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Highlights

Circus Monoxide: Crash'n'Burn
10 – 23 September, Bathurst
28 September – 1 October, Batemans Bay
5 – 7 & 11– 14 October, Wollongong
Acrobatic spectacle, a live band and gut-wrenchingly beautiful aerial routines are interspersed with eccentric acts in the tradition of vaudeville and sideshow in Circus Monoxide's all new touring show Crash n Burn. Marvel at the madness and danger of acclaimed sideshow act 'The Birdmann and The Librarian,' as they perform the 'Bucket of Death' and other absurdities! Be swept away by Australia's top aerial artists, as they execute heart-in-mouth aerial acrobatics with an emotional force that will leave you weak at the knees! Meet 'Guido,' the show's surprise 'guest act,' given to poetic German Wheel routines and hilarious ruminations on love. Gasp at the risk and raw force of the Monoxide acrobats! Circus Monoxide's new show is fresh, ecclectic and authentic, with plenty of improvisation, play and connection with the audience. A wicked evening of original physical performance and popular theatre; a riotous night out for the whole family. Premiering at the Catapult Festival (see below). Contact Tel 02 4285 0066 Email al@circusmonoxide.com.au Website www.circusmonoxide.com.au
More about Circus Monoxide and the Catapult Festival (see below) on The Program website here

Catapult Festival
12 – 16 September, Bathurst
The first festival in Australia to showcase the skills of young circus and physical theatre performers is now a biennial national event. Catapult also attracts some of the best adult professional performers currently practising across the country such as Circus Monoxide, Stalker, Legs on the Wall, Kate Champion and others. The festival presents a workshop and forum program alongside eleven public performances with professionals and youth troupes performing together. Young circus groups involved include Zany Yare (Lower Blue Mountains), Warehouse Circus (Canberra), Swoop Physical Theatre (Belrose). Cirkus Surreal (Kelso), Aerialize (Marrickville), Brophy Academy (Gosford), Brewarrina Circus, Circus West (Dubbo) and Fling Physical Theatre (Bega). Catapult coincides with National Circus Day on 13 September. A colourful circus parade will stop traffic in the town on Saturday 15 September. Website www.catapultfestival.com.au
Fling Physical Theatre from Bega will be re-staging Territory, a work developed with guest artist Jodie Farrugia, with Regional Arts Fund support (pictured), at Catapult.

Antarctica, Angus McDonald, Frank Hurley
Until 13 October, Lismore
Angus McDonald is an internationally acclaimed contemporary artist who lives and works in Lennox Head in the Northern Rivers. McDonald recently travelled to Antarctica where he worked as an expedition artist for a month at the invitation of the Mawson's Hut Foundation. This exhibition at the Lismore Regional Gallery includes photography, paintings and a chair, all by new work by McDonald, as well as beautiful historical photographs by Frank Hurley, who participated in numerous landmark expeditions to the Antartica. Antarctica is staged with the support of the Mawson's Hut Foundation ahead of an exhibition of McDonald’s Antarctic work opening in London later this month. At Lismore Regional Gallery Tel 02 6628 8120 Website www.lismoregallery.org

The Moorambilla Festival of New Australian Music
14 – 16 September, Coonamble
Artistic director, Michelle Leonard, has been in the heart of the Pilliga at Baradine in the past few months, fine tuning the talents of the 146 boys and girls from 28 different schools participating in the Moorambilla Festival this year in preparation for the largest event of its kind in the Outback. Following the success of the festival last year, 2007 promises to be even bigger and with an expanded program including more workshops, more choirs, more concerts and more visitors. Come and experience a unique singing experience in beautiful art deco & historic buildings. Grab a workshop pass and attend up to 10 workshops - from the ‘drumming circle’ to ‘the Elvis elective’ to the ‘Open Piano bar’! Check out 2007 Moorambilla mural at the Coonamble swimming pool. One of the highlights this year will be a spectacular lantern parade and lantern making workshops running daily from 3 September. Contact Steven Baldwin, Tourism Development Manager Mob 0408 824 179 or Sandra Harrison, Moorambilla Event Coordinator Mob 0428 312 630 Website www.moorambilla.com

Bellingen Global Carnival: world music, art and dance
28 – 30 September, Bellingen
Bellingen's annual multi-arts festival is a celebration of Australian cultural diversity on the beautiful Mid North Coast. Spread over five performance areas, the event presents traditional, classical and contemporary concerts reflecting the diverse face of modern day Australia. There are workshops, outdoor physical theatre and a children’s festival with professional child minding. Art, craft and photography will be on display and the program includes a forum for discussing social and cultural issues as well as a market arena providing delicious food & craft from around the world. The focus is on contemporary music which draws from different cultures and juxtaposes the new with the more traditional, adding an eclectic mix of the best contemporary music Australia has to offer. Contact Bryony Taylor Tel 02 6655 3024 Email madamglobal@globalcarnival.com Website www.globalcarnival.com

The Deni Play on the Plains Festival & World Record Ute Muster
28 – 29 September, Deniliquin
It's probably worth coming to Deni just to see the world's largest parade of legally registered utes, but there's so much more to this huge event: The Play on the Plains festival features a massive live entertainment program, competitions, parades and family activities and yes, there's even some ART. 2007 will see an entertainment smorgasbord of Australia's contemporary and country music royalty, including Lee Kernaghan, the Hoodoo Gurus, James Blundell, Troy Cassar-Daley, Felicity Urquhart, The Mcclymonts, Travis Collins, The Pigs, The Distance, & The Baileys; not to mention the Cruisin the Country hosts, Mel, Scotty, Col Finley and Kane Harrison. There's also a Day Stage featuring talented up and coming artists performing throughout each day and the Show n Shine arena is where over 100 proud ute owners showcase some of Australia's best utes with the chance to win the exclusive Ute of the Year award. Check the website for full details. Contact Tel 03 5881 3388 Website www.deniutemuster.com.au

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Regional Arts NSW News

New Board Members for Regional Arts NSW
We are delighted to welcome some new faces to the Regional Arts NSW Board:
Marise Sullivan is a lawyer with the Sydney based firm Middletons and was recommended by our patron, Justice Ian Gzell. Marise joins the Board in a co-opted position to bring her legal skills to the table.
A second co-opted member is Daniel Bolger. Based in Canberra, Daniel runs his own media company and will be contributing to our communications strategies.
Kym Fuller is the new Chair of West Darling Arts and has agreed to be their delegate to the State body. In his day job, Kym is the Manager Community and Economic Development for the Central Darling Shire Council, but in his spare time makes wooden furniture.
Following the August Board meeting, all Board members participated in a Board Masterclass presented by ABaF to enhance their skills in corporate governance. Regional Arts NSW is funding six more Board Masterclasses across the state in the forthcoming months to provide access to this program for those serving on regional boards. These are scheduled for Singleton, Orange, Albury, Dubbo, Ballina and Queanbeyan.
More information about the Board of Regional Arts NSW here

ArtReach Spring 2007 – Out Now
The Spring edition of the Regional Arts NSW magazine is out now and it's packed with terrific stories about the best art work going on right now in regional, rural and remote NSW. Read about all the new developments at Bundanon, the 'living arts centre' in the Shoalhaven, reaching out to both local and international audiences with a raft of new initiatives. Find out why Tweed Shire Council is crowing about the outcomes from its major all-inclusive multi-arts performance project coming to the Northern Rivers later this year. Learn how TAFE's youth arts and skills program, ArtStart, is taking its Statewide festival and creative community online in November. Discover the inside story on the Art Gallery of NSW's extraordinary educational outreach program. PLUS: Port Macquarie's Glasshouse, "one of the most exciting new arts venues construction projects in Australia"; a look back at ten year's contribution to regional arts by the Windmill Scholarship; a preview of Moree's new gateway of giant carved red-gum tree trunks; an Aboriginal dance initiative in the Illawarra ... and more.
Find out more, order a copy, download an article on the Regional Arts NSW website here

New youth arts projects in the Northern Rivers
Seven youth arts projects have received funding from ArtStart, a TAFE NSW youth arts initiative managed in the Northern Rivers by Arts Northern Rivers. Three of the projects were funded as part of a strategic priority to provide access to arts projects for young people with disabilities. These received additional funds to cover costs associated with transport and fees for specialist carers and arts tutors. The seven grants were awarded to:
R.E.D Inc. (Realise Every Dream) (Lismore) for the production of Showboat of dreams.
Community Connections (Lismore) to engage the Creative People's Collective to deliver workshops in hip hop dance and MC-ing in Casino.
Caringa Enterprises (Grafton) for 'Tsunami Origami', a large scale visual arts and sculpture project.
South Grafton New School of Arts to teach workshop design and delivery skills.
Biala Support services (Ballina) to assist students to produce a mural at the Biala Special School, promoting sensory skills through textile and visual stimuli.
Siddhartha School (Kyogle), for 'Kyogle Girls Rap on Climate', a skills development workshop leading to the production of a CD and DVD
Byron Youth Service, to work with young people to create a professionally published book of art, photography and written expression.
Contact Peter Wood, Communications & Information Manager, Arts Northern Rivers Tel 02 6628 8120
Website www.artsnorthernrivers.com.au

