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Regional Arts NSW News

NEW REGIONAL ARTS BOARDS - FULL STEAM AHEAD
Regional Arts NSW and Lgov were in Gilgandra last Friday for the first meeting of the Central Orana Regional Arts Board Steering Committee, made up of representatives from each of five contributing local councils/shires: Coolah, Coonabarabran, Dubbo, Gilgandra and Narromine. (Wellington Shire Council has decided to stay with the Arts OutWest region.) The first act of the Steering Committee was to unanimously agree that the new RAB office will be located in Gilgandra, with satellite offices in shires across the region. So Gilgandra it is for the new Central Orana Regional Arts Development Officer (see below).

The first meeting of the Steering Committee for the Far North Coast Regional Arts Board is in progress today in Ballina. Stay tuned to the Regional Arts NSW e-Bulletin for all new Far North Coast Regional Arts Board developments.

APPLICATIONS SOUGHT FOR NEW CENTRAL ORANA RADO
Gilgandra, Salary $45,000
Applications have been called for the new position of Regional Arts Development Officer (RADO) in Gilgandra. Working with the Steering Committee, the RADO will establish the new Central Orana Regional Arts Board, an operational office and develop a strategic plan for the RAB. Applicants must demonstrate sound understanding of the issues, practices and processes of regional arts development and local government and possess strong planning, consultation, administration (including funding) and project development skills. For an information package contact Jenny Gleeson Tel 02 9247 8577 ext 3 Email jenny@regionalartsnsw.com.au
Closing 24 February

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News

FUEL4ARTS.COM DISCUSSION FORUM ON AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR REGIONAL ARTS
17 - 28 February (next week!)
fuel4arts.com is hosting an email based discussion forum on audience development and marketing strategies for regionally based artists and arts organisations. A great team of guest specialists has been pulled together to offer their tips and answer questions:

• Fiona Carter, Marketing Manager ArtsMark, Darwin
• Sally Farr, Regional Audience Development Officer, Country Arts SA
• Sonny Kent, Project Manager, Marketing Indigenous Performing Arts, Darwin
• Loraine Little, Audience Development Project Manager, Regional Arts Victoria
• Patrick Mitchell, Strategic, Facilitator, Regional Arts, Queensland Arts Council
• Tim Rollason, Curator of the Araluen Galleries, Alice Springs Cultural Precinct
• Lenny Vance, Manager, Market & Corporate Development, Queensland Arts Council
• Rachael Vincent, Communications and Promotions Officer, Regional Arts NSW

To get involved in the discussion you need to be a member of fuel4arts. Fortunately this is FREE and you can join online for immediate access to all resources at www.fuel4arts.com. Members are invited to post their questions or share their experiences on the topic by sending an email to the list. Email maillist@fuel4arts.com. All quandaries and questions gratefully received, from the most basic to the most curly. Go for it!

TWEED SHIRE NAMED CITY OF THE ARTS
The Premier and Arts Minister Bob Carr announced in January that Tweed Shire will be NSW's Fifth City of the Arts. Tweed will receive $300,000 over two years for a range of cultural events including a BIG hART youth film project, Not At Home; a project to help the area's traditional Bunjulung people record family and personal histories, the creation of a Tweed public art trail and a series of small festivals through the shire.

ORANGE GETS HALF A MILL FOR THE CON
An extra $500,000 in State Government funding has been announced to go towards extension to the Orange Regional Conservatorium. Coming on top of $250,000 already provided for the project, the new boost will allow the second stage of building to go ahead this year.

GRAFTON'S SARATON THEATRE TO BE RESTORED
The State Government has provided $250,000 for the restoration and redevelopment of the Saraton Theatre in Grafton. The theatre first opened in 1926 as a venue for silent movies and was placed on the State Heritage Register in 2000. The funding will assist with works including the replacement of the roof, rewiring and asbestos removal, in cooperation with the NSW Heritage Office.

