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Regional Arts Fund 2007 - Assessment Panel

Applications for funding under the The Regional Arts Fund for 2008 projects will be assessed by a panel of nine people, including representatives from diverse target groups and regions, with experience in a range of artforms. They are in alphabetical order:

Justin Byrne

NSW Writers Centre nominee
Justin is a regional arts project manager with over twenty years experience in performance, literature and visual & public art projects. Justin has a wide range of experience developing and managing projects at the local, regional and national level.
Most recently his work has included managing the LitLINK Network of NSW Writers' Centres; developing and managing the installation of a public art project "Drawn from the Land" with the Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council and the Orange City Council and a team of indigenous and non-Indigenous artists; consulting on the development of the Kelso Community Centre and developing a concept for a public art project with the Aboriginal community of Narromine in western NSW.

Rebecca Goosen

Arts NSW nominee
Rebecca joined Arts NSW in 2005 and currently works across the Theatre, Dance and Music programs. In addition to her experience working with the performing arts sector, she also has a background in visual arts.
After graduating with First Class Honours in Fine Arts (Time Based Art), College of Fine Arts, UNSW, Rebecca started her career as administrator of Environmental Art + Design, a public art company,
followed by the Art Gallery of NSW. Rebecca is currently a member of the Indent Advisory Group and Orchestra Australia's NSW Youth and Community Orchestra Grant program panel. She has also previously been on the assessment panels of NSW Department of Education and Training's Regional Conservatorium's Development Grants program and Regional Arts NSW's Country Arts Support Program. She is currently completing a Masters of Arts Administration.

Amy Hardingham

Australian Theatre for Young People nominee
Amy is currently the Artistic Director of Outback Theatre for Young People and her experience and training (both formal and on the job) in youth theatre is both extensive and diverse. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in Performance Studies and History at the University of Sydney in 2002 followed by a Graduate Certificate in Arts Management at the University of Technology in Sydney in 2003. For 2 years she worked closely with the Australian Theatre for Young People, as Assistant Director on 5 productions and Director on one production under the mentorship of well known Theatre Director, Marion Potts.
From May 2003 to July 2004, Amy was employed at Regional Arts NSW, firstly as the Administration Coordinator and then as job-share Funding and Research Officer, with the responsibility of administering the Country Arts Support Program and assisting with the management of the Regional Arts Fund. She left this position to travel and work overseas including directing 3 short plays at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival which featured new work by international young writers. She also traveled
extensively throughout Scotland and established strong connections with individual theatre practitioners and various youth theatre companies including Behind the Scenes Youth Theatre, Promote Youth Theatre Scotland and Eden Court Theatre in Inverness.
In October 2004, Amy commenced as Artistic Director at Outback Theatre. This position is based in Hay but responsibility covers the south west region of NSW (Deniliquin, Hillston, Finley, Colleanbally, Moama and Balranald) and involves extensive collaboration with the Riverina Theatre Company in Wagga Wagga. Recently the play Rewind, directed by Amy, was chosen for the Sydney season of the Page to Stage Youth Theatre Festival. Amy is also interested in film and her first short film was selected to be included in the 2007 Tropfest / Popcorn Taxi 'Best of the Rest'. Amy is currently studying for a Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education (Drama).

Martha Jabour

Community Cultural Development NSW nominee
Martha is a Sydney based artist, cultural planner and arts worker .She has expertise in visual arts and education with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Education) and Master of Arts from the College of Fine Arts (UNSW). Over the last fifteen years Martha has worked extensively in the field of cultural development. She has considerable experience in the process and practice of community cultural planning and was the key project strategist and coordinator for the highly successful Living Streets project (place making and public art with marginalised neighbourhoods) in Liverpool NSW. As well as being a skilled planner and strategist in the field, Martha has a strong background in visual and performing arts .She is a practising sculptor and was a collaborator with Death Defying Theatre and Urban Theatre project for nearly ten years. Her experience with diversity in communities is reflected in all areas of her work. She is currently Coordinator of the Auburn arts program of Auburn Community Development Network (ACDN).

