The awards – sponsored by The Pinnacle Foundation – will honour the organisations, performances and talents that make Australia’s arts and culture scenes extraordinary in Melbourne and Sydney this year.
Time Out, the global brand that inspires and enables people to experience the best of the city, today announces the launch of its inaugural Time Out Arts & Culture Awards in Australia.
The awards will honour the organisations, spaces, performances and talents that make the arts and culture scenes so extraordinary. There will be seven critically-reviewed award categories as well as people’s choice categories, with nominees shortlisted and judged by Time Out’s local expert arts and culture critics. The awards will be celebrated in style with events in Sydney and Melbourne on 29 July 2024, where the winners will be announced.
Time Out’s editors are constantly searching for, curating and writing about the best, new and upcoming cultural moments for its experience-hungry audience, and the awards will celebrate the cultural moments Time Out editors, writers and readers loved in the past year.
The awards are sponsored by The Pinnacle Foundation, who focus on empowering LGBTQIA+ youth through educational scholarships, mentorship programs and support networks, aiming to provide them with opportunities for personal and professional growth. Similarly, the Time Out Arts & Culture Awards recognise and honour individuals and organisations that contribute significantly to Australia’s cultural landscape, often championing and celebrating diverse stories and talent from all walks of life.
Kaylie Smith, Time Out APAC’s Managing Director, said: “We are thrilled to be launching the inaugural Time Out Arts & Culture Awards in Australia, celebrating the best of performing and visual arts and culture over the past 12 months – including musicals, plays, art exhibitions and museum displays. Time Out’s local expert editors have shortlisted the very best, and there are also people’s choice categories for our readers to have their say.
“Time Out is dedicated to spotlighting and celebrating thriving and diverse arts communities, and we wanted to find a way to recognise the strength and breadth of talent in Australia. Time Out’s Food & Drink Awards have been running for many years and are a huge success, hotly anticipated by nominees and readers alike, so we’re excited to add another award to our offering that represents the Time Out ethos.”
The full list of categories includes the following, with nominees just announced:
Musicals
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Best Musical
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Best Performance in a Musical
Theatre
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Best Play
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Best Performance in a Play
Exhibitions
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Best Art Exhibition
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Best Museum Exhibition
The Impact Award
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Recognising significant contribution to Visibility, Inclusion, and Sustainability
In addition to critically judged categories, the People’s Choice categories allow Time Out readers to have their say (as voted by the Australian public)
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People’s Choice: Best Musical
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People’s Choice: Best Performance in a Musical
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People’s Choice: Best Play
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People’s Choice: Best Performance in a Play
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People’s Choice: Best Art Exhibition
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People’s Choice: Best Museum Exhibition
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Notes to Editors
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About Time Out Group
Time Out Group is a global brand that inspires and enables people to experience the best of the city through Time Out Media and Time Out Market. Time Out launched in London in 1968 to help people discover the exciting new urban cultures that had started up all over the city – today it is the only global brand dedicated to city life. Expert journalists curate and create content about the best things to do, see and eat across 333 cities in 59 countries, and across a unique multi-platform model spanning both digital and physical channels. Rooted in the Time Out brand, Time Out Market is the world's first editorially curated food and cultural market, bringing a city's best chefs, restaurateurs and cultural experiences together under one roof. The portfolio includes eight Markets in cities such as Lisbon, New York and Dubai, and several new locations with expected opening dates in 2024 and beyond, in addition to a pipeline of further locations in advanced discussions. Time Out Group PLC, listed on AIM (AIM: TMO), is headquartered in the United Kingdom. Learn more at www.timeout.com and LinkedIn.