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THE REGIONAL ARTS NSW NETWORK

The Regional Arts Network in NSW enables people who live in the regions to manage their own arts and cultural priorities. It provides a local voice to tell local stories.

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ABOUT REGIONAL ARTS NSW

Regional Arts NSW is the peak body for regional arts activity in NSW. Based in Sydney, it provides a range of services and represents the state-wide network of independent Regional Arts Boards.

PATRON:

The Hon Justice Ian Gzell

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Meg Larkin, Chair Phil Silver, Deputy Chair Tony Kabrovski, Treasurer Steven Baldwin Aileen Bell Daniel Bolger Lyn Cole Kym Fuller Ray Goodlass Bernadette Haldane Roger Hale Amanda Midlam Stephen O’Connell Mave Richardson Marise Sullivan Nichole Varley

STAFF

Elizabeth Rogers Chief Executive Officer

Annette Eassie Funding Manager

Palmarita D’Orazio Finance Manager

Kate Reynolds Administration Officer

Samantha Chester Funding Officer

Erika Meijbaum Funding Assistant

Matthew Stewart Special Projects Officer

ABOUT ARTREACH

ArtReach is published by Regional Arts NSW with the assistance of the

Regional Arts Fund, an Australian Government initiative supporting the arts

in regional and remote Australia.

Regional Arts NSW also receives funding from Arts NSW.

This edition of ArtReach was compiled and edited by Elizabeth Rogers and Annette Eassie.

Designed by Swell Design Group | www.swelldesign.com.au

ARTREACH CONTRIBUTORS

Regional Arts NSW would like to thank the following people for their assistance with articles in this publication.

Kristy Brown, About a Girl

Tricia Flanagan, Teatro Exo

Bernadette Gardiner, Homebase Dance Action

Andrew Hull, White Cliffs – A Living Memory

Penny Johnson, Circus Dust Brewarrina

Carlie Mason, Ties that Bind

Kylie Shead, Needfire

Merryn Spencer, Music Hub

Dr Leigh Summers, Coastal Waterways

ISSN 1442- 1151

PHOTOGRAPHS

About a girl Large (left) and small (left) – Badge Collection | Bottom (small) – Installation and projected animation | Photos by Kristy Brown

Bega Stories Large (left) – Kangaroos Waterhole linocut by Michael Dixon | Top (right) – Coral Fish linocut by Michael Dixon | Bottom – Cheryl Davison and Tim Moorehead | Photos courtesy of Bega Valley Regional Gallery

Coastal Waterways Large (left) – Sarah Cunningham and Aunty Marie Tarplee | Small (top left) – Coffs Creek | Small (top right) – Lynette Connors, Uncle Kenny Craig, Elizabeth Jones (back row) | Aunty Marie Tarplee, Sarah Cunningham, Aunty Anita Craig | Photos by Lynette Connors.

Circus Dust Brewarrina Large (left) – Lizo James and Neville from Zip Zap Circus, Capetown. Photo by Travis Drever | Small (top) – Bre Circus, Flying Fruit Fly and Zip Zap Circus performance. Photo by Travis Drever | Tiffany Winters. Photo courtesy Kate Reid.

The Four Little Girls Large (left) - from Act 2 of the play.Top photos – Act 1 | Bottom – Act 6 – actors from all groups | Photos by Bill Dorman.

Homebase Dance ActionLarge – photo of James Deane Photo by Mariana VermeendSmall (top) l to r – Daniella Finkenauer, Sol Chlopicki, James Deane. Photo by Mariana Vermeend | Small (bottom) – Beef Week in Casino. Photo courtesy of NORPA.

Music Hub Large (left) – Sax in the City ensemble. Photo by Carly Sorrenson | Small (left) – Phoebe Harris. Photo by Beverley LaceyTop – Mungindi Music Festival tent. Photo by Doug Spowart | Bottom – Mungindi Festival tent at night. Photo by Victoria Cooper, Doug Spowart.

Needfire Large (left) – Prudence Maynard and Emily Lorimer | Others – Needfire dancersPhotos courtesy of Peter Gumpert Photography.

