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*Supplement to the e-Bulletin Dec 06 online here.
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Highlight
 Freshly
Plucked all ages festival
16 December, Orange *** tomorrow!
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Gates open at 11.30am at the Orange Regional Gallery Northcourt to the host of
amazing bands, rides, markets and much more that is Freshly Plucked. Presented
by Rock Up, Indent and Black Dog, Freshly Plucked is the first Big Event in a
new series under the Indent youth music banner. Bands helping the fledging festival
to make its debut are Karnivool, Laura Imbruglia, The Paper Scissors and Angela's
Dish alongside regional bands Calisiris, Deprivation, Pilot, the Rocks, The Flatline
Drama and Kez. Tickets $28 (+bf) presale, $33 at the door available from Lander's
Music, Orange Tel 02 6362 6588, Youth Works, Lithgow Tel 02 6352 2132, Stop n
Rock, Bathurst Tel 02 6331 3841, Music Matter, Dubbo Tel 02 6882 2072, Zoot Music,
Cowra Tel 02 6342 1777 and Bundaburrah Music, Forbes Tel 02 6852 2101. Website www.myspace.com/freshlyplucked
Full story on the development of Freshly Plucked re-printed from ArtReach
on the ArtsHub website here.
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Regional Arts NSW News
 ArtReach
Summer 06|07 – out now!
The Summer 06|07 edition of the Regional Arts NSW magazine features art of national
significance from regional NSW, including the Tamworth Fibre Textile Biennial
and Wagga Wagga's unsound06 experimental art festival – the only one of its
kind in regional Australia. There are stories on innovative new work including
a new play by Outback Theatre about Hay's Institution for Girls, which operated
behind closed doors in the old Hay Gaol from 1961 to 1974; the first of the Indent
youth music program's Big Events in Orange this Saturday; and the OzCo:ArtsNSW
new strategic initiative to develop local theatre production in three key NSW
regional centres ... and more. PLUS a special feature on business
and the arts including an interview with Beyond Empathy's Kim McConville and articles
from Artsupport Australia and AbaF and a section on arts marketing and media relations
for arts organisations in the regions. ArtReach comes off the press on
Monday 18 December.
Like a copy? Not on our mailing list? Contact Hannah Sanders Tel 02 9270 2504
Email admin@regionalartsnsw.com.au
or check out the Resources page of our website here.
'Quicks' for the quick: 9 new grants announced
Nine new skills development opportunities for regional NSW artists and
communities have been provided by Regional Arts NSW thanks to the latest round
of grants from the Quick Turnaround Grants program. Affectionately known as 'Quicks',
the program offers small grants in a hurry for regional NSW artists, arts organisations
and communities to respond to unique arts opportunities that present themselves
at short notice.
Read the list of grants and find out more on the Regional Arts NSW website here.
 New
staff at Regional Arts NSW
Regional Arts NSW has employed Bryoni Trezise as its Communications Coordinator
to conduct some research into the arts sector in regional and rural New South
Wales, and to assist the Communications & Promotions Officer with the preparation
of the Regional Arts NSW e-Bulletin and magazine. Bryoni comes from postgraduate
studies at the University of NSW and performance-making at PACT Youth Theatre
in Sydney. Bryoni will be working part-time, for four-months.
Contact Bryoni Tresize Tel 02 9270 2507 Listings and news items for the e-Bulletin
can be sent to Bryoni at newsletter@regionalartsnsw.com.au
Regional Arts Fund assessment report now online
The Regional Arts NSW Regional Arts Fund (RAF) Manager, Annette Eassie, has preapred
a feedback report on the 2007 round of application for RAF grants. The report
was instituted in 2006 in response to enquiries from the field and a recommendation
from the network of Regional Arts Development Officers. It provides a satistical
overview of applications received and grants approved for 2007 as well as general
and specific feedback from the RAF Assessment Panel.
Download the RAF Assessment Report from the Regional Arts NSW website here
Office closure over Christmas & New Year
The Regional Arts NSW offices will close on Friday 22 December 2006 and re-open
on Monday 8 January 2007 for the holidays. Seasons Greetings from everyone at
Regional Arts NSW. See you in the New Year!
