Every week the Cultural Development Unit fields a range of questions about the Arts Bulletin. To make sure we're responding to your inquiries in a timely and professional manner (and to save us time so we can spend more of our time developing the arts in Geelong like we're supposed to be!!), we've created this FAQ sheet to answer some of the questions that we answer most frequently.
 
If you've received this document in response to a question you sent us, it's probably because the question - and its answer - are listed below. But if you read this and still have queries, you are most welcome to call us at the Cultural Development Unit on 03 5227 0773 and talk to a real person!
 

Easy! Just send your email address to artsbulletin@geelongcity.vic.gov.au along with your subscription request, and you'll start receiving your Arts Bulletin every week on Thursday evening.
 

Anybody can submit information for the General Listings, which take the form of a short paragraph under the following category headings:

• Performing Arts
• Arts News
• Visual Arts
• Opportunities & Employment
• Literature
• Education
• Festivals & Events
• Funding News

If you want to submit news, you simply fill in the Article Submission Form - General Listing which is attached to your weekly Arts Bulletin email, and send it back to us at artsbulletin@geelongcity.vic.gov.au. It's important to remember that we need your information on the correct form, otherwise it won't get published.
 

We understand that you may feel that filling in a form is onerous, but we have found that it is the best way for us to help you manage your information. Here's why:

• It helps you remember which details to submit
• It gives more control to you in terms of what gets printed.
• It ensures that information in the Bulletin is consistent and comprehensive
• By guiding content volume, it keeps the Bulletin size manageable for you
• It reduces the amount of time we waste on reformatting your information
• It helps us to categorise your news correctly so people can find it easily

Well, in a nutshell, you can't. One of the main complaints about the Arts Bulletin has been that it's too big, so we put this guideline in place to regulate the amount of content while still including all information. Sorry. Having said that, there are other ways you can use the Bulletin in advance of your event to maximise your exposure - give us a call to discuss this.
 

We can do that. Give us a call on 03 5227 0773 more than two weeks prior to the event, (before you send us the article) and we'll arrange it with you.
 

Many artists in Geelong are involved in many arts activities outside the region, and we can't publish them all. Consequently, the Arts Bulletin aims to primarily provide news about what's going on within this region. (Though sometimes we do publish General News items that celebrate local artists & arts groups who have had national or international successes).
 

Give us a call on 03 5227 0773 and if we haven't featured your organisation too frequently on the cover over the last year, we should be able to help out. Keep in mind, though that the three feature articles (Cover article, Artist of the Week, Arts Location of the Week) are pre-scheduled, and the cover article is often scheduled months in advance, so try to give us as much lead time as you can.