Regional Arts NSW

Media Release

Country Arts Support Program gives 148 new projects the go ahead in 2007

19 March 2007

Full list of projects below

Regional Arts NSW is delighted to announce a long list of successful applications for funding from the Country Arts Support Program (CASP) for 2007. This year 148 new arts projects have got the go-ahead in regional, rural and remote NSW communities thanks to a CASP grant, and the range of activities is remarkable: from opera training to hip hop dance, from digital filmmaking to salt-fired pottery, from jewellery-making to crime-fiction writing.

"This program is a great example of how a relatively small amount of funding can have a major impact in regional areas, with literally thousands of people standing to benefit," said Elizabeth Rogers, CEO of Regional Arts NSW.

CASP is a key regional arts funding program for NSW which provides support to employ artists in locally initiated arts and cultural projects. The aim is to provide access to arts activities for small communities, to encourage communities to work together on cultural projects, to foster cultural diversity in the regions and to ensure that regional and rural areas have an artistic voice.

Grants of between $300 and $3,000 are provided form a total pool of $200,000 which is devolved to Regional Arts NSW from the NSW Government. Recommendations on funding are made locally, by regional CASP assessment panels coordinated by the Regional Arts Boards. Applications from local government areas not serviced by a Regional Arts Board are assessed by the State CASP assessment panel which meets in Sydney to approve the final allocations.

"This year's funding round again demonstrates the vital role that this funding program plays for communities in regional NSW," Ms Rogers said. "Most of these projects simply wouldn't get going ahead without A CASP grant."

This year there were 235 applications for funding received from every region of the State, with a total request of some $483,000 - an 18% increase in last year's figure. A total of 77 submissions were received from first-time applicants (32%) and 148 grants were approved.

Some of the highlights among this year's list are:

A series of performances by the Riverina Theatre Company designed to engage and entertain heavily drought affected areas in Coolamon.
Monthly arts, artefacts and dance camps at the Yaama Festival site in Bourke involving young people and Aboriginal elders.
A youth filmmaking project at the Kingscliff RSL in the Northern Rivers, teaching students filmmaking skills while recording living histories from local World War II veterans.
A touring program of over 25 public concerts and school workshops by the Sculthorpe String Quartet with didjeridu performer, William Barton and percussionist Timothy Constable, across the South East.
A crime fiction workshop, historical display and 'whodunit' murder mystery evening at the Broken Hill Writers Centre.
A project by the Tallong community to paint a large, very old concrete tank in the village centre as part of a campaign to restore community pride.
Screenings of three silent movies with accompaniment by theatre organist, David Johnston, on one of the best pipe organs in regional Australia, at St Matthews Anglican Church in Albury.
... and many more.

Look out for a CASP project coming up near you!

A full list of projects follows.

More information
For more general information about the Country Arts Support Program click here

Enquiries
For other enquiries contact Rachael Vincent, Communications Manager Tel 02 9270 2504
Email rachael@regionalartsnsw.com.au

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Country Arts Support Program (CASP)
List of Projects Funded 2007

Projects are listed by region. More about the regions here

Albury Wodonga

$2,500 to Write Around the Murray Story Festival Committee for Story Festival - taking and shaking the Writers Festival format into a more community accessible format and putting the reader centre stage, where skill development and illustrating is a focus and where community stories and memories can be captured and articulated through a number of innovative mediums.
$2,000 to Murray Music Club for the CD Project - to make a comprehensive booklet cover to insert with the compilation CD of showcasing top quality local acoustic musicians and their original works that have performed at Murray Music Club in the past 2 years.
$1,500 to Albury Wodonga Artists Society for Life's like that - To engage a qualified tutor to conduct workshops in drawing the figure-for members, non members, TAFE Art students and senior HSC students who are interested in depicting aspects of the human condition and intend to develop and extend artistic vocabulary and technical skills.
$2,000 to St Matthews Anglican Church for Silent Movie Screenings - Three screenings of silent movies over a seven months accompanied on the church's pipe organ (one of the best in Regional Australia) by David Johnston, Theatre Organist of Melbourne.
$2,000 to St Pauls College P&F Association for Community Production - a performance incorporating drama, singing, dance and music at St Paul's College, with a cast from the College as well as the local community.
$2,800 to Albury Central Inc for Busker Mentor Workshops - Shep Huntly, an international street performer and regular participant at the Applause Festival, will conduct busking workshops with young performers to be conducted in Albury in the weeks leading to the Festival.
$1,500 to Albury PCYC for Holz Art - Two mid week school holiday Art workshops for primary school children teaching skills in drawing, sculpting and painting-culminating in a take home canvas.
$1,500 to Albury Regional Art Gallery for Commedia dell arte performance and slapstick workshops - a performance and workshops in support of an exhibition that explores the origins of Commedia Dell Arte. Visiting artists Legs Akimbo will perform and present, leaving behind costumes and props to provide ongoing interactive elements for visitors to the exhibition.

