Arts North West will be presenting an informal arts & cultural public forum in Guyra on the 15 July for community arts & culture representatives. This is a chance to discuss matters relevant to your community & outline how Arts North West may be able to assist & support arts & culture in your town.
For more information and to RSVP email office@artnw.com.au
Denise King, Manager of Regional Arts, Multi-arts and Music from Arts NSW will be visiting our region to answer your questions about the 2015 Arts NSW Arts and Cultural Development program and the 2015 Young Regional Artist Scholarships.
Denise will be in Armidale on 27 May and Tamworth on 28 May and will be available to talk to you in small group Question &Answer sessions.
The Arts and Cultural Development Program is the NSW Government’s major grants program for arts and culture which Arts NSW administers on behalf of the NSW Government.
The NSW Young Regional Artist Scholarships are offered by the State Government to support young artists from regional NSW to undertake a self-directed professional development program or project in their chosen field. To find out more information about these programs, please visit the Arts NSW website www.arts.nsw.gov.au
Bookings are essential to attend the FREE Q&A sessions and limited to 10 per session, please book by follow the links to the three different sessions available: 1) information sessions for organisations, 2) information sessions for individuals and 3) information session for young regional artist scholarships. These three sessions are available in both Armidale and Tamworth.
Please register through Try Booking and please note session 2 is a repeat of session 1:
1:30-2:30pm Wednesday 27 May Arts NSW info session 1 for organisations 27 May, NERAM Armidale
1:30pm - 2:30pm Thursday 28 May Arts NSW info session 2 for organisations 28 May, Tamworth Regional Gallery, Tamworth
10:30am - 11:30am Wednesday 27 May Arts NSW info session 1 for individuals, NERAM Armidale
10:30am - 11:30am Thursday 28 May Arts NSW info session 2 for individuals , Tamworth Regional Gallery, Tamworth
11:30am - 12:30pm Wednesday 27 May Young Regional Artist Scholarships Info session 1, NERAM Armidale
For more information please contact the Arts North West Office, coordinator of the bookings on 6732 4988 or email office@artsnw.com.au
Arts North West develops connections, fosters creativity and enriches communities through supporting creative opportunities in the New England North West. Programs include Aboriginal Cultural Support, Arts and Disability Support, Cultural Tourism as well as specific community engagement projects (Youth Arts, Arts North West ON TOUR, Country Art Escapes, Film NENW) which aim to increase participation in arts and cultural activities in the region. Arts North West plays a vital role in building cultural community capacity, through direct and useful advice and advocacy, through substantial professional development provision and with the forging of key partnerships and networks throughout the region that directly benefits communities.
In NSW, there are 14 Regional Art Boards. $1.9 million is invested from Arts NSW into the network, $836,000 from LGAs. A further $1.5 million is sourced directly by Regional Art Boards for additional projects.
101 of 108 local Councils contribute to this network. Unfortunately Inverell Shire Council is one of the Councils that does not. Twelve of the thirteen Councils in the New England North West region of NSW contribute annually to Arts North West.
As a ratepayer of Inverell Shire Council, we would invite you to ask Inverell Shire Council to reinstate its membership to Arts North West so that you can once again access Arts North West’s programs and services. Arts and cultural activity in your Shire benefits artists and non-artists alike. It is crucial to again access to the vital professional support that Arts North West offers, and once again be connected and engaged with the wider arts and cultural community.
Please sign this petition to stress to the Inverell Shire Council how important it is to have access to the services and programs of Arts North West within the Inverell community. Thank you.
The NSW Regional Arts Fellowships are offered by the State Government to artists and arts and cultural workers from regional NSW to undertake a self-directed professional development program or project in their chosen field. Submissions close 5pm Monday, 24 August.
