Creative Australia Fellowships are a major new initiative to support the professional development of outstanding artists working across the sector and across Australia. These Fellowships will provided financial support for artists across all artforms to undertake a program of creative or professional development. Fellowships for established artists valued at $100,000 and for young and emerging artists valued at $60,000. Closing date: 31 January 2012. Please call toll-free 1800 226 912 or email atsia@australiacouncil.gov.au. More information here.

Urban Quest 2012 is coming! Following a successful debut in 2011, Mission Australia is once again presenting this celebration of young Territorian talent and community. The competition is open to singers aged from 10 to 19 who can compete in vocal, street, rap and beatboxing categories. Urban Quest heats will be held in Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs during March. The top performers will then go through to the semi-final at Darwin’s Casuarina Square on 13 April, with the cream of the crop taking the Darwin Entertainment Centre stage on 15 April before guest judges, including “touchdown king” Mark Holden and Deni Hines. More than a talent competition.

Corrugated Iron Youth Arts is looking for Expressions of Interest from Artists for work in 2012.
We have an increasing amount of activity happening in schools, both locally and remote, and will be looking to engage artists on one-off, short term and long-term arrangements.
We are also looking for tutors to run acting and circus classes within our regular programming. If you are interested in working with young people, have an expertise in education, community engagement, early childhood, linking arts with health/well being and other outcomes, we would like to know.
Email projects@corrugatediron.org.au with a snapshot about your artform and interests.

Tracks Dance Company is looking for expressions of interest from dancers aged between 8 to 80 who are interested in performing in our 2012 Darwin Festival production 8 to 80 ­ A Whole of Life Experience.

This architecture of age will explode with wicked and wise dance moves. History, knowledge, tradition and youth will come together to give a snap shot of who we are right now, in a performance as intergenerational and intercultural as this place we call home.

Auditions will be held late March early/April 2012 with 10 weeks of rehearsals beginning May 28, leading up to 10 performances August 10-21.

The Darwin Aboriginal Rights Coalition are proud to announce their Design Competition. The Darwin ARC Competition will give you the chance to create a visual identity for the campaigns here in the Top End and beyond - by the Darwin ARC and the Stop the Intervention campaigns based here. They want you to share your designs along the themes of Aboriginal Rights, Human Rights Defenders, equal rights campaigners and promote a voice in the Top End. The winning designer will get to set the look and vision of the campaign promotions (such as posters and Tshirts etc), and will also win prizes. The entries are due in February 2012 - but until then, get designing! Mail your designs and your contact info to: dot_ayu@yahoo.com.au.