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Other News

A Nest for Artists on the Northern Rivers
ABC North Coast recently launched an exciting new award that aims to discover new and emerging artists who live and work in the North Coast region. Called ABC North Coast ArtsNest 2007, the award will be made to an emerging artist who can demonstrate a commitment and dedication to their art and a desire to pursue a career as a professional artist. The award is about recognising achievement and nurturing potential and puts the focus on the artist rather then one piece of work. Arts Northern Rivers is a major partner in this project and is offering the winner a professional development plan to the value of $1000. There is a line up of renowned judges including Seachange creator Deb Cox, founding member of Midnight Oil, Rob Hirst, and local visual artist Angus McDonald who will cast their critical and artistic eyes and ears over the entries. More information, entry forms and terms and conditions onlinehere

Eden photographer wins City of Hobart Art Prize
The winners of the annual City of Hobart Art Prize 2007 were announced in Hobart at the Tasmanian Museum and Gallery on 3 August, with two main acquisitive prizes of $7,500 each in different categories/media ar awarded. The winner of this year's Photographic/ Digital Media Award is Ruth Maddison of Eden, NSW, for her Type C print. Kiah River, 28.1.2007. The other winner was Itzell Tazzyman for her entry in glass, Revealing our First Nature (Transcendence) II. An exhibition of the 54 finalists' work is on now at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery in Hobart until 16 September 2007.
Full story on the Hobart City website here

Wagga artists win 2007 ArtLab funding
Regional NSW artist, Sarah Last and her collaborative team have been awarded 2007 ArtLab funding from the Australia Council for the Arts' Inter-Arts Office for a project to commence later this year. ArtLab aims to foster experimentation and new collaborations between artists from multiple disciplines in a program of research and development. Last and her team's project - The W I R E D Lab - will provide a permanent research site and resource for artists, musicians and scientific practitioners in a rural location on the south-west slopes of inland NSW. Participants will experiment with the sonic properties of wires and their capacities in visual, computation, science and medical realms. The other successful project to receive funding for this year is: Hellen Sky and collaborators for research focusing on the writing and performance of storytelling in the digital age.
More information on the Australia Council website here later this month.

Clarence Valley Council launches cultural plan
Clarence Valley Council is celebrating the completion and adoption of its first Cultural Plan with official launch events in Yamba and Grafton this month. The new Cultural Plan focuses on arts and cultural development and the support and assistance council offers to local galleries, theatres, arts and cultural groups, local events and festivals and individual artists across the Valley. Initiated a year ago and developed with assistance from cultural planner Sue Boaden, the Plan is based on community feedback and advice provided through community forums, consultations and surveys. It aims to foster and develop the Valley's already vibrant cultural life through a diverse range of strategies and initiatives.
Check out the Plan here [PDF]
Contact Brendan Smith, Cultural Development Coordinator Tel 02 6645 0231 Email

Councils recognised for commitment to NSW communities
20 NSW councils have been recognised for outstanding contributions to their communities at the Annual Local Government Awards held in Sydney on 1 August. Among the recipients were Eurobodalla Council which was recognised twice for commitment to Youth Week activities. Several rural and regional councils were nominated for awards, "a great indication of the commitment they have to their communities, despite restraints on their resources," Cr Miller said.
Full story on the LGSA website here

Danger Island resident wins Dobell Prize
ABC News Online reports that artist and Dangar Island resident Ana Pollak has won the 2007 Dobell Prize for drawing. The $20,000 prize was announced on 23 August at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Mullet Creek was described by judge Colin Lancely as, "an articulate and generous drawing that clearly refers to a river landscape." Pollak's work beat over 514 other entries, including 45 finalists.
Full story at ABC News online here

Finalists for 2007 Deadlys announced
Finalists for the 2007 Deadly Awards – the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander awards – have been released and online voting is now underway. Country music or country-related artists feature in a number of categories... Patrick Davies and Shaz Lane for Most Promising NewTalent; Sharnee Fenwick (How ‘Bout Never) and Dan Sultan (Your Love Is Like A Song) for Single Release of the Year; Kev Carmody (Cannot Buy My Soul) for Album of the Year; Black Image for Band of the Year; Troy Cassar-Daley, Jessica Mauboy and Dan Sultan for Artist of the Year. Sharnee (pictured) and Troy both took home awards from last year's Deadlys, Sharnee for Most Promising New Talent Award and Troy, gongs for Single Release and Artist of the Year, an award he also won in 2004 and 2003 (adding to a number of previous wins in preceding years). As well as music, Deadlys are also presented in arts and sporting categories. Voting in the 2007 Deadlys closes September 14. Winners will be announced at the Awards presentation on Thursday September 27 at the Sydney Opera House. Website www.deadlys.vibe.com.au

Dubbo musician Sharon Lane up for a Deadly
Dubbo mum Sharon ‘Shaz’ Lane has recently been nominated for Most Promising New Talent in The Deadlys. In November 2006 Shaz released a 3 track EP Left it all Behind after deciding to take the next big step in her musical career. Earlier this year she performed at The Dreaming Festival in Woodford, Queensland backed by her two boys and she is currently working on her 12 track debut album due for release at the Woodford Folk Festival in December. The Deadlys recognise Indigenous artists at the top of their profession and Shaz is excited about her future prospects.

New Bush Laureate Award for children’s poetry
A Golden Gumleaf trophy will be awarded for verse for children at the 12th annual Australian Bush Laureates Awards to be presented in Tamworth in January 2008. A spokesperson said it was important that bush poetry catered for all ages. “There has always been a strong tradition of bush verse written for children and the Bush Laureate Awards feel this should be encouraged." Nominations for the 2008 Australian Bush Laureate Awards are now open. Contact Tel 02 6762 2993 Email info@bushlaureate.com.au
Nomination forms online here

Sam Smith wins Helen Lempriere Scholarship
Sam Smith has won the 2007 Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship, it was announced by Arts NSW recently. The scholarship is one of Australia’s most lucrative awards to emerging artists, valued at $40,000. Smith won with his installation piece, Video Camera [HDW-F900/3]/Video Lens [HJ11x4.7B], 2006. Also Highly Commended were Adam Costenoble, Grzegorz Gawronski, Soda_Jerk, Rachel Scott and Emma White. 2007 marks the 10th anniversary of the Helen Lempriere Travelling Art Scholarship and the partnership between the NSW Government and Perpetual Limited. An exhibition of entries is on view from until 8 September at Artspace in Wollomooloo.

2007 Freedman Foundation Travelling Scholars announced
The names of the five talented young Australians to win the prestigious 2007 Freedman Foundation Travelling Scholarship for Emerging Artists have been announced by the National Association for the Visual Arts. The winners of the $5,000 award are: Bridget Currie (SA) , Katya Grokhovsky (Vic) , Izabela Pluta (NSW , Keg De Souza (NSW) and Laura Woodward (Vic). The Freedman Foundation is a private philanthropic organisation which provides funding in medicine, science, music and the arts and the Travelling Scholarship is administered by NAVA.
Full story on the NAVA website here

AbaF, NAVA join forces to equip artists for business
An important new partnership has been forged between the peak bodies, Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) and the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) to develop a website to assist visual artists with professional and business skills. The site will be valuable to visual artists, craftspeople and designers who are looking to improve their professional and business management skills to increase the commercial opportunities for their products and services. The new project will offer benefits to all non-accredited visual arts and craft/design training providers, and will seek their ongoing involvement. The site will be a central reference point and portal for information, providing links to the wide range of skills development opportunities which are offered around Australia.
Full story on the AbaF website here

New permit system a threat to Aboriginal art: NAVA
The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) has concern that Aboriginal art may be under further threat as a result of the proposal in legislation currently going through Federal parliament, to remove the permit system operating in Indigenous communities. NAVA is currently finalising the Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct which will be a best practice guide for all those involved in the commercialisation of Indigenous art works.
Full story on the NAVA's website here

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New Resources

Regional Arts Australia e-news #2
The second Regional Arts Australia e-newsletter features stories about the arts in regional and rural communities across the country:
tackling the road toll in the Northern Territory through song
Heartland, our own television show on the Ovation channel, which premiered 2 August and is repeated throughout the month
Carmen in the Hayshed: an opera performance in a town of 30 in rural Western Australia
An Indigenous recording studio is big hit with men in Tennant Creek
New media, old media – it’s all art with Launceston’s Running Madness
Photos capturing Victoria’s Koories
Surfing the sand dunes of Pinnaroo – toss a camera at a teenager-at-risk and see what happens.
... there's even some stories from New South Wales...
The Regional Arts Australia e-news is a new publication released every two months by the peak national body for the arts in regional, rural and remote Australia. Sign-up to receive the newsletter on the Regional Arts Australia website here (bottom left hand corner).
Check out the newsletter online here

MGnsw | the MAG
Issue 3 of the MAG 2007 focuses on urban and traditional Indigenous arts. Michelle Bateman reflects on the 40th anniversary year of the 1967 referendum and how it has affected Indigenous arts. Patricia Adjei (Arts Law Centre of Australia) shares her experiences at the 11th World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Intergovernmental Committee meeting on protection of intellectual property, traditional knowledge, expressions of culture and genetic resources. Djon Mundine sends a message to young Aboriginal artists: 'be true to your BLAK consciousness' and Katy Alexander (M&GNSW) explores issues addressed at the Black2Blak conference at Campbelltown Arts Centre. Interviews with Barrina South, Browyn Bancroft and NSW Minister for Fair Trading, Youth and Volunteering, The Hon Linda Burney also feature.
Available for download on the Museums & Galleries NSW website here.

