Australia Post’s partnership with the arts community spans a decade. Through awards and partnerships, Post provides recognition to people who make a positive contribution to Australian culture.

The Australia Post Australian Legends Awards

Australia Post initiated the Australia Post Australian Legends Award in 1997 to honour living Australians who have made a unique contribution to our way of life.

Previous Australia Post Australian Legends

Philatelic products are now available to purchase.

Opera Australia's OzOpera

In 2004, Australia Post joined Opera Australia as a Gold Partner and the principal sponsor of OzOpera. This sponsorship encompasses some of the most inspirational work of the national opera company; its tours of regional Australia, its development of new operas, and its Schools Company tours of Victoria and NSW.

OzOpera's mission is to break down the barriers to attending opera. It's activities include:

• primary schools productions which perform to over 80,000 children every year
• a regional and metropolitan tour of a fully staged opera
• the commission and production of new Australian works as well as education workshops to demystify opera for all ages.
• collaborations with educational institutions, festivals and other arts organisations.

Bringing opera to rural and regional Australia is part of our continuing commitment to deliver more for local communities and the arts. 

Australia Post is proud to be working with OzOpera, bringing opera at its best to all Australians, all over the country.

Beethoven-Stuart Piano Recording Project

Australia Post supported one of the nation’s most significant cultural projects - an all-Australian recording of Beethoven’s five concertos.

This is the first time an Australian pianist and orchestra has recorded all five of Beethoven’s concertos, including the famous Emperor Concerto.

The first stage of the Beethoven recording has now been released on a compilation CD Moonlight: The Timeless Piano Music of Beethoven and is available in selected Australia Post retail outlets.

Stage two of the Beethoven-Stuart Piano Recording Project is released under the ABC Classics label and is now available . Antony Walker - Conductor, Sinfonia Australis and pianist Gerard Willems

As part of Post's support, a DVD was released in 2004 featuring Gerard Willems and Sinfonia Australis' performance of the famous Emperor Concerto.

National Post Master Gallery

The Post Master Gallery displays Australia’s most significant collection of philatelic heritage and artwork, the National Philatelic Collection. The gallery also holds one of Australia’s most significant graphic design archives, and brings together stamps, graphic and fine art and historical objects into exhibitions as diverse as the themes featured on stamps.

The Post Master Gallery also tours exhibitions throughout Australia, to broaden public access to the collection.

What you can see at the Gallery:

• a permanent exhibition featuring selections from the National Philatelic Collection and the Chapman Collection, illustrating changes in Australian stamps during each decade of the century.
• the Court of Honour featuring rare and unusual philatelic items.
• archives of Australian stamps since 1913.
• Think Design - an interactive display designed for children showing elements of graphic design, colour, typography and symbols.
  

For education and program bookings contact John

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Education and program bookings contact John Link on    +61 03 9204 7727 or e-mail john.link@auspost.com.au

What's on at the Post Master Gallery?

Rural and Regional

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