The Federal Government has committed $2 million to the National Institute of Dramatic Arts as part of its $50 million COVID-19 Arts Sustainability Fund.
The Balnaves Foundation has pledged $530,000 to NIDA's First Nations Program, facilitating three scholarships, three paid internships, and funding for the institute's first Elder in Residence.
Arts leader Rhoda Roberts has joined SBS as the broadcaster's inaugural Elder in Residence.
The Federal Government has announced a $35 million funding package for arts-focused COVID-19 support measures, with $20 million to go to charity Support Act and $15 million towards the Sustainability Fund.
Elaine Crombie delivered the second annual NIDA NAIDOC Week lecture this week, drawing attention to training programs and her own experience as a First Nations creative.
Brisbane creative Michiru Encinas will be supported to study a degree in costume design at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), as the inaugural recipient of the institute's YouTube Scholarship.
Until there is diverse representation on stage and screen, not all Australians will feel acknowledged as a part of the society they live in, according Ursula Yovich.
Playing a Nazi-killing nun opposite Al Pacino in the Amazon Prime series 'Hunters', Kate Mulvany occasionally had to pinch herself.