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Other News
 Platform
Papers 11: Art in the regions 2007 launch
7 February 2007, Albury Wodonga
The latest in the Platform Papers series of quarterly essays from Currency House
focuses on the arts in regional Australia. In A Regional State of Mind: Making
Art Outside Metropolitan Australia, Lyndon Terracini, acclaimed operatic baritone,
founder of NORPA and current Brisbane Festival director, makes a strong plea for
respecting the bush artist. As director of the Queensland Music Festival Terracini
spent months in the outback building huge performance works. Terracini describes
the commissioning of music, the collaboration of local skills, and the way the
communities take ownership. A creative culture, he argues, can be life-changing.
Terracini will be at the Hume Building Society Butter Factory Theatre in Wodonga
on 7 February 2007 at 7pm for the launch of A Regional State of Mind in
association with Murray Arts and Hothouse Theatre. A free event featuring a panel
discussion with creative principals from local performing arts groups including
Hothouse Theatre and The Flying Fruit Fly Circus. Places are limited. RSVP to
Hothouse Theatre Tel 02 6021 7433.
More information about Platform Papers on the Currency House website www.currencyhouse.org.au
2007 Indent Partnership Grant recipients
NSW Minister for the Arts, Bob Debus, has announced $95,000 in Indent Partnership
Grants for young people across NSW to stage all-ages, drug and alcohol-free music
events. The 35 funded groups demonstrated exceptional event proposals for youth-driven
entertainment in their local communities. Indent is the peak youth all-ages entertainment
project of MusicNSW and has supported more than 700 events with an attendance
of close to 150,000 young people since 2000. The 2007 regional Indent Partnership
Grant recipients include: Rock Up Bathurst; The Drift YC (Lithgow); New Moon Productions
(Tuncurry); Rock Up (Orange); Dungog Youth Music Cru, and more.
See the Indent website for complete listings here
Contact Richard Tamplenizza, Indent Partnerships Manager Tel 02 9699 9706
Regional cinemas to get new digital equipment
Wagga Wagga and Singleton are among eight regional Australian venues which
will be equipped with a digital cinema system by early next year under a newly
announced Australian Film Commission initiative – the Regional Digital Screen
Network (RDSN). The RDSN is a major investment in new regional infrastructure
which will utilise the benefits offered by digital technology to give regional
audiences the same opportunities to see Australian films on the big screen as
audiences in metropolitan areas. The AFC will curate Australian programming for
the new national network, including festival programs, programs for schools, documentaries
and shorts as well as first-release Australian features.
Media release on the AFC's website here
Story/comment on The Australian's website here
AFC's regional exhibition program for 2007
The AFC's Industry and Cultural Development unit has announced its plans for 2007
including:
Big Screen Ten large Big Screen festivals will be delivered in regional
areas, with up to 28 more satellite festivals in remote areas. Programs include
Australian contemporary features, short films and documentaries and films from
the National Film and Sound Archive. Big Screen aims to bring programs of contemporary
and classic Australian films to regional, rural and remote Australian communities.
Over the past two years, it has delivered 42 highly successful festivals to a
total of 19,000 people. Contact (for NSW) Jacqui North Tel 02 9321 6453
Email jacqui.north@afc.gov.au Website www.afc.gov.au/bigscreen
School Screen A program offering school students the opportunity to view
and discuss contemporary and classic Australian feature films, shorts and documentaries
in local communities throughout regional Australia. Contact Robert Percival Tel
02 9321 6497 Email robert.percival@afc.gov.au
Website www.afc.gov.au/bigscreen
Black Screen A program providing Indigenous communities and the broader Australian
public with access to Indigenous films. In 2006 Black Screen toured the Message
Sticks Indigenous Film Festival to Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Geraldton, Darwin,
Hobart, Byron Bay and Brisbane. Contact Emelda Davis
Tel 02 9321 6517 Email emelda.davis@afc.gov.au
Dubbo Regional Art Space's 2007 artists
 The
next round of artists to exhibit in the Regional Art Space at Dubbo Regional Gallery
has just been announced by the Dubbo Regional Gallery. Caroline Danaher,
Catherine Jones and Sarah Mace-Dennis have each been offered an
exhibition in 2007. The Regional Art Space is devoted to presenting art by regional
artists working across a wide range of media and is administered by Dubbo Regional
Gallery in partnership with Orana Arts and Outback Arts. Contact Sandra McMahon,
Curator, Western Plains Cultural Centre Tel 02 6801 4434 Email sandra.mcmahon@dubbo.nsw.gov.au.
