The first of these exhibitions will be launched on Friday, 7 May at The Gallery, Ellenbrook Arts, 34 Main Street, Ellenbrook. The exhibition runs from 8 May - 30 May, with gallery opening times Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm, Weekends 1pm-5pm. The touring program has an educational focus, with primary and secondary students receiving gallery education sheets and questionnaires about photography and sense of belonging.

The successful applicant will have highly developed leadership, management and communication skills. They will have experience and understanding of the local government and community sectors, and will have highly developed training and facilitation skills, as well as a sound understanding of community arts and cultural development theory and practice.

Function of the position

This position mentors and develops skills for community arts and cultural development in Esperance by:

• providing community arts and cultural development mentoring, networking and professional development opportunities for the community
• raising WA local and state government sector awareness of the role and benefits of community arts and cultural development
• liaising with local governments and other organisations in developing community arts programs; assists in developing partnerships with local governments and other community organisations to access funding for development of community arts programs.
  

Experience

• Experience in community cultural development
• Planning and management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in grant writing is desirable
• Advocacy and sponsorship raising skills
  
• Salary $25 per hour (Full-time, 37.5 hours/wk)
• Superannuation is paid in addition to the salary at 9%
  
• Closing Date - 4pm, Monday 22nd March 2010

Contact Details

For a full job description please contact Sophie Davidson:
sophie@esperancecommunityarts.org.au or call (08) 90721158

Applications close at 4pm, Monday 8 March 2010.

You have the opportunity to become a member of the highly thought of Ellenbrook  Arts organisation, located in Australia's most awarded new town.
 
Responsibilities

You will engender a sense of community and pride in residents and businesses through the development, management and promotion of special community cultural events and programmes.

You will liaise with providers, sponsors, commercial vendors and participants to ensure delivery of a successful programme.

You will be highly motivated with a strong commitment to customer service and display an ability to work productively within a small team environment.

Experience

• A tertiary qualification in an appropriate discipline
• Experience in community cultural development
• Planning and management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good computer skills
• Experience in grant writing is desirable
• Advocacy and sponsorship raising skills
  

Location

Ellenbrook Arts
34 Main Street
Ellenbrook WA  6069
 
Hours of Work

25 - 30 hours per week to be agreed
 
Web Site

www.ellenbrookarts.com.au

Closing Date

5pm, Friday 19th February 2010
 
Contact Details

For a full job description please email Heather Awcock (email address below) and then please email your application which must include a covering letter of introduction to:
 
Heather Awcock
Ellenbrook Cultural Foundation
hawcock@lwpproperty.com.au

If you have an interest in WAM and a strong administrative background, please contact Mike Jeffrey for more details.  He's at mike@wam.asn.au.  You can also take a look at a position description on our website.

Rents range from $190 to $334 per calendar month (dependant on size). Long-term leases of 4.5 years available.

Call Loretta to view or for more information - 9335 8366 or loretta@artsource.net.au

Contact:  Sarah Trant, Project Officer, Community and Regional Arts Development on  (08) 9224 7328 or toll free on 1800 199 090 or via email at sarah.trant@dca.wa.gov.au


The Department of Culture and the Arts is offering special travel assistance funding to attend the Regional Arts Australia National Conference. This special initiative is a travel program designed to assist PROFESSIONAL regional Western Australian artists and arts workers to attend the conference. Applications from regionally based individuals, groups and not-for-profit organisations are welcome. Assistance will be available to offset travel costs associated with attending the conference. Up to $3,000 is available for each successful application.

• Travel and accommodation costs and registration fees to attend workshops, conferences or festivals specifically focused on contemporary dance
• The cost of attending contemporary dance performances outside of your region
• The cost of engaging regional dance artists in projects delivered by professional dance companies where the activity offers a development outcome to the regional artist.

There is no deadline for the fund and applicants are advised of the outcome of their application within 21 days of its receipt.

To receive further information and an application form email Annette Carmichael, regional.wa@ausdance.org.au or call 0400 618 293 (Thurs & Fri). 

This fund has been supported by the State Government's investment in Future Moves, a strategic initiative to develop and vitalise contemporary dance in Western Australia.

Butterfly Publishing will be accepting manuscripts for assessment for Self Publication until 1st March 2010. Manuscripts may be poetry, short stories, novels or biographies. Please email a portion of your manuscript for assessment and Butterfly Publishing will contact you to discuss publishing fees and arrangements. Good Luck!

Manuscripts accepted from 22nd Jan - 1st March 2010

www.mybutterflypublishing.com

Contact: 0400 586 613

Entries must be in the form of a song. The song can be in any genre or style, but must creatively explore the harmful impact of cannabis on Indigenous communities. Issues that could be explored include how cannabis negatively affects families, relationships, educational attainment or culture. The competition is open to Indigenous Australians only. There will be one national winner with prize money $2000.

www.ncpic.org.au

Closing date: 31 May 2010

After the unprecedented success of the 2009 program held at Kidogo Art Institute for Aboriginal Artists, we are again running our course “Making a Success of Your Art” for Aboriginal Artists starting on 1 March 2010.

