A mentorship involving eight performers from the Ever After Theatre Company, working under the guidance of Back to Back Theatre will take place in April in partnership with the Australia Council for the Arts and Accessible Arts at Sydney Theatre Company.
First Flight Crew will make their first appearance for 2010 at Platform 3, Sydney’s largest hip hop festival on Saturday 20 March 2010.
An information booth and staff from the Australia Council for the Arts will be available at the Arts Activated National Conference for all delegates to drop by, have a chat and pick up relevant information about their current programs and services.
Accessible Arts, Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School and Pine Street Creative Arts Centre are developing scholarship positions for artists with disability. Based in Sydney, Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School is the oldest and largest independent sculpture school in Australia.
The annual NSW Local Government Cultural Awards are calling for entries. In 2010 the awards will focus on improving recognition for the importance and distinction of cultural achievements across the state. Entries close 26 February 2010.News
Auslan at Sydney Writers Festival Special Event
Accessible Arts has partnered with the Sydney Writers’ Festival to provide an Auslan interpreter for special event, International Voices on Saturday 23 May at 7:00pm.
This event features a selection of readings by award-winning writers from across the globe. Authors, poets and playwrights from Nigeria, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Netherlands, America and Australia will read from their latest books and the presentation of The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist awards for 2009 will be announced.
The festival will host a week of events from the 18 to the 24 May at Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay and at other suburban and regional venues. Tickets are selling fast and early bookings are recommended by phone (02) 9250 1988 or online at Sydney Theatre Box Office.
For more information visit Sydney Writers’ Festival.
