CCANSW Weekly News Letter - 26/07/2020

Green-Wood Cemetery, a national landmark located in Brooklyn, USA, is seeking applications for its first artist-in-residence program.  Green-Wood’s new Artist-in-Residence program was created as a means of allowing emerging and mid-career artists to engage with the site’s unique art, history, and nature.

Since its founding in 1838, the Cemetery has inspired generations of painters, writers, and musicians. The artist selected for this program will continue in the tradition of creativity.

NSW health authorities are urging worshippers and funeral attendees to watch for COVID-19 symptoms after a woman who attended a number of Catholic services in Sydney’s south west tested positive to the virus.

Just a reminder that restrictions in NSW  due to the COVID-19 pandemic are changing this week (21st & 24th July 2020). Here are the key ones and links to more information:

London-based startup Farewill has secured £20 million ($36m AU) in funding to expand through the UK, with the aim of modernising the country’s death care industry with technology and design. The round was led by Highland Europe, joined by Keen Venture Partners, Rich Pierson of Headspace, Broadhaven Capital Partners and VentureFounders.