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New Projects & Publicity Officer to boost Central Orana Arts 25 February 2004
Over the next five months, Ms Goldsmith will be working to promote the arts widely - both within the Orana region and beyond - through her contacts in the media, the community, regional industry and arts networks. The role will also involve providing media training and advice to community arts organisations. The other part of the role will see Ms Goldsmith working closely with the Coolah, Coonabarabran, Gilgandra, Narromine and Dubbo communities to assess their cultural needs and determine the best way to address them. With an emphasis on finding across-community opportunities, Ms Goldsmith will assist groups to access information, resources and funding to develop community arts projects. Ms Goldsmith comes to the new position with sixteen years experience in rural and regional media. Over the past eight years she has been a regional media / community relations consultant, working in the areas of rural training, natural resource management, regional development. More recently she has been the arts and rural editor of a weekly newspaper. "We're thrilled to have Kim coming on board to assist in the development of the Orana Arts region," said Regional Arts Development Officer, Nina O'Brien. "Orana Arts is a new part of the regional arts network in NSW, and in its initial formation it will rely on Kim and me working closely with Regional Arts NSW and the contributing local councils to set up management systems and develop the new structure for the program." "The Projects and Publicity position will require an innovative and flexible approach to establish publicity, promotions and projects for arts development as well as developing and assisting with projects that provide training, employment and marketing opportunities for artists and communities from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds," said Ms O'Brien. Ms Goldsmith added that she is excited by the potential of role. "The development of the region's first cultural directory will put us in a very strong position to identify where the gaps and opportunities lie," she said. "This will be invaluable to the development of the arts in the Orana region and our ability to 'cash in' on opportunities." "I am also looking forward to meeting and working with the many dedicated, volunteer-based community groups that dominate the cultural sector of the region," she said. Contact More Information |
