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CASP grants 2003

Here is the full list of CASP grant recipients for 2003:

For the list of CASP grant recipients for 2004 click [here]

ALBURY WODONGA

$ 2,000 to Albury Regional Art Gallery for 'Raw War' visual arts exhibition & pubic forum
$ 1,200 to Billabong Arts Council for Billaconsult consultation - developing a Shire public art plan.
$ 2,000 to the City of Albury for Painting the town Ned - public program invovling a visiting exhibition of Sidney Nolan's Ned Kelly series.
$ 1,980 to Murray Arts for 'Murray Time' - an illustrated progressive novel - 15 writers and 17 visual artists will create an illustrated literary work.
$ 822 to Murray Arts for 'Murray Time' goes on the road - an exhibition of the art and literary works. Will be attached to a website.
$ 2,000 to Murray Arts for Wearable Edible Art - design and create art made from food that can be worn and eaten - to be shown at the Food and Wine Festival in Albury in October.
$ 2,500 to Murray Arts for Enchanted River wetlands community cultural development project - young people will create a large-scale theatre event to be performed on the banks of the Murray River.
$ 1,170 to Westside Community Centre for a traditional Indigenous arts program for young people to learn and read story lines through painting and sculpture.

CENTRAL WEST

$ 300 to Bathurst Arts Council for the Haymarket Reserve project & community workshop
$ 400 to Bathurst Folk Club Inc for Jane Brown Lee concert using traditional tunes for the fiddle & workshops for young people.
$ 400 to Bathurst Folk Club Inc for Jane Brown Lee concert & workshops (Guarantee Against Loss)
$ 700 to Bathurst Regional Art Gallery for Reflecting the Landscape: artist-in-residence
$ 1,500 to Central West Family Support Group for Gum Bend Gathering for women & children - using dance, music and storytelling to help cope with grief, loss and violence in Condobolin.
$ 1,000 to Central West Rural Financial Counselling for Yeoval youth mural project
$ 1,000 to Central West Rural Financial Counselling for Cumnock youth mural project
$ 500 to Evans Arts Council for visual arts workshops
$ 500 to Lachlan Arts Council for life drawing workshop
$ 1,200 to Lithgow City Council Library for a writer-in-residence program
$ 1,200 to Mid Western Consumer Advocacy Group for workshops and mobile puppet shows with a mental health message.
$ 1,000 to Mitchell Conservatorium Inc for 'Winter Symphony' symphony orchestra concert
$ 700 to Molong Players Inc for Theatre workshop for young performers
$ 340 to Mudgee Arts Council for Roman Rudnytski piano recital
$ 1,200 to Orange PCYC for a musician-in-residence program
$ 600 to Parkes Arts Council for Away presented by Railway Street Theatre
$ 300 to Parkes Arts Council for Away presented by Railway Street Theatre
$ 400 to Parkes Arts Council for contemporary art exhibition
$ 810 to Parkes Information & Neighbourhood Centre for North Forbes family group pantomime
$ 700 to Rylstone Shire Council for Winter Holiday art workshops for young players
$ 835 to State Mine Heritage Park & Railway for metal sculpture workshops
$ 1,000 to State Mine Heritage Park & Railway for Sculpture Walk (2003)

EASTERN RIVERINA

$ 1,477 to Coolamon Shire Arts Council for a jazz workshop for singers
$ 700 to Harden/Murrumburrah Arts Council for bush poetry performance & workshops for youth
$ 445 to Junee Shire Arts Council for a piano workshop with David Scheel for young people
$ 3,000 to Maimuru Public School P & C for parents, teachers, students and the community to learn musical skills from musician John Madin.
$ 2,100 to Monteagle P & C Assoc for a community music & fireworks spectacular
$ 1,455 to Tumbarumba Voices Inc for a choral conducting workshop
$ 1,710 to Wagga Wagga City Council for Glenfield families mural workshop
$ 1,450 to Wagga Wagga Writers' Centre for 'Page to Stage' scriptwriting workshop

