Regional artists can apply for $5,000 - $30,000 for their creative project through the Regional Arts Fund. Applications close Friday 13 August. [more]

The Minister for the Arts, the Hon Peter Garrett AM MP, has announced that more than $140,000 will go to nine arts projects in regional and remote Queensland in the latest round of the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund. [more]

Our ArtsYakka SwapMeets took place in Gladstone, Ayr, Crows Nest, Roma and Longreach over May-July.

This is just some of the feedback...
"Great opportunity for creative discussions with like-minded people, re-generate, motivate and drive"
"Learned a lot, shared a lot, laughed a lot!!" 
"Great inspiration and practical advice"

This year's RAA national conference - JUNCTION 2010 - will be taking place in Launceston 26 - 29 August. Hurry to book during early bird registration (closes 18 June)! [more]

The success of touring exhibitions Queensland Firsts and Top 150: Documenting Queensland, touring as part of Queensland’s 150th celebrations, has been acknowledged by The Department of Public Works, with a Recognition of Excellence Award for the Queensland State Archives. [more]

Junction 2010 - connecting the future is the theme of the seventh Regional Arts Australia national conference, to be held in Launceston in August 2010. With over 1000 delegates expected to take part, Junction 2010 will bring together people from across Australian and international borders. It will involve leading thinkers and practitioners from the arts and other sectors exploring a range of questions, issues and ideas under the conference themes of Footprints, Threads, Resilience and Momentum. [read more]

Each year we bring live arts to hundreds of schools in regional and remote areas of the state, often with pupil numbers of less than 100 who would otherwise see no other touring educational performances.

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