Australian
performing arts sites and services
Australian
portals and gateways
AustLit:
Australian Literature Gateway.
Resource discovery service for authoritative information on Australian
literature including drama
Australian
Culture and Recreational Portal
An Internet
gateway initiated and managed by the Australian Department of
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. Promotes public
access to collections, activities and events in cultural institutions. The
site includes local and international cultural and technical resource
guides to assist in developing online strategies, use of metadata,
directories to databases, catalogues and Internet discussion groups.
Artsinfo
An online gateway initiated by the Australian Department of Communication,
Information Technology and the Arts. Provides access to information on
cultural grants, training opportunities and industry development programs
offered by Australian governments, corporations, foundations and
non-government bodies. Also provides practical advice on issues such as
establishing cultural businesses, statistics, training courses, on-line
tutorials, cultural industry publications and a directory of cultural
businesses
AusStage
Project
being implemented by Flinders University on behalf of 8 universities, CHAUTSI
and Museums Australia Performing Arts Special Interest Group with the support
of Australian Research Council grants involving the development of a directory
of sources and database of events on theatre, dance and opera.
Oncue
online
Official website of the Australian Entertainment Industry Association.
Includes information on shows, venues, celebrity profiles, world
entertainment news and jobs.
The
Space
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's gateway to arts and culture news,
with links on sites and services relating to screen, sound, stage, the visual
arts and words.
Australian
government sites & services
Arts
Queensland
Arts
South Australia
Arts
Tasmania
Arts
Victoria
ArtsACT
Australia
Council
Australian
arts policy, research and funding body. Site includes an annual list of
arts research in progress by organisations in Australia.
Australian
Bureau of Statistics
Source of industry statistics and demographics relevant to the performing
arts in Australia.
Australian
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts,
Australian Government cultural policy and development department. Has
initiated online and multimedia projects including the Australian Cultural
Network. Also hosts the Cultural Ministers
Council and its various working groups on archives, heritage collections,
major organisations, new technologies, orchestras and statistics
Australian
Business Arts Foundation
An evolution of the Australia Foundation for Culture and the Humanities.
Assists business and the arts to form partnerships and facilitate cultural
philanthropy and the Australian Indigenous Cultural Network.
Fuel4arts
A space for
artists and arts managers to develop marketing skills. Includes arts
marketing case studies, bibliographies and links to internet resources
New
South Wales Ministry for the Arts
Northern
Territory Department of Arts and Museum
Western
Australia Department of Culture and the Arts
Australian
non-government sites & services
Arts
Law Centre of Australia
National legal
centre that provides advice and information on content, copyright,
insurance, defamation, business structures, employment and taxation for
artists and arts organisations.
Arts
Training NSW
Artshub Australia
Includes jobs bulletin, news service, articles, discussion list, links and
other resources.
Artsnet
Australian
Copyright Council
Independent
non-profit organisation providing advocacy, research, publishing,
consulting and legal advice. Has an extensive list of books and
information sheets
Australian
Drama Studies Centre
Excellent academic site offering information on teaching, publishing,
research and professional activities of English teaching staff of the University of
Queensland, including the Australasian Drama Studies Association. Has registers of theatre researchers
and topics, links to Australasian Drama Studies Journal
and to international theatre
and drama resources.
Australian
Elizabethan Theatre Trust
Established
in 1954 to promote the arts and stimulate growth of performing arts
organisations.
Australian
Entertainment Industry Associationbr>
Peak employer body in the arts and entertainment industry. Hosts awards to honour Australian achievements in theatre,
ballet and opera.
Australian Musical Theatre.
Devoted to the advancement, advocacy and advertisement of Australian Musicals
nationwide.
Australian
Musicals
Provides
information about Australian musicals and Australian musical performers,
focussing on Sydney.
Australian
National Playwrights' Centre
Australian
Performing Arts Centres Association
Network of
professional arts and venues managers dedicated to developing, raining and
supporting its memberships, profiling the Association and furthering the
development of the performing arts throughout Australia
Australian
Society of Authors
Australian
Script Centre
Australian
Writers' Guild
Broadway Best
Suppliers of cast recordings, sheet music and dvds of Broadway and musical
theatre shows.
Bytecraft
Supplier of lighting and stage machinery control systems for theatres, museums
and special events.
Carnivale
Copyright
Agency Limited
Provides copyright management services for authors and publishers
by collecting and distributing licensing fees charged for copying
published works
Currency
House
Established
by Katharine Brisbane of Currency Press as a non-profit association
designed to provide a resource centre for the performing arts and encourage
practitioners and supporters of the performing arts to become involved in
public affairs through the provision of event and publication activities. Runs
discussion forums and other events.
Currency
Press
Specialist
Australian performing arts publisher
Cyril
Ritchard
Comprehensive site on the career of Cyril Ritchard, maintained by Judy Harris
of New York
Dominie
Australian agent for Samuel French London and New York, Bakers Plays Boston,
Hanbury Plays and educational publications
HalfTix
Theatre booking agency offering discounted tickets for theatre, opera,
plays, musicals and sporting events.
HAT:
the History of Australian Theatre
Articles on Australian theatre history and database associated with theatre in
Australia.
Independent
Theatre Association of Australia
Jands
Theatre Projects
A specialist group with Jands Electronics Pty Ltd specialising in the design,
manufacture and installation of professional stage equipment and machinery.
Magnormos
Media
The
Age
The
Australian
Australian
Broadcasting Corporation
News
Corporation Limited
Special
Broadcasting Services
Sydney
Morning Herald
Media
Entertainment and Arts Alliance
Union
representing media, entertainment, sports and arts industries.
Media
Man
Media and public
relations company
Monash
University Centre for Drama and Theatre Studies
Academic programs, productions and conference information
Multicultural
Arts Alliance Inc
Performing
Arts News
Free
information on new Australian plays & films, ticket giveaways and ' local and global creative
vision'.
Philanthropy
Australia
National membership organisation representing grantmaking, private, family and
corporate trusts and foundations. Has 100 members with about $10 billion in
assets. Activities include education, networking, advocacy and publications.
Regional
Arts New South Wales
Shakespeare
Globe Centre Australia
A charitable organisation dedicated to the support, promotion and
development of Shakespearian arts and education in Australia through an
affiliation of national Globe Centres.
Showline:
the Association of Community Theatre
Established in 1993 to foster amateur theatre. Has a membership of 140
clubs.
Stage Whispers
Print and online magazine
Staging
Connections
Event staging company
State
of the Arts
Electronic
version of magazine devoted to news and information on current events in
Australia and New Zealand.
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Arts Management Advisory Group
Aims to create awareness, sensitivity, knowledge and skills required of
directors and managers of arts organisations through the presentation of
seminars by arts and business people.
Sydneystage
Performing arts news, reviews and interviews
Sydney
University Arts Association
The
association publishes the journal, Arts
Theatre Heritage Australia Inc
Promotes and encourages the study of and research into Australia’s theatre
history, the preservation, renovation and use of Australia’s theatres, the
identification, documentation and preservation of items relating to
Australia’s theatre history and the establishment and maintenance of links
with similar organisations in Australia.
Ticketek Australia
Online box office service for entertainment and sporting events.
University
of New South Wales School of Theatre, Film & Dance Studies
Youth
Performing Arts Australia
