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Artist Careers Research
Aug 24 2010 - 12:10pm

A strategic priority for the Council is to support, sustain and creatively develop artist careers, from emerging careers to established ones.Two pieces of research commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts offer a comprehensive picture of the working lives of Australian artists.
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Digital Culture Fund v2.0 - call for applications
Aug 24 2010 - 12:14pm

The Australia Council’s Digital Culture initiative supports artistic projects exploring liveness, connectivity and participation made possible with new digital platforms.

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Being Creative with Social Media - SAMAG talk
Aug 24 2010 - 12:16pm

Facebook... MySpace... YouTube... blogs... Twitter... Social media is the topic of the moment. A recent Nielsen poll found that use of social media in Australia was the highest in the world, ahead of the US, the UK and Europe.

Join us for an informative seminar exploring the opportunities, realities and challenges of social media and find out how artists and arts organisations, regardless of their size, can use social media to their best advantage.
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Twitter+art=?
Aug 24 2010 - 12:18pm

A recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald by Elissa Blake has set off a fascinating debate. On the one side we have an increasing swathe of Twitter users enthusiastically engaging in artistic experiences both inside and outside of the 'venue'. On the other we have a defiant chorus of "turn your phone OFF". Which side are you on?
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Brush with the Real World
Aug 24 2010 - 12:19pm

"Drawing on children's love of visual fantasy, a Brush with the Real World tells a comical story about an animator and his character. The character, Rupert, is a bad tempered artist who makes demands until his creator eventually shows him the limitations of his cartoon world".
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transumer
Aug 24 2010 - 12:20pm

transumer by PVI Collective now on at 17th Bienniale of Sydney
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