A cinematic meditation on belonging in contemporary Australia, from enduring First Nations attachments to Country, to those borne of the colonial adventure or more recent diaspora, Other Horizons brings together three independent projects by nationally renowned artists Atong Atem, Hayley Millar Baker and Jasmine Togo-Brisby.
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Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award returns for 2021
The Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award – Australia’s longest-running and most prestigious printmaking award – returns in 2021, showcasing works of remarkable breadth and poignancy from emerging, mid-career and cross disciplinary visual artists.
After a year’s hiatus due to COVID, the 45th FAC Print Award has attracted 262 entries from across the country.
Among the 51 finalists are a diverse selection of traditional printmaking, artist books and unconventional multi-media works.
FAC Print Award Coordinator Emma Buswell said many of the entries probed the impact of the pandemic and the fault lines of contemporary society it exposed.
By: Christie Eliezer
Aussie Live Sector Proposes Business Interruption Fund
Live Performance Australia called for the Australian government to set up a Business Interruption Fund to protect the industry against future COVID-related shutdowns. It estimated the sector’s financial toll in 2020 at A$24 billion ($18.07 billion) in lost economic output and almost $11 billion in lost industry value. It also saw 79,000 jobs cut – or around two thirds of the workforce.
LPA chief executive Evelyn Richardson said, “The live performance industry was the first to be completely shut down by public health restrictions, and remains
among the most vulnerable to future closure due to new outbreaks.