NiTRO Creative Matters

Perspectives on creative arts in higher education

Edition 34

As we in Australia begin to step out, gradually getting closer to normal social interactions once more, our colleagues elsewhere are still dealing with lockdowns and ongoing disruptions. However, our “normality” is bounded, as we sit in our national isolation, and wait for the time when international travel can

The David Harold Tribe Symphony Award aims to promote interest in musical composition and to encourage the writing of music in Australia, to help and give incentive to composers and to provide them with additional monetary amounts thus enabling them to further their education in this field. All resident Australian

The University of South Australia is advertising for researchers with strong track records to take up level C and D Fellowships in Architecture and Industrial Design. There are five positions. The deadline for applications is 31 May 2021 and further information is available at: https://unisa.edu.au/enterprisefellowsrecruit

The Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ) is inviting entries for its arts writing and publishing awards to recognise the best in arts writing and research across the region. The categories include prizes for books, exhibition catalogues, artist led publications, Indigenous Australian, Maori and Pasifika art writing. The

Singapore’s national performing arts centre, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay has opened for applications for its inaugural Artistic Research residency. Artists, curators, programmers, writers, researchers and practitioners across all disciplines in the performing arts are invited to apply. The residency offers two types of support: Artist-in-Residence and Researcher-in-Residence. Artists-in-Residence

The Australian Alliance for Wellness in Entertainment (AAWE) guided by Everymind are conducting research into “Understanding the effect of COVID-19 on the Entertainment Industry”. It wants to hear from Entertainment Industry workers on how they have been impacted by COVID-19. The objective of the survey is to measure the mental