The course is a Certificate III in Visual Arts & Contemporary Craft. This is a wonderful opportunity for Aboriginal artists to learn a wealth of skills such as how to:

• Paint better pictures
• Increase the amount of paintings you sell
• Make your name better known
• Increase the amount of money that you can sell your paintings for

You will learn a huge range of new techniques in painting, drawing and professional practice. We encourage our students to put their work into exhibitions and competitions throughout the year and will hold an annual exhibition for them during the course of the program. Last year we held the Moorditj Mob Exhibition in June/July (in conjunction with the City of Fremantle) and sold over 27 paintings. All of our students put work into the show.

You can find out more about the course from our website http://www.kidogo.com.au/aboriginal-artist-program

For an up to date schedule of SE@K programs check our webpage at: www.slwa.wa.gov.au/whats_on/lifelong_learning. All programs are free and reservations are recommended. For bookings and inquiries please call 9427 3111.

25 - 26 March 2010


Powerhouse Museum, Sydney

The Arts Activated conference provides an opportunity for those passionate about the arts and disability sectors to come together to explore, debate, discuss and connect ideas and practice. The conference will also celebrate the accomplishments of and provide showcase opportunities for artists with disability.

Registrations are now open on the AccessibleARTS, disability and arts NSW website.

The Camera Recycle Project collect donations of old or unused cameras and other photographic equipment (i.e. memory cards, USB drives, computers, tripods) from the community and make it available to disadvantaged youth in the form of a 'technology library'.

Visit camerarecycleproject.org.au to find out how to donate.

Award will be presented in two categories:

• Sustained contribution to the arts
• Outstanding contribution to the arts

The awards will be presented at Junction 2010 – connecting the future, Regional Arts Australia’s national conference to be held in Launceston, Tasmania from 26-29 August 2009.

Nominations will open on 19 February and close on 26 March 2010. For more information, visit the Regional Arts Australia website .

The Creative Challenge is a two-week artist-in-residence program that uses  creativity to celebrate the rich social, cultural and environmental diversity of Western  Australia. This program encourages young people to appreciate and understand their individual and collective identity by exploring and expressing the uniqueness of  their local community.

Being process-driven, it engages the young people in creative research, skill sharing and concept development to create and present artworks that represent and communicate these ideas of place and identity.

AWESOME’s target audience is aged 6 – 16 years and most residencies occur within schools. We are looking for contemporary art proposals in all fields including but not limited to performance/visual art/new media/dance or hybrid art. Take a look past Creative Challenge projects, please visit the archives at AWESOME’s website:
http://www.awesomearts.com/challenge/archives.

The artist with the successful contemporary art proposal will be the Lead Artist for  the 2011 Creative Challenge. The role includes:

• Design, implementation and creative leadership of the 2011 Creative Challenge;
• Direct training of residency artists to deliver the 2011 Creative Challenge;
• Attend at least one regional residency of two weeks duration;
• Work with the Community Development Manager towards the design and creation of an exhibition outcome for the 2011 Creative Challenge to be featured at the 2011 AWESOME International Festival for Bright Young Things held in the Perth CBD.

To submit your proposal, please outline your project to:

• Describe the audience’s experience of your performance/installation/visual art/new
• media work (1 page max).
• Tell us how you define contemporary performance/visual art and how your proposed
• work is representative of this (1 page max).
• Tell us how young people can make the project their own.
• Your work does not need to be designed specifically for children or young people.
• However, it must appeal to and engage them. Tell us how you think your proposed
• work appeals to and engages children and/or young people? (1 page max).
• Provide conceptual or actual image of your work. If the work already exists, include
• whatever documentation and critical responses you think represents it.

Email your proposal to Li-anne Carroll, Community Development Manager by 5pm
on 29 January 2010 to li-anne@awesomearts.com.

The Digital Culture Fund is a pilot initiative for people who have been working creatively with digital technologies for some time. They might be experienced artists already within the Australia Council's community, already supported by one of our grants or divisions. But we also want to open up to a new breed of practitioner, the digital native who might not typically consider themselves artists or ordinarily approach the Australia Council.

The purpose of this fund is for the Australia Council to support the creation of innovative digital artwork which might happen physically in front of the crowd or be experienced through a technological platform. Either way, we want it to happen live, having been created as a live collaboration, or to be experienced as a live event connecting the maker(s) and crowd(s).

GENERAL INFORMATION SESSION – ALL INVITED
WHERE: State Library Theatre
Alexander Library
Perth Cultural Centre.
 
WHEN: 6.30pm on the Monday 7th Dec 2009
 
RSVP to dsdadmin@dca.wa.gov.au
 
A LIMITED NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS WITH FEE PLUMLEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE, BY APPOINTMENT:
 
WHERE: Department of Culture and the Arts
Level 7 Law Chambers
573 Hay Street Perth WA 6000
WHEN: Tuesday 8 December 2009
Bookings are essential: dsdadmin@dca.wa.gov.au

All general queries regarding this fund should be addressed to:

Fee Plumley,

Digital Program Officer,

Australia Council for the Arts
Tel: +61 2 9215 9160
Fax: +61 2 9215 9352
f.plumley@australiacouncil.gov.au
372 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
PO Box 788, Strawberry Hills NSW 2012
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au 

Full time one year contract: 2010 (Maternity leave backfill position)

• Salary: $55,407-$64,553 per annum
• Plan and deliver exciting cultural events including the Joondalup Festival, Little  Feet children’s festival, NAIDOC Week celebrations and Sunday Serenades  concert series.                                                                                                                                                        
  

Curator

Permanent Part time: 22.8 hours (three days) p/week

• Salary: $55,407 - $64,553
• Manage a local government art collection and curate three diverse exhibitions each year.
  