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Central West

$1,000 to Stuck in the Mud Productions for Land of La - tour of a hildren's performance to Central West communities
$400 to The Macquarie Philharmonic Inc for 2007 Concert Series Bathurst & Cowra - three concerts with an animal theme with professional and top student musicians
$1,100 to Blayney Shire Council for Painting the Shed - a Youth Week mural painting project depicting the scene or a specific area of Blayney Shire.
$1,340 to Lachlan Arts Council for Lachlan's Living Legends - a Portrait project in literature and other media for the whole community.
$1,500 to Oberon Arts Council for Oberon Common Community Art Project - design workshops and planning of a community public art project.
$1,500 to Bletchington PS P&C for Bletchington Boys Beating Drums - intensive drumming workshops with youth.
$1,170 to Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society for Technical Sound and Lighting Workshop - an intensive weekend theatre technicians workshop for CW M&D and theatre companies.
$1,000 to Cowra/Canberra Dance Development Organising Committee for Cowra/Canberra Dance development program - dance workshops with Jacqui Cornforth for young dancers and local Indigenous dancers in Cowra.
$1,000 to The Dead Bones Society (DBS) for Dead Bones Short Film - two week script development and set, costume, backdrop workshops for film production.
$1,545 to Forbes Arts and Culture Working Group for Fictions, non-fictions, memoirs & family histories - a set of two introductory writing workshops with Merrill Findlay (a local published writer).
$2,200 to Yeoval & District Progress Association for Mulga Bill Community Festival - performing artist Geoffrey Graham will perform and take workshops with local schools at the inaugural Mulga Bill Community festival.
$1,200 to Bathurst Theatre Company for Show Day Tour in Central West - to engage local professional actors in performances projects for future regional touring.
$1,000 to Central West Brain Injury Action Group for Let's add colour - to engage three artists to work with the group.

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Eastern Riverina

$1,000 to Temora/West Wyalong Piano Students for 2007 Regional Piano Workshops - to provide tuition for students to play for an examiner and receive professional feedback.
$504 to The Leisure Company for Empowerment through Drama - a series of drama workshops for people with disabilities.
$1,060 to Harden/Murrumburrah Arts Council for Exploring Creative Art in different Mediums for Young people - drawing and sculpting workshops for young people.
$3,000 to Tumut Apex Club Inc for Muso Magic - Song writing workshops for youth.
$1,000 to St Andrews Anglican Church Committee for Artist in Residence - Up-2-Date Art Exhibition 2007 - week long artist-in-residence program showcasing work of artist and linking with a mural project at the local school during Visual Arts Week.
$920 to Lockhart Art Group for Watercolour and printmaking workshops - offering tuition with a Wagga-based artist.
$1,418 to Kurrajong Waratah for Fun Physical Theatre workshops - physical theatre and drama workshops for people with disabilities.
$2,000 to Murrumbidgee Magic Chorus for Together in Harmony - a vocal workshop for female singers in Griffith, culminating in a multicultural performance.
$2,667 to Riverina Theatre Company for Dry Humour - Improvisation workshop and performances designed to involve and entertain heavily drought-affected community of Coolamon.
$2,000 to Booranga Writers Centre for Booranga Fellowship Writer-in-residence outreach program - Employment of four visiting professional writers to present educational public programs (workshops and readings) across the region.