BUSH FIRES CAUSE DAMAGE FOR FLYING FRUIT FLY CIRCUS
Fires have damaged The Flying Fruit Fly Circus (FFFC) facilities at the Wodonga Secondary College leaving $2 million worth of damage and destroying invaluable materials including promotional posters of all the FFFC tours and historical photographs. The FFFC training centre in Hovell Street Albury remains completely operational but there will be no schooling for the 60 Fruities until alternative arrangements can be made to accommodate them.

TODD WILLIAMS EN ROUTE TO STARDOM
At the recent Tamworth Country Music Festival Todd Williams was awarded the Toyota Star Maker Award - a career development package including a recording deal, media promotion, video clip and performance bookings. Williams attended the College of Country Music in Tamworth in 2001 with assistance from the NSW Ministry for the Arts' Indigenous Quick-Response Music Fund.

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Grants, Fellowships + Residencies

REICHSTEIN FOUNDATION (Victoria)
The Reichstein Foundation is a philanthropic foundation that aims to be a positive strategic catalyst for change, committed to advocacy and it working in partnership with community organisations to improve, maintain or restore human rights and social justice. The Foundation makes grants of up to $20,000 in two funding rounds per year for projects which effect structural change to benefit disadvantaged communities in Victoria. Projects designed to challenge and change systems (such as policies, laws and practices) are the Foundation's priority. Applicants must be incorporated not-for-profit community groups based in Victoria with income tax exemption. For further information contact Christa Momot, Executive Officer Tel 03 9650 4400 Email cmomot@reichstein.org.au Website www.reichstein.org.au
Closing 27 February

TELSTRA FOUNDATION
The Telstra Community Development Fund supports initiatives that provide development opportunities for children and young people. Proposals may address social, disability, research, arts and culture, education issues and/or other issues. Contact the Telstra Foundation 1800 208 378 Email telstrafoundation@team.telstra.com Website www.telstrafoundation.com.au and link to Community.
Closing 11 April

RUN_WAY 3 - YOUNG AND EMERGING NEW MEDIA ARTISTS
RUN_WAY is a program designed by the Australia Council New Media Board to extend and enliven the experience and understanding of interdisciplinary/new media arts practice. The initiative is designed to provide opportunities for young and emerging artists/artsworkers under 30 years of age to travel, learn and develop new skills and/or understanding of interdisciplinary/new media practice. Applicants can determine and implement a unique professional development scenario, suitable to their own individual needs. For further information contact Reed Everingham New Media Arts Board, Australia Council for the Arts Tel 02 9215 9116 Email r.everingham@ozco.gov.au Website www.ozco.gov.au/newmediaarts/runway_2003.html
Closing 1 May

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Competitions, Awards + Prizes

2003 BANYULE SCULPTURE PRIZE
This newly created Sculpture Award is part of the 2003 Banyule Festival. First prize $3000, Peoples Choice Award $800. Application forms, aims and objectives, and site maps are available for download from www.banyule.vic.gov.au
Closing 26 February

NATIONAL TRUST HERITAGE AWARDS 2003
Individuals, community groups, organisations, companies and government agencies that completed NSW-based heritage projects in 2002 are welcome to apply for the National Trust Heritage Awards. "Multicultural heritage" is one of the entry categories for this year. To be eligible to enter, you must be a National Trust member or join to become one. Contact the National Trust Tel 02 9258 0123 Website www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au/heritawardskit.html
Closing 3 March

THE ARCHIBALD PRIZE
One of the Art Gallery of NSW's most prestigious annual Awards. Awarded to the best portrait, "preferentially of some man or woman distinguished in Art, Letters, Science or Politics", painted from life by any artist in Australasia in the past 12 months. Medium: oil, acrylic, water colour and mixed medium. Total Prize value $35,000, non-acquisitive. Contact the Art Gallery of NSW Tel 02 9225 1700 Email deborahs@ag.nsw.gov.au Website www.agnsw.com.au
Closing 7 March