Applications close Wednesday 9 December and roles start January 2010. Click here to download the full advertisements and position descriptions.

This is a new position and a variety of operational scenarios will be considered. Applicants may propose to work from home, a current workplace, or a new arrangement may be negotiated with a stakeholder organisation.

PATA is Australia’s peak body for the performing arts touring sector. It is a cohesive and objective voice for government and key stakeholders providing quality and informed strategic advice and policy.

PATA’s vision is for a national performing arts touring industry that is;

• Vibrant,
• Coordinated,
• Stable,
• Sustainable,
• Accountable,
• Efficient and
• Effective.

PATA is inclusive and representative and draws on expertise from across the field of performing arts in Australia and internationally.

A new position, the Executive Officer will be responsible for the establishment and on-going operations of the organisation. Reporting to the Chair, the Executive Officer will also implement the strategies outlined in the Business Plan to ensure the future sustainability of the organisation.

A position description is attached. Expressions of Interest should be emailed as a Word or PDF document no later than 11 December 2009 to:

The Chairperson
Performing Arts Touring Alliance – Australia
Email: patachair@bigpond.com
For further information, please contact Suzie Haslehurst on 0438 972 735.

DOWNLOAD: PATA Executive Officer position description (PDF)

Children who participate in the program will learn a range of different songs, and there will be an opportunity for children to perform as part of a community choir festival in December.

When:  Every Saturday morning, 9:30am to 10:30am, for the next 5 weeks (7, 14, 21, 28 November and 5 December)
Where:  Loftus Community Centre, 99 Loftus St, Leederville
Who:  Children aged 6 to 10 yrs old
Cost:  $7 per session or $35 for 5 sessions

For more information or to register your interest in this program, please contact Valerie Lang at valerie.lang@catchmusic.org.au

We are seeking a variety of contemporary artists including but not limited to visual artists, graphic designers, filmmakers, animators, musicians and physical theatre/drama artists.

There are 10 full time regional residencies in Western Australia of 2 weeks duration between May and October 2010. Artists will collaborate with young people in each  community to facilitate in the interpretation and expansion of the idea of a DWELLING. All art works will later form part of the 2010 AWESOME International  Arts Festival for Bright Young Things in November 2010.

Through a series of workshops during the residency we request that artists stretch the boundaries of the imagination and provide positive creative adventures for the young people in each community. Therefore we seek artists ready and willing to head into unexpected territory.

Please send a one-page curriculum vitae and a short email describing how you would approach creating a contemporary ‘dwelling’ using your artistic practice and express your interest or experience working with regional community and young people.

Email Li-anne Carroll, Community Development Manager, lianne@awesomearts.com by 5pm, 6 November 2009. Further information about Creative Challenge can be found at www.awesomearts.com or 9485 0560.

How are we now experiencing arts and culture in the digital world? With the explosion of TV, mobile and online platforms, and a high speed National Broadband Network just around the corner, what are the digital opportunities for artists? Where is the money coming from and how will rights be managed?

The new frontiers of the digital era will be fully canvassed at REVEALING THE ARTS, a two-day conference jointly presented by the ABC and the Australia Council for the Arts, starting this Monday 26 October at ABC TV Sydney.

Bringing together the Australian arts community’s strategic thinkers, artists, funding bodies, practitioners and directors, the conference aims to find creative solutions to assist the arts industry to take full advantage of the digital era. The event will also be webcast and a guest twitterer will summarise proceedings.

REVEALING THE ARTS
Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 October, ABC TV Sydney
The event will be webcast via http://www.abc.net.au/arts
Follow us on twitter @revealingarts

• Thinking about applying for an arts grant for the first time?
• Thinking about applying again and need a quick refresher?
• Looking to get a heads up on the application process?
• Need a start on how to approach answering the all important questions 1 & 2?
• What is artistic merit and how can you apply it to a community cultural development project?
• A bit daunted by creating a budget?
• What is in-kind anyway?
• How does the peer assessment process actually work?
• Is the Arts Development Panel the right panel for you?

Project officers from the DCA will deliver an information session to answer these questions and more. They will provide advice that may assist you in developing an application for grant funding.

Indigenous artists and arts workers are encouraged to come along. The next closing date for application to the Indigenous Panel is Friday 26th March 2010.

WHEN: Tuesday 24th November 2009, 5:30pm for 6pm start
WHERE: Meeting Room 1, King Street Arts Centre, 357 Murray Street, Perth
Coffee and tea provided.

Please RSVP to: dsdadmin@dca.wa.gov.au or by phone to Elaine Ruddy 9224 7333
If you are an artist 25 years and under you are welcome to attend.

However, this session is not targeting Young People and the Arts applicants. You should contact DCA’s Young People and the Arts officers for further information about programs that may suit a future proposal.

Please note: this session is not designed to replace the expectation on an applicant to contact the relevant project officer when developing an application.