Philip Bacon new guest curator on VAN website
The Northern Rivers' Visual Arts Network (VAN) is delighted to advise that Philip Bacon AM is the latest guest curator on its website. The site includes an online gallery, information about VAN events and help for artists. VAN also supports the professional development of local artists with curatorial panels, provide artists with an opportunity to have their work critically assessed by high profile curators and gallery directors from around Australia. In this section of the website each visiting guest curator selects an outstanding artist to be featured on the site and discusses their work.
Check it out  here

Art in space: Tamworth Gallery now online
Tamworth Regional Gallery has launched its very first dedicated website. Until now the gallery has benefited from promotion through the Tamworth Regional Council website but it now has its very own site containing a large amount of information about the gallery and its programs. Visitors to Tamworth Regional Gallery website will have access to information on current and future exhibitions, public programs, Tamworth Regional Gallery Friends, volunteers and much more.
Check out the new Tamworth Regional Gallery online here

716 Craft Design
The e-newsletter of Craft Australia is a jam-packed national snapshot of craft news, views, issues, events and opportunities. In the August issue of 716 craft·design online news, Craft Australia focuses on Australian Indigenous contemporary craft·design practice and includes a showcase of artists, Aboriginal craft centres and other news and listings. Subscriptions to this excellent news service are free. Website www.craftaustralia.com.au/716/issue/023.php

Virtually Edna
Dame Edna Everage is probably the most popular and gifted woman in the world today. Housewife, investigative journalist, social anthropologist, talk show host, swami, children's book illustrator, megastor, celebrity spin doctor and icon. With Olivia Newton-John, Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman and Dame Joan Sutherland, she is the most prominent of a remarkable succession of female stars to emerge frm Australia. Virtually Edna will take you into Dame Edna's online crevices, where she is joined by a supporting cast of celebrities.
Explore Edna's walk-in wardrobe and see her happy snaps here

Tech-savvy communications: a toolkit for non-profits
Aimed at teaching non-profits how to take better advantage of online communication tools, the Tech-Savvy Communications toolkit was released by NPower Seattle, an organisation that helps non-profits in Washington (USA) to use technology to serve their communities. Includes an overview of how to develop an effective message for your organisation, as well as a survey of communication tools (such as RSS feeds, blogs, and podcasts) you can use to deliver that message.
Download the toolkit  here [PDF]

UK Audience Development Specialist, Katy Raines: Building Customer Loyalty and Value
For those you who were unable to be at UK consultant Katy Raines’ exceptional seminar in Sydney in July on developing good customer relationship management practices to increase both marketing and development income, a video of the presentation with accompanying Powerpoint is now available on the AbaF website. Highly recommended for any performing arts organisation or indeed anyone who sells tickets to events and wants to better manage their relationship with their audience.
Access the presentation online here

ARC, OzCo | Rethinking Arts & Education report
Educating for the Creative Workforce: Rethinking Arts and Education is a recent report produced by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries & Innovation (CCI) and the Australia Council for the Arts. The report argues that there is strong evidence for the relationship between arts education and a variety of social or 'non cognitive' skills, from self-confidence to communication skills. A PDF of the report is available for download from the CCI website.
Download the report  here [PDF]

MGnsw | The Big Chill: Self Censorship in an Age of Uncertainty
A summary of proceedings from The Big Chill seminar organised by MGnsw on 30 March 2007 in Sydney. Chaired by Gary Corbett (Tweed Shire Council), 'The Big Chill: Self-Censorship in an age of uncertainty' addressed the issue of self-censorship in the arts community in Australia. Keynote speakers included: Paul Sheehan (The Sydney Morning Herald), Sheona White (Art Gallery of NSW), Dr Peter Stanley (National Museum of Australia). Panellists included: Katherine Giles (Arts Law Centre of Australia), Kon Gouriotis OAM (Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre & Liverpool Regional Museum), Alan Sisley (Director, Orange Regional Gallery).
Find the summary on the MGnsw website here

Jennifer Craik: re-visioning arts and cultural policy
While some areas of public policy are well served by relevant policy literature, the arts and culture area has generally not received much attention from public policy analysts. This monograph by Jennifer Craik offers a critical and historical analysis of the main imperatives of arts and cultural policy in Australia. It examines options for governments to respond to public debate about involvement in enhancing, fostering and shaping the artistic and cultural production and consumption of their jurisdictions.
Download the monograph from the ANU website here

NSW FTO | Stacks of Facts
Stacks of Facts is a directory prepared annually by the FTO for the film and television industry. It outlines the contact details, filming policies, fee schedules and other important information for metropolitan and regional councils, government departments and various NSW locations. The directory also contains information on the eight Regional Film Offices, which exist specifically to assist productions in regional New South Wales. Free from the FTO here

Screenlinks | Online production directory
A new on-line tool for businesses to source all their screen and multimedia needs in the Mid North Coast and Armidale regions without having to go to Brisbane or Sydney to find professionals. Find professional web designers, graphic designers, corporate video producers, television or radio commercial producers, actors and/or media trainers. Also free for companies to register their skills and businesses.
Find it on the Screenlinks website here

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Project Reports

The Civic Big Band in Gloucester
May 2007, Gloucestor
An added and most welcome feature of this year's Shakespeare Festival in Gloucester was the opportunity to participate in two very professional and entertaining performances by the Civic Big Band, a group of former Newcastle Conservatorium students with a love of jazz. The band's cohesive group dynamics, humour and obvious love of their music and its instruments provided a valuable experience for rural audiences who do not have much opportunity for such musical inter-reaction. Band members also showed an awareness of this need, and read their audiences well. Thanks to the involvement of the band, a wider audience was able to be drawn in to the cultural activities that comprised the 2007 Shakespeare Festival week in this, its ninth year.
Contact Leone Hooke, Shakespeare Commitee Email leonehooke@ozemail.com.au or Civic Big Band contact Susanne Daoud Mob 0416 022 464 Email suedy@hunterlink.net.au
This project was made possible with a grant from the Regional Arts NSW Country Arts Support Program

In Site Out
October 26 – November 18, Orange
From sculptures to potato portraits, workshops for kids to silky banners, 30 initial works have been selected for the third in this biennial temporary and ephemeral outdoor art event in Orange. The proposals came from a wide range of local, interstate and even international artists, both professional and emerging, including TAFE and university students. In Site Out takes over the 17 hectare hillside site in Orange, dotting it with art installations and for the first time this year including performance, workshops, an arts market and food. Schools from central west NSW have now been invited to get involved – by performances, presentations or workshops. This event this year is also partnering with the Orange Wine Week and a new TasteWaste program for schools to be both a tourism drawcard for the area and an event visited and participated in by the local community.
Contact Arts OutWest Tel 02 6338 4657
A project of Arts OutWest, supported by Arts NSW, the Regional Arts Fund, Orange Regional Arts Foundation and Orange City Council.

