Arts Organisations - A selected list
This page lists some national, statewide and mainly local arts organisations which may be of interest to both artists and others in the community.
FUNDING
Arts Tasmania
Contact details for all Arts Tasmania and arts@work offices:
North West Office
30 Marine Tce, Burnie TAS 7320
Ph: 64316285
NW Program Officer: Joanna Gair
Mobile: 0405742174
E: joanna.gair@artsatwork.com.au
Hobart Office
146 Elizabeth Street
Hobart TAS 7000
Ph: 03 6233 7308
Toll Free: 1800 247 308 (Tasmania only)
Fax: 03 6233 5555
Website: www.arts.tas.gov.au
Australia Council for the Arts
Australia Council for the Arts is an Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, supporting Australia’s arts through funding, strengthening and developing the arts sector.
Australia council for the Arts
372 Elizabeth Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010
PO Box 788
Strawberry Hills NSW 2012
Ph: (02) 9215 9000
Toll free: 1800 226 912
Fax: (02) 9215 9111
Email: mail@australiacouncil.gov.au
PROFESSIONAL ARTS ORGANISATIONS
arts@work
arts@work is a business unit of Arts Tasmania that exists to ensure that the Tasmanian Arts Industry develops economically as well as creatively. The unit develops and promotes employment, commissioning and export opportunities for artists and publishes a fortnightly newsletter to present these opportunities. To register for the free arts e-newsbyte or to access their comprehensive arts resource database arts e-resource go to http://www.arts.tas.gov.au/ arts@work have staff in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie, please refer to the website for contact details.
NW: Program Officer: Joanna Gair
Mobile: 0405742174
E: joanna.gair@artsatwork.com.au
CAST (Contemporary Art Services Tasmania)
CAST is a not for profit membership-based organisation dedicated to supporting and developing professional contemporary art since 1992. CAST is an active participant in the creative community, providing opportunities for artists and arts professionals via an annual program of high quality exhibitions, off-site projects, professional development initiatives, publications and the provision of studios.
27 Tasma Street
North Hobart TAS 7000
Ph: 03 6233 2681
Fax: 03 6233 2682
Email: info@castgallery.org
Website: www.castgallery.org
Tasmanian Regional Arts
The Regional Arts Fund (RAF) is an Australian Government initiative supporting the arts in regional and remote Australia and delivered in Tasmania in partnership with Tasmanian Regional Arts.
Latrobe
Head Office Cnr George and James St
PO Box 172
Latrobe TAS 7307
Email: info@tasregionalarts.org.au
Ph: 03 6426 2344
Fax: 03 6426 2889
Launceston
The Studio QVMAG Inveresk
PO Box 898
Launceston TAS 7250
Email: angelabarrington@tasregionalarts.org.au
Ph: 03 6323 3786
Fax: 03 6323 3783
Hobart
120a Salamanca Arts Centre
77 Salamanca Place
Battery Point TAS 7004
Email: leigh@tasregionalarts.org.au
Ph: 03 6224 6318
Fax: 03 6224 0245
Events Tasmania
Events Tasmania is the key driver of event tourism to the state, and offers a range of funding and development opportunities to encourage and assist event organisers to stage their event in Tasmania.
Fax: 03 6233 5800
Email: info@eventstasmania.com
Website: www.eventstasmania.com
LEARNING
Tasmanian Polytechnic
Certificate IV in Arts Administration
Commencing February 2010
Contact: Steve Watts
Ph: 0408 130 305
Email: steve.watts@polytechnic.tas.edu.au
Academy of the Arts
Peter Hammond
University of Tasmania
Locked Bag 1362
Launceston TAS 7250
Ph: 03 6324 4400
Fax: 03 6324 4401
Website: www.acadarts.utas.edu.au
ARTS ORGANISATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY
Burnie Arts Council
PO Box 506
Burnie TAS 7320
President: Belinda Wright
Secretary: Carol McLean-Carr
Treasurer: Lyn Smith
Burnie Concert Band
PO Box 610
Burnie TAS 7320
Email: burnieconcertband@yahoo.com.au
Burnie Coastal Art Group Inc.