ASOLO ARTFILM FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
The Asolo ArtFilm Festival, to be held in Asolo (Treviso), Italy 22 to 28 September of this year is a continuation of the "Festival Internazionale del Film sull'Arte e di Biografie di Artisti"; set up in 1973 by the Treviso Provincial Council. Thirty years on, in the light of advances in visual languages, the Festival is being relaunched under the name Asolo ArtFilm Festival, an international showcase of cinema, television, video and info art. The competition has four main categories: Films on Art, Artists' Lives, Video and Computer Art and Experimental Productions. Website www.asolofilmfestival.it
Closing 31 March

ARTS RUSH POETRY COMP
The 2003 ArtsRush poetry competition offers a first prize of $1000.00. Judged by poet and author Chris Mansell, the winners will be announced at the Shoalhaven Poetry Festival in May. Submissions now sought with a total line length of 60 lines or less. Contact Arts Rush Communications Website www.artsrush.com.au
Closing 2 April

SCULPTURE BY THE SEA 2003
Artists are invited to submit proposals or completed works for pre-selection for Sculpture by the Sea 2003, a free to the public exhibition of over 100 sculptures in all materials and forms from across the world which is staged along Sydney's famous 2km Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk. With approximately 300,000 visitors, the exhibition is one of the largest temporary sculpture exhibitions in the world. Sculpture sales in 2002 exceeded A$250 000 with artists' prizes and subsidies in excess of A$60 000. Contact Sculpture by the Sea Tel 02 9357 1457 Email info@sculpturebythesea.com Website www.sculpturebythesea.com
Closing 22 April

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Opportunities

ONEDOTZERO7 DIGITAL MOVING IMAGE FESTIVAL (LONDON)
The acclaimed onedotzero festival which has gained a reputation for pushing the boundaries of digital cinema and moving image. From the most stylish motion graphics to the edgiest pop promos, the coolest Japanese visuals alongside the most visceral computer graphics and new wave of digital feature films onedotzero continues to explore groundbreaking programming. Original moving image work now sought for onedotzero7 and a network of global events and showcases. Website www.onedotzero.com.
Closing 28 February

NEOPOETRY DVD
Call for proposals from young Australians. New writing and audio/video art needed for new DVD compilation titled Neopoetry. The neopoetry project of text/video collaboration is designed to document transient modes of written expression in a creative way that emphasizes the contemporary, reflexive qualities of the various forms. This project has been assisted by the Australia Council. Neopoetry will be released in September 2003 as a DVD compilation, purchasable online and in retail outlets. Solo and Group proposals are welcome. Website www.neopoetry.org
Closing 14 March

ENDLESS HORIZONS CONFERENCE
The Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) and the Australasian Drama Studies Association (ADSA) present a linked annual conferences, Endless Horizons: Looking Inwards & Outwards, 2003 which will be held June 30 - July 4 in Brisbane. Broad themes include future disciplinary directions and collaborations;' writing/performing the past and future'; 'writing/performing the interior; body, skin, and text'; and 'in the realm of the senses (and of the censors)'. Proposals are invited which examine some aspect of the themes. ADSA members are invited to offer proposals for: academic papers, practical workshops, performances, panel discussion groups, early career research papers or roundtable discussions, addressing topics such as ongoing research projects, special interest groups, or works-in-progress. Website www.dev.acu.au/adsa/main.htm
Closing 15 March

CULTURAL DIVERSITY CLUSTERS
The Australia Council seeks expressions of interest from groups or artists, tertiary institutions, arts and non arts organisations interested in working collaboratively. Cultural Diversity Clusters are an initiative of the Australia Council's Art in a Multicultural Australia (AMA) policy, creating networks to provide a strong environment for the research and development of art that reflects Australia's cultural diversity. For more information about the AMA policy and the Cultural Diversity Clusters tender Email clusters@ozco.gov.au Website www.ozco.gov.au/resources/ama
Closing 30 May

