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Regional Arts News
Grants, Fellowships + Residencies
Awards + Prizes
Opportunities
Resources / Available for Tour
Employment
Seminars, Workshops, Training + Events
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Regional Arts News

NSW MINISTRY FOR THE ARTS ANNOUNCES REGIONAL ARTS GRANTS
The Premier and Arts Minister Bob Carr has just announced nearly $15 million in cultural grants for New South Wales in 2003, including almost $8 million to be directed to regional areas. As well as some core funding for Regional Arts NSW and the state's Regional Arts Development Officers (RADOs), the 2003 grants include a doubling of funds to be made available through the Country Arts Support Program (CASP) and the funding of the two new RADO positions in the Central Orana and Far North Coast Regions.

In other regional announcements, funding for the Northern Rivers Performing Arts Creative Laboratory for new work has been doubled to $200,000. Queanbeyan City Council will receive $125,000 towards the construction of the civic and cultural centre and $305,000 has been allocated for cinema refurbishment projects in Bowraville, Narrabri, Bombala, Tenterfield and Young. The South Coast Writers' Centre and HotHouse Theatre in Albury have both been granted multi-year funding at $55,000 and $130,000 per annum, respectively and Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery has been granted $33,000 towards the development of a contemporary art event to take place across the Hunter region. 2003 will also see regional tours by Bangarra Dance Theatre (going to Wagga Wagga, Orange, Gosford, Wollongong and Taree) and the Australian Theatre for Young People (Hillston, Hay, Balranald, Barham, Deniliquin and Finley) also thanks to grants from the NSW Ministry for the Arts.
Download the full list of 2003 grant recipients from the website at www.arts.nsw.gov.au.

CASP FUNDING DOUBLED FOR 2003 - HIGHER LIMITS ON GRANTS
Regional Arts NSW is pleased to announce that following the doubling of the total funds pool for the Country Arts Support Program (CASP) 2003 from $100,000 to $200,000, the ceiling for CASP grants will also increase. Funding from the program for artists' fees, travel and accommodation will now fall within the following ranges:
* Workshops: $300 to $1,500 (higher for workshops combined with performances)
* Performances: $300 to $1,000 (possibly on a guarantee-against-loss basis)
* Artists-in-residence, public art projects & exhibitions: $300 to $2,000
* Festivals: $300 to $3,000.
* A limited Guarantee Against Loss (GAL) fund of $1,000 per region is available for tours of professional performances hosted by regional community presenters.
The Country Arts Support Program provides small grants to arts and community organisations, Regional Arts Boards and local arts councils in regional NSW for short term, locally initiated projects. Funding for the program is devolved from the NSW Ministry for the Arts. The deadline for applications is 5:00pm Friday March 14 2003. New Guidelines and Application Forms are now online at www.regionalartsnsw.com.au/grants/grants.html.

DECEMBER ARTREACH HOT OFF THE PRESS
The Regional Arts NSW quarterly magazine features community cultural development stories across most art forms from every region of the state. Highlights from the December edition include:
* Groundswell, the hugely successful 2002 RAA National Conference held in Albury Wodonga in October - reports and pictures.
* Focus on the NSW Fourth City of the Arts Program and what it has done for the Hastings
* Urban:City youth theatre exchange in Wide Open Road
* Music
* Circus
* Arts and the Environment
* Writing
* Museums
* Fairs and Festivals
* Infrastructure
* Public Art plus
* New resources, news and listings.
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Grants, Fellowships + Residencies

THE MYER FOUNDATION
The Myer Foundation supports processes, events, and activities that resolve problems and address issues that make a positive measurable difference to society. Applications for funding in the categories of Social Justice, The Arts and Humanities and Beyond Australia closing soon.
Contact The Myer Foundation Tel 03 9207 3040 Email enquiries@myerfoundation.org.au
Website www.myerfoundation.org.au
Closing 18 December Social Justice
Closing 6 January 2003 The Arts and Humanities
Closing 30 January 2003 Beyond Australia

