Our intention with this e-bulletin is to keep you informed of current events and upcoming opportunities in Maribyrnong and the wider Victorian arts community.  We hope you enjoy the sharing of information this will provide and welcome you to use our service to promote your activities.  Arts Bytes will be issued on the first Tuesday of every month, so if you would like to contribute please email me on tanya.whitehurst@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au by the 15th of the previous month.

Grant Hobson's 'A Job for Life' is a collage of photographs taken in late 1993 at Fitzroy's Anderson and Ritchie foundry, shortly before its closure after nearly one hundred years in business.

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Please be advised that referrals for the Barkly Hotel project in the categories of Unemployed singles and Unemployed families have closed.

Referrals for Employed Singles (studio apartments) and Employed families (2 bedroom units, maximum 3 occupants) are still open at this stage.

Please note that an information evening is being held on August 5th at 72 Whitehall Street Footscray VIC 3011 (Australian Croatian Association) from 5.30-7.30pm.

You will have an opportunity to view plans of the development and see photographs of the apartments if you wish to attend.

Are you a chef working in the western suburbs? A local artist or film maker? Are you a closet knitter looking to broaden your crafty horizons? If so, Big West needs you!

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Artists continue to be put in the position of having to make the hard decision about whether it is worth gaining exposure rather than exerting their right to be paid.

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There are two new exhibitions opening on 19 August at the Hunt Club.

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“The Theatre of Life - a butterfly had emerged from its chrysalis”

Artist, Francine Cockerill, will exhibit a collection of her work at the Narelle Byrne Gallery, 545 High Street, Kew.

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Arts practitioners of diverse media are invited to open their doors to showcase what they do and why they do it.

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Come along to a night at the Circus. Members of the Women’s Circus will show off their skills, as well as a few guest performers. 

When: Saturday 12 September at 8pm
Where: Women’s Drill Hall, 395 Barkly Street, West Footscray

For further details please contact the Women’s Circus at info@womenscircus.org.au

As a key feature of the St Albans Public Realm improvements and the St Albans Connect renewal project, Brimbank City Council is seeking an artist(s) to develop public art pieces to be placed in this key activity centre in consultation with the local community.

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Visual Artists to exhibit for the 2010  Level 17 Artspace annual program at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.

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Are invited for new programs and activities at the Multicultural Hub, City of Melbourne. Especially for activities/ workshops/ classes in the centre related to new and emerging / humanitarian communities, international students, senior migrants and indigenous communities.
Enquiries: Liz Round on 9092 1506 or rounde@ames.net.au. melbourne.vic.gov.au

The William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize 2009 closes 7 August 2009.
$20 000 non-acquisitive prize
Entry forms are available from www.mga.org.au

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NAVA is currently undergoing strategic planning for the next three years and would greatly appreciate it if you could spare about 10 minutes to complete a survey.

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Four categories: Short Story , Poetry, Three Hour Book (Print and E Book)
http://www.readings.com.au/news/the-lord-mayor-s-creative-writing-awards-open-for-entries

Provided by Arts Victoria, Category 1 $5,000 - $40,000, Category 2 $15,000 - $100,000. Applications close 14 August 2009.
For further information please go to www.arts.vic.gov.au/content/public//funding_programs/community_partnerships.aspx

Provided by Screen Producers Association of Australia, applications close 18 September 2009.
For further information please go to www.spaa.org.au/displaycommon.cfm?an=18subarticlenbr=49

Provided by Australian Acoustical Society, total pool $15,000, applications close 31 August 2009.
For further information please go to www.acoustics.asn..au/joomla/education-grant.html

Provided by NETS Victoria, maximum per grant $10,000.  Applications close 25 September 2009.
For further information please go to www.netsvictoria.org/nets/_3_2.html

Provided by Arts Victoria, total pool $25,000
For further information please go to www.arts.vic.gov.au/content/public/funding_programs/indigenous_travel_and_professional_development.aspx

Provided by Arts Victoria, applications close 15 September 2009.
For further information please go to www.arts.vic.gov.au/content/public/funding_programs/international.aspx

Provided by The Australia Council.
For further information please go to www.australiacouncil.gov.au

Provided by Community Broadcasting Foundation Ltd, maximum per grant $5,000.  Applications close 25 September 2009.
For further information please go to www.cbf.com.au/content/templates/grants_cbonline_dev.asp?articleid=223&zoneid=60

Provided by The Australia Council.
For further information please go to www.australiacouncil.gov.au

Provided by Arts Victoria.
For further information please go to www.arts.vic.gov.au/content/public/funding_programs/touring_victoria.aspx

Provided by Arts Victoria.
For further information please go to www.arts.vic.gov.au/content/public/funding_programs/victoria_rocks.aspx

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