Arts
- Artshub -- www.artshub.com.au
Info on all art forms, jobs, opportunities, reviews, free tics etc. A great site for students interested in pursuing a career in the Arts. - Arts Victoria -- www.arts.vic.gov.au
Gives specific information about Arts happenings in Victoria, plus the funding and publications that are available. - Asialink (Melbourne University) -- www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au
Offers overseas residencies for artists, performers and arts managers. - Australian Cultural Network -- www.acn.net.au
A great way to tap into all sorts of arts websites and information about the arts in Australia. - Bureau of Arts and Recreation Training -- www.artv.org.au
Provides resources about jobs in the cultural industry and also has some useful online tutorials in areas such as marketing. - The Australia Council -- www.ozco.gov.au
The primary Federal funding body for the arts in Australia. - Arts Info -- www.artsinfo.net.au
Listings of many arts related websites.
Circus
- Circus Oz -- www.circusoz.com
Classes, shows, circusy fun. Melbourne - Women’s Circus (Melbourne) -- womenscircus.org.au/
- Westside Circus (Melbourne) -- westsidecircus.org.au/
- NICA (National Institute of Circus Arts, Victoria) -- www.nica.com.au/
Dance/ Physical Theatre
- Chunky Move (Melbourne) -- www.chunkymove.com
- Dance House (Melbourne) -- www.dancehouse.com.au
A local dance venue, located in Carlton. Offers cheap rehearsal spaces and interesting program of dance and physical theatre events. - Strange Fruit (Melbourne) -- www.strangefruit.net.au
Physical theatre/ street theatre. Melbourne. - Australian Dance Theatre (Adelaide) -- www.adt.org.au
Grants
- Grant Search -- www.grantsearch.com
An extensive list and search engine of grants and sponsorship opportunities around Australia.
Events
- Staging Connections -- www.stagingconnections.com.au
Events coordination website. Quite corporate, may be useful.
Festivals
- Melbourne Festival -- www.melbournefestival.com.au
October each year. - Adelaide Festival -- www.adelaidefestival. com.au. com.au
Feb-March each year. - Sydney Festival -- www.sydneyfestival.org.au
January each year. - Perth Festival -- www.perthfestival.com.au
Feb-March each year. - The Taste: Hobart’s Waterfront Festival -- www.hobartsummerfestival.com.au December – January each year.
Fringe (and Fringey) Festivals
- Melbourne Fringe Festival -- www.melbournefringe.com.au
Approximately September each year. - Next Wave Festival (Melbourne) -- inside.nextwave.org.au/
Biennial arts festival - Adelaide Fringe Festival -- www.adelaidefringe.com.au
Feb – March each year. - This is Not Art Festival (Newcastle, NSW) -- www.thisisnotart.org
September/ October each year - Darwin Fringe Festival -- www.darwinfringe.com.au
- Hobart Fringe Festival -- www.hobartfringe.org
- Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Scotland) -- www.edfringe.com
The one and only! Around August each year.
Puppets
- Snuff Puppets -- www.snuffpuppets.com
Giant puppets galore -- political satire & bawdy fun (Footscray) - Polyglot Puppets -- www.polyglotpuppets.com.au
(Melbourne) - Sticky Apple Legs -- www.freewebs.com/stickyapplelegs
(Melbourne)
Small to medium theatre groups/ venues (Melbourne)
- Melbourne Workers Theatre -- www.melbourneworkerstheatre.com.au
- Footscray Community Arts Centre -- www.footscrayarts.com
- La Mama -- www.lamama.com.au
La Mama recently celebrated 40 years of producing and nurturing Australian independent theatre. Located in Carlton, La Mama also runs the Carlton Courthouse. Very close to Melbourne University! - Fortyfivedownstairs -- www.fortyfivedownstairs.com
Fortyfivedownstairs is home to exciting performance and visual arts, and smack bang in the middle of the CBD. - Arts House/ Meat Market -- http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au
Venues/ rehearsal spaces in North Melbourne.
Theatre/Drama
- Theatre Alive -- www.theatrealive.com.au
Listings of upcoming Melbourne productions, theatre companies, venues, news and reviews. - Australian Stage Online -- www.australianstage.com.au
Upcoming productions, opportunities, news and reviews. - Melbourne Theatre Company -- www.mtc.com.au
A department of Melbourne University, MTC offers special rates for students. Check-out their latest productions and current season… - Independent Theatre Association -- www.theatre.asn.au
This site contains lots of information related to the performing arts, as well as other links to local, international and theatre related web sites.
Universities/ Colleges
- Victorian College of the Arts (Melbourne, now part of Melbourne University) --
www.vca.uunimelb.edu.au - National Institute of Circus Arts (Melbourne) -- www.nica.com.au
- National Institute of Dramatic Arts (Sydney) -- www.nida.edu.au
- WA Academy of Performing Arts (Perth) -- www.waapa.ecu.edu.au
Youth Theatre/ Arts
- Platform Youth Theatre, Northcote -- www.pyt.org.au
- St Martins Youth Arts Centre, South Yarra -- www.stmartinsyouth.com.au
- Arena Theatre Company -- www.arenatheatre.com.au
- The Courthouse Project, Geelong --
www.courthouse.org.au - Carclew Youth Arts Centre, Adelaide -- www.carclew.on.net
- The Green Room, Adelaide -- www.myspace.com/greenroomadelaide
- Youth Performing Arts Australia -- www.ypaa.net
Look out for information on mentorships, grants and various programs for performing artists under the age of 25. - Get Into Theatre -- www.getintotheatre.org
Run by the Arts Council (England) this website has information on all aspects of the theatre industry, how to get involved, what kind of jobs are out there, profiles of young people in the industry and so much more. Best website ever for this kind of info!
Stage Management
- SM Network -- http://smnetwork.org/forum
Forum for stage managers, questions, answers, discussion boards
Script writing
- Play Development -- http://nyplaydevelopment.home.pipeline.com
Info and tips about writing your own plays and screenplays.
Lighting, Set, Sound & Audio Visual
Union House Theatre does its best to resource all equipment requests from students and external groups but sometimes we don't have exactly what is required. Here are some useful contacts:
Audio & Audio-visual
- Pink Noise Audio -- 9416 3636 -- www.pinknoise.com.au
- Optical Audio Productions -- 9416 3666 -- www.oaproductions.com.au
- Warehouse Sound -- 9417 4866 -- www.warehousesound.com
- Audio Action -- 9887 3149 -- www.audioaction.com.au
Rigging, scaffolding & staging
- Element Rigging -- 0418 525473
Lighting hire & sales
- Concert Lighting Systems -- 9682 6111 -- www.clsa.com.au
- Clearlight Shows 9553 1688 -- www.clearlight.com.au
Scenic paint & backdrops
- Scenic Studios -- 9372 6877 -- www.scenicstudios.com.au
- Manfax Paints -- 9419 4166
Set Construction
- onSET Arts Workshop -- 9381 1398 -- www.onsetarts.com.au
Rope & Rigging gear
- McDonald Marine -- 9696 5211 -- www.mcmarine.com.au
Timber & Hardware
- Fox Hay Timber & Hardware -- 9646 2422
- Carlton Hardware -- 9347 2755 -- www.carltonhandyman.com
Musical Instrument Hire
- Billy Hyde Music -- 9670 5391 -- www.billyhydemusic.com.au
Electrical Supplies
- Ideal Electrical -- 9380 4888 -- www.idealelectrical.com
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Posted Wednesday 30 January, 2008. Updated Tuesday 7 April, 2009.