NEW FEATURE FILM WRITER¹S SCHEME
The New South Wales Film and Television Office (FTO) is calling for applications to this unique development initiative which aims to assist new writers to fully develop a significant, creative vision for their script. The FTO will support up to five scripts per round and will match writers with an experienced script advisor to assist them to reach the next draft. Seeking interesting, original feature film scripts. Applications only from new writers - those without screenwriting credits or those with writing credits of up to a maximum of 30 minutes of drama (accumulative) which have been produced and screened to an audience (eg, TV, festival). Download the guidelines and application form from the website or contact Natalie Vlies Tel 02 9264 6400 Freecall 1300 556 386 Email devfin@fto.nsw.gov.au Website www.fto.nsw.gov.au.
Closing 19 December 2002 Round 1
Closing 6 June 2003 Round 2

MINERALS COUNCIL INDIGENOUS SCHOLARSHIPS 2003
In partnership with The Foundation for Young Australians, the Minerals Council is offering approximately twenty scholarships to young Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people aged 25 or under. Scholarships will be awarded to assist recipients to pursue secondary or post-secondary education in any field of study. Up to $5,000 is available to each post-secondary student and up to $2,500 to each secondary student. Contact The Foundation for Young Australians Tel 1800 252 316 Website www.youngaustralians.org
Closing 8 January 2003

AIATSIS RESEARCH GRANTS
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Research Grants Program 2003 will fund research into a wide range of research areas in A&TSI Studies such as history (including family and community history), politics, law, public policy, health (social, cultural and environmental aspects), biological sciences, education, linguistics, social anthropology, archaeology and the arts. Contact the Research Administration Team Tel 02 6246 1144 Email grants@aiatsis.gov.au Website www.aiatsis.gov.au.
Closing 31 January 2003

BERGBLICK STUDIO RESIDENCY, UTAH, USA
Bergblick is a two month studio program in the South Western part of Utah, located between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. The studio is located in the Escalante Valley, Utah, in an area that is extremely wide and flat, surrounded by the blue silhouette of mountains. Artists are invited to submit proposals to be realised during this residency. Website
www.meineigenheim.org/bergblick/ Email bergblick@meineigenheim.org
Closing 15 January 2003

STA TRAVEL TRUST
Applications are invited from individuals and groups seeking financial support or travel grants. Applicants should have a big idea compatible with the STA Travel philosophy of developing peace, tolerance and understanding through travel, learning and experience. Grants will be awarded on: merit; pursuing the objectives of commitment to the values of the Trust; demonstrate benefit to the community; and, quality of submission. Successful applicants will receive a full or partial scholarship consisting of travel costs either in cash or airfares. Recipients are expected to provide a detailed report of their experiences, speak at an STA Travel seminar, and be willing to participate in media interviews. Contact the Sponsorship Coordinator, STA Travel Tel 1300 733 035
Website www.statravel.com.au/allaboutus/traveltrust.php
Closing 21 January 2003

DoCITA CULTURAL TOURING GRANTS
[Repeat]
Financial assistance for performing arts touring regional and community festivals and developing and touring exhibitions. For program guidelines and applications Contact the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Freecall 1800 819 461 Email playing.australia@dcita.gov.au, Email festivals.australia@dcita.gov.au Email visions.australia@dcita.gov Website www.dcita.gov..au.
Closing 3 February 2003 Contemporary Music Touring Program
Closing 7 February 2003 Visions of Australia
Closing 17 February 2003 Playing Australia & Festivals Australia

INDENT ONE OFF EVENT GRANTS FOR 2003
If you're aged between 12 & 25, and you want to create, develop or produce entertainment, if you are willing to work and develop skills, if you are a committed and passionate performer or a presenter or support organisation for young people or someone who just wants to go along to events then you should become a member of the Indent Network. Applications are now open for up to $2,000 to stage a single event in your community under the One Off Event Grants program. Download the application form and committee kit from the Indent website at www.indent.net.au/funding.cfm or call Indent after 13 January 2003 they'll post a kit out to you Tel 02 92477540 Email inbox@indent.net.au.
Closing 3 March 2003

FOUNDATION FOR RURAL AND REGIONAL RENEWAL: SMALL GRANTS
A collaborative initiative of the William Buckland Foundation, Perpetual Trustees, The RE Ross Trust, The Myer Foundation and the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR). Priority given to grant applications from communities with a population of 10,000 or less. The maximum grant amount is $5,000. Organisations can apply for projects and activities that offer clear public benefit for communities living in small rural and remote locations in Australia, contributing to their development in social and community welfare, economic, environmental, health, education or cultural areas. Projects must be for a charitable purpose. Contact Freecall 1800 170 020 Tel 03 5443 7300 Email n.elliott@frrr.org.au Website www.frrr.org.au/index2.htm.
Closing 31 March 2003

