Staff from Create NSW (the new combined Arts NSW and Screen NSW organisation) will be presenting roadshows in Armidale, Gunnedah and Moree between 13 – 15 June. Representatives from Arts North West, The Live Music Office and Museums and Galleries NSW will be in attendance with staff from Create NSW.
Create NSW is keen to hear from you about the exciting arts, culture and screen projects happening in the region and let you know about some of the funding opportunities now available for arts and screen based projects.
Come along and meet the new team and also network with other artists from the region
As part of the briefing session Create NSW will also run an Project Ideas Clinic. So bring your art/screen project ideas – dreams, concepts or fully formed and we will help by offering suggestions about strategy, potential partners, resourcing and funding.
Pitch an idea and experts in the room can help build it into a fully formed project or just come along and learn from how other people are making things happen.
Places are limited. More details and booking information below:
Armidale
NERAM
10:30pm – 12:30pm
Tuesday 13 June
RSVP: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=287689
Gunnedah
The Civic Centre - Meeting Room
12.00pm – 2.00pm
Wednesday 14 June
RSVP: laurenmackley@infogunnedah.com.au
Moree
Yaama Ganu
9:30am – 11:30am
Thursday 15 June
RSVP: https://www.trybooking.com/287969
Image credit/s: We Built This City/ Redfern School of Displacement, 2016, Keg de Souza, Instillation view at Vine Street, Redfern, for the 20th Biennale of Sydney. Photo: Ben Symons
Country Art Support Program Opens Today!
Do you have an arts project that needs a financial lift? Will your project contribute to arts and cultural activity in your community?
The Country Arts Support Program (CASP) is an annual grants program that supports community arts and cultural development in regional NSW through grants of up to $3000. CASP opens on Friday 26 May 2017 and close 5:00PM Thursday 27 July 2017.
CASP is an annual small grants program administered by Regional Arts NSW (RANSW) on behalf of Arts NSW. http://regionalartsnsw.com.au/grants/casp/
WHAT'S NEW FOR CASP?
- CASP applications will only be accepted through the Arts NSW secure on-line grants system, SmartyGrants.
- Guidelines have been reviewed and simplified.
- You will need to respond to a number of Create NSW KPIs that are common to all arts grants applicants under the NSW Arts and Cultural Policy Framework (ACDP).
OBJECTIVES
- The aim of the Country Arts Support Program is to support community arts and cultural development in regional NSW through small grants that:
- Assist locally determined community arts and cultural activities.
- Increase opportunities for regionally-based groups to access a diverse range of arts programs.
- Enable communities to explore and express their cultural identities.
- Bring social and economic benefits to the community through training, employment and promotional opportunities.
- Lead to greater awareness and appreciation of cultural diversity.
- Increase the sustainability and resilience of regionally based community arts organisations.
DON’T FORGET!
- read the CASP Guidelines carefully and
- before you submit discuss your project with Caroline Downer, Executive Director of Arts North West on 0428 042 622. Caroline will be able to help you with any questions you have in regards to your project and applying for CASP.
Do you know an Elder with a hidden story?
The road leads south for the Rivers to Ridges team as they make their way to Tamworth to shoot the second round of Elders interviews for "Rivers to Ridges and the stories in between” in May 2017. Lead artist Loren Ryan met with Creative Director Lorrayne Riggs in Tamworth last week to discuss the final details of the project including location scouting and Elder participation. If you have an Elder that has a hidden story to tell please contact Loren on 0421789788 or Lorrayne on 0467668977, they are particularly interested in hearing from Elders who have not had their story recorded before and who have a connection to what makes our region unique from the perspective of an Aboriginal person.
Enabling Community Creativity: A Regional Disability Resource Launch
Arts North West and Accessible Arts NSW will be celebrating the launch of Enabling Community Creativity: A Regional Disability Resource at the Civic Centre Gunnedah on22 May 2017.
Enabling Community Creativity: A Regional Disability Resource Manual is the direct result of The Heading West Project, a strategic two year partnership between Arts North West, Arts Northern Rivers (regional arts development organisations) and Accessible Arts NSW. This resource manual is a how-to-guide to deliver arts and disability projects and events in regional Australia including project development, marketing, and accessibility plans. It comprises step-by-step processes, templates, resources as well as a number of case studies to assist organisations and individuals to develop their own arts and disability events in their communities.
Everyone is invited to come along, participate in an inclusive art activity, and create a nature photo print and frame. All materials and morning tea provided.
WHEN:
11:00am - 1pm Monday 22 May 2017
WHERE:
Creative Arts Centre, 81 Chandos Street, Gunnedah.
The Creative Arts Centre is an accessible venue.
COST:
Free
Further enquiries, please contact Arts North West via email office@artsnw.com.au, phone 67324988 or visit the website www.artsnw.com.au for more information.