The New South Wales Local Government Cultural Awards celebrate council cultural success. Award winners were announced on the evening of 6 May 2011. Here you can browse all nominated and winning projects for 2011. To view photos from the Awards Evening, please visit EventPix.

Featured Projects

  • Minto Waterhole

    Screening of Minto Waterhole films during Minto:Live. Photo Heidrun Lohr * photo taken during rehearsal night

    The Minto Waterhole project is a series of short films made by Sarah Redfern Primary School students in collaboration with artists Caitlin Newton-Broad, Howard Matthew and local resident and arts…

  • Read Aloud in Canterbury

    Children and parents at the Read Aloud program held at Lakemba Library in October 2010

    A new and exciting early literacy program has recently begun at Lakemba Library. Read Aloud is a partnership project between our library and the Canterbury City Community Centre and promotes early…

  • Policy commitment for the Woollahra Public Art Program

    Renewal of Spirit by Bronwyn Berman - Double Bay Eastern Gateway

    Council’s Public Art Policy and Public Art Implementation Plan currently link to strategic objectives within the Woollahra Social and Cultural Plan 2008 – 2013 and Council’s Delivery Program and…

Featured Videos

  • Neighbourhood Stories St Marys Behind the Scenes
  • Campbelltown Arts Centre - Minto Waterhole - Film 2 - Slide
  • In Which We Encounter A Wolf
  • Campbelltown Arts Centre - Peformance by Matangi Tonga for Edge of Elsewhere launch 2010
  • Campbelltown Arts Centre - Minto Waterhole - Film 3 - Fly
  • Medicine for Robots Live @ The Loft july 2010.wmv
  • None Before One
  • Sydney Hills Shakespeare in the Park Festival - Romeo and Juliet Trailer
  • Count Me In 2010 Review
  • Campbelltown Arts Centre - Get The Picture - film project 2010
  • Glass Prize Movie Final.mov
  • Documentary Part 1: Auburn Centre for Community - A place of welcome and connection
  • Cross Currents Highlight HD.mp4

Featured Photos

  • Aboriginal storyteller Leonie McIntosh with West Albury Primary School students at the launch of Write around the Murray 2010.
  • Wood block print by Dinh Luc
  • Screening of Minto Waterhole films during Minto:Live. Photo Heidrun Lohr * photo taken during rehearsal night
  • Amy Jirwulurr Johnson

Busy Birds 2002
silkscreen on paper
51 x 65 cm
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery Collection
  • One side of the partially completed mural depicted water reuse on the kickwall at Auluba Oval
  • Kiama Seaside Group visiting the exhibition and listening the Phyl Lobl performing her version of 'Daisy Daisy'
  • iBIMS™ Launch on 22 July 2010
  • Facilitator of over 20 hours of new media workshops on the Neighbourhood Stories project: Elias Nohra, Head Educator, CuriousWorks at work.....
  • Artist planner and artist for bronze sculptures and the sand blasted wall: Nerine Martini. Photographer: Jenny Pollak
  • Theatre Auditorium
  • Drummoyne Oval: A Community Sport and Cultural Precinct 
Image courtesy David Fox - Project Landscape Architect (AECOM)
  • Listening and participating.
  • Screening of Minto Waterhole films during Minto:Live. Photo Heidrun Lohr * photo taken during rehearsal night

The Blog

  • Cultural Awards 2012 and a new Cultural Program

    22 February, 2012

    The LGSA has been undertaking a review of the cultural development program with a range of new initiatives supporting councils to be launched in 2012. Amongst the changes is a change to the timing of the Cultural Awards.

  • Awards and Forums for Museums and Galleries

    20 July, 2011

    Museums & Galleries NSW is presenting a range of opportunities to develop, support and promote regional, community and public museums and galleries across NSW.

Organised By

  • Local Government Association of NSW, Shires Association of NSW

Sponsors

  • Essential Energy
  • accessibleArts. Arts + Disability NSW
  • Arts NSW