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Competitions, Awards + Prizes

THE KATE CHALLIS RAKA AWARD 2003 INDIGENOUS VISUAL ARTISTS AWARD
A non-acquisitive, $10,000 prize awarded to a visual artist for a work/works in the field of painting (on canvas/paper/fabric/bark); three dimensional work (sculpture, ceramics, glass, fibre art); work on paper (paintings on paper, prints, photography) or other new media. An exhibition of work by short listed entrants will be held at The Ian Potter Museum of Art in Melbourne from 18 October to 14 December 2003 and there is a strong expectation that the exhibition will tour after that. Obtain the guidelines and application from the website or contact Fay Anderson, Australian Centre, University of Melbourne Tel 03 8344 7021 Email faa@unimelb.edu.au Website www.australian.unimelb.edu.au/events/awards/raka/
Closing 28 February 2003

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Opportunities

AUSTRALIAN YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN 2003
Each year, a young Australian is chosen to be the Youth Representative in Australia's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly. The Youth Representative spends approximately eight weeks as a fully accredited member of the Australian Delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York and has the opportunity to see and be involved in the workings of the United Nations first hand. Selections are now open. Contact Emily Hunt, National Secretary of the United Nations Youth Association (UNYA) Tel 0439 796 662 Email secretary@unya.asn.au Website www.unya.asn.au
Closing 31 December

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
March 2003
To raise awareness of women's contribution to history, its study, and to document women's history both through the development of electronic materials and providing the opportunity for institutions and organisations to explore aspects of women's history through lectures, exhibitions, adult education courses, school projects, film or re-enactments. The 2003 WHM program will offer on-line chats, discussions, and publicise women's history events. For updates about Australian Women's History Month please add your email to the list at www.nwjc.org.au/avcwl/lists/info/whm-announcement-list.html. To add details of your organisation's women's history event to the 2003 program contact Gillian Polack Email gillian.polack@anu.edu.au.
Closing 10 January 2003

REGIONAL NSW E-ZONE IT YOUTH PROGRAM JANUARY 2003
[Repeat due to a corruption in the 11/12/02 e-Bulletin]
Young people from Tweed Valley to Ulladulla and Wellington to Wilcannia will be able to take part in the new E-Zone IT Youth program this summer at 23 CTC locations throughout NSW. Community Technology Centres will be running regional gaming and website competitions and the program has joined with the Powerhouse Museum's Soundbyte.org virtual music lab to give young people the chance to cut their own digitally recorded CD. Young people can also go into participating CTCs to take part in local on-line gaming and website challenges where they can play-off against local, regional and state-wide competitors in various on-line games. The same profile will be used for young people to design their own website which can be hosted on their local CTC website.
E-Zone will run through the Community Technology Centres listed below.

CTC@Boorowa Tel 02 6385 1555
CTC@Bulahdelah Tel 02 4987 9002
CTC@Canowindra Tel 02 6344 2770
CTC@Clunes Tel 02 6629 1668
CTC@Coonabarabran Tel 02 6842 2920
CTC@Cootamundra Tel 02 6942 3577
CTC@Gundagai Tel 02 6944 1462
CTC@Kendall/Comboyne Tel 02 6559 0055
CTC@Khancoban Tel 02 6076 9170
Lithgow Telecentre Tel 02 6352 4007
Merriwa Resource Centre Tel 02 6548 2635
CTC@Mullumbimby Tel 02 6684 3374
CTC@Narromine Tel 02 6889 2601
CTC@Oberon Tel 02 6336 2200
Port Stephens Telecentre (Raymond Terrace) Tel 02 4987 5276
Scone Cybercentre Tel 02 6545 3703
CTC@Tibooburra Tel 08 8091 3388
CTC@Tweed Valley Tel 02 6679 5399
CTC@Ulladulla Tel 02 4455 1292
Waterloo Neighbourhood Technology Centre Tel 02 9699 9201
CTC@Wellington Tel 02 6845 1606
CTC@West Wyalong Tel 02 6972 2266
Wilcannia Telecentre Tel 08 8091 5333

