January - Australia Day and AustralianaAustralia Day, 26 January, marks the landing of the First Fleet at Camp Cove in 1788 and since 1935 has been celebrated as Australia's national day.
The year 2010 is also the centenary of the opening of the Mitchell Library (as part of the State Library of New South Wales), endowed by David Scott Mitchell. Mitchell gifted his substantial collection of books, manuscripts, maps and pictures relating to Australia. For the first time, this enabled the public study of Australia itself.
2010 marks the 200-year anniversary of Matthew Flinders' first chart of the Australian coastline which he described as 'Continent Australia'. Today the urban renewal of Australia's maritime buildings as cultural spaces allows us to re-imagine and reflect upon these experiences.
New and revised Australian StoriesIn addition to our article on European discovery and the colonisation of Australia, please see new and revised articles on: David Mitchell, the Mitchell Library and Australiana Urban renewal of maritime buildings
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Monthly call-outABC Radio National is calling for submissions to its project The Matilda Myth. Responses, re-versioning of the song or recreations the story are invited to Banjo Paterson's Waltzing Matilda. All media welcome: music, sound, video, text. |
Featured eventAustralia Day - national26 January 2010 Australia Day marks the landing of the First Fleet at Camp Cove on 26 January 1788. From 1935 all the Australian states and territories used the name Australia Day to mark 26 January, and in 1994 all states and territories agreed to celebrate Australia Day as a public holiday. Celebrations will be held across the country. More... |
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Featured websiteONE hundred - 100 years of the Mitchell LibraryDiscover the exciting Mitchell collections, its never seen before objects, and its untold stories awaiting to be told. Every few days for 100 days, an animated exploration of the objects that have been used to create a composite letter of the alphabet will be released via the web. |
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SnippetsDesign and architectureculture.gov.au/news/design.htm National Gallery of Victoria: Together Alone: Australian and New Zealand Fashion - Melbourne1 October 2009 – 18 April 2010 This free exhibition will showcase the work of eight independent contemporary designers from Australia and New Zealand. More... |
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Digital media and filmculture.gov.au/news/digitalmedia.htm 19th Flickerfest festival - Sydney, then national tour8–17 January 2010; then national tour till March 2010 Flickerfest is Australia's only Academy® Award accredited short film festival. The program covers three competitive categories: International, Australian and Documentary. There are 1500 entries and 23 national touring venues. More... |
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Festivals and conferencesculture.gov.au/news/festivalsandconferences.htm 2nd MONA FOMA festival - Hobart8–24 January 2010 The MONA FOMA festival is an eclectic exposition of contemporary visual art and music. It brings world class artistic talent to Tasmania, and fosters young and aspiring artists. More... |
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History and identityculture.gov.au/news/historyandidentity.htm Behind the Lines: The Year's Best Cartoons 2008 - Brisbane21 November 2009 – 14 February 2010 In this travelling exhibition from National Museum of Australia, the satirical world of political cartoonists is depicted in a journey through the political events of 2008. More... |
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Indigenous arts and cultureculture.gov.au/news/indigenousarts.htm Meriba Gidhal: Torres Strait Island Treasures of the Margaret Lawrie Collection - Brisbane and online24 October 2009 – 28 February 2010 This exhibition offers an insight into the myths and legends of the Torres Strait Islander people. It features watercolours, drawings, photographs and books from the Margaret Lawrie Collection More... |
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Language and literatureculture.gov.au/news/languageandliterature.htm Queensland Writers Centre, Year of the Writer 2010 masterclass series - Brisbane and onlineVarious dates, February–November 2010 Year of the Writer is a suite of masterclass series designed to assist any writer who is undertaking the enormous and dedicated task of writing a novel. More... |
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Performanceculture.gov.au/news/performance.htm The Sapphires - Perth23 January – 10 February 2010 Presented by Black Swan State Theatre Company in association with Company B Belvoir, this musical by Tony Briggs depicts the four McCrae sisters, Koori singers from rural New South Wales, in 1969. More... |
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Resources and fundingculture.gov.au/news/resourcesandfunding.htm Country Arts Support Program (CASP) Small grants 2010 - regional New South WalesEntries by 12 February 2010 This program from Regional Arts NSW provides small grants of up to $3,000 to arts and community organisations and local arts councils in regional NSW for short term, locally initiated community and cultural development projects. More... |
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Visual arts and craftsculture.gov.au/news/visualarts.htm Cook & Co: Antiquities for the Future Octavia Cook - Adelaide5 December- 14 February 2010 Cook and Co was self consciously established in 2003 as a fictitious and irreverent family jewellery company for the aggrandisement of Cook and her ideas. Cook mines the themes of beauty, decay, providence and value within contemporary jewellery practice. More... |
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Websites - newculture.gov.au/news/websites.htm Australian NewspapersJanuary 2009 The National Library of Australia's Australian Newspapers service allows online access to historic Australian newspapers. The free online service enables full-text searching of newspaper articles, and includes newspapers published in each state and territory from the 1800s to the mid-1950s. More... |
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