New art gallery opens in Murrurundi
Art critic, advisor and author, Michael Reid, a weekly contributor to the Good
Weekend magazine, is opening a gallery in Murrurundi this month. Described
as "a nationally significant art dealership and exhibition space for Australian
art," 'Michael Reid at Murrurundi' will house a series of exhibitions of
contemporary and Aboriginal art alongisde colonial, landscape and pastoral works
by artists including Arthur Streeton, Brett Whitely and George Tjungurrayi. Set
in the grounds of the newly restored historic Bobadil House, the gallery opens
on 22 December. Contact Tel 02 6546 6767 or Mob 0439 776655.
Peter Garrett moves into Shadow Cabinet, keeps Arts
portfolio
Federal Labor’s arts spokesman, Peter Garrett, has been promoted
to the Shadow Cabinet with new responsibilities for Climate Change, Environment
and Heritage added to his existing Arts portfolio.
Full story on the Arts Hub website here
New CEO for the Australia Council
The Minister for the Arts and Sport, Senator Rod Kemp, has announced the much
anticipated appointment of Ms Kathy Keele as the Chief Executive Officer for the
Australia Council for the Arts. Ms Keele, who has extensive business experience
in the USA and Australia, working in corporate and community relations, business
development, marketing and sales, has been the Australia Busines Arts Foundation's
Executive Director since 2005.
Full story on the Australia Council's website here
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Project Reports
 A-llad-in
the Tablelands
The North West's second 'whole community' pantomime produced by Pam Menzies
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A-ladd-in the Tablelands –
follows the success of last year's pantomime, Peter Pan - lost in the
Tablelands. Menzies' search for the region's Peter Pan last year brought her
the Independent Member for New England, Richard Torbay. The pirates were played
by the local doctors; police and nurses became fairies; teachers and academics
were Indians; hairdressers became mermaids and the then Mayor, Brian Chetwynd,
was the narrator. Peter Pan - lost in the Tablelands raised money for Children's
Services in the local hospital. People begged for another. So A-ladd-in the
Tablelands was born and community members took no convincing to become involved
–
including local RADO Jack Ritchie as a 'gorgeous' Fruit of Puddledock and the
Chief of Police as a tomato. $15,000 was raised for a much needed bladder scanner
for the hospital. Menzies calls the productions a 'Fun Raising experience'.
Peter Pan lost in the Tablelands
was auspiced by Arts North West and received CASP funding. A-ladd-in the Tablelands
was undertaken with the support of Armidale Dumaresq Council and was self-funded.
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New Resources
Pathways Australia: a not-for-profit guide
 This
unique online resource provides information, management and marketing services
for not-for-profit organisations and their supporters. Donors and volunteers can
search the Guide To Australia’s Not-For-Profit Organisations to find
the right cause to support. Community agencies and organisations can access a
database of government and private funding sources, seminars and consultancy services.
The monthly newsletter contains news, developments in the not-for-profit sector,
new management ideas and resources. Website www.pathwaysaustralia.com.au
 The
MAG Issue Four
The latest issue of the MGnsw magazine deals with controversies and challenges
in the museum and gallery sector. This edition covers:
the proposed AGNSW purchase of a share of a Tom Roberts painting;
Dr Fiona Cameron's research into museums as they relate to contested social and
political topics; and
Katherine Giles' coverage of responsibilities surrounding photography and copyright.
It also includes an introduction to the community-focused contemporary art exhibition
For Matthew & Others Journeys with Schizophrenia and a feature interview
with Peter Garrett. Available online at the MGnsw
Website www.mgnsw.org.au
Frank 12
 The
latest edition of the thought-provoking, inspiring magazine for young women is
now out. Issue number 12 takes a cold look into the life of a research student
working in the sub-zero temperatures of an operating station in Antarctica and
also covers one young woman's story of strength surviving cervical cancer. With
inspiring profiles of young female entrepeneurs, artists and go-getters, this
magazine is for young women who want to do big things in the world. A free copy
is downloadable from www.youth2youth.com.au.