Presenting a student’s journey
2006 – 2007, Shoalhaven
When 22 students from four Shoalhaven high schools were asked to focus on how they relate to their home town little did they know that the reflective and complicated task would result in an art work spanning 12 metres that ends up in a regional art gallery . The completed work, Journey of a Generation, was presented by the students to the Shoalhaven City Arts Board Chairman Councillor, John Anderson, recently and is now be housed in the Shoalhaven City Art collection. The students, identified as gifted and talented, attended three one-day workshops at the Boyd Education Centre, Riversdale, in west Cambewarra, in October and November 2006 to complete the work. The final artwork, which can be folded [concertina-like] is now on view now at at the Shoalhaven City Arts Centre, along with the exhibitions (including the Meerogal Women's Arts Prize ) until 26 September.
Contact Shoalhaven City Arts Centre Tel 02 4422 0648 Email artscentre@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au

Bangers & Mash
26 October, Mendooran
The presentation of this live production in Mendooran will be a first for the small rural town and they're going to make the most of it! In an area which has suffered the effects of the ongoing drought, Bangers and Mash comes at an opportune time and is expected to be well received. For some local people, a live theatrical performance will be a completely new experience. The beautiful Mendooran Mechanics Institute Hall provides an ideal venue with ample space for performance, which will be preceded by a themed dinner, professionally catered for by a Dubbo company. It should be a great night of fun and entertainment.
Contact Jenny Lloyd or Phil McCormack Tel 02 6886 1480 Email mendpo@bigpond.com.au
This project was made possible with a grant from the Regional Arts NSW Country Arts Support Program

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What's On

Celebration of the Outback Festival
1 – 2 September, Inverell
A bunch of talented bush poets, musicians and comedians join forces to create a genuinely entertaining weekend. Start with the Poets Pub Crawl on Friday afternoon and follow the bush poets around Inverell’s watering holes. On Saturday afternoon, the performers gather for lunch and laughter in the Big Marquee at Pioneer Village. Entertainers include rising star Melanie Dyer, singing duo Jackie Press and Kelvin Cox, and irreverent storytellers Malcolm McCloud and Max Taylor. Poetry contests will be staged throughout the afternoon. Bush balladeers Gary Fogarty and Alec Beckett headline the Gala Performance Night on Saturday evening and there’ll be classic bush music to enjoy. On Sunday, the main event is the Father’s Day Bush Breaky from 8.30am at the Big Marquee in Pioneer Village, a collection of original buildings and homes from the district that vividly reconstructs Australian life in the 19th century. Contact Inverell Tourism Tel 02 6728 8161

Earth Songs
1 September – 28 October, St Albans
Well known local artist, Carolyn Clarke has gained wide recognition for her luminous desert paintings, figurative works and local scenes in mixed media. Her new exhibition Earth Songs is inspired by the patterns, rhythms and glorious colours of the Australian landscape.The Hawkesbury area, with its rivers, valleys, mountains, forests, and patterns of cultivation and settlement, is contrasted with the remote and wild area of Central Australia - where vast blue skies and the glowing oranges and ochres of the landforms stretch silently into the distance. Carolyn's unique style and use of perspective enables her the freedom to explore the crossover between traditional landscapes and abstraction. Vibrant mixed media paintings and unique black and white works are produced on impressive large canvases and smaller framed works. AT St Albans Gallery 17 Wharf St, St Albans. Tel 02 4568 2286 Email stalbansgallery@myisp.net.au

Wide Open Spaces
1 – 30 September, Canowindra
A joint exhibition of Melissa Lazarou and Amber Martin with the centrepiece their joint work Wide Open Spaces which will be silently auctioned during September. Melissa delves into panoramic landscapes for the first time and Amber presents her popular boot polish works. Proceeds from the auction will go to a selected charity. Opens Saturday September 1, 6.30pm. Old Vic Inn, Gaskill St, Canowindra.

Impermanence
1 September – 6 October, Coffs Harbour
Impermanence is a solo exhibition of a suite of thirteen works by photographer Tanja Ackerman. These intense, beautiful and emotive images explore the power yet fragility of life. John Gordon Gallery, 360 - 362 Harbour Drive, Coffs Harbour. Tel 02 6651 4499 Email tanja_ackerman@hotmail.com
Website www.johngordongallery.com

Four Seasons concert series - Spring
2 September, Murwillumbah
Featuring Emmanual College Carrara, 25 piece string orchestra, Spirit Song Vocal Group, soprano Lecia Robertson and pianist Adam Thomas, a concert not to be missed. All Saints Anglican Church, Murwillumbah 2.00pm. The orchestra will also play at the 9.00am service. Tickets $10/$5. Tel 07 5590 8247

Musica Viva presents Stephen Hough
4 September, Armidale
Internationally acclaimed pianist Stephen Hough will be presenting a programme of nineteenth century piano music by composers Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy and Liszt. Hough is a mesmerising performer who can draw audiences to the very depth of his imagination. He deploys his phenomenal technique with great intelligence and warmth. Stephen Hough has appeared regularly with major American and European orchestras under conductors including Abbado, Ashkenazy, Dohnányi, Dutoit, Gergiev, Maazel and Vänskä. He has been a frequent guest at festivals such as Salzburg, Edinburgh and Aldeburgh in Europe and the Hollywood Bowl in the US. At London’s BBC Proms he has made over a dozen concerto appearances. 7pm, at Lazenby Hall UNE. Contact Nickie Murcell Mob 0422 000 170 Email nickie.murcell@dpc.nsw.gov.au

The Dora Fay Davenport Show – How to Achieve Domestic Bliss
5 – 8 September, Wagga Wagga
Turn your clocks back 50 years. The dust has just settled on the Melbourne Olympics. Bob Menzies is still in the lodge and the epitome of Australian womanhood, Dora Fay Davenport, is queen of the airwaves. Set in 1957, The Dora Fay Davenport Show offers precise advice for the modern woman about everything from stain removal to social approval. Reminisce about our homes, our families and our daily lives including cooking, flower arranging and television etiquette during the 1950s. An outstanding piece of nostalgia theatre, on tour for the first time from the National Museum of Australia, the Dora Fay Davenport Show draws inspiration from the Museum's historic collection. Convenient morning and lunchtime performances, and an evening show Friday. Tickets $5 Bookings Tel 02 6926 9655 Website www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/museum

Indigenous Literacy Day
5 September
Can you imagine a world without books and reading? Indigenous Literacy Day is a single event to help raise urgently needed funds to address the crisis in literacy in remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory and north-west NSW. In partnership with The Fred Hollows Foundation, the Indigenous Literacy Project is an initiative of the Australian Book Industry and has been running for the past three years. Last year over 14,000 participants, including schools, libraries, booksellers, publishers and individuals helped raise $80,000. All funds raised will be used to purchase books and literacy resources and will go directly to The Fred Hollows Foundation which works hand-in-hand with the Jawoyn communities located east of Katherine in the Northern Territory and in Wilcannia in NSW. Over 200 booksellers and publishers have pledged their financial support to help raise the target of $100K. You can help support the project by buying a book at participating bookshops on Wednesday 5 September or by making a donation. Website www.worldwithoutbooks.org

Drumming on Water
5 September, Bombala
6 September, Jindabyne
7 September, Bega
8 September, Cobargo
9 September, Merimbula
Drumming on Water, by Canberra author Geoff Page, spins a tale of murder and retribution in Sydney of the 1930s. An all-girl band wows the crowd on a Showboat ferry, but when the lead singer falls overboard the drummer doesn't believe it's an accident. Her window on a bright world has been closed and she wants revenge. With a secret weapon, Emma confronts the last man to see Lizzie alive! Much later, her secret is revealed. Directed by Kate Gaul, with design by Imogen Keen, Drumming on Water features Chrissie Shaw as the older Emma, and young musician and composer Sylvia Mitchell appearing as the memory of the band, with an evocative and hypnotic underscore on saxophone. Drumming on Water won a Critics' Circle Award in 2006 for overall excellence of production. Advance bookings $20/ $15. Door Sales $22/$18. Tel 1300 667 136.

Big Screen touring Australian film festival
6 – 9 September, Nambucca Heads
Nambucca Heads will enjoy a weekend of Australian film when Big Screen comes to town. Special guest Cherie Nowlan, the director of Clubland, will open the festival at 6.15pm on Friday 7 September by introducing the film and answering questions from the public. A big hit at the Sundance Film Festival, Clubland stars UK actress Brenda Blethyn. Another highlight of the festival is Matthew Saville's critically acclaimed film Noise, starring Brendan Cowan. Noise is about a reluctant cop with tinnitus who finds himself at the centre of a community's emotional response to a spate of violent murders. The other films on the menu are Newsfront (1978), Razzle Dazzle (2007), Elephant Tales (2006) The Silly Billies Save the Circus!!! (2006), Opal Dream (2006) and Cherie Nowlan's debut feature Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997). Full program online. All films at the Nambucca Cinema Centre, Nambucca Plaza Tel 02 6568 6677 Website www.afc.gov.au/bigscreen

Searching for Here
6 – 30 September, Blackheath
An exhibiton of photographic works by artist Bette Mifsud. This selection of two dimensional works spans a decade and represents a deep and multi-faceted enquiry into the nature of photographic representation and perception. For Bette Mifsud photography is the springboard from which to begin to perceive "what is shown and what hides itself ... to see beyond, through and beside photographs". For this reason her often haunting artworks form a visual philosophy that beautifully reconciles photography with painting. At Hat Hill Gallery, 3 Hat Hill Road Blackheath Contact Tel 02 4787 7033 Email info@hathillgallery.com.au Website www.hathillgallery.com.au

The Epiphany of Ben Hall
6 September, Parkes
7 September, Cowra
8 – 9 September, Forbes
One man show with Grenfell born actor Sean Barker, written by Barry Dickins. The play focuses on the murder of Ben Hall and the story of the official cover up by the police and will be performed in the very towns that he held in fear over a century ago. 8pm, 6 September, Little Theatre Parkes. 8pm, 7 September, Cowra Civic Centre. 8pm, 8 September, Forbes Town Hall. 5pm, 9 September, Albion Hotel Forbes. Contact Gorkem Acaroglu Mob 0415 768 996 Email gorkem_a@hotmail.com