The Awards:

• Open Acquisitive - $12,500 cash plus $2,500 to be put towards a solo exhibition at the Gary Holland Community Centre in 2010.
• Emerging Artist Award Acquisitive - $2,500 cash plus $2,500 towards a professional development opportunity such as a residency to be discussed with the artist and Artsource
• People's choice - $1,000 
  

DOWNLOAD: Nyoongar Art Awards 2009 Entry form (PDF 506kb)

For the younger kids (6-9 years), get them to make their own Polar Bear Snow Domes. Kids are invited to observe the Polar Bears in Janet Biggs video work Anana Dream and create their own Polar Bear out of modeling clay to keep forever in its own protective 'snow dome' habitat.

And for those a little bit older (10-13 years), they can create a life size portrait filled with text that describes why they do the things they do. They can use newspaper print, vinyl signage and stencil lettering to create a self-portrait made up of their own special words or phrases such as a favourite slang or nickname. Artwork from this workshop will be displayed in PICA's reading room!

Tuesday 29 September & 6 October

Younger Kids (6-9 years): 10am - Noon
Older Kids (10-13 years): 2 - 4pm
$20 (inclusive of all materials). Bookings are essential as places are limited.
Book here or on 08 9228 6300

When installed, their brightly coloured hollow-cast aluminium three-dimensional biomorphic form (a non-representational form or pattern resembling a living organism in shape or appearance) will be 11 metres long, three metres wide and 6.5 metres high.

$60, 814 - $64, 015 per annum - Plus superannuation and fantastic benefits

We are looking for a Project Officer to coordinate the Reel Connections programme - a programme that encourages intercultural understanding amongst young residents in the Mirrabooka regional area. A desire to make a significant difference to the lives of young people from culturally and linguistically diverse and Indigenous backgrounds is essential. Community development experience or tertiary qualifications will be highly regarded, as well as the ability to be creative and innovative in introducing positive changes in the community.

INTERESTED?

Info pack (08) 9345 8555 - www.stirling.wa.gov.au

Still have questions?

Clare Meyers - (08) 9345 8975

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 4pm, Monday 14 September 2009

4 September deadline for projects happening after 12 October 2009.
 
Funding supports engagement with professional artists and cultural leaders, creative and innovative activities and opportunities for skills development in all art forms.  The panel will consider professional development opportunities where professional artists and cultural leaders can skill share. Projects that include trips to country may be eligible for support if they are an integral part of an arts/skills development initiative and result in specific project outcome.
 
Funding can involve a professional artist/s in a community festival or workshop, cover costs associated with skills development with a curator or judge to develop a professional approach to staging exhibitions and non-professional performing arts groups wanting to tour within or between regions in WA.
 
COUNTRY ARTS WA PRIORITIES

• Children and young people –inclusive of those aged 0 –26 years old. Priority will be given to projects that are for and/or by children and young people, projects that engage with children and young people and inter-generational projects.
• Indigenous arts and culture – priority will be given to projects that are initiated by and/or for Indigenous arts workers or artists, cross cultural projects, engage with the traditional owners to explore local Indigenous culture and knowledge.
• Technology – priority will be given to projects that incorporate, explore or engage creatively with technology.
• Health and wellbeing – CAWA seeks to invest in artistic experiences that enrich people’s lives. Priority will be given to projects that demonstrate the health benefits of creativity for the wellbeing and social connectedness of individuals and communities

 
How do we apply?

You must discuss your project idea with Bec Cockram, Country Arts WA’s Regional Arts Development Officer (RADO) before submitting your application. The full Guidelines, application and budget can be downloaded from our website:  http://www.countryartswa.asn.au/cms/cawa/pages/communities/funding/fund_caps.html
 
If you would like to be emailed or faxed a copy of the application form or guidelines please contact me, Bec Cockram: 9200 6208.

The new website will be open for traffic on 1st October 2009, including online performers applications, weekend ticket sales and volunteers applications.
Performer applications will close at the end January 2010.

In 2008 we received unprecedented demand for tickets and much disappointment from the large number of people, both audience and performers, who missed out on tickets. Next year we will open some new venues and will sell only weekend tickets, all as part of our committement and planning to produce the Festival in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

We are working on some very exciting new creative developments for 2010 and will hope you will join us for what will be an extraordinary weekend of vocal heaven!

Our website www.dfov.org.au will be updated as acts, funding grants and venues are confirmed, so stay tuned for the program announcements.

by Peter Keelan

It starts out with you internally and silently humming that Paul Kelly melody in the back of your mind ...'from little things, big things grow' ... except that this melody round has been growing louder since a project I was involved with in Malawi, Africa, in 2001.

In 2008 I received a professional development grant from CAN WA to explore an idea which has been in the memory banks since that time.

This idea has focussed on producing a gathering, to provide a unique development opportunity to all Australian CCD practitioners. This pursuit has been inspired by many conversations, observations and practical experiences, over a twenty year span.

The three week professional development resulted from $4733 in funding, yet as the links and conversations started to flow, I quickly realised that this Gathering would require further research, and involvement of a larger group of people.

Indeed, at the end of writing the document below, I realised that I had only touched the surface of communication and conversation which this event requires.

What I can affirm to be conclusive is the following:

There is overwhelming national and international interest, and active support and encouragement, for an International Community Arts Gathering to be produced in Australia. The breadth of recognition that such a Gathering is long overdue has been overwhelming and inspiring.

