It’s all happening at the moment. Impact Award<https://paca.org.au/events/impactwards/> nominations, early bird APAX 2023 registrations<http://www.apax.org.au/>, and travel bursary<https://web.cvent.com/event/892048bd-821b-406a-ab21-766b72d0ab7b/websitePage:381761d6-64ab-472f-b473-21a51b050960> applications are all open right now! A member update will be sent out in the next few days with even more information on what PAC Australia has been working on and opportunities to get involved. For now, here’s some juicy articles for your reading pleasure. Who’s got time to read… Dance project gives young people in youth detention a chance to tell their stories<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-28/young-people-youth-justice-system-dance-inside-compass/102390756> Inside two youth justice centres in NSW following the creative, and often emotional, process of presenting public performances by young people. Audiences behaving badly<https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/may/29/they-dont-know-the-rules-actors-hit-back-at-theatregoers-phoning-drinking-and-fighting> What’s it like to star in a play when audience members watch football, ring friends, open lagers or pass round entire chickens? UK actors vent their anger at the ‘Netflix mindset’ of the new post-Covid generation. Audiences return but younger ones are feeling the pinch<https://www.artshub.com.au/news/news/audiences-return-but-younger-ones-are-feeling-the-pinch-2636245/> Rising costs of living are making it hard for under-35s and families to afford cultural events. A new report suggests ideas to reach them. Bringing the house down: where next for the US’ regional theatre buildings?<https://www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/bringing-the-house-down-where-next-for-the-us-regional-theatre-buildings> Are America’s regional theatres reaching the end of their useful lives? Who’s got time to watch… ‘Accessible Tech’, How leading Sydney venues ensure digital access for online and in-person audiences and visitors.<https://aarts.net.au/news/accessible-tech-recordings/> Digital producers Stuart Buchanan from the Sydney Opera House and Marcus Wright from the Museum of Contemporary Art were joined by Sophie Penkethman-Young, the Manager of Digital Culture Initiatives at Australia Council for the Arts as they discuss the latest innovations in accessible technology. Luke Harriman (he/him) General Manager | PAC Australia | +61 405 400 997 | www.paca.org.au<http://www.paca.org.au/> Based in South East Queensland, GMT +10 [signature_1064119959]<http://apax.org.au/> [signature_1394344346] <https://www.facebook.com/pacaustralia> [signature_389447052] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/performing-arts-connections-australia> [Graphical user interface Description automatically generated with medium confidence] <https://apaca.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=17268242394b2278ede3a3716&id=d67288192c> [signature_870484526] <https://paca.org.au/members/login.php> [signature_815145148] <https://paca.org.au/resources/touringcharter/> I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which I live and work, the Kabi Kabi people, and recognise their continuing connection to Country. I pay my respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and to Elders past and present. Always was, always will be. If this email arrives in your inbox out of hours, I don’t expect you to read, action or reply to it outside of your working hours.