Starburst by Keith Rowe
7 September – 12 October
Keith Rowe’s newest series of hand blown glass explores outer space with bursts of light embedded in the dark and mysterious glass. An exhibition with real cosmic sparkle and all for sale. An opportunity to own a special piece from the studio of one of the Blue Mountains’ more startling international artists. Opens Friday 7 September 6-8pm. Fox's Gallery, William Street, Bathurst Tel 02 6331 8699

Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards Ceremony
7 September, Gunnedah
National winners in the biggest poetry writing competition for school students will recite their poems and receive their prizes at the awards night ceremony. More than 15,100 entries were received this year from schools across the country. One of the judges for this year’s awards, author Prue Mason, will also be conducting creative writing workshops at local schools in Gunnedah, made possible with a grant from Regional Arts NSW Country Arts Support Program. Contact the project manager Tel 02 6742 1200

Australian Poetry Slam 07 Heat
7 September, Orange
Poetry Slam is an event with growing popularity and a fun poetry competition with a live audience. Each contestant has two minutes to impress the judges with their own original word artistry using spoken-word, poetry, hip-hop, monologue and even story. Award-winning poet Miles Merrill will run the poetry slam heat as well as perform his own original pieces. 6.30pm for 7pm start, Orange City Library, Civic Square Orange. Free. Contact Tel 02 6393 8125

Rural Reflections: two plays by Anne Frost
Until 8 September, Newcastle
Presented by Newcastle’s multi award winning professional company, Shakespeare et al. Both plays are set in Stroud, a picturesque small country town north of Newcastle which was once a thriving milk producing area.They have strong rural themes and reflect the influences, good and bad, past and present, of living in the country. Grace looks at the nature of compassion and its impact on global humanity through the charitable actions and recollections of a rural woman. Lost Property is an exploration of biological, material and emotional inheritance in the context of the division of a family farm. Performances at the Playhouse.
7.30pm until 8 September and at 2.00pm Saturday 1 and 8 September. Audience members are encouraged to bring blankets old or new for donation to any performance.Tickets $38/ $35/ $25 Tel 02 4929 1977

National Poetry Week
Until 9 September, Nationwide
National Poetry Week seeks to foster partnerships with poets, audiences, communities, artists, students, bookstores and arts organisations, and organisers are invited to promote their events. Most events are organised on a voluntary basis with the goodwill of venue managers, volunteer coordinators, poets, organisations and individuals who share an interest in poetry. If you are passionate about poetry and the need to bring it alive in the streets and consciousness of the broader public, you are invited to join the team of organisers for this year. Various venues. Website www.nationalpoetryweek.com

Ocean to Outback – Australian Landscape Paintings 1850-1950
Until 22 September, Tamworth
An National Gallery of Australian travelling exhibition documenting landscape painting from the colonial 1850s to the immediate period following World War II. Throughout the 20th century, landscape painting was the 'great' subject of Australian art, a theme that reflected the changing nature of a nation's identity. Landscape subjects also became popular with the general public as Australians began to visit their own museums and galleries to see images of their country. Featured painters include Arthur Boyd, Grace Cossington Smith, Russell Drysdale, Sidney Nolan, Arthur Streeton and Albert Tucker. At Tamworth Regional Gallery. Contact Tel 02 6767 5511 Email gallery@tamworth.nsw.gov.au Website www.tamworthregionalgallery.com.au

Peter Sykes Photographic Exhibition
Until 30 September, Goulburn
Photographs by Peter Sykes are of Goulburn and the surrounding district and on exhibition at the Goulburn Club in Market Street. Peter spends much of his spare time photographing the environment we live in, recording his memories, experiences and passions, for others to enjoy and remember. Contact Mob 0403 081 805 Email awimages@hotkey.net.au

Migaay Arndu Karobran (women come together)
1 – 25 September, Gilgandra
An exhibition by Aboriginal women from the Wiradjuri clan in NSW at the Coo-ee Heritage Centre. Artists will collectively display their individual forms and techniques. The exhibition can be seen as a gathering of a combination of contemporary and traditional artwork from regional & local artists, who are descendents from the Wiradjuri and Gamilaraay tribes. Each artist has used have their own distinct mediums and techniques to tell a story. One of those stories revolves around the Stolen Generation by artist Niri Reynolds. Gilgandra Coo-ee Heritage Centre, Newell Highway, Gilgandra. Contact Libby Carr Tel 02 6817 8700 Email tourism@gilgandra.nsw.gov.au Website www.gilgandra.nsw.gov.au

Eye to Eye
8 September – 11 November, Dubbo
An exhibition which brings together work by contemporary artists who are exploring our complex relations with animals at a time when the animal and human interaction is coming under increasing scrutiny. Eye to Eye investigatres the extent to which the gaze and reciprocal gaze between humans and animals are critical to the animal-human relationship. At the Western Plains Cultural Centre. Contact Tel 02 6801 4444 Website www.wpccdubbo.org.au

Wild Blooms
13 – 30 September, Morpeth
Karen Ma's exhibition celebrates the vibrancy and spontaneity of spring, the season’s abundance, its jewelled palette, energy and renewal. An exhibition of paintings, sculptural metallic blooms and poetic paper works. Greenway Gallery, 166 Swan St Morpeth, Tel 02 4934 6411 Mob 0412 524 682

Macquarie Philharmonia in Concert
14 September, Cowra
15 September, Dubbo
16 September, Bathurst
Macquarie Philharmonia draws together professional, student and community musicians from the Blue Mountains to Dubbo for its annual concert series. Conducted by Canadian Maestro Leonard Camplin CD the Orchestra will perform a spectacular animal-themed program in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Western Plains Zoo. The twilight concert on 15 September at the zoo will be the highlight of the tour. The program will include animal inspired musical pieces including Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saen, The Lion King by Hans Zimmer, and The Kookaburra who Stole the Moon by Peter Winkler. A menagerie of elephants, kangaroos, kookaburras, swans, lions and wombats will delight the smallest tadpole to the biggest fish. Tickets $40 family/$20/$15. Cowra Civic Centre, 7pm Tel 02 6342 4333. Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, 6pm Tel 02 6885 1633. St Stanislaus College Bathurst, 3pm Tel 02 6331 5994).
Contact Sarah Conolan Mob 0424 612 138 Email sarah@macquariephilharmonia.org Website www.macquariephilharmonia.org

A Personal Odyssey: The art of John Winch 1967-2007
14 September – 28 October, Orange
The art of John Winch 1967-2007. John Winch is a central west based artist with an international following. This exhibitoin celebrates the painting, drawings, sculptures, prints and illustrations from forty years of dedicated artistic practice. At Orange Regional Art Gallery, Byng St Orange. Contact Tel 02 6393 8136

Re:Staged Works
14 September – 28 October, Boorogul
A decade after Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery’s project Staged Works, this sequel exhibition revisits the sense of theatre intrinsic to many contemporary artworks. The selected artists all reveal the lessons of the stage by working with the dramatic potential of light, sound, movement, and/or costuming to construct
immersive environments and distil narrative. A gallery project curated by Meryl Ryan. Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery. Contact Tel 02 4965 8260 Email artgallery@lakemac.nsw.gov.au Website www.lakemac.com.au

New Sydney Wind Quintet
16 September, Port Macquarie
The Sydney Conservatorium-based woodwind quintet will perform a program of works by Francaix, Ravel, Ligeti, and Nielsenwhich. 2pm at the Uniting Church, Sherwood Road, Port Macquarie. Sponsored by Camden Haven Arts Council and Musica Viva Australia. Tickets $33/ $30/$10. Contact Catherine Davis Tel 02 6582 0142

The Dresser
19 September – 6 October, Newcastle
A Newcastle Theatre Company production. The Dresser charts the slow demise of British theatre companies during World War II and focusses on the character of ‘Sir’ who is about to make his 227th appearance as King Lear. But with 30 minutes to curtain-up, the ageing actor is already suffering from severe stagefright and his dresser ‘Norman’ must rally his troubled boss and get him ready for his first entrance, while constantly having to remind him of his opening lines. The Dresser shows the driving force behind the day to day drama, and comedy, of these wonderful companies. Directed by Isobel Denholm and starring popular local actors Lindsay Carr as ‘Norman’, Alan Bodenham as ‘Sir’ and Nola Wallace as ‘Her Ladyship’. Contact Tel 02 4952 4958 Email newrep@bigpond.net.au

