Nominations Open | 2016 Australia Council Awards

Gemma Robins

The Australia Council is calling for nominations to recognise the outstanding achievements and significant contributions made by individuals to the arts across seven art forms at the 2016 Australia Council Awards.

These prestigious national awards pay tribute to the remarkable accomplishments of leading Australian artists to our arts and cultural landscape in the fields of music, literature, community arts and cultural development, visual arts, theatre, dance, and emerging and experimental arts.

Nominations are being sought for the following categories:

Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature
Australia Council Don Banks Music Award
Australia Council Visual Arts Award
Australia Council Award for Outstanding Achievement in Emerging & Experimental Arts
Australia Council Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Australia Council Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatre
Ros Bower Award (Community Arts and Cultural Development)
Kirk Robson Award (Community Arts and Cultural Development)

Nominations close on Thursday 12 November and the winners will be announced at a ceremony in March.

Find out more: http://australiacouncil.gov.au/news/events/australia-council-awards/