WA: Nominations close for WAMAwards
Have you toured, had a big success or launched a single, album, EP, LP or video from October 1, 2018?  Or will be before September 30, 2019?

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West Australian 2019 NAIDOC Music Awards - nominations close
The search for the most deadly West Australian emerging indigenous artists is on with nominations open until 11.59pm Tuesday August 20th for the inaugural WA NAIDOC Music Awards.

The NAIDOC Music Awards has been developed to recognise the importance of awarding our talented indigenous musicians across nine different categories that will see even unrecorded artists acknowledged for their talent.
To be eligible to be nominated for a NAIDOC Music Award you, or the lead singer/songwriter of your band, must be Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and any song submitted must be original.
 

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NSW: FEEDBACK 2019
MusicNSW presents FEEDBACK: A music conference for young people. A jam-packed day of music industry networking, talks, and panels for 12-25 year old’s. Featuring key notes from two stellar acts JACK RIVER and B WISE and industry professionals from management, labels, booking agents, publicists, and radio.

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ACMF National Songwriting Competition Closes
Open to school-aged children in grades 4-12, entrants gain the chance to win a share of over $22,000 prize money to be put toward musical equipment and tuition.

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VIC: Melbourne Writers Festival - Duets
For more than three decades, Melbourne Writers Festival has been bringing together the best writers, thinkers and performers from Australia and around the world to revel in the power of words to unite and inspire us.
In 2019, artistic director Marieke Hardy will again sprinkle her unique brand of magic party glitter over a jam-packed program of events. As well as bringing together the authors you adore, we’re pushing the boundaries of a traditional writers festival and creating more space for self-expression as we invite you to step outside your creative comfort zone.
Use the discount code ‘APRA10’ for 10% off all Duets events in the Melbourne Writers Festival program.
For more info: https://mwf.com.au/program/?mwf_series%5B%5D=32633&keyword=&action=mwf_event_filter
 

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VIC: UpStart Singer-Songwriter Award entries close
The UpStart Award is an annual grant of $10,000 to an emerging Victoria singer-songwriter. The award is funded by a music loving family in Melbourne and the winner will be decided by a panel of local artists and music experts.
The award will be adjudicated by a panel consisting of Victorian artists Cash Savage and Henry Wagons, and a range of industry experts from community radio, retail, and streaming services.

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The Music Victoria Awards - nominations close
The Music Victoria Awards is excited to be returning to the Melbourne Recital Centre in November 2019 for its 14th year continuing as one of the most anticipated music industry events on the Melbourne Music Week calendar.
Submissions are FREE but only open to Music Victoria members.So if you’re Music Victoria Member, you may nominate yourself (or those you love) in the artists, venues and festivals categories until 5pm Saturday 31 August.

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NSW: Extended Play at City Recital Hall
City Recital Hall and Lyle Chan have joined forces to create a spectacular program jam-packed with 12 hours of eclectic, contemporary, challenging and dynamic new music across the entire four floors of the venue. The stellar line up of soloists, duos and ensembles includes artists from across Australia and internationally.

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ACT: Arts Activities Funding - Apply All Year Round
Arts Activities funding is available to ACT-based artists at all stages of their careers and to organisations providing the Canberra community with opportunities to engage in the arts. It supports artists, groups and arts organisations to undertake a broad range of activities including artform-based projects, mentorships, residencies, professional or skills development and opportunities for the community to actively engage in the arts.
Apply for up to $5,000 all year round for smaller projects. Applicants can only receive funding in this category once each calendar year, except in exceptional circumstances.

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NSW: Project, Creative Koori Projects and Annual Organisation Funding - applications close
Create NSW’s Arts and Cultural Funding Program 2019/20 provides funding opportunities for arts and cultural organisations, professional artists and arts/cultural workers across a wide range of artforms and disciplines.
The first funding round opens 5 August 2019 and closes 2 September 2019.

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