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A coalition of vertical (tall-screen) film festivals has launched a crowdsourced initiative for filmmaker-creators living around the globe under social distancing. We're asking them to submit ONE VERTICAL SHOT encapsulating their lived experiences or hopes for the future on a single (extra)ordinary day in human history during Covid-19: May Day, 1 May 2020. They should be portrait-orientation vertical videos of up to 15 seconds, and the best will be curated into a single Creative Commons vertical short film called Onwards, Upwards.

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Delia Celina/ functional showcases a myriad of #ceramic #necklaces with alluring delicate petal-like and vibrant gleaming beads gracefully reflecting #nature and #life “ #universal and #timeless themes which have been driving Delia's artistry spanning fifty years.

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Boundary pushing artist ORCHA is thrilled to reveal a new slice of psychedelic dream-pop mastery on his latest track ATLAS'. Following from the act's first two singles; Reverie' released in May 2019 and Depths' released in September 2019, ATLAS' presents the third sonic imagining under this moniker from seasoned Melbourne performer Matt Sheers.

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Works in stock from the "When Words Fail" exhibition currently showing at Gallery Elysium ( March 14-September 2020 ) Elio Sanciolo, Director of Gallery Elysium, talks about exhibiting during the Covid 19 crisis and does a quick walk through of the last exhibition at Gallery Elysium before the lockdown and social distancing measures.

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The Napier Waller Art Prize is open to all current and former service personnel in the Australian Defence Force. The prize encourages artistic excellence, promotes the transformative power of creativity, and raises awareness of the experiences and talent of service personnel. @AWMemorial #AWMemorial

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LA ROSA QUADRATA music free downlad, ebook, digital art inspired by definition of the virologist Ilaria Capua towardsthe strength of women and theability to resist COVID-19

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The City of Sydney has donated $83,000 to the Artists' Benevolent Fund. Announced as part of the council's $42.5 million increase to its relief package, $250,000 will be shared across three funds offering emergency relief to artists in crisis “ NAVA's Artists' Benevolent Fund, the Actors Benevolent Fund of NSW, and Support Act.

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NAVA welcomes this morning's announcement by Minister for the Arts, Paul Fletcher, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Ken Wyatt, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development Michael McCormack, of $7m to be delivered via the Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program, $10m to be delivered via Regional Arts Fund, and $20m in mental health relief to be delivered via Support Act.

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The National Library of Australia is proud to announce that Paris-based Australian artist Anthony White has been named as the National Library of Australia's 2020 Creative Arts Fellow. @anthony_white_paris @nationallibraryaus #anthonywhite #creativeartsfellow #nationallibraryofaustralia #sidneynolan #archives

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Ballarat International Foto Biennale are partnering with FORMAT International Photography Festival and Gallery of Photo¬graphy Ireland to create a visual record of the COVID-19 crisis on Instagram. Inspired by the 1937 Mass Observation project in Britain, Ballarat International Foto Biennale curators Shaohui Kwok and Amelia Saward invite Australians to share their photographs to build an online visual archive of this extraordinary moment in history. To participate on Instagram, use #massisolation #massisolationAUS or send your submissions to @massisolationAUS @ballaratfoto #ballaratfoto

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Today, artists from across Australia are taking part in a one-day action to demand that the Australian Government act now to #CreateAustraliasFuture.

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Australia's preschool entertainers have come together for a sing-a-long of living room proportions! In an effort to ensure they can still entertain, inspire and educate, eleven Australian (and one fabulous Canadian) children's entertainers have united for the very first streaming Kids Couch Concert. @EmilyWho.kids @companyofrogues

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Copyright Agency announces a full program of support for writers, visual artists and publishers in the face of the severe challenges they face as a result of COVID-19.

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NAVA congratulates the recipients of the Australia Council Four Year Funding for Organisations Program whose outcomes were announced on Friday, 3 April by Adrian Collette AM, CEO of the Australia Council.

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A positive message from Elio who is reaching out to everyone who is doing it hard. #Covid19 #GalleryElysium #ART #Artexhibition #ArtGallery @GalleryElysium

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The Government of South Australia has made a $50,000 donation to the Artists' Benevolent Fund.

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Some fifty of Australia's leading arts, creative, cultural and entertainment industry bodies have united to send a clear message to the Prime Minister: act now to ensure that Australia's cultural life survives COVID-19.

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Philanthropist Brett Kelly, NAVA and Art Month Sydney have joined together to reinvigorate the Artists' Benevolent Fund with a 10-year plan that will provide critical support for Australian artists and the art community.

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Galerie Michael Janssen is pleased to present Breaking rules together, a solo exhibition by Anders Kjellesvik comprised of a series of paintings and a new sculptural installation made specifically for the exhibition. Breaking rules together is the artist's second solo show at the gallery to date.

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Produced by Tobias Willis (Now Sound 2018) and starring Actor, Writer and Director Kathleen Lee (Bush Trip 2016) as the protagonist, the six-part comedic web series explores relationships, virtue, self-discovery and self-expression in a semi-autobiographical exploration into the neurodiverse life and brain of Kathleen Lee.

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As the COVID-19 crisis continues to escalate in Australia and around the world, the Sydney Eisteddfod Board has made the decision to cancel this year's competition.

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The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) today reveals that the 2020 Arts Day on the Hill will take place on Wednesday 12 August.

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Post-punk duo Roles are set to release their debut album 'There's A Space' in mid 2020 and the album's second single (and video) premiered online today. 'Try Being Human' plays with spacious melody, haunting vocals and subtle groove. The minimalist video is innovative, evocative and hypnotic; another DIY offering from the pair. In the wake of the wave of COVID-19 gig cancellations, Roles have decided to bring this release forward and hop on the livestream bandwagon with a Live Facebook stream performance this Friday night.

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Today NAVA calls on every cultural minister in Australia to implement immediate stimulus, as well as a responsible long-term plan, to ensure the survival of the visual arts and all of our creative colleagues across Australia.

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NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic this event has been cancelled. This year during beautiful Orange Autumn, Colour City Creatives will be collaborating with the local entrepreneurial legends Gaye and Borry to mount an exhibition in their expansive cellar door space at Borrodell. Tim Winters a world renowned painter and printmaker will be opening the Alive And Creating exhibition. Come and meet the artists, enjoy the glorious view at Borrodell and if you're peckish, the Sisters Rock Restaurant is only across the courtyard and has splendiferous food!

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Fire is essential in knifemaking, whether forging metal for the blade with a traditional coke or contemporary gas fire.

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NOTE: Due to the current circumstances, the exhibition will be postponed. The gallery is pleased to present Phil Bergerson Retrospective, In Search of Meaning, our sixth solo exhibition of work by Phil Bergerson.

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FORM Dance Projects is proud to introduce The Australian Dance Company as they present the premiere of their inaugural work, The Tap Affect, at Riverside Theatres from Thursday 26th to Saturday 28th March.

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The A' Design Award and Competition in pursuit of recognizing excellent design works that were proposed and completed within the last 10 years. Each year, A' Design Award features a reputable jury panel of specialist in various categories, to evaluate design projects that submitted to A' Design Award.

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