In a year when regional tourism has been hit so hard by bushfires and COVID-19, why is a crucial NSW regional arts body being cut?
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Outside the capital cities and the coastal fringes, the towns and people of rural and regional Australia have had to be inventive to get through the tough times.
To write off towns outside of Sydney and Melbourne as being bereft of culture is an arrogant falsehood.
Briony Osei, Eve Beck and Jack Griffiths in The Bacchae. Photo taken by T J Lee
The term “regional arts” carries certain baggage that can create, and uphold, a divisive opposition between city and country. But there is plenty happening in regional Australia, and much to potentially lose.
Dog shows to be ring-fenced? Whittingdale (left) in 1993.
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Given the widespread use of the term “regional” you’d think it was clearly understood. But definitions vary considerably.
Regional tours such as Opera Australia’s cross-country circuit with The Magic Flute deliver real benefits to the communities they visit.
Albert Comper, Opera Australia
Since July, Mozart’s popular opera, The Magic Flute, has been touring regional Australia. The Opera Australia production, a version of Mozart’s classic reinvented by Australian playwright Michael Gow and…
Kevin Draper’s Tree and Grid is part of the Regional Arts Showcase on display at Parliament House. What makes a regional artist in 2014?
Regional Arts Australia
Currently on display at Parliament House is an exhibition that we are told is the first of its kind. Entitled Place and Practice, it’s a showcase of works by artists based in regional and remote areas…