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Far West

$2,000 to Coonamble Arts Alive for Life Drawing Workshops - ywo Weekend Workshops in life drawing working towards an exhibition 'Voluminous Lines of Sight'
$1,600 to Coonamble Streets Ahead Committee for Songs in the Key of She - seven weekend choral workshops over seven months leading up to a performance in the Moorambilla Festival of New Australian Music.
$1,350 to Lightning Ridge Arts & Craft Council Inc for Silver Jewellery Making and Beading Workshop - a four day silver-smithing and beading workshop.
$2,000 to Murrawari Aboriginal Corporation for Scrap to Sculpture - recycled sculpture workshop.
$1,000 to Nyngan Arts Council for Museum Mural - to make a mural on the Nyngan Museum wall.
$654 to Nyngan Arts Council for Arts Workshop Weekend - providing local artists with access to tuition by visiting professional artists.
$2,500 to Nyngan Arts Council for Hip Hop Tap Workshops - a three day workshop encompassing dance, visual arts scrap booking and drama, culminating in a performance and exhibition.
$1,000 to Walgett and District Tourism Association for Opera at the Showgrounds - to enable a performance of the musical Kiss me Kate at the Walgett Showground.
$1,496 to Warren Arts Council for Warren Community Choir Workshop - a weekend community choral workshop with the Artistic Director of the Moorambilla Festival.
$2,000 to Yaama Festival for Aboriginal Arts, Artefacts and Dance Workshops/Camps - monthly workshops/camps at the Yaama Festival site in Bourke - involving arts, artefacts and dance with elders and young people.

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Mid North Coast

$1,500 to Homebase Youth Services for Telling Her Story - workshops for Aboriginal youth in film making and storytelling.
$800 to Arts Council of the Dorrigo Inc for Training towards producing an opera in Dorrigo - a series of skills development workshops preceding production of a local opera production with a visiting artist-in-residence.
$1,100 to Wauchope Community Arts Council for Youth Art Workshops - four workshops with young people to produce six stage backdrops & banners for use at the 2007 C.H Music Festival.
$700 to Clockwork Theatre Inc for Song for a Tree - to enable ten performances of this children's opera.
$1,100 to Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium Inc (CHRC) for Australian Chamber Orchestra concerts & workshops - a concert and instrumental workshop culminating in a public performance.
$1,200 to Macksville High School for Love Bites - a year 10 prevention program on domestic violence and sexual assault.
$600 to Stroud Theatrical Arts Repertory Society for Medieval Feast@Camalittle - workshops in theatre, music, historic, writing, designing and costumes that will culminate in a feast for groups an communities from surrounding villages.
$1,100 to Bagot Magic Performance Group for Festival participation workshops - to employ an artist to facilitate drama workshops.
$1,100 to Chaplaincy Department Coffs Harbour Education Campus for Turning Point - wood carving workshops leading up to creation of the works for the Turning Point art installation on campus.
$1,400 to Bellingen High School - Crocfest Performance Group for Crocfest performance - Indigenous dance workshops for Crocfest participants
$1,500 to Killabakh Community Association for The Big Picture - workshops with a professional facilitator learn to create scenery that is culturally and historically relevant to the town for display on hall walls and for performances at the hall centenary in 2007.
$1,100 to Great Lakes Shire Council (Children's Service) for Children's Public Art for the Performing Arts - ceramic workshop for children to make tiles to go in public places in the community.
$1,200 to Bowraville Arts Council Inc for Wilde Tales - Presentation of the production Wilde Tales plus workshops to develop professional theatre skills.
$2,200 to Kempsey Shire Council for Cultural Art Exchange - monthly workshops for children, young people and adults leading to an exchange program with Sydney artists via exhibitions in the region.

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North West

$1,500 to Orpheus Music for Orpheus Music Early Chamber Summer School - an opportunity for musicians to work with specialists in the field of historically informed performance.
$2,000 to Challenge Armidale for Developing theatre performance skills - workshops for intellectually disabled people leading up to a community theatre event.
$1,500 to New England Writers' Centre for Writers Festival - workshops and seminars held at the Writers Festival by well known published authors.
$500 to Glen Innes Art Gallery for Visual Arts Weekend Workshops - Visual arts workshops.
$1,000 to Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society for Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards - employing children's author Prue Mason to work with local schools in the Gunnedah area as part of the Dorothy Mackellar Poetry Awards.
$600 to Inverell Art Society for Wheel Throwing Workshop - teaching how to' throw' clay.
$1,500 to Moree Plains Gallery for Kamilaroi Sculptor Carved Tree project - sculptor Lawrence Leslie will teach how to ccarve sculpture from red gum trees using traditional techniques.
$1,500 to Narrabri Youth Services for Raw Metal Dance Workshops - hip-hop, funk and body percussion workshops for young people.
$600 to Liverpool Plains Arts Council for Puppetease - performance and workshops to develop communication and creative skills for primary school children in the area.
$2,000 to Tamworth Regional Conservatorium of Music for Orchestras Festival - a weekend festival involving intensive rehearsals and tutorials.
$1,400 to Borderline Arts Association Incorporated for A Brush with Performance Enhancers - Poetry development project aiming to raise the literary standard of verse.
$1,500 to Uralla Arts Council Inc for From the Paddock to the Pub - Grow your own performance - Developing stories into performances.