Contact Karen Miles, Editor www.frankmag.com.au
Tax on giving: a downloadable guide
Jane Haley of the Australia Business Arts Foundation (ABAF) uncovers the devilish
detail of Australian tax rules as they apply to gifts and donor programs. Haley
answers questions like: What are the practical implications of the ATO’s
draft ruling TR 2004/D19 and how should this ruling be applied ‘at the coalface’
of donor programs? What organisations are eligible for a DGR certificate? What
are the characteristics of a tax deductible gift? What benefits are suitable and
will not affect the tax deductibility of a donation? Is it legal for patron’s
‘clubs’ or ‘circles’ to charge a membership fee equivalent
to the cost of the benefits? Available on the fuel4arts website www.fuel4arts.com
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What's On
Hip Hop Christmas show
16 –
17 December, Coffs Harbour
The Jetty Theatre will be bursting with energy from the dancers and rappers
of Groovelock. Hot from their recent trip to the Melbourne Fringe Festival and
keen to show off their newly learned technique, the talented performers present
the 'Hip Hop Xmas Show', a dynamic hip-hop and breakdance showcase using latin
rhythms and contemporary style, with an added dash of 'Santa' to boot. 16 December
at 7.30pm, and 17 December at 6pm. Tickets $12 / $13 / $16, Jetty Theatre
Box Office Tel 02 6652 8088.
House –
Kidspace
Until 31 December, Albury
An exhibition for adults and children alike exploring the nature of dwelling.
Whether humpy or house, burrow or nest, artists create works that draw inspiration
from the structures that living creatures create to provide shelter. Children
can become mini-architects and add to the ever-growing city installation with
a range of creative activities. Albury Regional Art Gallery. Tel 02 6051 3480
Website www.alburycity.nsw.gov.au/gallery
Kaki King
3 January, Bangalow
Kaki King is a one-woman force sent to wreak acoustic havoc. Kaki is 23-year-old
acoustic guitar instrumentalist and composer with a passion and an edge that keeps
her tenuously balanced – one foot in the acoustic world, the other in rock’n’roll.
Bangalow Catholic Hall, 8pm. Tickets $20 / $25.
Coda
4 January, Bangalow
Celebrated favourite Coda return to Byron to delight with their mesmerising
mix of rock, classical, eastern, electronic and psychedelic music. Sonic soundscapes
heavy on rhythm push coda's sound into the indie rock, symphonic rock and electronic
spectrums of solid beats and grooves not unlike the sounds of Uncle, Air and Groove
Armada. Bangalow Catholic Hall, 8pm. Tickets $15 / $18. Contact Suzie Mylecharane,
Ku Promotions Tel 02 66 847 921.
Kangaroo Moon
12 January, Coorabell
For their only show outside of the Woodford Folk Festival, Kangaroo Moon offer
a rare convergence of their UK and Aussie line up: Mark Robson (keyboards, vocals,
whistles & didge), Mat Ledgar (Drums), Maurice Cernigoi (bass), and Steve
Berry (guitar) will be joined by long time UK fiddler Elliet Mackrell. Coorabell
Hall, 8pm. Tickets $14/$16. Contact Suzie Mylecharane, Ku Promotions Tel 02 66 847 921.
Epic
Until 13 January, Lismore
Epic draws together the works of six exceptional Australian artists who explore
the enduring attraction of the ocean in Australian culture, and the lifestyles
and creative visions that it creates. Each artist offers perspectives on environmental
issues, social traditions and the tribal nature of surf culture. Featuring dramatically
weathered headlands to the operatic grandeur of the horizon, the exhibition collects
work from Tracey Moffatt, Patricia Piccinini, Scott Redford, Roger Scott, Tim
Hixson, Fiona Lowry. Contact Lismore Regional Gallery Tel 02 6622 2209
Email artgallery@lismore.nsw.gov.au
Website www.lismoregallery.org
2006 Archibald Prize
Until 14 January, Dubbo
19 January –
25 February, Muswellbrook
The esteemed Archibald Prize is completing its 2006 regional tour.
