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THE OPERA SCHOOL MELBOURNE: Spring has sprung and The Opera School Melbourne is bringing the joyful sounds of dynamic young singers performing short operatic treats at Abbotsford Convent on the weekend of 23 – 24 October.

SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS: The School for Social Entrepreneurs runs learning programs in Sydney and Melbourne for entrepreneurial individuals with ideas or businesses that have a community benefit.

QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: The Queensland Symphony Orchestra is exploring classical music with the state’s primary school students.

AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS - ARTSTART: Trent Suidgeest needed money to get known, a WAPA theatrical lighting designer graduate, he needed a brand, a logo and in order to develop a sustainable career he needed to travel from Perth to the east coast to make contacts and develop a strong network. He got money for that.

NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA: ArtsHub's interview with Dr Tedd Gott continues, drawing on several key works selected to illustrate major cultural and art historical themes and sub-texts represented in the Staedel Museum 19-20th Century Collection.

MELBOURNE WRITERS FESTIVAL: What started as raising money to send a 1000 pencils to Afghanistan along the way became a book of stories of hope and survival. There were doubts of course, why would they kids in Kabul feel sorry for kids from King Lake when they’ve been through so much?

AUSTRALIAN WRITERS' CENTRE: Don't miss the opportunity to have your play script workshopped by the world's greatest living playwright, Edward Albee.

Tristan Lee, an Australian pianist living in London, is about to compete in Australian National Piano Award. Tristan’s flourishing international career has in part made possible by the 2010 Ian Potter Cultural Trust award and the 2009 Katherine Kearns Scholarship.

ART DEALER, PAUL GREENAWAY: Paul Greenaway thought it was time to put up or shut up, so in 1992 he opened an Art Gallery. Find out more about Greenaway as he answers the ArtsHub Career Profile.

QLD STATE GOVERNMENT: Judy Watson and Alick Tipoti named the artists whose work will adorn the first of two unique Indigenous Tilt Trains travelling from Brisbane to Cairns.

AUSTRALIA COUNCIL: Building a career in the arts just got a little easier with the new round of applications for ArtStart grants.

SCULPTOR, JOHN DAHLSEN: Having dreamed of becoming a Marine Biologist as a child, John Dahlsen took his interest in the environment and instead pursued a career in the Arts.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LIVING ARTISTS FESTIVAL: Sam Hodge is a local Adelaide boy born and bred. In his day job he solves tricky problems putting visual effects into movies to tell the director's story. His artwork mixes the technology the computer design with the repetitive labour of hand made craft of aerosol stencils along with the fickle nature of the medium.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LIVING ARTISTS FESTIVAL: Sue Ninham is an abstract painter working primarily in oils and watercolour. Trained as an illustrator, she began painting in 2002. She works intuitively, forms taking shape as marks are made.

AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS: Artist Careers, two research projects released today by the Australia Council for the Arts, paints a comprehensive picture of the working lives of Australia’s 44,000 professional artists.

BYRON BAY WRITERS FESTIVAL: Interview with Sam Cutler, Writer and Author of: 'You Can’t Always Get What You Want' My life with the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead and other wonderful reprobates.

SCULPTOR, TY MANNING: From an early age has wanted to pursue a career in teaching. It is while he was getting his teaching degree at Flinders university that he became interested in Visual Arts.

DANCEHOUSE: A creative research and development residency in which artists can engage solely in practice based research. During his 8-week residency Phillip will collaborate with architect, Matthew Bird.

AFTRS: Run over three sessions, participants essential workshop for filmmakers, will have the opportunity to hear from an industry insider, who will both demystify and provide keen insights into cinema exhibition, the international sales world, and the Australian distribution business.

The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) is delighted to announce the appointment of independent curator, art critic and lecturer Dr. Maura Reilly as the MCA’s new Head of Education.