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Visions of Australia Program now open
The Visions program supports audience access to Australian arts and cultural material, with a focus on touring exhibitions to regional and remote Australia. The program also encourages curatorial partnerships across the collections sector. This round will support the development or touring of arts and cultural exhibitions that commence from 1 July 2025. Applications close Friday 14 February 2025. For more information and to apply, visit the Office for the Arts website.
The Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program 2024-25 round is now open
The program supports international projects that tell Australian stories, amplify First Nations voices, deepen bilateral partnerships, and build cultural understanding and connections overseas. Applications close Monday 17 February 2025. For more information and to apply, visit the Australian Government website.
Rebus Theatre seeking CEO/General Manager
Rebus Theatre seeks an experienced manager to take over the CEO position of the company, to provide strategic vision, manage business operations of the company, and set it up for future success. Applications close 25 January. The position is available as an initial fixed term until 30 June 2026 but may be extended. For further information and to apply, visit the Ethical Jobs website.
Vacancy – Embedding Culture Program Officer at Belco Arts
The Embedding Culture Program Officer is an exciting new role that will engage with First Nations Elders, other knowledge holders and artists to realise a range of site-specific artworks. The application deadline has been extended to midnight Sunday 2 February 2025. For more information and to apply, visit the Belco Arts website.
Free Public Program at Canberra Contemporary
Over two days, artist Hannah Quinlivan will create a drawing using salt, live in the gallery, inviting visitors to slow down and witness this ephemeral artwork take shape. The salt drawing will be created in response to her work Subaqueous, featured in the exhibition Pattern Recognition, and will serve as a meditation on the temporality of feelings and how they form, evolve, and dissolve. 11:00am – 9:00pm on Friday 24 January and Saturday 25 January 2025. This is a free event. For more information, visit the Canberra Contemporary website.
Sydney designer and artist Martyn Thompson at Canberra Glassworks
Artist and designer Martyn Thompson reimagines his ceramic vessels in glass, blending nostalgia and modernity through a tactile, painterly approach. Curated by Aimee Frodsham, the exhibition integrates his new glasswork with textiles, furniture, and objects from his studio, reflecting his evolving creative journey. Now showing at Canberra Glassworks until 23 March 2025. A Gallery Floor Talk with Martyn will be held on Saturday 22 February at 2:00pm. For more information, visit the Canberra Glassworks website.
Songs of Eve
Art Song Canberra presents its first concert in its 2025 Season of Song. Two formidable artistic collaborators present an expertly curated song recital that celebrates the divine in nature. Leading Australian soprano and composer Jane Sheldon will be joined at the piano by Jack Symonds, Artistic Director of Sydney Chamber Opera. 3:00pm – 4:15pm on Sunday 16 February at Wesley Music Centre, Forrest. Purchase tickets via Trybooking.
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