ABC AUSTRALIA AD LIB
The Australia Ad Lib Website is calling for work from Australian musicians for the new for inclusion on this new site. They are looking for the most radical, iconoclastic, larrikin, do-it-yourself, un-compromised music currently being practised in Australia today - the stuff that normally gets swept under the mainstream carpet; the stuff that is difficult to find in the official annals of Australian culture. In Adlib's first week of existence last year, there were over 80,000 hits. So it is a project that has the potential of assisting your work possibilities and a world wide awareness in your music. Contact Jon Rose, The Listening Room Email adlib@your.abc.net Website www.abc.net/au/arts/adlib/latest.htm
No closing date

OPEN SHUTTER ONLINE SERVICE
Open Shutter is an online service being developed by a group of young Australian artists, for young Australian artists, with the aim to exhibit the artwork of talented individuals to worldwide viewers. By exhibiting with Open Shutter you'll pay no upfront fees or commission fees for artists, if your work doesn't sell on Open Shutter then it doesn't cost you anything. Other services offered will include Online Folio Management, Order Processing, Distribution System and Informational Articles. Open Shutter also wants to set up an art consultancy service for businesses looking to rent or buy works. It's a way to gain exposure for your work. If there is enough interest the project will get up and running. Register your interest by visiting the website www.openshutter.bpa.nu
No closing date

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Resources + Services

AUSTRALIA COUNCIL 2003 HANDBOOKS
The Support for the Arts Handbook from the Australia Council for the Arts is now available. To order your free copy contact the Australia Council Tollfree 1800 226 912 Email mail@ozco.gov.au. In the meantime, you can download a list of the 2003 closing dates for all Australia Council Boards in either Word or pdf at www.ozco.gov.au/support/generalinfo/2003_closing.html

NSW MINISTRY FOR THE ARTS CULTURAL GRANTS GUIDELINES BOOKLETS
The Ministry for the Arts' 2003-2004 Cultural Grants Guidelines booklets will be available soon. In the meantime, you can download a list of the 2003 closing dates for applications from the Ministry's website at www.arts.nsw.gov.au.

NEW FILM DISTRIBUTION HANDBOOK FOR REGIONAL CINEMAS
A new publication to help regional cinemas to deal effectively with film distribution companies from the NSW Film and Television Office. The Distribution Guide provides comprehensive information about the way film distribution and exhibition occurs in Australia and around the world and covers issues such as film hire terms and conditions, release dates, box office figures, print numbers and freight costs. It includes advice and suggestions for working within the industry, achieving the most effective box office results, successful programming for regional locations, and effective marketing and promotional strategies. The Distribution Guide is now available from the FTO for $25.00 including GST. An order form is available from the Regional Cinema Resources page of the FTO website at www.fto.nsw.gov.au/fund.asp?content=2&subID=8&id=53&infoID=106. Queries about the NSW FTO's Regional Cinema initiatives can be directed to Brendan Smith Tel 02 9264 6400 Freecall 1300 556 386.

ANPC SCRIPT ASSESSMENT SERVICE
The Australian National Playwrights Centre offers professional assessments of your play-script either by written report, by phone or in a face-to-face meeting. Assessors are all experienced theatre practitioners and the service is currently used by playwrights at all levels; from beginners to old hands. Rates vary from $100 through to $240 for various levels of assessment (including rapid response). For full details and an entry form, contact Darren Mattock Tel 02 9555 9377 Email info@anpc.org.au.

