Arts Connections Online Market Place

Are you signed up to our Arts North West Connect website? A FREE online registry promoting creatives, cultural venues and artsworkers in the New England North West region of New South Wales. If you are, we have a great opportunity for you in the lead up to Christmas!

We are running a FREE Arts Connections Online Market Place via the homepage of our Arts North West Connect website.

All I need from you is:

• one great image of an item you sell through your online shop (This could also be a workshops, tour, gift voucher etc)

• and a link to your online shop (Facebook shop, Etsy, website etc)

• Sign up via this link https://www.artsnwconnect.com.au/registration#/arts-connections-online-market-place/

If you aren’t already signed up to Arts North West Connect, follow this link to register your details www.artsnwconnect.com.au and then sign up to the our Art Connections Online Market Place

BE PART OF YOUR CREATIVE COMMUNITY.

Gather & Trade Update

Unfortunately, due to the unfolding Covid-19 situation, we have made the decision to postpone the Gather and Trade Aboriginal artisan market. We are committed to making the event the best it possibly can be and are dedicated to drawing as much attention as we can to our local Aboriginal artists, artisans and cultural practitioners, therefore we will move the market into 2022 in the hope that restrictions will be eased, and our local and wider community can enjoy the market freely and safely.

In the interim, we have decided to run an online Gather and Trade market via the Arts North West website in November for local Aboriginal artists, artisans and cultural practitioners to sell their creative works and cultural products. Stay tuned for details.

If you have questions, please get in contact with Lorrayne Fishenden via lorrayne@2rivers.com.au

COMING TOGETHER TO GATHER AND TRADE IN TAMWORTH

Arts North West is thrilled to announce a creative opportunity for New England North West Aboriginal artists, artisans and cultural practitioners as part of their Aboriginal Cultural Support Program supported through the Australian Government’s Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program.

Aboriginal artists, artisans and cultural practitioners from the 12 Local Government Areas that make up the Arts North West footprint are invited by an EOI process, to hold a stall at the inaugural Gather and Trade Market to be held at the Fitzroy Street precinct in Tamworth on the 26 and 27 November 2021. The Gather and Trade Aboriginal Artisans Market celebrates Aboriginal arts and culture, and the market program includes music by local Aboriginal musicians.

The market is a great opportunity for local artists, artisans and cultural practitioners to sell their creative works and cultural products to a wider regional audience to promote their goods and practices.

“We are calling for Aboriginal artists, creatives, makers, growers from the region to come forward to submit an EOI. There is so much talent in our region and this is the perfect opportunity to showcase your works and talent to a wider audience and receive professional development along the way." said Art North West Aboriginal Arts Officer, Lorrayne Fishenden.

“We will be running a series of professional development workshops in the lead up the event covering everything from pricing your works, payment options for stall holders to visually merchandise your market stall." she continued.

Arts North West Executive Director, Caroline Downer is thrilled that the market will support and highlight local creative and cultural talents.

“Tamworth is a real regional hub in the New England North West and is the perfect location to shine a light on the myriad of Aboriginal arts and cultural enterprises making and creating in the New England North West region.”

EOIs are open now on the Arts North West website www.artsnw.com.au and will close on the 31st of August at 5pm.

There are provisions available for financial assistance towards travel and accommodation.

For more information, please contact Lorrayne Fishenden on 0467 668 977 or email lorrayne@2rivers.com.au

SMALL GRANTS EXTENDED TO THIRD ROUND

A range of independent creatives of the New England North West are set to benefit with the announcement of the opening of Arts North West’s third round of Quick Response Micro Grants.

Carrying on from the success of the first two rounds in 2020, Arts North West has made provisions in their 2021 programming budget to continue this direct financial support to creatives in the New England North West, as the region continues to be faced with a myriad of hardships which now includes a mouse plague and the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.

These provisions allow for multiple small grants of up to $1000 for creative practitioners, community groups and arts organisations working in all art forms and are designed to support the continuation of locally determined community arts and cultural practice. This funding aims to be as flexible as possible and projects do not require a specific outcome but can focus on skills development or capacity-building.

“More often than not, grant applications come with a lot of complexities and processes. The beauty of our Micro Grants is that we are able to assist creatives from our region in a myriad of ways including the purchasing of equipment, professional development, creative workshops, through an incredibly simple and quick application process via the Arts North West website.” Said Arts North West Executive Director, Caroline Downer.

“It’s wonderful to be able to extend this opportunity into 2021 and Arts North West recognises the recent hardships faced by the New England North West including drought, bushfire, mouse plague and COVID-19 and their effects on your arts practice or arts business. Applications outlining a direct impact from these recent hardships will take priority when assessed.” She continued.

There is a very quick turnaround for applying these micro grants, with applications opening on Friday 13 August and closing on 6 September 2021. Successful applicants will be notified on 18 September 2021. Previous unsuccessful applicants are encouraged to reapply.

To apply to the Arts North West Micro Grants Round, click here.