Meet your local Regional Arts Development Organisation on Zoom from the comfort of your own home! Executive Director Caroline Downer is eager to discuss your ideas and offer advice on a range of topics: project management, planning, budget, insurance, promotion & marketing, funding sources & opportunities post COVID-19. She can also provide feedback on grant applications including Regional Arts Fund, opening end of June. This free one-on-one meeting focuses on artists, arts and community workers living and working in the 12 LGAs that ANW covers. BOOK A 30 MINUTE SESSIONS ONLINE VIA THIS LINK https://www.trybooking.com/BJRRS
Showcasing and celebrating the success of our network!
Regional Arts NSW works to support 14 Regional Arts Development Organisations (RADOs) across NSW – a network of unique, innovative and passionate people who champion the arts and culture in their regions by providing support, programs and projects to those who live, work and play across regional NSW.
We are delighted to share with you a detailed introduction to our network, through the launch of the RADO Case Study E-book. The E-book provides insight into the value that the RADOs bring to their communities both as individual organisations and as a united network that advocates for the importance and success of regional artists. It demonstrates examples of the innovative practices and programs that the RADOs have undertaken and highlights the impact that this network has within each community they operate.
The projects highlighted in the E-book span from the north-eastern pocket of the Northern Rivers to the far-western edge of The Darling, along the banks of The Murray River, across the sweeping plains of The Riverina and everywhere in-between. Our aim is that this E-book will shed light on the work that our network does with the artists, organisations and cultures that play an integral part in shaping that arts across regional NSW.
If you are looking to get to know the Executive Directors who lead this network, we have been running profile Q&As with them month-by-month. This month we introduce you to Executive Director at South West Arts, Kerry-Anne Jones, but if you missed catching up with our previous EDs, you can find their Q&As here! We will also have more to come over the next few months, so stay tuned!
Social Savvy Deepwater Pottery Club
Members of Deepwater Pottery Club gathered for a small social media workshop with Arts North West's Michael Burge at Deepwater in late May. They learned the basics of setting up and managing an effective Facebook page in order to promote the group's open days, events and members' work. With plans to open their 'goat shed' gallery to visitors and offer work for sale from the shed and online, Jude, Veronica and Raelee spent time learning how to operate social media with a bit of journalistic savvy. Watch out for them online!
A Tribute to Aboriginal Elder Aunty Yvonne Kent
Arts North West are deeply saddened to hear of the loss of Aboriginal Elder Aunty Yvonne Kent.
Aunty Yvonne was an excellent advocate for Aboriginal Arts and was a magnificent support of the work we do, she will be fondly remembered for her tireless contribution to community and support she offered Arts North West and our team.
Aunty Yvonne was the Chair of the 'Yinaar' Steering Committee, involved in our Rivers to Ridges Project and was the lead Elder representing Tamworth alongside Uncle Trevor French and Uncle Len Waters throughout ArtState including travelling to Bathurst to participate in the event handover.
Our condolences go out to Aunty Yvonne's family, Tamworth LALC Board and Staff and the whole Tamworth community during this time.
Photo credit to Regional Arts NSW, Artstate Tamworth 2019