http://culture.gov.au Latest news about culture and recreation in Australia en-us Copyright 2008 culture.gov.au http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 60 http://culture.gov.au/favicon.ico http://culture.gov.au/news/ Momentum: 18th Tamworth Fibre Textile Biennial will reflect the development of textiles and the ever increasing rate of change in this field. http://culture.gov.au/news/design.htm#momentum editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 Out of the square: Beach architecture on the Mornington Peninsula architectural exhibition brings together past, present and future designs for coastal living. http://culture.gov.au/news/design.htm#outsquare editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 One of Sydney's few remaining art-deco cinemas, the Randwick Ritz has survived many challenges. http://culture.gov.au/news/design.htm#randwickritz editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 Tropfest is regarded as one of Australia's most iconic cultural events, and the largest short film festival in the world. http://culture.gov.au/news/digitalmedia.htm#tropfest09 editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 Mary and Max, the animated feature by the Oscar-winning team of writer/director Adam Elliot and producer Melanie Coombs has been selected to open the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. http://culture.gov.au/news/digitalmedia.htm#marymax editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 The 8th Annual Bondi Short Film Festival received more than 190 film entries. 15 finalists have been selected. http://culture.gov.au/news/digitalmedia.htm#bondishorts editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 Director Scott Hicks' documentary 'Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts' has been shortlisted to compete for the final five nomination places at the 81st Academy Awards. http://culture.gov.au/news/digitalmedia.htm#glass editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 Dr Ruth Harley has commenced work as Screen Australia's first Chief Executive Officer. http://culture.gov.au/news/digitalmedia.htm#harley editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 'Men's Group', a little known film about a bunch of blokes attending self-help meetings, has been named the Best Feature Film at the Inside Film (IF) Awards. http://culture.gov.au/news/digitalmedia.htm#mensgroup editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 Tropfest has announced that the entry deadline has been extended to 15 January 2009. http://culture.gov.au/news/digitalmedia_entries.htm#tropfest editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 Ng woka, woka nganin: I am the land & the land is me is an exhibition showcasing traditionally inspired Aboriginal works by four Victorian Aboriginal women. http://culture.gov.au/news/indigenousarts.htm#ngwoka editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 Booderee National Park won the prestigious 2008 NSW Indigenous Tourism Award. http://culture.gov.au/news/indigenousarts.htm#booderee editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 The annual Alan Marshall Short Story Award for Australian writers is open for entries. http://culture.gov.au/news/languageandliterature.htm#amssa09 editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 John Hughes, a librarian at Sydney Grammar School, has been long-listed for the new $115,000 Warwick Prize for Writing in Britain. http://culture.gov.au/news/languageandliterature.htm#hughes editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 Eleven Australians are among the 146 writers nominated by worldwide libraries for the 2009 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. http://culture.gov.au/news/languageandliterature.htm#impac editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 Firebird and other legends is three spellbinding Ballets Russes works. This marks the beginning of the Australian Ballet 2009 season. http://culture.gov.au/news/performance.htm#ballet09 editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 The Australian Songwriters Conference is unique in that it will be open to all songwriters, regardless of age, location, songwriting experience or genre. http://culture.gov.au/news/performance.htm#songwriters editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 Kevin Jackson, a 24-year-old from Perth, has won the 2008 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award. http://culture.gov.au/news/performance.htm#jackson editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 The Australian music community and opera lovers are mourning the sudden death of Richard Hickox, Music Director of Opera Australia. http://culture.gov.au/news/performance.htm#hickox editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 The Australian National Academy of Music, a 12-year-old institution, farewells students and staff, packs up its headquarters in the old South Melbourne town hall and exits the stage. http://culture.gov.au/news/performance.htm#anam editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 This exhibition is based on the small group of Trenerry's paintings acquired by the Art Gallery of New South Wales since 1986, and coincides with a new book to be published on the artist in 2009. http://culture.gov.au/news/visualarts.htm#trenerry editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000 The new multimedia portrait of Cate Blanchett by the artist David Rosetzky will be screened at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra when it opens to the public on December 4. http://culture.gov.au/news/visualarts.htm#rosetzky editor@culture.gov.au (Editor) Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +1000