So, where to from here?

Since acquitting the grant, I have continued to listen to a myriad of fascinating feedback from CCD people all over the world. The concept seems to have hit a positive nerve!

Now we now have a group of people forming a board and ongoing conversations being fired around the world via email. And its all emanating from the ‘bush' ... Denmark, in the southwest of WA.

I look forward to a continuing conversation, one which has already commenced, and has now filtered into the dot points in the document which follows.

If you read the document and are inspired to become a part of this unique project, I will look forward to hearing from you, especially as we start to frame the picture of where we are heading, and what the scenery might look like along the way. In the true spirit of community arts, community cultural development ... every voice will be heard and valued.

DOWNLOAD:

International Community Arts Gathering (PDF 6.7MB)

peter@peterkeelan.com.au

This full time position is responsible for assisting the coordination of the day-to-day running of our Perth office and assisting in the administration of our funding programs. 

For further details and an application pack, visit our Employment page.

EXPERIENCE: CuriousWorks is an innovative company with a diversely talented  team. We are after someone with a diverse set of arts and media skills, but he/she  must have an advanced video production skills base.

Equally important is this person's ability and commitment to keep learning,  experimenting and documenting how new media, creativity and education can come together for the long-term, social beneft of the most disadvantaged communities in  Australia.

JOB DETAILS: In collaboration with other staff from CuriousWorks, this person will be leading new media workshops in, mining and remote Indigenous communities in the Pilbara. This will be within CuriousWorks' model for community collaboration, but there is plenty of room for you to bring in your own practice and this is encouraged.

The emphasis will not be on you creating work, but you enabling arts media work to  be created by young people from the region.

The job is in and around Newman, in the heart of the Pilbara, from 7 September to 5 November 2009. You will be paid $7,500 for this time. Your transport and accommodation will be taken care of for you. If this initial period goes well, there is a signifcant possibility of a full-time or permanent part-time role with CuriousWorks throughout 2010, based out of Western Australia, with a higher salary.

HOW TO APPLY: The frst stage is simply a one-page expression of interest, including a summary of any relevant previous experience, to shakthi@curiousworks.com.au. You may include website links in your expression of interest.

The EOI must be sent by 17th August, 2009.

The second stage will be a video interview in late August over Skype with Shakthidharan, Director of CuriousWorks, in Sydney.

MORE INFORMATION: Your work will be part of the BHP Billiton - Iron Ore - Legacy Project, presented by Country Arts WA in association with Artsource, CuriousWorks and the Newman Community. For more information visit

http://newman.allaroundyou.com.au/2009/07/09/bhp-legacy-program/ .

CuriousWorks started working with the Newman community in July.

Visit http://newmanmedia.allaroundyou.com.au/ to see what's been happening.

Visit www.curiousworks.com.au to learn more about the company.

Propel Youth Arts WA has a short-term opportunity for an arts worker to join our team. As the Prop Fest Coordinator, you will be responsible for the administration, coordination and delivery of a short film workshop series, “*Prop Fest*”, for young and emerging artists from diverse backgrounds.

Working closely with key partners and workshop facilitators will ensure a fun, well-organised and attended series. Essential qualities for the job are previous experience coordinating arts projects, administration and organisational skills, an ability to multi-task and be able to communicate with a diverse range of people in a demanding work environment.

Please email an expression of interest (no more than 2 pages) and CV to sonja@propel.org.au by 5pm August 14th, 2009.

As the Program Manager you will be responsible for the WA delivery of JUMP, the new national mentoring program which is part of the Australia Council’s young and emerging artists initiative.

Working closely with the National Steering Committee and key partners, the Program Manager will help ensure the organised and effective delivery of the new program and its objectives.

Essential qualities for the job are to be able to self manage, an ability to multi-task, problem-solving skills, high motivation and be able to communicate with a diverse range of people in a demanding work environment.

We are looking for someone with a strong arts management background (3+ years) who is capable of developing the position and the program to grow.

Prospective applicants should email an expression of interest (no more than 2 pages) and CV to sonja@propel.org.au by 5pm August 14th, 2009.

More information: http://www.symbiotica.uwa.edu.au/residencies/guidelines_for_applications

SymbioticA has hosted over 50 national and international artists. In the 8 years since SymbioticA was established, residents have included performance artists, fashion and textile designers, visual artists, indigenous artists, sound artists, academics and fiction writers who have done intensive periods of research and development into areas including physics, animal and plant biology, human anatomy, microbiology,  microscopy, tissue culture and plant biology. Residents receive access to high-end scientific equipment, laboratories and expertise; connection to a rich international network of practitioners and organisations and opportunities to exhibit and speak at SymbioticA events.

The program currently engages approximately 800 young people, community members and Elders across four communities. Through arts, culture and story-telling, Stylin' UP Regional works with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to strengthen, celebrate and determine identity and future.

Communities currently participating in the Stylin’ UP Regional program are:

Cherbourg
Woorabinda
Logan and,
Hope Vale

Workshop programs in dance, krumping, singing, songwriting, music-making, mcing and visual art are happening in each community throughout the year.

