We will also launch the Silver Linings Online Puppet Festival at the end of the AGM - more details coming soon! Please note that our AGM is for current financial members of UNIMA Australia only.

If you cannot attend, did you know that you could nominate an attendee to be your proxy? Check out the members email for details. All financial UNIMA Australia members are welcome to attend. We will be conducting the meeting online via the Zoom. UNIMA Australia Members, You are invited to join our Annual General Meeting on Sunday 21st August.

Invited to submit news, articles and reviews for publications and share your comments and views with our puppetry communityįor more information about joining UNIMA Australia or renewing your membership, click here.

Eligible for UNIMA Australia scholarships.

Privy to exciting puppetry job opportunities.

Receive the UNIMA Oz online magazine and other UNIMA publications.

Invited to puppetry networking events virtually or in person throughout the year.

Connected to our puppetry network in Australia and abroad.

It is also a member of the International Theatre Institute. UNIMA was established in 1929 and is affiliated to UNESCO. UNIMA Australia is the Australian branch of UNIMA, the Union Internationale de la Marionnette (International Puppetry Association). It was the first time the congress and festival was held in the southern hemisphere. In 2008, UNIMA Australia hosted the 20th UNIMA Congress and World Puppetry Festival.

The logo was designed by the renowned Australian puppeteer Norman Hetherington, creator of Mr Squiggle. An overview of our history is available in our 50th Anniversary edition of UNIMA Oz magazine. UNIMA Australia was founded in 1970 and incorporated in 2004.

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