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Lack of funds may force Orchestra Victoria to close, with repercussions for opera and ballet
STRIKE down the band? Orchestra Victoria's management has lurched from crisis to crisis this year and now it is poised to crown its annus horribilis by posting yet another operating deficit that will come close to eroding its cash reserves completely. Read More
On September 11, Julia Gillard announced her new ministry, and to Simon Crean’s surprise along with a whole new department to run he was asked to take on- the Arts. Read More
FOUR days before the election, the Coalition has finally released an arts policy, albeit in a foyer of Jupiter's Casino on the Gold Coast. Read More
Before the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney turned the first sod for its long-awaited $53 million building project last Wednesday, organisers were swamped with invitation acceptances -- not from media clamouring to report the moment but from politicians. Read More
WA arts companies have been securing more sponsorship funds and donations despite the financial downturn as escalating production costs outstrip government funding. Read More
A recent survey suggests Australians were still willing to dig into their pockets to support the arts during the economic downturn. Carrie Fellner reports. Read More
Wealthy individuals have proven better friends to the arts than corporate Australia during the economic downturn, the latest instalment in the Australia Business Arts Foundation’s survey finds. The survey of 241 arts organizations shows that corporate sponsorship for the arts lagged donations from wealthy individuals in 2008-09 for the second year in a row. Read More
AUSTRALIA'S arts companies have hung on to their corporate and private sponsors during the lean times over the past two years, although individual donations appear to be shrinking. Read More
AUSTRALIAN arts companies have been buffeted but not blown away by the economic downturn if two new surveys on sponsorship and private giving are any guide. Read More
Joy at a change of government has turned to disillusionment at a perceived lack of support from the Rudd cabinet Read More