Awarded to the best portrait of a man or woman distinguished in art, letters,
science or politics, the 2006 winner was Marcus Wills for his painting The
Paul Juraszek monolith (after Marcus Gheeraerts). The Archibald will be at
the Western Plains Cultural Centre until 14 January and at Muswellbrook Regional
Gallery from 19 January – 25 February. Contact Western Plains Cultural Centre
Tel 02 6801 4431, Muswellbrook Regional Gallery Tel 02 6549 3880.
Blue King Brown
18 January, Bangalow
Hugely successful ex-locals Natalie and Carlo and their band get Byron dancing
to their dynamic fusion of soul, rock, hip hop, roots reggae and percussive grooves
with an original rhythmic edge. A & I Hall, 8pm. Tickets $18 / $22 at the
door. All Music and Vision stores are able to take phone bookings. Contact Suzie
Mylecharane, Ku Promotions Tel 02 66 847 921.
Flickerfest 16th International Short Film Festival
19 January –
24 February, Byron
Bay, Narrabri, Gunnedah, Kempsey, Sawtell
From indie darlings to Hollywood heartthrobs, the 16th Flickerfest showcase
sees celebrities experiment and embrace the short film format with a program of
celebrity shorts from around the world. Cate Blanchett, Gwyneth Paltrow, Deborra-lee
Furness and Isabella Rossellini are four leading women who feature in the collection,
with Rossellini offering a daring homage to her cinematographic lineage in the
film My Father is 100 Years Old. Byron Bay 19 - 21 January, A &
I Hall, Bangalow; Narrabri 17 February, Crossing Cinema; Gunnedah
18 February, Civic Theatre; Kempsey 21 - 22 February, Bandbox Cinema;
Sawtell 23 - 24 February, Brissetts First Avenue Cinema. Website
www.flickerfest.com.au
Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery
Until 20 January, Coffs Habour
Over Summer, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery presents works by Geoffrey
Lee, Ted Hillyer and Chris Hundt:
Geoffrey Lee has worked with Helmut Newton and for Vogue Magazine, and his dramatic
photographs from the 60s, 70s and 80s enchant the fashionista and the photographer
alike.
Ted Hillyer's figurative work captures the sand, the sun, the surf and the bodies
who worship it.
Evocative paintings by Chris Hundt relive halcyon summer holidays spent in caravan
parks. Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery. Tel 02 6648 4861 Website www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au
Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Prize
Until 29 January, Port Macquarie
Grafton Regional Gallery's flagship drawing prize is now in Port Macquarie. This
specialist drawing award is highly valued by artists as a forum to present contemporary
work in a national setting. This year, featured artists include Graham Fransella,
Juli Haas, Michael Zavros and the exquisitely textured winning work by Thomas
Spence, The Long Yard of Shellharbour. Port Macquarie Regional Gallery
Tel 02 6581 8737 Website www.portmacquarieregionalgallery.com.au
What's on at Grafton Regional Gallery
31 January – 4 March, Grafton
ConVerge: North Coast Ceramics – twenty
ceramic artists from the Northern Rivers will be showcased in an exhibition developed
and curated by two of the region's leading ceramic artists, Bob Connery and Geoff
Crispin.
James Whitingham Print Show – a display
of rare prints and recent monoprints from the collection of James Whitingham,
spanning his 28 years as a master printmaker both at Whaling Road Studios and
Crown Street Press with some of Australia's legendary artists. Prentice House.
Henry Fields: Stone and hebel sculptures –
a small and intimate exhibition of figurative stone carved sculptures by a well-known
artist from Port Macquarie.
Studio Gallery: Young People with a Passion to Paint & Draw –
young people from the Grafton Art Club Youth Art working in mediums of their choice.