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Resources

LIVING OUT BACK - PEOPLE OF WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES
A new book that provides a glimpse into the diverse lives of people living in outback New South Wales. There's the farmer who flies his plane as often as most landowners drive a ute; the women who took up life - and careers - in some of the state's most isolated country; the 'roo shooter who wouldn't swap tiny Tilpa for anywhere in the world; a dog trainer, an artist, a nurse, a politician. What they have in common however, is a deep love of the land and the communities they have made their homes. Coordinated by NSW Agriculture's Rural Women's Network, the book was developed as a tribute to the Year of the Outback and recognises the important role people living in outback NSW play in their communities. Cost: $27.50 + $6.50 postage. Available from Allison Windus, Rural Women's Network Tel 02 6391 3620 Email allison.windus@agric.nsw.gov.au Website www.agric.nsw.gov.au/rwn/.

AUSTRALIAN POLICY ONLINE
A web site that provides current information about reports and other research material on Australian social and cultural policy. It includes a team of guest writers and columnists commenting on issues of the day as well as a Debates section offering updates and links to resource pages on key policy discussions. To receive notice of new material at APO, as well as job openings, events, and other notices from Australia's public policy research community, join the email news list for the free on the site at www.apo.org.au.

SAFER CELEBRATIONS - A PLANNING GUIDE FOR EVENT MANAGERS IN NSW
The NSW Community Builders web site now contains this online guide to help event organisers cover legal and safety requirements when planning an event where alcohol will be provided. It includes information about how to plan, forms and checklists. Go to www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/building_stronger/safer/e_guide.html.

DANCE IN THE LANDSCAPE: EXPANDING THE HORIZON EMAIL GROUP
Following the National Forum for Community Dance held at Brisbane Powerhouse in August 2002, a national email group has been established as a way of continuing discourse and filtering of relevant information. To be added to this e-group contact Scotia Monkivitch, Ausdance Queensland
Tel 07 3215 0830 Email scotiamonkivitch@yahoo.com.

TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS: A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK FOR METROPOLITAN AND
REGIONAL GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS
With nearly ten years between the original publication of Sara Kelly's highly regarded handbook and this revised and fully updated edition, there have been many changes in the travelling exhibitions sector. Travelling Exhibitions presents up to date research and practice in the touring of contemporary art, craft, design and material culture. Excerpts will be available in PDF format on MGF website from January 2003. Cost: $19.95 + postage. Contact MGF Tel 02 9358 1760 Freecall 1800 114 311 (regional NSW) Email admin2@mgfnsw.org.au

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Employment

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, VULCANA WOMEN'S CIRCUS
Expressions of interest are invited from suitably experienced artsworkers for the position of Artistic Director of the Vulcana Women's Circus in Queensland. The position will commence January 2003.
For more information and selection criteria contact Deva, Vulcana Women's Circus Tel 07 3358 1888 Email vulcana@powerup.com.au Website www.brisbanepowerhouse.org/vulcana/

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Seminars, Workshops, Training + Events

AURORA ­ INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS FOR AUSTRALIAN SCRIPTS
The New South Wales Film and Television Office (FTO) is seeking feature film scripts which are both compelling and distinctive for this exciting two-part script development program. Applications are open to creative teams consisting of the Writer, Director or Writer/Director and Producer. One member of the team may be resident outside NSW. Guidelines, application forms and further information available on the Website or contact Harriet McKern, Workshop Coordinator Tel 02 9264 6400 Freecall 1300 556 386 Email aurora@fto.nsw.gov.au Website www.fto.nsw.gov.au.
Closing 17 January 2003

CAMP CREATIVE - SUMMER CAMP FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS
17 - 23 January 2003, Bellingen
Paint, sing, dance, act, play music, sew, make jewellery, write poetry, throw clay, play games - do just about anything and everything that sets the creative juices flowing. Spanning all age groups, Camp Creative is a fun learning social experience as well as a cultural event. View the complete program, read about the tutors and download an application form from the website or contact Robbie Spence Tel 02 6655 9345 Email ccreative@midcoast.com.au Website www.campcreative.com.au/

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