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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><A
name=OLE_LINK1></A><A name=OLE_LINK2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I attach a PDF flyer publicising funding opportunities
through the current round of Festivals Australia and the Festivals Australia
Regional Residencies program. The funding round closes on 15 February
2008, for projects beginning after 1 July
2008.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></A></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Festivals <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><U1:PLACE
u2:st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region></U1:PLACE></U1:COUNTRY-REGION>
provides funding assistance to Australian regional and community festivals for
the presentation of quality projects. Funding is available to add a new or
special sort of cultural activity that has never been included in the festival
before and could not otherwise be afforded.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Festivals Australia Regional Residencies provides
assistance to regional and remote communities that wish to ‘tell a local story
or express a local theme’, at a local festival or major community
celebration. Funding is available to engage an artist in residence to work
with community participants to help them develop an arts project on a local or
regional theme and present it publicly at the festival or
celebration.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">As funding is primarily available for cultural,
community and local government organisations that run festivals in regional and
remote areas of Australia, we would appreciate your assistance in distributing
information on the funding programs through your networks, eg by placing the
flyer on your website/noticeboards, passing it on to your local councillors and
advertising in your e-newsletter and forwarding it to cultural or community
organisations in your area/.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">If you require further information, please call Lois
Wishart Lindsay on 02 6271 1922, program officers Jane Fleming or Juliet Sera on
02 6271 1661 or 02 6271 1931, or email
festivals.australia@dcita.gov.au.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Yours sincerely<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Lois Wishart Lindsay<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Festivals <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION
u2:st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></SPAN></U1:COUNTRY-REGION></U1:PLACE></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Regional policy and
Programs<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
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the Arts<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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ACT 2601<o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
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