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Northern Rivers

$1,450 to ACE North Coast Inc for Drawing on Culture by Burri Jerome - Indigenous art specialist Burri Jerome will teach drawing for the Cabbage Tree Island Indigenous community, providing the building blocks to painting techniques.
$1,360 to Ballina District Community Services Association for Express: Regional Youth Art Exhibition 07 - free art workshops for Indigenous and non-Indigenous young people, facilitated by local artists. Artwork to be displayed for a week with a presentation evening at the end of the workshop series.
$2,500 to Byron Youth Service and Activities Centre Inc for Increase the Peace with Beats - Workshops in the YAC's recording facilities eventuating in a recording session and the production of a radio show and performance at the local Hip Hop Festival.
$2,130 to Kingscliff RSL for ANZAC Day Youth Project - a youth filmmaking project to teach students film making skills while recording living histories from local World War II veterans in the community.
$3,000 to Mid Richmond Neighbourhood Centre (Youth Outreach Program) for Itchy Hands Itchy Feet - six sessions of intensive art and dance workshops for rurally isolated young people culminating in a two performances and an exhibition in Youth Week.
$1,600 to R.E.D Inc (Realising Every Dream) for R.E.D Inc. Lantern Making Workshop - Lantern making workshops for young people with disabilities for participation in the Lismore Lantern Parade.
$2,000 to The Channon Cultural Collective for Our Creeks, Rocky, Terania and Tuntable - A public art mosaic project using recycled materials to highlight the value of the waterways in the community. The Mosaic will be featured on a wall in Coronation Park.
$1,800 to Woolumbin Dreaming Inc for Indigenous Workshops at Wollumbin Festival - four Indigenous artists to present 3 x 2hr workshops in Indigenous design, painting and weaving.
$1,200 to Krinkl Theatre for Northern Rivers Regional Puppets - puppet workshops for the Kyogle Puppet Rodeo, Puppet Exhibition at Star Court Theatre and the 2008 World Congress of puppets.

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Orana

$1,830 to Gilgandra Youth Centre for Raw Dance Company Community Workshops - dance workshops for young people.
$2,000 to Orana Arts for Orana Cultural Directory - to employ an administration officer to update the Orana Arts Cultural Directory.
$780 to Fresh Arts Inc for My Line - Print Making Workshop - a two day printmaking workshop including demonstrations and hands-on work that will be exhibited.
$2,787 to Centacare - Wilcania Forbes (Orana) for Artist in residence film making - Film maker Adrian Symes will work with predominately indigenous young people to make a film about their lives focusing on drug and alcohol issues.
$1,900 to Baradine Schools and Community Band for Videoconference and face-to-face Musical Instrument Workshops with Katherine Richardson - weekly wind, brass and percussion music lessons via video-conferencing and three face to face workshops for thirty community members.
$1,500 to Dunedoo District Development Group Inc for Patchwork and Handicraft Weekend - weekend patchwork and handicraft workshop and information forum from experts in the field.
$1,400 to Baradine Progress Association Inc for Flights of Fancy: Creative Bird Sculpture Workshop - two sculpture workshops for youth and general community with the aim of creating public art for Baradine.
$1,000 to Mendooran District Development Group Inc for Bangers and Mash - a performance of this comedy theatre by Critical Stages at Mendooran.
$1,000 to TNT Arts Council for The Idea of North Concert/Workshop - acapella performance with workshop on vocal techniques, new song talent and vocal ensemble education.
$1,500 to Warrumbungle Arts Expo Committee for Warrumbungle Arts Expo - an expo of arts and craft in the shire including demonstrations from local, regional and national artists.
$903 to Dubbo Art and Craft Society Inc for Workshops for 2007 - Three workshops in acrylic, water colour/mixed media and charcoal drawing techniques.