Sweet Transformations – a roving art opening
24 September, Grafton
Grafton Regional Gallery launches its Art Outreach Program in four locations on the one day this month with Sweet Transformations, a program which highlights the cross-over between writing and the visual arts. Four artists and four writers from the North Coast region have created works reflecting the effect that the sugar industry has made on the social, economic, community and landscape of the Clarence Valley. The project consists of a series of four small outreach exhibitions at Yamba Library (10am) , Iluka Library (3pm) , Maclean Library (12pm) and Maclean Council foyer (1pm) and a group exhibition at the Grafton Regional Gallery. The collaborative artists and writers are: Robert Moore and Natalie Moore; Alison Williams and Rex Marshall; Rindi Salomon and Heather Roper and Daniel Brinsmead and Daniel Ducrou. An integral part of Sweet Transformations is the Art and Text Forum presented by Jill Eddington with selected artists and writers at the Brushgrove Hall on 8 September, exploring the text in art, art in writing and writing about art. Children can also enjoy a free art workshop with Rindi Salomon and Maclean Library on Thursday 13 September at 11am. Email gallery@clarence.nsw.gov.au Website www.graftongallery.nsw.gov.au

The Gilgandra Cooee Festival
28 September – 1 October
Promises to be a great family weekend packed full of events, including the official opening by General Cosgrove, a street parade, market stalls, tethered Air Force hot air balloon rides, a Cooee calling competition, novelty events, rodeo, picnic at the Flora Reserve, music and entertainment, fireworks display, and much more. More information online. Websites www.oranaarts.com or www.gilgandra.nsw.gov.au

The Narromine Air Pageant
28 – 30 September, Narromine
The Narromine Air Pageant & Evolution of Flight Festival 2007 celebrates 88 years of aviation in Narromine. This festival includes aerial demonstrations, joy flights, commercial trade exhibits, and display aircraft including a replica of the first ever flying machine the Wright Flyer. Special guest will be the inspirational Janine Shepherd, author of Never Tell Me Never, Dare To Fly and Reaching For Stars. Narromine Aerodrome. Website www.narromineairpageant.com.au

Cherry Blossom Festival
26 – 30 September, Cowra
Cowra Japanese Garden is the venue for a host of activities including tea ceremonies, bonsai demonstrations, ikebana demonstrations, sumo wrestling tournament, kite making and more. Contact Tel 02 6341 2233 Website www.cowrajapanesegarden.com.au

Little Birdy
27 September, Bangalow
Described by presenters as "one of a startling new generation of bands to explode out of the isolated musical hotbed of Perth," Little Birdy have had five ARIA Award nominations over two years. "Bewitching and bold, Little Birdy combine true showmanship in the form of front woman Katy Steele who purrs and prowls her way across the stage, and the fine musicianship of a band who means business." All Ages show at the A&I Hall. Tickets $25/23/ $28. Website www.kupromotions.com.au

Mr McGee & The Biting Flea
27 – 28 September, Albury
Six whimsical stories by award winning children's writer, Pamela Allen, are presented in this surprising, charming, funny and frenetic production. The stories merge from dozens of suitcases and crates as three curious warehouse workers transform a storeroom into enchanting little miracles of music and play. Mr McGee and the Biting Flea will celebrate the possibilities of storytelling using the immediacy of theatre and the potential of childrens' imaginations. Tickets $13.50. Albury City Performing Arts Centre. Tel 02 6051 3051.

This Is Not Art Festival
27 September – 1 October, Newcastle
A jam-packed weekend showcasing the work and ideas of communities not included in other major festivals. Electrofringe will showcase electronic arts and culture. Critical Animals creative research forums will play with concepts of obscurity and obsession, academic art/instiution battles, literal literary journeys and much more. The Sound Summit will focus on independent artists, labels and people who work and play in the electronic and hip-hop scene. The National Young Writers Festival will bring together Australia's most challenging and original young writers, publishers, performers; and TiN Radio will focus on festival content with the latest events and updates. Website www.thisisnotart.org

Electrofringe
27 September – 1 October, Newcastle
Electrofringe 2007 is a festival of experimental electronic arts and culture dedicated to skills development and artistic exchange. It focuses on: experimental audio visual; performance; installation; music; and online, sound and screen-based art; and places a particular emphasis on encouraging exchange between emerging and established artists. The Festival will include hands-on workshops, panel discussion, masterclasses, presentations, exhibitions and screenings. Guests include Australian artists Cicada, Darrin Verhagen and Ross Bencina, and international presenters Tim Hecker (Canada), Leafcutter John (UK) and Sebastien Roux (France). Various venues. Website www.electrofringe.net

Coffs Harbour International Buskers and Comedy Festival
28 September – 6 October
Nine days of fun and laughter on the streets of Coffs Harbour. Buskers from all over the globe along with several great Aussies will light up the streets for 9 fantastic days. Most shows are free but bring some money for the buskers' hat. Tel 02 6652 8266 Website www.coffsharbourbuskers.com

Nambucca Valley Arts Council Biannual Art Show
28 September – 6 October
Opening night on Friday 28 September at 7.30pm at the Nambucca Entertainment Centre, prizes in this yea'rs show total over $5,000 in 12 Categories: paintings, drawings, photography, open craft and a youth section. Contact Lynne Greentree Tel 02 6569 4382.

Lots more What's On listings!
Needless to say, this is just a small sample of the huge number of arts and cultural events in regional and rural New South Wales this month. A number of Regional Arts Boards publish their own regional what's on listings which are available either on their websites or by (free) subscription:
Albury Wodonga – Murray Arts' The Fridge at www.thefridge.org.au
Central West – Arts OutWest's What's On at www.artsoutwest.org.au
Eastern Riverina – Eastern Riverina Arts Program's e-Bulletin available on request by email
Far West – Outback Arts e-Bulletin available on request by email
Mid North Coast – Arts Mid North Coast's e-Bulletin at www.artsmidnorthcoast.org
Northern Rivers – Arts Northern Rivers e-Bulletin available on request by email. Also signature event listings at www.artsnorthernrivers.com.au
North West – Arts North West What's On listings at www.artsnw.com.au
Orana – Orana Arts' e-Bulletin available at www.oranaarts.com
South East – South East Arts Region (SEAR) Calendar available in PDF at www.sear.org.au
Southern Tablelands – Southern Tablelands Arts (STARTS) e-Bulletin available on request by email 
Upper Hunter – Arts Upper Hunter's bi-montly newsletter, ArtsBark, available on request by email

For more information about the Regional Arts Board network on the Regional Arts NSW website here.

More What's On listings around the ACT
Canberra Arts Marketing publishes a fabulous free fortnightly Arts Around Canberra newsletter in PDF which is available by subscription or on their website here. They also publish a Kids newsletter and the Arts Around Canberra website which is full of things to do and see in the Capital region. Check it out here

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Grants, Fellowships + Residencies

The Dunlop Asia Fellowships
Commemorating 100 years of Sir Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop’s legacy by recognising and rewarding excellence in individuals committed to tangibly enhancing Australia-Asia relations. The Dunlop Asia Fellowships provide grants up to $15,000 for an individually devised program in an Asian country in fields including, but not limited to, social service, community development, public health, youth and family welfare and justice. This year’s winner will be awarded at a special Dunlop Ceremony in Melbourne that pays tribute to his lifelong contributions to prosperity in the region. Details online. Website www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/dunlopfellowships
Closing 5 September

OzCo | International Market Development Program
International Pathways 2007 is an initiative of the Music Board and the Community Partnerships and Market Development division of the Australia Council which aims to assist with strategic international artistic and market development by Australian musicians. It supports activities where there is little likelihood of short or medium-term commercial success, but where the benefits of artistic and market development can be clearly demonstrated. Guidelines and applications online. Website www.ozco.gov.au/grants/other
Closing 7 September

Accessible Arts grants
Accessible Arts is offering a series of small grants to assist in the development of arts events for this year's International Day of People with a Disability (IDPWD). Amounts of up to $500 will be available to the following categories:
Category A: arts projects located in regional and rural NSW. IDPWD projects from these regions are particularly encouraged to apply.
Category B: arts Projects located in the Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Central Coast, Newcastle and the Blue Mountains LGA.
Category C: arts projects facilitated by independent arts workers and located in Metropolitan or Greater Sydney. This includes Western Sydney, Northern Sydney, Inner West, central Sydney, Southern Sydney and the Eastern Suburbs.
Applications for grants will be judged by Accessible Arts staff based on the need, quality and proposed sustainable outcomes of each project. Register your event online here. Contact Josie Cavallaro Tel 02 9251 6499 (ext 3) mail jcavallaro@aarts.net.au Download an application form here
Closing 14 September

Telstra Connected Seniors Grant Program
Designed to help older Australians learn about new technologies, this grant is available to eligible community organisations with a membership base comprised primarily of seniors. Telstra Connected Seniors provides grants to eligible community organisations with a membership base comprised primarily of seniors, such as bowling or bridge clubs. A community organisation can apply for a grant to introduce technology to their members in a way which is fun, interactive and solves an everyday problem. Grants are comprised of cash. Teaching materials will also be available to develop the education program. Details and applications online. Website www.telstra.com.au/telstraseniors/index.html
Closes 14 September

