A few updates and reminders from TNA about our resources, comms, and recent advocacy.

Professional development programs, residencies, and more in December...

Today Creative Australia and Service and Creative Skills Australia (SaCSA) released their report, Arts Workforce Scoping Study – Interim Findings. This report delivers preliminary findings on skills shortages, recruitment challenges, and emerging opportunities in the arts, with specific findings for the performing arts sector.

President of ASSITEJ International, Sue Giles, has updates for us on the international sector.

Our Manager of Sector Development & Membership, Yuhui Ng-Rodriguez chats to Chris about the Indie Report 2024, which tracks the working conditions, financial arrangements, personal and business management of independent artists and creatives in the performing arts in Australia. The TNA member of the month is independent dance-maker and choreographer, Bonnie Curtis.

Residencies, fellowships, and EOIs in November …

We are very pleased to share the 2024 update of the EQAP, which includes refreshed organisational goals and commitments.

The WA state government is currently undergoing consultation for a new action plan for young people. TNA made a submission.

The Fair Work Commission is undertaking a review of the modern awards. TNA made a written submission.

TNA is offering paid one-on-one mentoring for emerging circus and physical theatre artists and producers, who will be matched up with an experienced CaPT producer or practitioner.

Youth arts updates and opportunities in our Member Bulletin.

Workshops, project grants, and forums in March, and more!

Charice Rust gives an update on TNA’s CaPT Independent Producers Initiative. Winter Chapman chats about the artistic process behind her new work ‘Signal’.

Creative Australia has announced a funding program designed specifically to support the Circus and Physical Theatre sector in Victoria for activities beginning after July 1 2024, for up to two years.

This is just a quick email from us at TNA with some info and resources to help you make the most of the Tasmanian election time!

TNA is hosting performing arts sector gatherings in Adelaide and Perth in March, and welcomes professional artists, arts workers, and organisation representatives to join us.

At TNA, we are teaching ourselves to do more of our comms in Plain English. This is our first (imperfect!) attempt. February's E-News is packed with funding opportunities, EOIs, and more.

Last month TNA made a submission to the Federal Government as a part of its regular Pre-Budget Submissions process.

TNA's new Co-CEOs Erica McCalman and Joshua Lowe candidly chat about what led them to the role, transitioning to a co-leadership model, and their aspirations for TNA and the sector.