Reflections on Artlands 2023 and beyond

One of the wonderful things about discussing art with artists is that there’s no need to convince anyone of its benefits.

Working with travel agents and wholesalers

Jane Ross shares some tips on how to develop an arts experience that can be distributed by travel agents and travel wholesalers

Tapping into cultural tourism with Jane Ross of The Culture Farm

Cultural tourism provides communities big and small with a way to say something about who they are and where they have come from.

Sky River: National Regional Arts Fellowship Reflections

Puppet-maker extraordinaire Sky River discusses her Fellowship of Experimental Puppet Making.

Small. Slow. Humble. by Kelly Lee Hickey

A found poem created to document and share the collective learning from the Small. Slow. Humble workshop, hosted by Kelly Lee Hickey as part of the Artlands Conversation Series.

Ignitor of possibilities: An interview with National Regional Arts Fellow Kath Melbourne

Caleb Nichols-Mansell on Artlands 2021

ARTLANDS 2021 bought together a community of creatives, makers, and administrators, not only here in Tasmania but right across the country

Emiko Artemis on the creative brain, materiality and shifts in practice

Insights into the Regional Arts Fund 2019-20

Taking the RAF out of the filing cabinet with Mary Jane Warfield

A Hypothetical *insert place name* with Katy Moir

'A Hypothetical *insert the name of a place here*’ is both a methodology and a process that I think could be employed anywhere. It is about bringing a framework of research and community input to a place to expose histories but also give people a voice.

Reflections from the Itinerant Art Project | Mparntwe Alice Springs

Centralising lived experiences of homelessness through art in Mparntwe Alice Springs.

Muwerang Mosaic Project

Navigating Community Consultation during Covid-19

Words with Executive Director Ros Abercrombie

Just over eighteen months into her role at Regional Arts Australia Executive Director Ros Abercrombie reflects upon her time at RAA and how the organisation intends to move into the future

Behind the Scenes of The Phone Booth Project Redux

insights from Curtis Taylor and Lily Hibberd

Léuli Eshraghi on language and ancestors, motivation and context

Léuli Eshraghi creates performances, installations, writing and curatorial projects centred on embodied knowledges, ceremonial-political practices, language renewal and hopeful futures throughout the Great Ocean.

Four Winds is a very special place

We chatted with the team at Four Winds about just what a special place it really is.

RAW | Regional Arts Words – A Discussion at the 2018 Melbourne Art Book Fair

On Friday 16 March, in the National Gallery of Victoria Great Hall as part of the Melbourne Art Book Fair, artist Deborah Klein, writer Lindy Schneider and photographer Angela Rivas chatted with Regional Arts Fund Manager Mary Jane Warfield. The conversation was a rich discussion about the artistic practice, process and publications of Deborah, Lindy and Angela, as well as their connection to place, women’s stories and collaboration.

The Future is Now: Developing the Museum in the 21st Century | Thoughts on Tate Director Maria Balshaw’s Address

Recently, our Communications Manager Esther Gyorki went to hear Dr. Maria Balshaw CBE, Director of the Tate Galleries in London, speak about the development of museums in the 21st century.

What we mean when we talk about regional, remote and rural Australia

One third of all Australians live outside of major capital cities – approximately 8.8 million Australians. It is for these residents that Regional Arts Australia exists – to support, nurture and engage artists, arts organisations, communities and audiences across regional, remote and rural Australia.

Flashback | Regional Arts Stories

In 2009, Regional Arts Australia partnered with SBS to launch a series of unique vignettes that showcase the depth of arts talent across regional, remote and rural Australia.

Chair of CAOA Alexia Glass-Kantor speaks with Regional Arts Australia

Chair of CAOA Alexia Glass-Kantor speaks with Regional Arts Australia

Reimagining screen culture via email

Prototype is reimagining screen culture one email at a time.

Groundswell: where art, farming and science meet

An interview with artist and project coordinator Laura Fisher about how art, farming and science will meet at Groundswell 7-8 September at Bingara in NSW

Out of the filing cabinet and into the world!

Regional Arts Fund Manager Mary Jane Warfield explains the background to developing and sharing the Regional Arts Fund infographics.

Q&A Emma Porteus, Creative Producer | Salamanca Arts Centre

We chatted with Salamanca Arts Centre Creative Producer Emma Porteus about the event.

Q&A with our new Executive Director, Ros Abercrombie

Our wonderful new Executive Director Ros Abercrombie has spent the last two months settling in to her new role, planning exciting future projects (stay tuned!) and jetting across the country meeting many artists and arts organisations. You’ll definitely be seeing a lot more of Ros across regional, remote and rural Australia, but until then we thought we’d sit her down for a chat to give you the opportunity to get to know her better.

An Insight to Artlands Victoria | Q&A with Artlands Creative Producer Ros Abercrombie

Artlands Victoria 2018 is just around the corner! We sat down with the Creative Producer of Artlands Victoria, Ros Abercrombie, to find out some of the juicy details.

Interview | Ange Boxall, Singer/Songwriter

Ange Boxall is a singer/songwriter, producer, programmer, co-founder of a gin company and currently runs an event space on the East Coast of Tasmania. What a woman! Ange generously took time out from her day to chat with us about her projects, her practice and life on the East Coast of Tasmania (after years of travelling and living abroad).

Getting to know the RAF | Q&A with Regional Arts Fund Manager Mary Jane Warfield

Interview | Tansy Curtin, Curatorial Manager, Bendigo Art Gallery

Last week when the Regional Arts Australia Board and Staff were in Bendigo, exploring and preparing for Artlands Victoria in October (#soexcited), we were lucky enough to stop off at the Bendigo Art Gallery and chat with Tansy Curtin, Curatorial Manager about her work, background and the best of Bendigo.

Interview | Madeleine Krenek and Frankie Snowdon

Maddy and Frank are choreographers based in Alice Springs/Mparntwe and they generously took some time out of their busy and varied schedules to chat with us about their practice, their inspiration and their lives.