Young people participate in the workshops, not only to develop a deadly performance outcome at the Stylin’ UP Festival, but to learn new skills, encourage local talent, build confidence and to participate in community events. Through art and music making young people are taking the opportunity to tell their stories, talk up about issues and business in their communities and be proud to represent where they are from.

Please contact Rossi Crothers for an application kit on rossi@human.org.au or 07 3229 8055

Applications close 5pm 14th August 2009

The seminar is presented in association with Stages Playwrights Consortium and is open to all interested theatre artists, writers and performers.

The seminar is perfect for any young people considering working in theatre professionally in the future, theatre artists looking for a fresh perspective on the challenges and rewards of self-devised work and students engaged in group-devised projects. It is a special opportunity to talk candidly with peers currently working in the industry, and to hear how they reached the positions they are in and the challenges they have faced along the way.

Our guests speakers are…
Jeffrey Jay Fowler, who has a Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Performance from Edith Cowan University. He has worked as an assistant director with Black Swan State Theatre Company and Deckchair Theatre Company and is also a part of Perth Theatre Company's "In the chair" emerging director's program. Jeffrey has written five full length plays, and directed four of them including Zen's Red Mouth (Winner of The Blue Room Member's Choice award 2007), Hope is the saddest (Winner of the 2008 Blue Room Best Production Award) going on to tour to in Brisbane Festival 08, Red Lashes, performed at City Farm as part of the UNIMA puppetry festival, The Rusalka Thread and Duck, Duck, Goose (Winner of People’s Choice Award 2008).

Sarah Mckellar, who graduated from SOCA and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Performance. She is a founding member of the Duck House theatre company and has helped generate material for and performed in the Orestia and Oscar. She recently appeared in the Eat My Monolgue series at the Luxe Bar and will soon appear in the premier performance of Heart of Gold at PICA. Sarah is committed to producing new Australian works

Marisa Garreffa has a degree in Performance Studies at Curtin and is currently working on her Masters in Directing at WAPPA. Marissa formed her own theatre company Mondo DiCorpo and has developed several shows under its banner including The World In Spite of Itself, later touring to China in 2007. More recently she has honed her skills in circus direction by working with graduates at the National Institute of Circus Arts and will soon be flown to Brisbane for the National Script Workshop. In 2008 Marrissa directed the critically acclaimed Motortown at the Blue Room for which she was nominated for Best Director at the 2008 Equity Awards. At the 2009 Blue Room Awards Motortown was awarded 4 awards including Best Production Award.

Generating New Work, will be held on the 26th of July, from 12.30 until 2.30, at the Kings Street Arts Centre. Please email info@wayouththeatre.org.au if you intend coming so that we can cater for an afternoon tea. For more information visit www.wayouththeatre.org.au

We want to build a media prop that will help with lobbying on climate change and are seeking creative technicians to help build the climate change prop.

The prop will be taken to every federal politician in WA as part of a lobby/media push

Ideas for prop include:

1. An ice flow that protesting polar bears (people in suits) can stand on (in water) and which is fold-upable and can fit on an ordinary trailer.

2. A floating piece of astroturf back garden to look like a backgarden.

For more information contact Paddy Cullen, Campaign Coordinator (WA) on (08) 9262 8207 or visit http://www.oxfam.org.au/about/state_offices/west_australia/ for more information.

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship invites you to join us in celebrating the courage and success of humanitarian arrivals to Australia on World Refugee Day 2009.

Activities include African drumming, Chinese and Dutch clog dancing, art workshops and a variety of information stalls from government and non government organisations.

The highlight of the day will be a short play by Frog Prince Productions: Stories from the Suitcase.

Stella arrives in Australia as a displaced person in 1950. Jamilla arrives in Australia as a refugee in 2008. Their stories meet and lead to an unexpected destination....

To create The Garden Ms Parrott will collaborate with four of Perth’s most versatile performing artists; Jonathan Mustard, Julia Moody, Jacob Lehrer and Jo Pollitt.
 
Set to a soundscape of 100 music boxes, the work will explore new territory in the collision between sound, dance, technology, text and visual media.
 
Chrissie Parrott has a reputation for creating work which involves collaboration, and The Garden is no different.

Donate in person to Performing Lines WA Level 1 King St Arts Centre, 365 Murray St, Perth (Monday – Friday 9-5pm office hours only).

Donate by post to Performing Lines WA, PO Box 7437, Cloisters Square, WA, 6850.

Contact Sarah Rowbottam, Performing Lines for further details.

Act Belong Commit Worn Art -  Metamorphosis

Entry forms and information  can be downloaded from www.theatrekimberley.org.au  or by contacting 08 91935658, theatrekimberleyinc@bigpond.com  

What is Worn Art?

It is a spectacular world class, wearable art event in Broome WA that incorporates stunning visual theatre, thumping soundtrack, aerial artistry, and dance. It is Broome’s own magical blend of visual and performance art all brought together into a highly entertaining and beautiful performance. Visual Artists who enter may take home a valuable prize.

If you are not lucky enough to live in Broome, don’t worry we do accept entries from everywhere,  please contact Broome and the Kimberley Holidays for great travel and accommodation deals.

How can you get involved?

