Minister for the Arts, Creative Industries and Cultural Events has announced the creation of RISE, an online events calendar to serve as a one stop shop for all Canberra events during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Minister, Gordon Ramsay said the RISE Canberra Calendar, maintained by Events ACT, would highlight events in the city that were still going ahead, using non-traditional methods to avoid mass gatherings while fostering the jobs and economic stimulus Canberra’s arts and events sector so desperately needed.
“We acknowledge the significant role events play in the lives of Canberrans and the contribution the sector and its people make to the economy,” Mr Ramsay said.
“The Government understands the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on our events industry and we recognise the need to support our events sector to diversify, innovate and show leadership as we work to recover from the negative effects of the pandemic,” he said.
Mr Ramsay said RISE Canberra would also facilitate the creation of the Where You Are Festival, a $240,000 allocation to the arts and events sector designed to promote jobs.
“Canberra’s innovative creators and organisations will have the opportunity to apply for support through the Where You Are Festival through an open Expression of Interest (EOI) process,” he said.
“The Where You Are Festival will launch on 10 July 2020 and be rolled out over the following two months.”
He said a range of events were already listed on the RISE Canberra Calendar, many of which would be familiar to the community, such as Floriade: Reimagined, and the Great Australian Craft Show.
The RISE Canberra Calendar can be accessed at this PS News link.