Meetings 1st Thursday of each month at 3pm
211 Mount Street, Upper Burnie
PO Box 186
Burnie TAS 7320
President: Lorraine McNeair – 6426 2887
Secretary: Lyn Stares – 6435 4324
Treasurer: Karen Coles – 6435 3474
Burnie Eisteddfod Society
C/- 12 Bay Street,
Burnie TAS 7320
Email: beistedd@gmail.com
Burnie Historical Society
PO Box 810,
Burnie TAS 7320
Email: brian.rollins@pda.com.au
Burnie Musical Society
PO Box 944,
Burnie TAS 7320
Ph: 0439 768 286
Email: wayne.hayes@education.tas.gov.au
Burnie Brass Band
PO Box 288
Burnie TAS 7320
Email: bentley@bigpond.net.au
Burnie Highland Pipe Band
16 Dodgin Street
Wynyard TAS 7325
Email: ecunnings@iprimus.com.au
Burnie School of Irish Dance
701 Ridgley Highway
Burnie TAS 7320
Emu Bay Players
Website: www.theatre.asn.au/company/burnie_emu_bay_players
Email: emu.bay.players@gmail.com
Encore Performing Arts
PO Box 366
Burnie TAS 7320
Email: encore@live.com.au
Friends of the Burnie Regional Art Gallery
PO Box 847
Burnie TAS 7320
President: Rosie Wasson
Secretary: Joan Kelly
Treasurer: Trixie Duncan
North West Academy of Ballet
C/- 6 Cooper Street
Burnie TAS 7320
Playgroup Tasmania
PO Box 547
Burnie TAS 7320
Website: www.playgroupaustralia.com.au
Reflexions Dance Studio
C/- 10 Taroona Avenue
Burnie TAS 7320
Email: fionabakes@hotmail.com
St Andrews Caledonian Pipe Band
PO Box 303
Launceston TAS 7250
Website: www.sacpb.org
Wirri Birri Dancers
141 South Road
Penguin TAS 7316
Email: kbobongie@yahoo.com.au
PERFORMING ARTS COMPANIES AND THEATRES
The Round Earth Company
15 Clegg Road
Fern Tree TAS 7054
Website: www.roundearth.com.au
Devonport Entertainment & Convention Centre
PO Box 604
Devonport TAS 7310
Website: www.decc.net.au
Tasdance
197 Wellington Street
Launceston TAS 7250
Email: tasdance@tassie.net.au
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
GPO Box 1450
Hobart TAS 7001
Website: www.tso.com.au
Tasmanian Theatre Company
Level 3,
77 Salamanca Place
Hobart TAS 7000
Website: www.tastheatre.com
Theatre North
57 Brisbane Street
Launceston TAS 7250
Website: www.theatrenorth.com.au
Theatre Royal
GPO Box 145
Hobart TAS 7001
Website: www.theatreroyal.com.au
GALLERIES – TASMANIAN & INTERSTATE
Creative Paper
PO Box 973
Burnie TAS 7320
Website: www.creativepapertas.com.au
Devonport Regional Art Gallery
45 Stewart Street
PO Box 604
Devonport TAS 7320
Ph: 03 6424 8296
Email: artgallery@devonport.tas.gov.au
Website: www.devonportgallery.com
Makers’ Workshop
2 Bass Highway
PO Box 973
Burnie 7320
Ph: 6430 5831
Website: www.discoverburnie.net
National Gallery of Australia
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600
GPO Box 1150
Canberra ACT 2601
Ph: 02 6240 6411
Email: information@nga.gov.au
Website: www.nga.gov.au
National Gallery of Victoria
Federation Square Melbourne
PO Box 7259
Melbourne VIC 8004
Ph: 03 8620 2222
Fax: 03 8620 2555
Email: enquiries@ngv.vic.gov.au
Website: www.ngv.vic.gov.au
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
PO Box 403
2 Wellington Street
Launceston TAS 7250
Ph: 03 6323 3777
Fax: 03 6323 3776
Email: enquiries@qvmag.tas.gov.au
Website: www.qvmag.tas.gov.au
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
40 Macquarie Street
GPO Box 1164
Hobart TAS 7000
Ph: 03 6211 4177
Fax: 03 6211 4112
Website: www.tmag.tas.gov.au