Tel 02 6642 3177 Email mail@graftongallery.nsw.gov.au
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Seminars, Workshops &
Training
Hip hop mini-festival
2 – 8 January, Coffs Harbour
Although Bellingen's infamous Stamping Ground festival for dancers, breakers
and movers won't return until 2008, Travers Ross (aka Daetravoo) is hosting a
week-long hip hop extravaganza for experienced and new beat enthusiasts. The intensive
workshops, battles and performance techniques will give 'b-boys' and 'b-bgalz'
the opportunity to improve and show off their moves. Bookings at the Coffs Showground
campsite and in the workshop are essential. Contact Travers Ross Tel 0423 206 855
Email daetravoo@hotmail.com Website www.stampingground.com.au
8th Summersong music camp
17 – 23 January, Lennox Head
Australia's premier adult holiday music camp is an ideal and idyllic place to
play music at any level, for one intensive week, with like-minded people. With
daily classes in a range of subjects, and all evening events set right on the
Pacific Ocean, it's a celebratory and transformative week unlike any other. Participants
can learn guitar, drums, didgeridoo, percussion, bass, harmony, choir, a capella,
djembe, exotic rhythms, African drumming and dance, and more. Workshop fees start
at $630 for the week. Website www.summersongmusiccamp.com
2007 Lismore swing dance damp
21 – 26 January, Lismore
Every year the Lismore Swing Dance camp gets people jiving, jitterbugging
and even doing the Charleston. With four talented and dedicated teaching couples,
four levels of dance technique and five days of intensive 6 hour classes, 'Lindy
Hoppers' could expect to be professional by the close. Steven Mitchell and Virginie
expect to further everone's dancing, and also to create a place for some great
mixing and fun. City Hall, Lismore. Contact Brian Whelan Tel 02 6622 3633
Email brian@swingconnection.com.au
Website www.swingconnection.com.au
Slapsista workshops and courses
27 January, Austinmer
Energy dance and body percussion workshops and courses that seduce
the dancer in everyone. Courses use poetic, improvised, and 'all-out funked up
play' techniques alongside the grooves of hip hop, funk, world music and live
musicians. Body Percussion is a play-filled, body-centric approach to rhythm and
groove that incorporates stomp, clap and slap. Email slapsista@slapsista.com
Website www.slapsista.com
Online Masters degree in arts management
January 2007
The University of South Australia's School of Management offers accessible study
options including off-campus, online facilities. Applications for the Graduate
Diploma and Masters Arts and Cultural programs are now open for the 2007 January
intake, and include course coverage of legal, environmental and marketing issues.
Most programs are HECS supported. Contact the Student Administrator, Tel 08 8302 0935
Email kellie.willason@unisa.edu.au
Website www.business.unisa.edu.au
Closing 31 December
Online Masters degree for playwrights
February 2007
Playwrights from across Australia can apply for this innovative new Masters
degree, to be conducted online over an 18-month period, from March 2007. Queensland
University of Technology’s Master of Arts Degree (Research) does not involve
upfront or HECS fees – it's free! Six playwrights
will be selected to produce a full length play and accompanying thesis. They will
also work together on the overall issues that arise from writing a play. Contact
Errol Bray, Creative Industries Faculty, Tel 07 3864 8583 Email e.bray@qut.edu.au
Closing 18 January
Australian Leadership Certificate II
18 – 24 March, Canberra
Enables aspiring Indigenous leaders to meet for an intensive collaborative
exchange over seven days. The Certificate in Leadership is open to Indigenous
leaders who are assuming leadership positions, or who are currently engaged in
Indigenous community organisations, government departments or corporations at
community and regional levels. Applicants must meet language and language literacy
requirements. Tel 02 6273 0022 Email ailc@indigenousleadership.org.au
Website www.indigenousleadership.org.au
Closing 16 January
Hatched 07 research symposium: call for papers
20 April, Perth
Artists, students, educators, arts professionals and members of the public
can come together to engage in the most compelling issues confronting the worlds
of arts education and professional arts practice. Held at Perth Institute of Contemporary
Art, the program also produces the National Graduate Show –
the most comprehensive national survey of emerging artists in Australia. Papers
between 1500-2500 on themes of education and employment in the arts, recgonising
arts research, and practice-based learning are sought.. Contact Hannah Mathews,
Curator Tel 08 9228 6305 Email arhatched@ecu.edu.au
Closing 15 January
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Opportunities
Artist
for Clarence Valley Business Excellence Awards
The Clarence Valley Business Excellence Awards seek a Clarence Valley
artist to design and manufacture the award trophies. The awards recognise innovative
and successful businesses operating within the Clarence Valley and will be presented
at a gala event on 14 April, 2007. Nine trophies of the same design will be required
to meet size and material specifications, and represent a business aesthetic.
