Written by: Evan Lowenstein In September it was with an air of familiarity and excited anticipation that I crossed the threshold of Carriageworks in Sydney’s Redfern for the third iteration of Sydney Contemporary – the premier art fair in Australia. It certainly lived up to its reputation as the pre-eminent art fair with many and varied […]
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Written by: Currency Press Media Release Alison Croggon writes about how arts performance criticism has collapsed in Australia. She examines how “…with our shrinking print media (performance arts criticism) been overrun by the free market of digital public opinion. As Australia’s first theatre blogger with her influential Theatre Notes founded in 2004, Croggon welcomed digital opportunities […]
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Written by: Evan Lowenstein During the week of the 6th to 10th of September, Sydney hosted the bi annual Sydney Contemporary Art Fair (SCAF). It was an opportunity for the participating galleries to showcase their artists and whether it was a single artist or a selection, SCAF was quite a success with reported sales of around […]
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The Directors and staff at Lowensteins wish Tamara a very fond farewell and say thanks for serving in her role as Director of the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) with great distinction and absolute commitment. We acknowledge her role as a major advocate for the visual arts which has been immense and well […]
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TRUE TRACKS: RESPECTING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURE Terri Janke UNSW Press ISBN: 9781742236810 AUD$44.99 Buy Now CBCA 2021 The book of the year: early childhood Winner: Libby HathornNo! Never! Libby Hathorn & Lisa Hathorn-Jarman illustrator Mel Pearce Hachette Australia ISBN: 9780734418906 Buy Now THE SONG OF LEWIS CARMICHAEL Sophie Laguna illustrated by Marc McBride A&U […]
Written by: Evan Lowenstein JOBKEEPER 3.0?! On 21 July 2020 the Government announced that the JobKeeper Payment (‘JKP’) would be extended until 28 March 2021 (i.e., for a further six months beyond its original end date of 27 September 2020). As a result, JKPs would now be made over two separate extension periods, being: Extension period […]
Written by: Evan Lowenstein TAX RETURNS 2019 Please Lodge!!! As we are well into the tax season, this year we thought it best to remind people that they need to lodge their returns by the middle of May 2020. In addition we thought it timely to point out that the ATO have 3 main areas that […]
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New Appointments: Australian Cultural Fund Manager, Syrie Payne and Create NSW, Chris Keely
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Syrie Payne manages the ACF’s fundraising platform and is your key contact to discuss your fundraising strategy and help you achieve your campaign goals. With a career spanning arts development, most recently as the Partnerships Manager at Melbourne Theatre Company, she is also an actor and independent producer.From 16 December 2019 Chris Keely, former general […]
Written by: Evan Lowenstein At Lowensteins we are always looking to improve our client services. One of the areas that has required some improvement is the way that we send out and receive back tax returns from our clients. We believe it is important to embrace change in this area and conduct business in a smarter […]
Written by: Evan Lowenstein The Low and Middle Income Tax Offset (LMITO) helps low and middle income earners lower the amount of tax they need to pay. Because it is a tax offset, it can only be used to lower the amount of tax that you owe and not to generate a tax refund or pay […]