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South East

$1,800 to Snowy River Arts Inc for Workshops for Lake Light Sculpture - a series of workshops for school children creating pieces for an exhibition at 'Lake Light Sculpture'.
$1,500 to Little Yuin Aboriginal Preschool for Clay and Casting Workshops - Community workshops developing pottery and casting skills.
$850 to UP for Site Specific One - a curated exhibition of site-specific works created in Mimosa National Park.
$1,000 to Eurobodalla Fibre and Textiles Arts Group Inc for Manipulation of Fibre - workshops and exhibitions by EFTAG members demonstrating process of producing wearable or decorative fibre art and culminating in an exhibition.
$1,500 to Not Another Landscape Exhibition Group for Not Another Landscape - a curated exhibition of approximately 25 large scale works by 7 artists from the Bega Valley and Eurobodalla Shires showing unconventional ways of interpreting the landscape.
$2,000 to Bombala Council for Letsgetintoit - artists working with the community to create public artwork using mediums of sculpture and mosaics.
$1,500 to Theatre Onset Inc for Trains of Thoughts - an oral history project commencing with training of community members to generate a collection of histories for future performances.
$1,200 to Heartsong Choir for Faure Requiem Concert - Workshops leading to 5 performances of orchestral / choral works by Heartsong Community Choir, Bega Valley String Orchestra and other local musicians.
$1,500 to South East Music Collective for Mumbulla Winds - a two day workshop for woodwind and brass students with intention of forming wind ensemble and developing support network.
$1,200 to The ACT Writers Centre for Poetry Workshops in Cooma Correctional Centre - a series of 4 fortnightly creative writing workshops for inmates of Cooma Correctional Centre.
$2,000 to Four Winds Festival Inc for Barnstorming Tour - a comprehensive program of over 25 public concerts and school workshops by the Sculthorpe String Quartet, didjeridu performer William Barton and percussionist Timothy Constable.

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South West

$400 to Deni-Play on the Plains Festival Inc for Boots and All Art Exhibition - a boot polish painting exhibition
$750 to Deni-Play on the Plains Festival Inc for Funky Squad - Funky Love Squad.
$550 to Southern Riverina Gallery for Coral Manfield Workshop - A series of watercolour workshops.
$2,650 to Outback Theatre for Young People Inc for Physical Theatre Workshop - A series of physical theatre workshops for young people.
$1,500 to Bishops Lodge Management Committee for Jazz in the Outback - Jazz workshops and performances.
$1,000 to Caldwell Community Conservation Group for Caldwell Celtic Artists - a performance by celtic artists.
$1,000 to Mathoura Special Events Committee for Nearly People - an artist consultation for project planning.
$900 to Hay Art Inc for Arts in Hay - an arts skills development program in Hay.
$1,000 to Cobram and District Artists Society for Mural Art - a skills development workshop for mural work.
$910 to Hillston Creative Arts Council Inc for Sculpture Workshop and Exhibition - Skills development workshop and exhibition.
$1,300 to South West Music Regional Conservatorium for African Drum and Dance - a skills workshop in African drumming.
$500 to Coleambally Arts Council for Jenimar Arcade Mural - mural painting and associated workshops.
$1,000 to Jerilderie Letter Event Committee for Kelly Gang Raid on Jerilderie - a theatre based re-enactment of the Kelly Gang raid in Jerilderie.
$1,140 to Deni Spring Blues Festival for Music Workshop - offering music workshops as part of the Deniliquin Springs Blues Festival.
$1,000 to Pretty Pine Ground Committee for Fathers Day Storytime Workshop - storytelling with fathers and children.

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Southern Tablelands

$1,400 to CTC at Robertson for Animated Film - making an animated 3-5 minute film using stop animation.
$1,500 to Queanbeyan Arts Network for Recycled Materials, Art, Community Engagement and Exhibitions - an exhibition of art objects made from recycled materials.
$700 to Boorowa Library for The Living Book - storytelling sessions incorporating local history.
$900 to Wollondilly Arts Group Inc for Workshopping with WAG - three workshops in handmade paper art and watercolour techniques.
$1,000 to Berrima District Art Society Inc for A Sense of Me - a workshop exploring identity and story boarding on ceramic tiles.
$926 to Aboriginal Elders Art Cooperative for Community Art Project for Aboriginal Elders - developing a body of work for an exhibition.
$530 to Crookwell and District Arts Council for Development of Archival and Curatorial Capacity Building - training workshops for collection management and curating exhibitions.
$1,480 to Crookwell and District Arts Council for The Meeting Place - a public art project to improve the safety and aesthetics of Crookwell's 'hot spot'.
$3,000 to Lieder Theatre Company for Dramaturge Two - Dramaturge workshops to develop scripts for performance by the company in late 2007.
$1,484 to Yass Youth Association for Screen-printing workshops for Disadvantaged Youth - workshops for youth (including indigenous youth) currently attending the Youth Centre in computer graphics, screen-printing and marketing.
$960 to Yass Valley Writers for Poetry Development Yass - two poetry workshops and a reading by Australian poet, Judy Johnson.
$1,200 to Tallong Community Focus Group for Painting the Pot - the painting of a large, very old concrete tank in the village centre as part of a campaign to restore community pride.
$520 to Goulburn Library for Tell Me a Story - a workshop for adults which focuses on storytelling skills and techniques.