The artist will be acknowledged at the presentation night, gaining a high profile
in the business community. Accordingly, offers for trophies as an in-kind contribution
will be favourably considered. Artists can send design concepts and images of
previous work to Email office@graftonchamber.org.au
Closing 21 December
Metro Screen: Clarence Valley 'Our Town' Film
Project
Metro Screen's Mobile Unit will produce a short documentary film with local
participants in May 2007 in the Clarence Valley with funding from the Australian
Government's Regional Arts Fund. Local people with an interest in film and video
can submit personal stories to provide the basis for this film project. The chosen
stories will then be shot and edited in May – June
2007. During the shooting of the film, participants are encouraged to speak in
their native language, as this project celebrates the cultural diversity of the
Clarence Valley region.
Metroscreen is also calling for local people with an interest in film and
video to participate as crew on this project. Participants will be taught the
fundamentals camera, lighting and sound work. Applicants must be available for
one week to crew the project. Contact Melissa Anastasi Tel 02 9361 5318
Email mobileunit@metroscreen.org.au
Website www.metroscreen.org.au
Closing 1 March
In the Bin 2007
A unique short film festival that tours and runs filmmaking workshops for
students across regional Australia, In The Bin is calling for interested communities
and filmmakers for their 2007 program. Films under 15 minutes can be submitted
to be screened in some of Australia's most unique places, and filmmakers are paid
for each screening. In the Bin's 2006 tour accessed thirteen communities with
over 2,500 audience members and produced thirty short films in the Education Program.
Communities interested in participating from April to July can register online.
Contact Jed Cahill, Festival Director Email jed@inthebin.net.au
Website www.inthebin.net.au
No closing date
 fLiNG
physical theatre collaboration
fLiNG Physical Theatre is asking people under 30 who are interested in making
a project in the Bega Valley Region to collaborate with the company. Interested
collaborators should have experience working with youth in dance or a dance related
field and have skills in contemporary arts practice. They should be prepared to
spend up to one year living in a remote and regional area working with the company
to deliver the program. fLiNG can be contacted to discuss an initial or developed
idea which will then be used to develop an application for the Australia Council's
Young and Emerging Artists Initiative. Contact Lee Pemberton, Artistic Director
Tel 02 649 44376 Email fling@sear.org.au
No closing date
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Employment
Marketing Manager, Canberra Arts Marketing
Canberra
Canberra Arts Marketing (CAM) seeks a strategic and lateral thinker with
a keen interest in the arts and a successful record in this or a related field.
Responsibilities include implementation of key strategies and management of communications,
promotion, public relations, design, marketing, membership and client services.
Canberra Arts Marketing provides communications, advice, development and advocacy
services, and supports members through collaborative and cost effective, best
practice marketing services, and advocacy on behalf of the arts, as well as the
development of productive partnerships to support the arts. Website www.canberraarts.com.au
Email su.hodge@canberraarts.com.au
Closing December 29
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Grants, Fellowships + Residencies
2007 Theatre Players Scholarship
Canberra Repertory Society offers $3000 to all residents (or former residents)
of the ACT who are undertaking tertiary training in drama or a theatre related
course at a recognised institution. Interviews will be held in January, or unavailable
applicants may be considered by written submission. Applicants are asked to supply
the most relevant information on their career aspirations, previous experience
and achievements. Contact Canberra Repertory Society Tel 02 6247 4222
Website www.canberrarep.org.au
Closing 12 January
Touring performance: Mobile States
Performance and dance productions can be part of Performing Lines' Mobile States
national touring program in 2008. Mobile States tours to the Melbourne Arts House,
the Brisbane Powerhouse, Sydney's Performance Space, Perth's Institute of Contemporary
Arts and the Salamanca Arts Centre in Hobart. Eligible works must have premiered
between January 2006 and February 2007 and:
Employ multiple performance languages.
Be conceptually, formally or technologically ambitious.
Contribute to current cultural and/or artform developments.
Be dramaturgically coherent.
Have attracted positive critique in press and by peers.
Contact Performing Lines Tel 02 9319 0066 Website
www.performinglines.org.au
Closing 9 February
YAPA: Youth Participation Grants in the New England Shire
The Youth Action and Policy Association of NSW offers up to $2,500 for
young people to develop and implement community activities in their local area.
