Traditional Aboriginal art skills in Yarrabah will receive a major boost after a $20,000 one-off Queensland Government grant for the Yarrabah Arts and Craft Centre and the family-based Bama Ngappi Ngappi Arts and Craft Workshop. Read full story >

Blackall, Cairns and Julia Creek will receive a creativity upgrade thanks to the State Government's Gritty Places Partnership Program. Read full story >

Queensland performing arts have 'art-wheeled' on to the international stage following the success of Brisbane's Circa at the prestigious Galway Arts Festival in Ireland. Read full story >

Three talented Queenslanders have taken out top honours in the 24th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards. Read full story >

Far North Queensland's reputation as a hot spot for film and television production was boosted this month with filming starting on the multi-million dollar TV mini-series The Pacific at Port Douglas. Read full story >

Queensland's status as a national leader in public art policy will be reinforced with the establishment of the new $12 million Public Art Fund. Read full story >

Record ticket sales, a sell-out children's program and full houses on opening and closing nights have made the 2007 Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) the most successful in its 16-year history. Read full story >

Queensland children's author Sheryl Gwyther has been accepted as client by prestigious London literary house PFD Agency thanks to a grant from Arts Queensland. Read full story >

Access Arts, a Queensland-based, not-for-profit community organisation, was recently awarded the Disability Action Week Arts and Education Award for their program Sound Circles. Read full story >

The next four months at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts (JWCOCA) are shaping up to be an eclectic mix of cabaret jazz, hip hop, poetry and contemporary dance. Read full story >

The 3rd Australian International Music Market (AIMM) attracted more than 115 delegates to the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts and Brisbane Powerhouse in July as part of the Queensland Music Festival. Read full story >

The spirit and strength of Australia's Indigenous women was celebrated with the opening of the Women artwork at Reconciliation Place Canberra. Read full story >

Women in Voice will return to the Playhouse, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) from the 12 – 22 September. Read full story >

The Helpmann Awards were recently held at Sydney's Capitol Theatre with five Queenslanders taking home awards. Read full story >

What do al-Qa'ida, hip hop and 14th century poetry have in common? They all feature in the 2007 Brisbane Writers Festival, 12-16 September, at the State Library of Queensland.. Read full story >

This year's Riverfestival, 31 August - 9 September, reveals the importance of waterways in the lives of South-East Queenslanders. Read full story >

Fans of Brisbane dance company Expressions will see two intriguing works - Jigsaw and Fragments of Memory - at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts from 23 – 31 August.. Read full story >

A period drama produced by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) film students dominated the Warner Roadshow Studios Queensland New Filmmaker Awards (QNFA), winning six of the 30 categories. Read full story >

The State's reputation as a global hot spot for new music was confirmed this month with the Q Song Awards revealing a talented new generation of songwriters. Read full story >

Acclaimed national and international poets are heading to Brisbane for the Queensland Poetry Festival (QPF), 7-9 September. Read full story >

Did you know that your creative business could be missing out on funding and tax concessions for the research and development (R&D) you perform? Read full story >

The Department of Communities has funding available through the Our Place, Our Future initiative for rural and remote communities to increase their capacity to own and manage their future. Read full story >

The Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland (ECCQ) is hosting the Queensland Multicultural Summit 2007 on 19 and 20 November at the State Library of Queensland, South Bank. Read full story >

The International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) is holding a seminar on community engagement on 6-7 September at the Novotel, St Kilda. Read full story >

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fuel4arts.com is an initiative of the Australia Council's Community Partnerships and Market Development Division to assist the arts community to improve its audience development and arts marketing capability. Read full story >

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The Office of Economic and Statistical Research website contains demographical and economic data about Queensland as well as information and tools that may assist with planning. Read full story >

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The Queensland Government established the Gambling Community Benefit Fund in 1994 to provide funding to community groups in Queensland. Read full story >

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You can now subscribe to Cultural Data Online and be updated every time new data is added to the site. Read full story >

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In the arts and cultural sector, IP rights and the management of those rights is critical. Read full story >

Arts Update is offering one reader the opportunity to win two tickets to see the performance Women in Voice 16 at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, South Bank. Read full story >

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