Sharni Lloyd

Museums and Galleries NSW nominee
After graduating with a Diploma in Fine Art and Graduate Diploma of Art Education, Sharni commenced her professional arts career as an artist with the Geological and Mining Museum, Sydney.
A combination of private practice as a visual artist and graphic designer followed, including thirteen years as an artist and illustrator for the NSW Department of Education and twelve years teaching art theory, painting and drawing and coordinating arts programs for TAFE NSW.
In 1997 Sharni completed a Masters of Art (Visual Art research) at Deakin University and commenced as Gallery Director with Hastings Council in 1999, setting up the first Port Macquarie Regional Gallery. During the first five years of operation, the new Regional Gallery developed a lively public program drawing strong community support with visitation growing to 27,000 visitors annually. Since 2001 Sharni have been part of the team developing a state-of-the-art new regional gallery within the new Port Macquarie Glasshouse Cultural Centre. In lieu of the Glasshouse opening in 2008 and supported by Port Macquarie Hastings Council, Sharni undertook a month's intensive unit of study in New York City; 'Contemporary Art and Culture: New York through Melbourne University. This course examined the latest perspectives on international art and gallery artistic programming and trends.
In an endeavour to create a significant artistic profile for the Glasshouse Cultural Centre within NSW, Sharni is now driving the development of the Gallery's third touring exhibition. Recent in-house curatorium focuses on lively themes and developing younger audiences through the exhibitions; Tattoos and Piercing: A Human Canvas and Tag It!: A Graffiti Exhibition.
Sharni currently holds the position of Secretary to the Regional Galleries Association of NSW.

Jane Longhurst

Chair and RANSW Board of Directors' nominee
Jane grew up in Hobart where she worked in theatre, television and radio. After graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts' School of Drama, she worked as an actor in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Hobart. Jane recently lived in Japan for two years where she co-hosted an Australian content radio program. Returning to Australia to live in Albury Wodonga in 2001, Jane worked as Marketing Manager for HotHouse Theatre until the birth of her first child in 2002. A combination of motherhood and study (the Graduate Certificate in Arts and Entertainment Management through Deakin University) inspired an abiding concern in community cultural development and prompted Jane to work freelance as an arts worker, workshop leader, drama teacher, publicist (Somebody's Daughter Theatre Company, Chamber Made Opera, Lano and Woodley) and recently Arts Project Officer with Wodonga Council. In 2004 Jane was elected to join the Murray Arts Board and is their Chairperson and representative on the Board of Directors of Regional Arts NSW. Now the mother of two small boys Jane has returned to the performing arts sector and is the Marketing Manager (part time) with The Flying Fruit Fly Circus.

Louise Moriarty

RANSW nominee
Louise has lived in Broken Hill for seven years where she has worked for five years as Coordinator, and more recently the Artistic Director, of the Maari Ma Health Youth Excellence Arts and Health program. This role involves coordinating youth performances in four towns in Far West NSW and developing and delivering community based theatre workshops, mainly with youth. It has also included partnerships with Cirque du Monde, National Institute of Circus Arts and the Oxfam Indigenous Australia Program. Louise has been a circus trainer and performance artist for over 16 years with experience in Australia and overseas. She has facilitated circus (acrobatics, juggling, balance), music and mask making workshops at numerous venues, including Festivals, and has a special interest in the value of the arts in the self development of children and youth with special needs and learning disabilities. She has been a Board member of West Darling Arts since 2003 and in
2005 / 2006 was its representative on the Regional Arts NSW Board of Directors. In 2004 she received an Australia Day Citizenship Award from the Broken Hill City Council.

Emma Newman

Ausdance nominee
Emma moved to the Northern Rivers to run NORPA Dance Action in 2001 (initiated by Ausdance NSW) and has delivered many dance projects in the area. Recently, she has co-directed a large show with people with disabilities, with her performance partner Gabrielle Griffin, supported by Tweed Shire Council, a disability services provider and NORPA, funded by the Regional Arts Fund. Together Emma and Gabrielle are The Two Frocks, who have been performing their full-length and cabaret shows in Northern Rivers, Edinburgh Fringe, Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Midsumma and Woodford Folk Festivals. She is also a puppeteer/performer with Krinkl Theatre, a visual theatre company based in Northern Rivers and a stage manager for some NORPA productions. With a background in improvisation, theatre, contact improvisation, puppetry and street theatre, she continues to create and perform physical theatre and street theatre.
Emma developed direction and performance skills through the Melbourne University Student Union, and completed the Graduate Diploma of Animateuring at the Victorian College of the Arts, School of Drama in 1998. In Melbourne, she also worked in administration for Chamber Made Opera, Victorian College of the Arts, Born in a Taxi and as a secondment at the Melbourne International Festival Outdoor Program in 1996.

 

 

 

The Regional Arts Fund is an Australian Government initiative
supporting the arts in regional and remote Australia.