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Belvoir and Co-Curious breathe new life into Sydney Town Hall with S. Shakthidharan’s play Counting and Cracking this January
With his new play Counting and Cracking, arts practitioner, Founder of CuriousWorks and Artistic Director of Co-Curious, S. Shakthidharan has joined forces with Belvoir’s Artistic Director Eamon Flack to bring […]More
Published: 19 December 2018
“Storytelling that shakes us keeps Sydney Festival moving in sync with the times.” – Sydney Festival Artistic Director Wesley Enoch
Wesley Enoch is never about just ticking boxes, but with Sydney Festival he definitely keeps hitting the highs and offering us opportunities to get uncomfortable. We got a rare chance […]More
Published: 17 December 2018
Create NSW names 2019 Screenability filmmakers set to compete for Sydney Film Festival billing
Emerging filmmakers with disability Nicole Delprado, Shawn Spina and Llewellyn Michael Bates and their teams have been selected to take forward three 2019 Screenability shorts that will be considered to […]More
Published: 17 December 2018
Bernadette Fam is one to watch
Emerging artist Bernadette Fam is one of the 2018/19 Young Creative Leaders Fellowship recipients. Bernadette will use the opportunity for professional development while creating a verbatim piece exploring the experiences […]More
Published: 13 December 2018
Denis Beaubois named first Create NSW and MCA Visual Arts Fellow
Internationally celebrated Marrickville-based artist Denis Beaubois has been named the first Create NSW & Museum of Contemporary Art Australia 2019 NSW Visual Arts Mid-Career/Established Fellow, valued up to $50,000. Create […]More
Published: 6 December 2018
NSW dominates the AACTA Awards
In a big year for NSW screen stories, Sweet Country, Mystery Road, Riot, Ladies in Black, Warwick Thornton, Deborah Mailman were among the winners. Leading the 2018 AACTA Awards season […]More
Published: 6 December 2018
Jamie North’s Borrowed Landscape set for Newcastle public art installation
Create NSW in partnership with Transport for NSW today announced that visual artist Jamie North has been selected to lead a Newcastle public artwork installation alongside the new light rail. […]More
Published: 5 December 2018
Stunning archive-inspired exhibitions speak of our past, present and future
For many, thoughts of official archives summon up images of old documents and photos that help trace our family tree. Turning up a convict or two if we’re lucky. But […]More
Published: 5 December 2018
Disability internships announced across key NSW creative institutions
NSW’s creative institutions are set to broaden their horizons as they welcome aboard the ten NSW artists and practitioners selected as part of the Createability Internship Program. The Createability Internship […]More
Published: 3 December 2018
1,500 NSW Screen Jobs Secured As Peter Rabbit™ Sequel Set To Shoot In Sydney
Jobs for up to 1,500 local screen professionals have been confirmed today following the announcement by Sony Pictures Entertainment, Animal Logic Entertainment and Olive Bridge Entertainment that PETER RABBIT™ 2 […]More
Published: 1 December 2018
Nurturing a love of art is the heart of Joshua McCormick’s workshops for Walgett’s Indigenous youth
Emerging artist Joshua McCormick selected as one of the Young Creative Leaders Fellowship recipients in the 2018/19 Create NSW Fellowships. Congratulations on receiving a Create NSW Young Creative Leaders Fellowship. […]More
Published: 30 November 2018
Clown and physical comedy improv, movement, and ensemble & group devised story-telling is no laughing matter for Alicia Gonzalez
With a Create NSW Artist Support (Quick Response) grant, Alicia Gonzalez recently attended Eric de Bont’s prestigious International Clown School in Menorca. She spoke to us of her experiences and […]More
Published: 30 November 2018
Regional arts on the rise with new funding from NSW Government
Arts and culture in regional NSW will continue to shine with an outstanding line-up of new creative projects fast-approaching thanks to over $259,000 in funding from the NSW Government. Through […]More
Published: 30 November 2018
NSW Government invites arts and cultural organisations to become Creative Kids program providers
The NSW Government has launched a new initiative to help increase the participation of school-aged children with creative and cultural activities. If your organisation offers creative and cultural activities to […]More
Published: 29 November 2018
Green light for Sydney Modern Project
The $344 million Sydney Modern expansion of the Art Gallery of New South Wales has received planning approval. Construction of the new building, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architects, SANAA, will […]More
Published: 21 November 2018
EO Gill awarded emerging NSW Visual Art Fellowship
Tempe-based artist EO Gill has been announced as this year’s Create NSW & Artspace NSW Visual Arts Fellow, the latest emerging artist to be supported by the prestigious century-old award. […]More
Published: 16 November 2018