NORTHERN RIVERS

$ 1,500 to Ballina Early Intervention Inc for Kites for Kids Festival
$ 1,240 to BAY AMI Accommodation for Bauhaus Boatz - local artist and sculptor will work with people affected by chronic mental ill-health to create functional watercraft that are also works of art.
$ 2,000 to Byron Bay Community Assoc for Far Out East theatre project
$ 1,500 to Grafton Artsfest for singing & writing/performing Aussie verse workshops
$ 2,968 to Lismore Arts Council for Art of Fire - workshops in fire for outdoor theatre
$ 1,000 to Northern Rivers Dance Action for Big Feet Little Feet
$ 3,000 to Northern Rivers Writers Centre for workshops for Byron Bay Writers Festival
$ 2,000 to Northern Rivers Writers Centre for mentorships for new & emerging writers
$ 2,050 to Tyalgum Festival Committee for local Indigenous dance & music awareness

FAR WEST

$ 1,500 to Bourke Arts Council for mixed media workshops for youth - learning skills in textile design, printmaking, landscaping, stone cutting and murals for presentation in a festival.
$ 1,100 to Castlereagh Advisory Centre for 'Welding the West' workshop - local farmers will learn welding skills for arts projects.
$ 1,200 to Cobar Arts Council for Building Our Heritage publication - documenting the restoration of four 100 year old main street buildings in Cobar.
$ 1,215 to Cobar Public School P & C Assoc for Dance troupe workshops
$ 1,825 to Coonamble Shire Council for the Nickname Hall of Fame artists-in-residence
$ 600 to Lightning Ridge Arts & Crafts Council for outback communities' jewellery making workshop
$ 1,000 to Nyngan Arts Council for Away presented by the Railway Street Theatre Company
$ 2,500 to Nyngan Arts Council for 'Do Dance In' - dance workshops for enthusiasts
$ 2,000 to Walgett & District Tourism Assoc for the Bulldust to Bitumen Festival
$ 2,000 to Walgett Shire Council Youth Services for 'Yulagi' - (we'll dance or play) workshops for young people to develop skills in visual arts, performing arts and poetry to be exhibited and performed at the Bulldust to Bitumen Festival.

GRIFFITH | LEETON

$ 1,300 to Griffith Regional Theatre for Drama workshops for young people with a professional director.

ILLAWARRA SHOALHAVEN

$ 3,000 to Jervis Bay & Basin Arts for local artists video workshops - developing video filmmaking skills - participants will creat 10 x 6' videos for the Sea Change Arts Festival in 2004.
$ 1,100 to Minnamurra Public School P&C for The Pole Project - art and cultural workshops
$ 700 to Raised Voices for residential workshop for a'cappella choir to develop performance & presentation skills
$ 2,000 to Shellharbour City Council for "Positive Culture in our School" - artist-in-residence program
$ 1,200 to Shoalhaven PCYC for 'Aboriginal Artists in the Making' artist-in-residence program

MID NORTH COAST

$ 1,000 to Arts Council of Dorrigo for the Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival
$ 1,150 to Bellingen Community Arts Council for the Festival Flamenco Bellingen
$ 220 to Bowraville Arts Council Inc for budget publishing (small print-run) workshop for writers of family histories.
$ 1,000 to Camden Haven Adult & Community Education for The Salon - a poets & songwriters club
$ 300 to Camden Haven Arts Council Inc for presenting the play The Christian Brothers
$ 1,000 to Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre for a community mosaic sculpture
$ 800 to Community Village for 'music therapy circles' for aged care
$ 1,000 to Environfair 2003 for Envirofest performance & theatre skills workshops for young people.
$ 700 to Kempsey Shire Council for a concert band/big band workshop for youth
$ 1,000 to Macleay Valley Arts Council for 'Telling your story' workshop & performance
$ 400 to Macleay Valley Arts Council for a playwrights' workshop
$ 800 to Manning Entertainment Centre for 'In The Swing' workshops
$ 1,000 to Manning Valley Respite Care Services for 'Standing Ground' performance for young people with disabilities
$ 1,000 to Nambucca Valley Arts Council Inc for a freeform knit /crochet, colour in warp, pastels workshop
$ 1,500 to Mid North Coast Sinfonia Orchestra for joint concerts & workshops
$ 1,000 to Slippry Sirkus Inc for a youth arts skills project
$ 800 to South Arm Hall Committee for the 'Spirit of South Arm' mural & sculpture project
$ 500 to Wauchope Community Arts Council for a concert & theatre program
$ 350 to Woolgoolga Art Group Inc for 4 pottery & children's art workshops