Projects must benefit the community in some way, have been originated and developed
by young people and must increase community interaction. Projects might include
festivals, art exhibitions, drama performances, film making, radio programs, websites
or sporting events. Young people aged between 12–25
who live in South Western Sydney, the Mid North Coast, the Far North Coast or
New England can apply. Contact Lam Huynh, Youth Participation Project Officer
Tel freecall 1800 627 323 Email ypp@yapa.org.au
Website www.yapa.org.au/ypp
Closing 28 February
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Competitions,
Awards + Prizes
 Sydney
Royal Easter Show Arts Competition
Last call for entries in the 2007 Sydney Royal Arts Competition from The Royal
Agricultural Society. With over $50,000 in cash prizes, this year's competition
is expected to attract over 5,000 entries. The competition provides opportunities
for emerging artists in over 350 categories including traditional competitions
such as painting, drawing, sculpture, pottery, glass and embroidery work to the
newer, growing competitions such as printmaking, silverwork, photography, recycled
artworks and slipcast ceramics. This year, organisers have added new classes to
the popular favourites, giving more regional and suburban Australians a chance
to showcase their artistic flair. Most works are displayed to an audience of close
to one million people, making the Sydney Royal Arts Show a prime forum for artist
exhibition and recognition. Tel 02 9704 1152 Email arts@rasnsw.com.au
Website www.eastershow.com.au
Closing 20 December
UNESCO Digital Art Award 2007
Offering US$10,000 to promote digital art as an innovative and artistic
reflection on an information society, rewarding young emerging artists for outstanding
creative achievements. Organised in associaiton with the Sharjah Biennial 8, young
artists can contribute to the theme of 'Still Life: Art, Ecology and the Politics
of Change' by reflecting on how urban spaces and cities can be transformed into
creative outlets, using art as a force for positive change. Projects should be
conceived using standards of sustainable development. Email digiarts@unesco.org
Website www.portal.unesco.org/culture
Closing 31 December
Tropfest
Sydney's most high profile short film festival, Tropfest, is calling for entries
again with this year's signature item being 'Sneeze'. 'Sneeze' has to be included
in all entries of the 2007 competition with other essential guidelines stating
that each film must be made specifically for Sony Tropfest 2007; Sony Tropfest
2007 must be the film's first public screening and each film must be no longer
than 7 minutes. Entry forms can be downloaded from the website www.tropfest.com.
Closing 11 January
ABC TV: arts documentary pitching competition
A new documentary arts project worth $20,000 is being jointly funded by
ABC TV Arts, Entertainment & Comedy and Channel 4 Arts and Performance (UK).
Filmmakers can submit three-page treatments for a one-hour documentary or documentary
series that demonstrates innovative formatting in arts programming. New concepts
on how arts can be expressed through the documentary form will be highly regarded.
The Arts Documentary Pitching Competition will be held at the Australian International
Documentary Competition in February, 2007. Contact Lyndon Barnett Tel 02 8333 4355
Website www.abc.net.au/arts/aidc/default.htm
Closing 15 January
Moreland Sculpture Show
Artists are invited to exhibit works that explore notions of local identity,
history and the 'soul' of public places for the 10th Moreland Sculpture Show.
Artworks can be submitted in the permanent ($5000 acquisitive award) or ephemeral
($1000 non-acquisitive) categories. All artists are also eligible for the $500
non-acquisitive public choice award. Contact Michael Brady, Public Art Officer
Tel 02 9389 8622 Email mbrady@moreland.vic.gov.au
Website www.moreland.vic.gov.au
Closing 25 January
McClelland Sculpture Survey & Award 2007
This acquisitive award of $100,000 is one of Australia's most significant biennial
outdoor sculpture exhibitions, displaying a wide range of works in different media
and styles by both established and emerging artists. Over 30 sculptors will be
selected to participate in the McClelland Sculpture Survey, which highlights the
diversity and innovation of contemporary sculptural practice. Sculptures are displayed
throughout 16 hectares of bush and landscaped gardens. Website www.mcclellandgallery.com
Closing 2 March
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Regional Arts NSW is the peak body for the arts and community cultural development
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