AFTRS | Kenneth B. Myer Travelling Fellowship
The Australia Film, Television & Radio School, in partnership with the Myer family, is offering a unique research opportunity in the form of the Kenneth B. Myer Travelling Fellowship, named in memory of Kenneth B. Myer, one of Australia’s most distinguished businessmen and cultural philanthropists. The Fellowship is intended to sustain the successful applicant for up to two months and to provide travel and accommodation costs over a three month period while they investigate an issue related to the production or distribution of audio-visual media. Open to professionals from all levels of the film industry. Contact Reza Bilimoria Tel 02 9805 6611 Email rezab@aftrs.edu.au
Closing 15 September

Community Broadcasting Foundation | Indigenous Program Grants
Indigenous Program Grants are designed to assist with the program costs for regular Indigenous programs that are broadcast in a community radio station or network. Funds are available to assist with program production costs for regular (weekly) Indigenous programs that are broadcast on a community radio station and/or community radio network. The grants assist with the maintenance and development of Indigenous community radio broadcasting throughout Australia. Details and applications online. Website www.cbf.com.au/Content/templates/grants_indigeneous_program
Closing 17 September

MGnsw | Incoming Touring Exhibition Grant
Grants of up to $2,000 for visual art organisations and craft and design centres throughout NSW, to put towards the costs of presenting a touring exhibition at their gallery/organisation (up to three exhibitions per applicant). Requested funds can include the exhibition fees, transportation, education and public programs. Applications should provide a strong rationale for the exhibition within the organisation’s overall artistic program and outline accompanying educational and contextual programs. Priority is to provide rural and remote organisations with access to high quality visual arts and craft exhibitions which they might not otherwise be able to bring to their community due to cost /and or distance. Details and applications online. Tel 02 9339 9907 Email catherinef@mgnsw.org.au Website www.mgsw.org.au
Closing 28 September

MGnsw | Gallery Connect-ED
Gallery Connect-ED is a new grant program that provides financial assistance to public galleries in NSW for the development and implementation of educational initiatives that increase access to quality arts experiences for public school students in their region. Eligible galleries can apply to Museums & Galleries NSW for a Gallery Connect-Ed grant of up to $7,000. Budget expenses may include fees for artists, gallery educators or other specialist staff and transport costs. Some material costs may be considered. Details and applications online. Contact Tel 02 9339 9907 Email catherinef@mgnsw.org.au Website www.mgsw.org.au
Closing 28 September

Gordon Darling Grant
The Gordon Darling Foundation supports visual arts programs undertaken by public institutions throughout Australia and assists in the distribution of knowledge and enjoyment of the visual arts to as wide an audience as possible. Consideration will be given to innovative projects that might otherwise not receive funding. Areas available for funding include: Catalogues and publications, exhibitions development, professional education initiatives, purchase or commission of art works of local or unique importance, research projects and symposia. Contact Tel 03 9820 3168 Email gdarling@bigpond.net.au
Closing 30 September

AFC | Documentary Development Grants
Grants from the Australian Film Commission for the development of one-off documentaries ($15,000) or documentary series ($25,000). Applicants without substantial documentary or drama track records need to have an appropriately experienced producer as a member of the team. Individual writer/directors, writer/producers or teams may apply but at least one member of the team must have at least one released documentary screen credit (broadcast and/or screened at a recognised film festival) as producer or director. Contact Tel 02 9321 6444 Email fd@afc.gov.au Website www.afc.gov.au/funding/fd/docos/default.aspx
Closing 12 October

OzCo | RUN_WAY
RUN_WAY is a program designed to extend and enliven people's experience and understanding of interdisciplinary arts and new artistic practice. The initiative is for young and emerging artists and artsworkers 30 years of age and under. RUN_WAY provides opportunities for young and emerging artists and artsworkers to travel, learn and develop new skills and understanding of interdisciplinary arts and new artistic practice. Applicants can determine and implement a unique professional development scenario, suitable to your own individual needs. Guidelines and application forms online. Contact Tel 02 9215 9132
Email n.stromqvist@ozco.gov.au Website www.ozco.gov.au/grants
Closing 15 October

NSW FTO | Young Filmakers Fund
The Young Filmmakers Fund supports new and emerging filmmakers in NSW (18-35 years old) and provides a unique opportunity for young talent to break into the highly competitive film and television industry. There are two funding rounds per year with up to four projects selected in each round. Successful applicants receive grants of up to $30,000 for production and/or post-production. Applications and guidelines online. Website www.fto.nsw.gov.au/fund.asp?id=48
Closing 15 October

NSW FTO | Production Investment Round: EOIs
The NSW Film and Television Office is calling for preliminary expressions of interest (EOI) from applicants intending to submit to this grant round. No application form is required at this stage. EOIs should consist of:
Applicant details including company and contact details
The creative team and cast attached if any (max 1 page)
An extended synopsis of the project, and type of project (max 1 page)
Proposed Financing plan and status of finance and proposed FTO amount requested (max 2 pages). Project Officers will liaise with applicants as the financing of their project develops. Only those projects able to demonstrate financial readiness will be invited to progress formally into the round. Final funding decisions will be made in December 2007. Contact Angelique Edmonds, Assistant, Development & Investment Tel 02 9264 6400 Email edmondsa@fto.nsw.gov.au
Closing 15 October (10am)

The Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarships 2008
Two travelling scholarships of $18,000 offered in each of the following categories: acting, instrumental music, painting, poetry, prose, singing. Full terms and conditions outlined on application forms available for download on the website. Contact the Cauz Group Pty Ltd Tel 02 9326 5507 Email trustawards@cauzgroup.com.au Website www.trust.com.au (to to Philanthropy).
Closing 26 October

AFC | Indigenous Branch Grants – Drama Development
An Australia Film Commission program to provide grants for the project-specific development costs of features, short features and shorts by emerging Indigenous practitioners. The AFC seeks outstanding drama projects which are based on strong ideas, are well-crafted, of varying styles and content, exhibit a high level of creative ambition and can demonstrate the possibility of being financed for production. Contact Tel 1800 226 615 Email indigenous@afc.gov.au Website www.afc.gov.au/funding
Closing 26 October

Indent | 2008 Partnership Grants
The purpose of the Partnership Grant is to help you kick start, or reinvigorate the all-ages entertainment scene in your local area. You can apply to run up to four events throughout the year. 2008 Partnership Grants are fixed at total amount of $2,500. Event organising committees must comprise of at least 5 young people aged 12-25. All events are strictly drug and alcohol free. Applications from event committees with outstanding event reports will not be considered. The type of events Indent supports include gigs, youth festivals, CD launches, Band/DJ competitions and general music events across all genres of contemporary music (ie. rock, pop, R&B, hip hop, electronic, country, punk, metal, dance etc). Contact Max Becker or Richard Tamplenizza Tel 02 9699 9706 Email max@musicnsw.com or richie@musicnsw.com Website www.indent.net.au/funding/
Closing 30 October

OzCo Theatre | Fellowship Grant
Fellowship grants provide individual artists with financial support to undertake a two-year program of creative work and/or professional development that extends their practice and develops their career. It is for artists with a record of outstanding achievement, open to individuals who are able to demonstrate at least 10 years’ professional experience. Grant is $45,000 per year for two years. Selection criteria and applications online. Tel 02 9215 9105 Email theatre@ozco.gov.au Website www.ozco.gov.au/grants/grants
Closing 1 November

OzCo Theatre | New Work
New Work grants support one-off projects that result in the creation of new theatre work. This can include a new production of an established text. There are three types of New Work grants: Creative Development: supports the development stages of a new work, such as research, creative development workshops or commissioning a writer; Production: supports a public performance of a new work and any stages leading up to the production; and Young Artists Initiative: supports either the creative development or production of a new work. These grants are supported through the Australian Government’s Young and Emerging Artists initiative. Details and applications online. Tel 02 9215 9105 Email theatre@ozco.gov.au Website www.ozco.gov.au/grants/grants
Closing 1 November

OzCo Theatre | Skills & Development
These grants support activities that provide professional development opportunities to individual theatre workers or that contribute to the overall development of the artform in Australia. Skills Development grants may be for any activity that aims to increase your professional skills or experience. This could include attendance at masterclasses, mentorship programs between experienced and emerging theatre workers, overseas development opportunities or residencies in theatre organisations. Proposals for Artform Development may be for activities that contribute to the overall development of theatre in Australia. Details and applications online. Tel 02 9215 9105 Email theatre@ozco.gov.au Website www.ozco.gov.au/grants/grants
Closing 1 November

OzCo Visual Arts | Artist Run Initiatives
The Visual Arts Board is offering a limited number of grants of up to $10,000 as support for Artist Run Initiatives (ARIs) in 2008. The grants are part of the Australian Government’s Young and Emerging Artists Initiative. The grant is to be used for program and administration costs, so that greater opportunities for public exposure and career development can be created for the artists involved with an ARI. Details and applications online. Tel 02 9215 9131 Email j.gillespie@ozco.gov.au Website www.ozco.gov.au/grants
Closing 1 November