NORTH WEST

$ 1,000 to Armidale Playhouse for a stage play Up The Creek
$ 570 to Armidale Symphony Orchestra for a symphony orchestra concert performance
$ 2,000 to Armidale Women's Comedy Festival for the Armidale Women's Comedy Festival documentary video
$ 1,000 to Barraba Potters & Craft Guild for sculpting in clay workshops
$ 1,500 to Bingara Youth Service for youth arts skills project workshops
$ 535 to Borderline Regional Arts Assoc for 'Four Seasons in the Community' visual arts installation
$ 1,400 to Glen Innes Fine Art & Craft Society for 'Sense of Place' research & art making workshops
$ 1,000 to Moree Arts Council for the Humming Birds' singing group masterclasses
$ 1,400 to New England Writers' Centre for the Spring Writers' Festival
$ 2,400 to Two Rivers Arts Council for lantern & puppet making workshops and parade
$ 1,000 to Uralla Arts Council for the Uralla Youthfest

ORANA

$ 3,000 to Coolah District Development Group for the Jazz in the Tops Festival 2004
$ 3,000 to Coonabarabran Arts Council Inc for Skywatch Rising Stars workshops and concert
$ 1,300 to Dunedoo & District Development Group for the Dunedoo Bush Poetry Festival 2004
$ 975 to Dunedoo & District Development Group for Arts & Craft Festival - mural workshops
$ 1,000 to Gilgandra Lions & Gilgandra High P&C for a cultural feast & creative & performing arts program
$ 1,050 to Talbragar Broadcasters for "Youth on Air" radio workshops
$ 374 to Warrumbungle Arts & Crafts for mixed media workshops

SOUTH EAST

$ 800 to Bega Public School P & C Assoc for the Bega Reading Day - activities designed to encourage reading in the early childhood years, including a book character parade.
$ 2,000 to Bega Valley Shire Council for artists from Spiral gallery and the Tulgeen group and the regional galleries youth arts to collaborate to produce a series of painted panels for permanent display in public places around Bega.
$ 1,200 to Dalgety Chamber Of Commerce Inc for the Snowy Mountains Regional Food Fair
$ 200 to Monaro Art Group for a children's book illustration workshop
$ 2,000 to Murrah Hall Preservation& Restoration Assoc for the Murrah Hall 100th Birthday Celebration
$ 1,600 to Numeralla Folk Festival for the 30th Numeralla Folk Festival
$ 500 to Olympia Theatre Bombala Inc for Olympia Theatre, live stage productions
$ 500 to Olympia Theatre Bombala Inc for Olympia Theatre, live stage productions (Guarantee Against Loss)
$ 500 to Snowy Monaro Arts Council for assistance with touring program
$ 1,200 to South Coast & Country Quilters Guild for Jenny Bowker - fabric artist workshops
$ 1,200 to South Coast Pastel Society Inc for pastel art workshop & exhibition
$ 2,000 to Tanja Public School for Tanja heritage celebrations
$ 1,000 to Yuin Folk Club Inc for Youth performance initiative 2004