Become a member of the Metamorphosis Dance Project facilitated by Claudia Alessi, Nell Simpson and Jose Baldwin. All dancers, stilt performers  and aerialists who live in Broome are invited to participate.(This project has been generously sponsored by Community Arts Network WA and Festivals Australia)

Become a performer who helps exhibit some of the amazing costumes that will be entered at the event.

Submit an entry of artwork that can be worn by 10th August. Download entry form from our website www.theatrekimberley.org.au

Become a sponsor of this great community  event and receive a wide range of corporate hospitality advantages including making yourself known to some great people, because only great people love Worn Art.

Tickets will go on sale in August 2009 at Chinatown Music Broome and Broome Visitor Centre.

Entry forms due with entry fee and image of work: 10 August

Performance dates:  Friday 25th + Saturday 26th September

Act Belong Commit Worn Art Metamorphosis is made possible by the generous support by: Department of Culture and the Arts, Healthway - Act Belong Commit Campaign, Festivals Australia, Community Arts Network WA

Thanks to all who became members in May. Also to our fabulous partners, West Australian Ballet, Crumpler, PICA, Fremantle Arts Centre, Kulcha and Luna Palace Cinemas.

1st PRIZE: Anne Sorensen

double pass to West Australian Ballet's Romeo and Juliet (3 - 18 May, His Maj)

Western Lawn bag from Crumpler

2nd PRIZE: Brian Curtis

double pass to The Duel at PICA (any show between 28 June - 11 July)

double pass to one of Fremantle Art Centre's 2009/10 Summer Series Concerts

3rd PRIZE: Gwen Knox

double pass to any Kulcha event in June/July/August 2009

double pass to a Luna Palace Cinemas session

 
The AIR GRANTS PROGRAM is made up of two AIR funding STREAMS.
 
AIR STREAM 1: Six (6) short term artist(s)/arts organisation residencies for a minimum of 30 days (starting in Term 2 - scheduled consecutively or completed by the end of Term 3 in the school year). Applications close September 4, 2009.
 
AIR STREAM 2: One (1) long-term (up to one school year) artist in residency project. An assessment panel will determine a short-list of identified Department of Culture and the Arts (DCA) key funded professional arts or cultural organisations already in partnership or offering arts in education programs in WA schools and invite them to submit applications for assessment. Expression of Interest (EOI) applications have already been posted to identified DCA key funded organisations. If you are a DCA key funded organisation (i.e. Triennial or Multi Year funded organisation) and have not received your letter of invitation to submit an EOI please contact ArtsEdge. EOI applications are available in electronic format – please email your request for this format to karen.herrmann@dca.wa.gov.au . EOI applications close July 17. Successful applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal by September 4, 2009.
 
Together these streams prioritise:

• Creative processes that actively engage with young people;
• Partnerships between schools, clusters of schools, artists and arts organisations and the wider community;
• Innovation and 21st century technology;
• Professional development opportunities for pre-service teachers, educators and artists;
• Regional and remote school communities;
• Indigenous young people;
• Young people at educational risk;
• Disability; and
• Cultural difference and diversity. 
  

Successful applicants will be those that deliver one or more of these priority areas.
 
In 2009, the first year of the four year pilot program, $280,000 will be dispersed to successful applicants as follows:
                         
AIR STREAM 1: Six (6) grants of $30,000 ex GST will be available for projects commencing Term 2, 2010 and completed by the end of Term 3, 2010; and,
 
AIR STREAM 2: One (1) grant of $100,000 ex GST will be made available for a long-term project developed in collaboration between an identified DCA key funded arts organisation and a school/cluster of schools or teacher training institution commencing Term 2, 2010 and completed by the end of Term 4, 2010.
 
For full details on the AIR GRANTS PROGRAM, eligibility, assessment criteria (for both AIR Stream 1 & 2) and application forms (for AIR Stream 1 only) visit the ArtsEdge website http://www.artsedge.dca.wa.gov.au or call ArtsEdge on (08) 9224 7300 or Freecall (within WA) 1800 199 090.

The Art in Public Places Symposium

Beyond the Bronze: thinking expansively about public art

19 June 2009

8:30am - 4:30pm, Subiaco Theatre Centre

registrations open at 8:00am

In the spirit of open learning and professional exchange, the Cultural Development Forum presents this one-day symposium bringing together people who imagine, plan, create or deliver public art projects in partnership with the community.

Six very different public art projects will be presented, with space provided for sharing and discussing the considerations and strategies for creating art in public
places.

Ideas, issues and strategies emerging from the discussions will assist in future planning.

DOWNLOAD: ART in public places symposium flyer (PDF 368kb)

Places are limited! Register today by downloading the flyer above or contacting CAN WA.

Travel assistance is available. Check out the flyer for more information.

1st PRIZE

double pass to West Australian Ballet's Romeo and Juliet (3 - 18 May, His Maj)

Western Lawn bag from Crumpler

2nd PRIZE

double pass to The Duel at PICA (any show between 28 June - 11 July)

double pass to one of Fremantle Art Centre's 2009/10 Summer Series Concerts

3rd PRIZE

double pass to any Kulcha event in June/July/August 2009

double pass to a Luna Palace Cinemas session

Get in the running for some of these fabulous prizes! Be paid up in full by 29 May 2009 and you or your organisation will be entered into the draw to win!

Prizes will be drawn on Monday, 1 May 2009 and winners will be notified and announced on the CAN WA website.