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Employment

ASSISTANT GALLERY DIRECTOR
Lismore, Salary $36,571 pa
Lismore Regional Gallery is seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional for the full time position of Assistant Gallery Director, to assist in the operation and management of the Regional Art Gallery. Responsibilities include assisting with collection and curatorial management, exhibitions, volunteers and administration. Contact Human Resources, Lismore City Council Tel 02 6625 0459
Closing 21 February

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Seminars, Workshops, Training + Events

INDIGENOUS PROTOCOLS WORKSHOP
21 February, 9:00am to 5:00pm, Penrith Art Gallery Emu Plains
The Indigenous Program of Community Cultural Development NSW is holding a FREE community workshop on its Indigenous Community Protocols Project. All members of the Indigenous and non-Indigenous community are invited to attend and participate. Speakers include Kerry McIvenny, Senior Project Officer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board, Australia Council for the Arts, Gordon Hookey, Indigenous artist and Mark Yettica-Paulson, Indigenous Leadership Officer. Contact Angelina Hurley, Indigenous Program Manager CCDNSW Tel 02 9821 2210 Email Angelina@ccsnsw.org

CHORAL & ORCHESTRAL WEEKEND
7 - 9 March, NEGS, Armidale
Organised by the Armidale Music Foundation. The Foundation's annual weekend workshops are designed to provide a unique opportunity to the many aspiring amateur musicians of Northern NSW and Southern Queensland to join together in rehearsal and performance of large scale choral works under the guidance of some of Australia's foremost instrumental and choral tutors. Registrations now open to enthusiastic singers and instrumentalists to take part in a weekend workshop for Prokoviev's stirring " Alexander Nevsky", music based on the music written for the 1938 Eisenstein film depicting the life of the great Russian hero who was called on in 1242 to save his homeland. Website www.amfchoral.com

NEW MEDIA ARTS BOARD CLIENT MEETINGS
10 - 11 March, Sydney
Staff of the Australia Council's New Media Arts Board are holding client meetings, giving the opportunity to discuss your specific projects and how to apply for support through the Australia Council. Meetings are by appointment only, contact Christian Taylor Tel 02 9215 9116 or Toll Free 1800 226 912 to arrange an appointment.

INFLUENCING POLICY & FUNDING
20 - 21 March, CMA Centre, 500 Collins St, Melbourne
Many people know how to apply for funding. Far fewer have the skills to influence government and change the way that funding is delivered. This two day seminar presented by the Arts Management Advisory Group is about the gentle art of helping the government to govern. It is about changing government policy; increasing the amount of money allocated to a particular area, creating new priorities, and - sometimes - rescuing your organisation in the face a sheer hostility to its aims and objectives. What is the key to running a successful campaign? How is policy developed? How can you influence policy? How has arts policy evolved? Speakers include: Donald Horne AO, Jim Kennan SC and Justin Macdonnell. Contact Colleen Wait Tel 03 9696 5085 Email colleen@paxinos.com.au.

NEW INFLUENCES - MOSAIC COURSE
18 - 20 April, Byron Bay
A 3 day course in designing and creating mosaics using nature as the source of inspiration by professional mosaicist, Scott Harrower. Join him in his studio in the Byron Bay hinterland for an inspirational journey into this ancient medium. Various techniques and design issues covered using the direct, indirect and Ravenna methods of production. Scott has designed and produced works for the Queensland State Government, Brisbane City Council, international residences and private collections around Australia. Contact Scott Harrower Tel 02 66 89 1293 Email scott@shmosaic.com.

THE NATIONAL PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE
20 April - 3 May, ANU, Canberra
The international programme includes workshops, master classes, play readings, debates and social events. Registration is open to anyone who loves theatre (college accommodation is available). For full details, contact Darren Mattock at the ANPC Tel 02 9555 9377 Email info@anpc.org.au Website www.anpc.org.au.

PEOPLE PLACE PARTNERSHIPS 2: STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES
29 - 30 April, Sydney
An initiative of the NSW Premier's Department, this conference focuses on people, where they live and how they relate with each other. This conference is about a three way dialogue between the community, business and public sectors to build communities with economic, environmental and social sustainability. Offering a valuable opportunity to exchange information and ideas on key initiatives and successes. The program will encourage innovation and networking to assist your community's policy, program and project development. For further information Tel 02 9411 4666 Email ppp2@hotelnetwork.com.au Website www.hotelnetwork.com.au/conference.php#anchor_46

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