Ballina Art Society
Ballina Art Society now has a profile here and is open for membership for 2021 (cost $40). Annual membership provides access to group art classes plus an annual exhibition to display and sell your...
Category: arts
Arts funding and grants
Arts funding and grants for 2021 – for anyone interested, here is a not-for-profit organisation website – Auspicious Arts Projects – and link for funding packages and grants for the arts in 2021. So...
Brain research shows the arts promote mental health
Brain research shows the arts promote mental health At home or at school, practising art can be used to build capacity for managing mental and emotional well-being. (Shutterstock) Brittany Harker Martin, University of Calgary...
Rochdale Theatre lease
Lismore Theatre Company is celebrating after Lismore City Council voted unanimously at its May meeting to grant the company a new five year lease for the Rochdale Theatre on Ballina Road Goonellabah. In 2015,...
Artists and ‘Jobkeeper’ payments
From the Conversation The government says artists should be able to access JobKeeper payments. It’s not that simple Many workers in the film industry are excluded from JobKeeper. The Nightinggale/Transmission Films Guy Morrow, University...
Self-isolation: an opportunity for creative retreat
by Janet Grist With all the uncertainty around how the coronavirus will play out in our communities and the need to reduce contact with others, we will all have more time on our hands...