tyson Perkins
Tyson Perkins is an award-winning Arrernte and Kalkadoon director of photography based in Sydney, Australia. Screen NSW caught up with Perkins, fresh from the set of his latest project to discuss the power of letting go, the beauty of collaboration and the appeal of a visionary director.