Stewart is the Technical Operations Coordinator at Burnie Arts and Function Centre, Tasmania. We asked Stewart for some of his best work hacks, tips and tricks. Q: What’s your best work hack? Gaffer tape. And if that didn’t fix it, use more...
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Host the 2027, 2028 or 2029 Australian Performing Arts Exchange. Put your venue at the heart of the action and bring the Australian and Aotearoa/New Zealand live performance sector to your own backyard. Expressions of interest have opened for venues or organisations interested in hosting APAX in...
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Change. Risk. A hopeful future. Is it time to restump this house we call the performing arts sector — better foundations, not just a fresh coat of paint on the same walls? APAX 2026 starts from a simple premise: change isn’t coming, it’s already here. It’s time...
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Supporting you to get to APAX. There are just a few days left to apply for a travel bursary. Applications close Thursday 18 June at 11.59PM AEST. Support is available for artists, producers and presenters from Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. Bursaries provide financial assistance for delegates’ costs associated with...
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PAC Australia’s IMPACT Awards celebrate excellence in performing arts presenting across the country. This is your chance to recognise the work, people and performing arts centres that inspire you and strengthen the live performance sector. At a time when many of us might be carrying heavy loads,...
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Registrations for APAX 2026 are now open. APAX is our sectors time each year to reconnect, recalibrate, challenge assumptions, build relationships and take steps to move forward as a sector. We bring together artists, presenters, producers, marketers, technicians, programmers and more to stop working in isolation...
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Applications are now open for the Presenter Training Program (Course 2) and Tour Producer Training. These programs are designed to support arts workers in building skills in presenting and touring, while growing confidence, connections, and practical insights within a national network. Engage in skills-sharing, discussion and practical...
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Applications are now to present at the 2026 Australian Performing Arts Exchange (APAX) Arts Market for individuals, artists, producers and other companies with an interest in reaching performing arts presenters from across Australia. APAX is the Australian national arts market and professional development gathering that supports...
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We invite you to join us at our yearly National Presenter Outlook. The National Presenter Outlook explores current trends in presenting and programming and it is one of the most important pieces of work PAC Australia undertakes each year. It serves to: Inform PAC Australia members...
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We’re pleased to confirm the recipients of the new Playing Australian Audience Development fund. These are all projects which place presenters in the centre of these audience development initiatives, which is a great outcome for the entire presenting ecology – presenters, producers, artists and of...
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