Minister for the Arts Heidi Victoria has today announced the three shortlisted works that will vie for the $15,000 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript. 

One week before the official opening of Monet’s Garden: the Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, at  the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Minister for Tourism and Major Events Louise Asher unveiled one of the masterpieces, Waterlilies (Nymphéas) (1903)

Regionally-based artists including musicians, circus performers, hip hop dancers and stilt-walkers will bring their talents to the city as part of the free Regional Victoria Living Expo this weekend, Minister for the Arts Heidi Victoria said today.

Minister for the Arts Heidi Victoria today announced the beginning of a year of activities at Scienceworks as the unique museum celebrates its 21^st birthday.

Minister for the Arts Heidi Victoria visited The Northern Hospital in Epping today to unveil North Facing, a stunning new work by the Australian Tapestry Workshop.

In her first official engagement as Victoria’s new Minister for the Arts, Heidi Victoria will officially open this weekend’s 2013 Castlemaine State Festival tomorrow.

It was the decade that gave us colour television and FM radio, Skyhooks and Saturday Night Fever, and our very first Minister for the Arts who put arts and culture on the agenda here in Victoria.

Victoria’s new Minister for the Arts Heidi Victoria has welcomed the Federal Government’s National Cultural Policy.

Premier and Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu today announced the call for entries for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.

Premier and Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu has encouraged Victorians to go and see the internationally-acclaimed production Ganesh Versus the Third Reich from Geelong’s Back to Back Theatre ahead of its upcoming season at the Geelong Performing Arts Centre.

Avid opera fan and influential corporate figure Jane Hemstritch has been appointed as new Chairman of Victorian Opera.

Premier and Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu has invited all Victorians to join in the ground-breaking first White Night Melbourne, an all-night celebration of everything that makes us the world’s most liveable city.

In a week when Victorian musician and now triple Grammy winner Gotye focused the eyes of the world on Victorian music, the Victorian Government has invested in the state’s contemporary music sector with grants set to provide opportunities for 37 local musicians, bands and music industry organisations.

Art lovers across the state are now just a touchscreen away from a great night – or day – out thanks to ShowDates, a new iPhone app developed by the Victorian Association of Performing Arts Centres (VAPAC) and supported by the Victorian Government.

Premier and Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu today congratulated Victorian author Graeme Simsion whose debut novel The Rosie Project is set to take on the world.

Community groups across the state are set to get creative, thanks to grants delivered through Arts Victoria’s Community Partnerships program.