SOUTH WEST

$ 750 to Balranald Community Arts & Crafts for Boots & Hats & Things: Life in the Balranald Shire, a colour photographic exhibition.
$ 700 to Deniliquin Council for a community Indigenous art workshop
$ 900 to Deniliquin Dramatic Club for a theatrical make-up workshop
$ 1,500 to Hay Museums Committee of Hay Shire Council for training of artists and voluteers by curator Martha Sear to create an exhibition based on work created as part of the Memento jewellery project.
$ 1,000 to Hay Plains Childcare Centre for theatre production workshops for youth
$ 1,550 to Hay Tourism & Development Inc for Hay Mambo workshop presented by artist Paul Worstead - young people will learn the process of cultural planning in Hay to develop and promote the town's identity.
$ 760 to Jerilderie Shire Council for Ned Kelly community theatrical program
$ 750 to Murray Machismo for Moving Machismo - three day circus workshop for young people.
$ 2,000 to Murray Shire Council for 'Horse Power' public art sculpture
$ 2,000 to South West Arts for a film making camp in Deniliquin for young people to work with filmmaker Finton Mahoney.
$ 1,100 to Southern Riverina Gallery for 'Salt of the Earth' photography exhibition
$ 1,000 to Vinnies Emergency Accomm /Reconnect for 'Making A Difference' film-making workshops for youth
$ 750 to Wanganella Tidy Towns Committee for basic lead-lighting workshop

SOUTHERN TABLELANDS

$ 1,500 to Braidwood Regional Arts Group for the dance venue for the Music At The Creek Festival
$ 1,500 to Bundanoon Community Development Assoc for Design & Creation of a Pictorial Textile Quilt III
$ 1,000 to Burrawang Primary School P & C Assoc for a children's mosaic, 'Mural of Magic'
$ 2,500 to Goulburn Lieder Theatre Company for 'Forks'n all' (a feast for peace)
$ 735 to Goulburn Leisure Link for a 'Self' mobile mural workshop
$ 300 to Goulburn Youth Council for a performance of Chalk Art by youth
$ 800 to Mirramu Creative Arts Pty Ltd for Dance All Day programs
$ 1,800 to Queanbeyan Mental Health Organisation for 'Seats By Us' decorative seating
$ 1,000 to Smart Arts Inc for a youth theatre season of Summer Rain
$ 500 to Tourism Tallaganda for Choral Fest workshops, concerts & masterclasses
$ 1,500 to Wingecarribee Shire Council for an Indigenous dance group workshop for boys

UPPER HUNTER

$ 2,000 to Morpeth Business Association for Morpeth Street Theatre for youth. Sue Broadway from Circus Oz will help young people learn skills in street theatre.
$ 580 to Murrurundi Public School P&C for the Murrurundi Public School heritage sculpture garden
$ 1,000 to Murrurundi Shire Council for 'Non-hormonal therapy' performances developed at the Armidale Comedy Festival.
$ 1,500 to Rouchel Public School for four art workshops
$ 650 to Scone Arts & Crafts Inc for a mould-making workshop
$ 600 to Scone Arts & Crafts Inc for a pastel workshop
$ 450 to Scone Arts & Crafts Inc for a watercolour workshop
$ 2,000 to Upper Hunter Community Services for the 'Reclaim the Lane' mural project
$ 1,475 to Upper Hunter Regional Conservatorium for 'The Kookaburra Who Stole the Moon' concert for children and families

WEST DARLING

$ 2,234 to Broken Hill City Art Exchange for an advanced video production workshop
$ 1,400 to Broken Hill City Library for 'Working Man's Voice', poetry workshop & performance
$ 400 to Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery for 'Industrial Environment' public art
$ 2,000 to Central Darling Shire Council for Images of Wilcannia
$ 3,000 to Milparinka Heritage & Tourism Association for 'Once A Jolly Swagman' Festival
$ 2,400 to Thankakali Brokerage for Croc Fest 2003 participation
$ 1,000 to Milparinka Heritage & Tourism Association for 'Milparinka Fence' workshops & performance
$ 1,800 to Wentworth Shire Council for Sweat Box public art sculpture.

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