OzCo Community Partnerships | Key Partnership Projects
This grant supports major community arts and culture projects, which have confirmed a range of cross-sectoral partners, and have clear outcomes that go beyond the completion of the project. The Community Partnerships Committee may decide to commission projects or solicit proposals to address specific strategic priorities or issues as they arise. The Community Partnerships Committee may decide to offer support for a Key Partnerships project on the condition that co-funding is secured. If the co-funding is not secured then the offer could be withdrawn. The Committee may determine to make an allocation of seed funding to assist in securing other co-funding opportunities for the project. Details and applications online. Tel 02 9215 9025 Email cp@ozco.gov.au Website www.ozco.gov.au/grants
Closing 1 November

OzCo Dance | Young & Emerging Artists
The Dance Board invites applicants aged up to and including 30 years with no more than five years’ professional experience to make applications in three categories: New Work, Skills Development and Artform Development. Details and selection criteria online. Tel 02 9215 9109 Email dance@ozco.gov.au
Website www.ozco.gov.au/grants
Closing 1 November

OzCo Dance | Fellowships
Fellowship grants provide two years of financial support to artists with a record of outstanding achievement in dance so they can undertake a program of creative work or professional development. A Fellowship program may aim to strengthen current practice, seek new challenges or to test a new direction. In all cases, the Dance Board expects the proposed activity to be significant and not possible without this level of support. $45,000 per year for two years. Details online. Tel 02 9215 9109 Email dance@ozco.gov.au Website www.ozco.gov.au/grants
Closing 1 November

OzCo Dance | New Work
New Work grants support the creation of new dance works, encouraging artists to take time to develop a work and to proceed to each stage of its life cycle following a critical analysis of what has been accomplished. The number and nature of the stages in a work’s life cycle varies from project to project. Applications under this category may be for one or more stages in the creation, production or presentation of a single work or remount costs for an existing work. The category is open to individuals and organisations.
Details and selection criteria online. Tel 02 9215 9109 Email dance@ozco.gov.au Website www.ozco.gov.au/grants
Closing 1 November

OzCo Dance | Skills Development
These grants foster excellence in dance by providing professional development opportunities to individual dance practitioners in Australia. Applications should be for an activity that aims to increase professional skills or experience. Examples of suitable activities include, but are not limited to, professional development opportunities in Australia and overseas, mentorship programs, attendance at professional masterclasses or workshops, residencies and secondments. $10,000 or less. Details and applications online. Tel 02 9215 9109 Email dance@ozco.gov.au Website www.ozco.gov.au/grants
Closing 1 November

OzCo Dance | Artform Development
Proposals for Artform Development grants may be for activities that contribute to the overall development of dance in Australia. Examples of suitable activities include, but are not limited to, the creation or development of infrastructure to support the work of independent artists, programs that develop audiences for dance, and activity that facilitates critical debate or research of dance. Details and applications online. Tel 02 9215 9109 Email dance@ozco.gov.au Website www.ozco.gov.au/grants
Closing 1 November

Powerhouse Museum | Movable Heritage Fellowship
Students resident in NSW enrolled at any campus of a university in NSW are invited to apply for a Movable Heritage Fellowship. The aims of the fellowship are to stimulate research into the movable heritage of NSW, increase skills in moveable heritage interpretation, raise awareness of the importance of community collections in understanding Australian society, and to encourage students to work with community museums. The successful student will undertake a research project on an object or objects in a community museum, historical society or other collectiing institution. Details and application forms online. Contact Rebecca Pinchin, Regional Sevices Coordinator Tel 02 9217 0220 Email regionalservices@phm.gov.au Website www.powerhousemuseum.com
Closing 5 November

OzCo Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Arts | Fellowships
Fellowship grants provide financial support for two years to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to enable them to undertake a major creative project or program in their artform.This category is open to practising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists who are able to demonstrate at least 10 years experience as a practising professional artist, including: visual arts and craft artists who have a substantial record of solo and group exhibitions; writers who have at least two books published by reputable, established publishers or two works performed by reputable theatre companies; performing artists who have a proven track record as a professional performer at state or national level; and new media artists who have a substantial record of working in this field. Grant is $45,000 per year for two years. Tel 02 9215 9065
Email atsia@ozco.gov.au Website www.ozco.gov.au/grants
15 November

OzCo Music | Skills & Arts Development
These grants support skills development for professional artists and artsworkers, and programs and services of organisations that contribute to the development of music practice in Australia. There are two subcategories of Skills and Arts Development grants:
Individuals and Groups (established and emerging)
Organisations (legally constituted).
Activities may include: mentorship programs between an emerging artist/group and an established artist/group (either party may apply); attendance at professional artist residencies, masterclasses or conferences; exchanges between regional and metropolitan-based artists and artsworkers; professional development opportunities for instrument makers, musicians or artsworkers in Australia or overseas; other projects that foster skills development for the applicant and/or other participants. Tel 02 9215 9104 Email music@ozco.gov.au Website www.ozco.gov.au/grants
Closing 15 November

OzCo Music | New Work
This category supports one-off projects that involve the creation or development of new musical material or music and media arts projects. There are two types of New Work grants:
New Work (General): This sub-category is for creative projects including composition, commissioning, songwriting and arranging, including piano reductions of existing Australian works, sound design or the creative development of a work-in-progress.
New Work (Media Arts): This sub-category is for one or more of the following stages of a media artwork: research and development, creative development, production and presentation. Projects may have intended performance outcomes whether real or virtual. Tel 02 9215 9104 Email music@ozco.gov.au Website www.ozco.gov.au/grants
Closing 15 November

OzCo Music | Presentation & Promotion
These grants support one-off projects that present, publish, distribute and/or market quality music of any style. The Music Board supports projects that increase opportunities for all Australians to experience and participate in the arts. Publications that document or discuss aspects of music in Australia are also supported . There are two subcategories of Presentation and Promotion grants:
Presentation and Promotion (Recording): Supports recording projects involving recording, production, manufacture, distribution and promotion. You can apply for a maximum of $7500.
Presentation and Promotion (General): Supports gigs, concerts, promotional or concert tours within Australia, festivals, showcases, publications and the marketing of quality music of any style. Projects that include workshops or performances in schools are particularly encouraged, especially those that are free or inexpensive for young people. Websites are encouraged as a marketing tool for such projects. Tel 02 9215 9104 Email music@ozco.gov.au Website www.ozco.gov.au/grants
Closing 15 November

OzCo | Camden Head Pilot Station Artist's Residency Program
Artists or arts workers who work in or with communities are encouraged to apply for this program which will provide professional development opportunities between August and September 2008 for six to eight weeks. The Australia Council will contribute funding valued up to $14,000. Applicants will be selected that best demonstrate their expected aims and outcomes in terms of benefits to their professional practice and evidence of community arts and cultural practitioner experience and skills appropriate to the residency objectives. The Camden Head Pilot Station is a self-contained 1950’s three-bedroom cottage, garage and separate spacious boathouse/workshop studio space located 6km from the village of Laurieton, 35km from Port Macquarie. Contact Hayley Johnson Tel 02 9215 9367 Email h.Johnson@ozco.gov.au Website www.ozco.gov.au/grants/grants_ccd/camden_head_pilot_station_residency
Closing 15 November

Lady Mollie Askin Ballet Travelling Scholarship 2008
A biennial scholarship awarded to an Australian citizen for outstanding ability and promise in ballet. This Scholarship is open to Australian citizens between the ages of 17 and 29 years at the close of entries date. The scholarship is for $15,000. Terms & conditions and application forms online. Contact the Cauz Group Tel 02 9326 5507 Email trustawards@cauzgroup.com.au Website www.trust.com.au/Content.aspx?topicID=213
Closing 30 Novmber

Metroscreen | Jump Start Program
Offering $40,000 annually for filmmakers to have access to reliable, sought-after equipment, current technical facilities and production support. For productions that: inspire and encourage original screen content; allow professional development for emerging screen practitioners; provide an opportunity for those generally excluded from mainstream media production; and encourage communities to use video and digital media as a cultural development tool. Contact David Opitz Tel 02 9361 5318 Email d.opitz@metroscreen.org.au Website www.metroscreen.org.au
Closing 4 December

ANAT | Professional Development Travel Grants
A quick response fund managed by the Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT) offering grants of up to $3,000 for Australian artists to attend national and international events. The aim is to enable professional development for Australian media arts practitioners by facilitating their participation in national and international residencies, exhibitions, workshops and conferences related to art, science and/or technology, which might otherwise be outside of their financial constraints. Applicants must be ANAT members. Tel 08 8231 9037 Email anat@anat.org.au or www.anat.org.au/pages/
Ongoing

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