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.

TNA’s take on the new National Cultural Policy.

TNA announces the 2023 LeaderShift cohort.

2022 SMASH Bursary Recipient Announced

ASSITEJ Bulletin November 2022

THIS IS HOW WE DO IT 2022: TNA’s Report on the Working Trends of Independent Artists and Creatives in the Performing Arts in Australia analyses results from 297 valid responses from independent artists and creatives to an online survey conducted in May and June 2022.

Tessa Leong is also excited to see stories about being Asian Australian – as well as stories told by Asian Australians – in theatres across the country.

Theatre Network Australia (TNA) has announced the appointment of Erica McCalman as the organisation’s new Chair.

TNA invites you to an in-person gathering of independent artists and independent producers at Footscray Community Arts on Tuesday, March 29

TNA is pleased to announce The People of Cabaret as winner of the 2021 TNA SMASH Bursary!

We are pleased to announce that Lorraine Kambala has been placed with the Theatre Network Australia Board for the 2022 Observership Melbourne Program. 

TNA’s Advocacy Toolkit aims to empower artists and arts workers, and give them the tools to be effective advocates, both for themselves and for the arts sector as a whole.

Circus Monoxide is holding its annual AGM next Tuesday, 7 December at 6pm. Held over Zoom, this meeting invites all members of our community to join and become members, and nominate for positions on the Management Committee.

Sydney theatre companies have released a joint statement that will require all visitors to their venues to be fully vaccinated until the end of the year. 

We are pleased to open the Sustaining Creative Workers initiative today, in partnership with Creative Victoria and industry peak bodies, administered through Regional Arts Victoria. The funding is for metropolitan and regionally based workers.

Arts Hub, The Conversation: The ecosystem of Australia’s performing arts sector is in dire need.

The Office for the Arts’ Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund is open for Batch 6, and will close on 24 October 2021.