Arts NSW

Arts NSW is the NSW Government’s arts policy and funding body and is a division of Communities NSW. As part of Communities NSW, we share a commitment to building stronger communities through the arts.

* Promoting opportunities for people to connect with and enjoy a diverse artistic and cultural life

* Supporting artists and arts and cultural organisations through advice, funding and grant support

* Partnering within the Government and with local communities and businesses to promote the arts, culture and creative industries

* Working with NSW’s cultural institutions; the Art Gallery of NSW, the NSW State Library, the Australian Museum, the Sydney Opera House, the Powerhouse Museum, Screen NSW and the Historic Houses Trust.

* Managing a property portfolio that provides affordable accommodation to arts and cultural organisations of all shapes and sizes and working in partnerships to increase cultural infrastructure.

* Providing policy advice to Government on the arts and cultural sector and creative industries.

Every year the NSW Government invests over $300 million to support the arts in NSW, including $240 million for the seven state cultural institutions. This investment leverages some $2.2 billion each year in economic activity. Nearly one million people in NSW work in culture and leisure activities, helping to make NSW the premier arts state in Australia.

Every year in NSW over 80 per cent of adults attend cultural venues and events. And almost 70 per cent of children aged 5-14 attend cultural venues and events outside of school hours.

http://www.arts.nsw.gov.au/

Artsummit - Melbourne

5th World Summit on Arts and Culture

Melbourne, 3 - 6 October 2011

Creative Intersections - video from Australia Council for the Arts.

The 5th World Summit’s theme is Creative Intersections - bringing together government and cultural leaders from over 80 countries to explore how artists can give voice to diverse communities and concerns through collaborations with experts in health and well-being, the environment, education, business, new technologies, cultural identity and more.

http://www.artsummit.org/programme/theme/

Delegates will also arrive at the start of one of Australia’s finest international arts festivals, the Melbourne International Arts Festival.

Also note:

IMPACT 7
International Multi-disciplinary Printmaking Conference
27 - 30 September 2011
Monash University, Melbourne Australia

http://www.impact7.org.au

Art Almanac

What's on in Australian Art

http://www.art-almanac.com.au/index.php

Happy New Year and all that

After taking a short break, Bellebyrd continues this year with a fresh approach. In addition to the high quality material that you have come to expect from this site we will be looking into new directions and new approaches in the coming year. Stay tuned.