The New South Wales Local Government Cultural Awards celebrate council cultural success. Award winners were announced on the evening of 2 May 2008. Here you can browse all nominated and winning projects for 2008. To view photos from the Awards Evening, please visit EventPix.

Featured Winning Projects

  • A City of Shadows & Ice - Kogarah Town Square August 2007

    A City of Shadows & Ice

    In August 2007, Kogarah Town Square was transformed into a wasteland city constructed of ice panes…

  • "Women of the West" Tapestry donated to the community and displayed at Bland Shire Council by the Bland Spinners and Weavers Group Incorporation

    Bland But Not Boring...

    With the unfortunate Local Government Area name of Bland Shire; members of the community work in…

Featured Projects

  • Publicity information for Liverpool: A Tale of Two Cities

    Liverpool: A Tale of Two Cities

    "Liverpool: A Tale of Two Cities" exhibition features photographs, memorabilia, uniforms,…

  • Creating Wellbeing participant creating her animation piece during a workshop

    Creating Wellbeing

    North Sydney Council’s Creating Wellbeing is an ongoing program that promotes a wide range of arts…

Organised By

  • Local Government Association of NSW, Shires Association of NSW

Sponsors

  • Country Energy
  • accessibleArts. Arts + Disability NSW
Cultural Awards 2008 Winners Announced

Recent Blogs Feed (?)

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  1. October 22, 2008

    The new 2009 Cultural Awards site is now open for entries!

  2. September 01, 2008

    Beyond Social Inclusion: Towards Cultural Democracy - Interesting commentary and website from Scotland...

  3. May 29, 2008

    "Cities must trade in cultural cringe for a growing sense of confidence in our distinctiveness. They must try to be somewhere, not anywhere in the extended global sprawl of electronic suburbia. Cities must wilfully believe that the unique combination of events that may fuse here is just as compelling as those that may fuse somewhere else. Cities need to involve their people in making and remaking their own mythology, and create something that is truly unique." Marcus Westbury

  4. April 17, 2008

    "Writing about culture is like trying to catch a butterfly with a pin" ... Miriam Lyons on bigger picture cultural change.