BECOME A MEMBER!

ArtsCAMP is an exciting new initiative from Propel Youth Arts WA for young people interested in the arts. ArtsCAMP is a week long creative experience, allowing 40 young people from across WA to to learn about art places, spaces and faces in and around Perth. The innovative camp will be packed with creative hands-on workshops with practising artists, tours of arts spaces in and around Perth, events including gigs, theatre, exhibitions and art industry talks.

Registrations are now open for candidates aged 15-17 years. Application packs are available on the Propel Youth Arts website. For more information, contact Propel Youth Arts WA on (08) 9328 5855.

Sharing Stories is open for applications at any time. Download our guidelines and have a chat to Rebecca about your ideas. 

Sharing Stories supports initiatives that enable communities to convey, verbally or otherwise, their cultural identity.

A project manager is required to manage and report on a two-week tour and residency in remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia. 
 
The successful applicant will manage the musicians and crew on the road, assist with relations between the communities and Country Arts WA and assist with researching and reporting on best practice for Indigenous remote touring.
 
Experience in remote tour management and strong consultative and communication skills are essential.
 
Download the application pack at http://www.countryartswa.asn.au/cms/cawa/pages/aboutus/employment.html
 
Please send expressions of interest responding to the job description brief and selection criteria with a CV via email to Katie Harford kharford@countryartswa.asn.au by Monday 20 April 2009.
 

Starting on the 14 April, the program will run Tuesday to Friday over the two week April holidays.

Fired Up is an eight day youth arts accredited training program that is delivered by CAN WA as a part of the Reel Connections project. The program is targeted at young people 15-25 years who have migrant or indigenous backgrounds and live in or regularly visit Mirrabooka, Balga, Girrawheen and surrounding suburbs.

This program will have a photography focus with participants working towards a two week exhibition of their work to be held at Mirrabooka Square. As well as developing skills in digital photography, participants will also have the opportunity to go on exciting field trips to test out their skills (Rottnest day trip included).

Participants have the option of having two units of competency accredited towards a Certificate II in Arts Administration (Working With Others & Working in a Culturally Diverse Environment). Lifeskills workshops on issues related to conflict resolution, relationships, career direction and youth legal issues are also integrated in the program.

The program is free and transport is provided. There are 12 places available - participants need to register by Tuesday, 7 April.

DOWNLOAD:

Reel Connections/Fired Up Information sheet (PDF 403kb)

Reel Connections/Fired Up Referral form (PDF 44kb)

Reel Connections/Fired Up Application form (PDF 163kb)

Contact: Sarah Janali, Reel Connections Project Officer at the City of Stirling for any further information on 9349 7999 or email janali.sarah@stirling.wa.gov.au.

Now in its second year, Home Is Where My Heart Is is more than a photography exhibition - The exhibition is the culmination of a project that partners young emerging photographers and young homeless people, with the aim of capturing images of their interpretation of home.

In 2009 we are looking to house the exhibition in a derelict space that will reflect the poignancy of the images. It is our hope that the space will keep the audience remembering the challenges of youth homelessness.

A warehouse, vacant house, derelict space or disused shop would be perfect. We are particularly interested in finding an area in the inner city, however we are open to all suggestions/offers.

The event will run: Thursday 6th August - Friday 14th August 2009 (TIC)

If you would like to suggest a space or offer a venue that you run/own please contact: or call Suzy on (08) 9328 5855 or 0402 534 634.

Running on public holidays and every Saturday, 8.30am - 5pm, the market is Perth's first permanent CBD market. Once established, 100% of the profits will go back into the community via youth in crisis projects in Perth.

The Perth Cultural Centre is located in the State Library, Art Gallery, Blue Room Theatre and PICA area near Perth Train Station.

http://www.theperthmarkets.com.au/

from Monday, 22 December

to Monday, 5 January 2009

Happy holidays everyone!

Email Li-anne Carroll, Community Development Manager, li-anne@awesomearts.com by 5pm on 6 February 2009.

 Further information can be found at www.awesomearts.com or 9485 0560.

Closes: Last day of each month
Max: $3,000

A quick response fund for Australian media and emerging field artists  
to attend national and international events that will further their  
professional development.

Funding is available for travel and registration fees.

The closing date for each round is the last day of every month (except for December).

Applicants must be current members  
of ANAT and are advised to contact ANAT staff prior to submitting  
their application.

To download guidelines, visit: http://
www.anat.org.au/grants/professional_development_travel_grants
 

When: Saturday 29th of November @ 2pm

Where: Building 27, Edith Cowan University Campus

Please RSVP by November 22nd on

0423 460 870 or by emailing fleur.hockey@hotmail.com 

One of the highlights of the Festival is the Street Parade, showcasing the community in a vast array of creative forms including;  parade floats, giant puppets, costumes, music, dance and movement. The 2009 Street Parade theme will be ' Future Dreaming'.

The City of Joondalup invites Artists to submit expressions of interest to assist schools in the Joondalup region to complete a parade entry for the 2009 Parade.

Closing date is Tuesday December 2nd

Contact Joondalup Performing Arts Officer Alicia Wyatt for an Application pack

alicia.wyatt@joondalup.wa.gov.au

Ph: 9400 4927