Second round of new arts & culture funding recipients announced
The second round of the 2019/20 Arts and Cultural Funding Program delivers over $2.7 million in funding across Projects, Annual Organisation and Creative Koori categories.
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Behind the Scenes with Batemans Bay Heritage Museum
An interview with Myf Thompson about the extensive behind the scenes work undertaken at Batemans Bay Heritage Museum during the COVID-19 closure.
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Museum and Gallery Reopening webinar – video documentation
This Create NSW webinar, recorded 29 May 2020, brought together guests from NSW Health and the NSW arts and cultural sector to talk through the important details related to re-opening, including health guidelines and updates to public health orders.
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$50 Million Package for NSW Arts and Culture
The portal is now open to assess your status as a not-for-profit NSW arts company experiencing financial distress due to Covid-19.
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Planning to re-open
We have compiled this comprehensive resource for museums and galleries planning to re-open to the public. Whilst the NSW Government has stated that museums, galleries and libraries may open as of 1 June 2020, there are still several important precautions that must be taken to ensure that staff, volunteers and visitors are COVID safe.
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ACHAA members in the lockdown
We checked in with some of the Aboriginal Arts Culture Heritage Association members to find out how they have been affected by the lockdown, and how they view the long-term effects.
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Complimentary banner ads for digital programs during COVID-19
Due to the recent magnitude of online activity by many museums and galleries throughout the state, M&G NSW is offering free banner ads on our website to promote these activities and send website visits your way.
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Make Music Day 2020 – Gallery and Museum Activations in NSW
This year, Create NSW is looking to partner with museums and galleries across NSW to celebrate Make Music Day.
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Creative Kids program goes digital
Eligible Creative Kids providers will be able to access up to $5,000 in digital adaptation grants to help them offer creative learning activities online thanks to a $1 million injection.
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How the Art Gallery of NSW is bringing its audiences #TogetherInArt
An interview with Deputy Director and Director of Collections Maud Page about the AGNSW's extensive and well-received digital program Together In Art.
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Hawkesbury Museum and Gallery collections go online
The collections of both the Hawkesbury Regional Museum and Hawkesbury Regional Gallery are now accessible online. We spoke to Rebecca Turnbull, acting Gallery and Museum Director about the project and its challenges.
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Regional Galleries transition to online during the lockdown
Across the globe, museums and galleries have raced to deliver more and more online experiences as their physical spaces remain closed. We spoke to three regional gallery directors about their online transition.
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International Museum Day
On May 18th, museums all around the world will come together to celebrate International Museum Day. This year, the theme is Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion.
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The Overwintering Project at Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery
Community involvement and inspired programming create an inventive story of engagement.
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Letter template for your local MP
We have put together a template for a letter to your local MP outlining the impact of the closures on museum finances.
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Audio Description Initiatives at UTS Gallery
An interview with UTS Gallery Assistant Curator Eleanor Zeichner about the gallery's initiatives to implement accessible audio descriptions and audio-descriptive tours.
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Practical things you can do while your museum is closed due to COVID-19
Having a museum closed for an indefinite time provides an opportunity to catch up on some of those activities that can be difficult to do when a museum is open and focused on visitor needs.
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Forums website launched
In the last six months, Museums & Galleries of NSW has been exploring new ways to leverage our website to be more than a one-way vehicle for communication. The first stage of this process was the development of a Forum’s website.
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Explore Coffs Collections
The Coffs Harbour Library, Museum and Gallery team are offering the opportunity to have a sneak peek at a new online project they have been developing - Coffs Collections.
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