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Upper Hunter

$1,000 to Singleton Shire Council for New Art - workshops to teach different art mediums to aged and disability groups.
$1,130 to Singleton Public Library for Write On - six practical writing workshops for adults and children.
$2,195 to Singleton Public Library for Youth Inspired - three youth workshops in visual arts, music and cartooning.
$2,980 to Broke Fordwich Tourism Association Inc for Folk in Broke - traditional and contemporary folk music workshops and performance.
$2,000 to Upper Hunter Regional Library for Yarns Bloody Yarns - bush poets teach and recite in Scone, Merriwa and Muswellbrook libraries.
$1,500 to Gloucester Shire Council for Shakespeare Festival Youth Festival - Newcastle University Orchestra's 'Big Band' performance.
$1,000 to Timor Tennis Club Inc for Opera in the Hills - a performance by Opera Northwest
$2,000 to Upper Hunter Shire Council for Horsing around with Arts and Culture - street theatre workshops and performance including pavement art and puppetry at the Horse Festival.
$1,000 to Upper Hunter Shire Council for Festival of Fleeces Mural project - workshop and construction of metal cut-outs for Festival of the Fleeces.
$770 to Scone Arts and Craft Inc for Winter Workshops - a series of two day painting workshops and exhibition
$1,200 to Scone Ceramic Group for Commemorative Ceramic Sculpture Installation - workshops and ceramic sculpture installation.

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West Darling

$2,875 to Broken Hill Writers Centre for Crime Fiction in Broken Hill - Crime fiction writing workshop presented by experts in this field; an historical display of local events in crime in Broken Hill and a 'whodunit' evening of murder mystery.
$2,793 to Wilcannia Arts for Expansion of Cultural Officer Position - to provide additional workshops support and curator skills to the artists-in-residence program.
$1,210 to Broken Hill Potters Society for Low Salt Fired Pottery Workshop - workshops to show potters and other interested members of the community how to build a kiln to do low salt firing with local and unique materials.
$2,785 to Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation for Yarning it UP - aproject in collecting stories and developing songs and music for a youth circus performance by Youth Excellence Arts and Health programs.
$2,980 to Broken Hill Art Exchange Inc for Artists Residency and Digital Photography Art Workshop - Patrick Neu will undertake a residency to develop a project about rural communities and will conduct digital photographic workshops and artists talks.
$2,785 to Broken Hill Writers Centre for Wendy Harmer Author Residency - to involve writer and comedian Wendy Harmer in children's literature development and as a guest speaker for the for new youth magazine launch.

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Areas not serviced by a Regional Arts Board

$600 to Wollemi Children's Creative Arts Committee for Winter Holiday Art Workshops - atwo day art workshop presented by 13 visiting and local artists who will facilitate the sessions in painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media and craft.
$1,500 to Shellharbour City Council for National Poetry Week 2007 in Shellharbour - a series of poetry workshops for the Shellharbour community to the learn the art of writing and reading poetry. Professional poets from the South Coast region will be employed.
$3,000 to Wollombi Valley Wine Trail for Sculpture in The Vineyards - providing the opportunity to develop a cultural partnership through creating and exhibiting large scale and site specific works inspired by the rural surrounds of the vineyards along the Wollombi Wine Trail.
$1,405 to Mudgee Arts Council for Textile Workshop - to employ textile artist Adele Outteridge to run two to three workshops in Mudgee in 2007.
$2,600 to Cessnock Youth Development Group for NRG - a vibrant and edgy 7-10 week skill-building and issue-based performance workshop program for young people in Cessnock. The workshops will conclude in a showcasing of skills to friends, family and the local community.