Rip Out Your Labels Large – Adam Chambeyron and Scott LeaTop left – Danni Smith at tentTop right – Tracey Kelly and Kane MeyersBottom – Adam Chambeyron, James Kitney, Peter Hosie and Kerry FordePhotos courtesy of Kurrajong Waratah.

The Song Company Down South Photos by Ruth Maddison

Teatro Exo Large – one of Gloucester binocularsTop (left) – artist Tricia Flanagan looking through binoculars | Top (right) – view through the lens | Photos by James Thomas.

Ties that Bind Large - Todd from Deniliquin High School - Year 8 | Top (left) – Deniliquin participants with Mayor Renwick | Top (right) – Jess from Finley High School - Year 9 | Bottom – Deniliquin show | Photos by Bronwyn Purvis.

West Women Weaving Left (top) – Gail Naden, Heather Blackley and Bev Coe | Bottom (left) – work from Trangie workshop | Bottom (right) – Gulumbu Yunupingu, NT | Bottom – quilt made by women from Murrin Bridge and Lake Cargelligo | Photos by Liz MacRaild.

White Cliffs - A Living Memory Left (left to right) ‘For Sale’, Lonely horse Band, ‘Lonely Shadows’ Dougie Dreckow, aka ‘Spoons’ | Top (right) songwriting workshop with White Cliffs kidsBottom (right) White Cliffs publican, Graham Wellings, tells a local yarnPhotos by Andrew Hull.

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Trees by the Lake by Phillip SkillenLouise Marne | Photo courtesy Angela Sidoti | Fauna Shield – Double-eyed fig parrot. Photo courtesy of Sharon MuirStudents from Baradine Central and St Johns School with teacher Katherine Richardson. Photo by Liz Cutts.

In this edition of ArtReach magazine you will find 14 inspiring stories which go to the heart of community-related cultural development across regional, remote and isolated parts of New South Wales. From the creation of evocative artworks, to the recording of Indigenous oral histories, to mentoring young and emerging artists; each story tells us what makes their community great. There is no doubt that participation in arts activities transforms and enriches people’s lives.

Through the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund (RAF) these stories, and many more over the years, have given people the opportunity to participate in a wide range of arts activities—in some cases for the very first time. Many people have also had the benefit of working alongside professional artists to collaborate on exciting projects with some excellent results.

In the past RAF funding was allocated every four years. I am pleased that one of the first actions by the Rudd Government was to make RAF an ongoing program. This means there will now be more certainty for the state and territory arts bodies that deliver this program so they can confidently plan for the future.

This commitment recognises that sustainable cultural development for all Australians, no matter where they live, is critical. The arts measures in the recent Federal Budget provide a clear vision of what is needed to support this approach.

The Government recognises that vibrant communities are communities with a strong arts and cultural focus where people can get together and explore a variety of art forms and learn from one another. Communities across Australia will receive just over $21.7 million over four years to improve these opportunities.

This package includes $11.8 million to continue the successful Regional Arts Fund and funding of $10 million for the new Creative Communities initiative.

The Creative Communities initiative puts in place the Government’s Fresh Ideas for the Arts election commitment in recognition of the contribution the arts and culture make to remote, regional and urban Australian communities.

The Budget also provides program funding for young and emerging artists, an artists-in-residence program (which was identified at the 2020 Summit), a resale royalty program for visual artists and measures to revitalise our film sector.

The creative arts play a significant role in Australia’s economic, social and cultural development - the stories in this edition of ArtReach show that no matter where we live we can all take part in the creative endeavour.

Peter Garrett

the hon Peter Garrett aM MP

The MinisTer for The environMenT, heriTaGe and The arTs

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About a girl Griffith City Council 2 year project 2006/7 | $30,000.

Kristy Brown developed About a Girl as part of vYa (visible youth action) crYt (creative riverina youth team) - a project of youth lead initiatives positively contributing to their communities through arts based projects.

I was working as a project officer at the time with the Creative Riverina Youth Team (CRYT), organising youth events and activities all driven by young people. It was easily the most fun job I have ever had. I was approached by the community and cultural services department if I’d be interested in working as an emerging artist with young people and to develop my professional practice and have a solo exhibition at Griffith Regional Art Gallery; at first I was a bit hesitant but I got over that and was ready for the challenge.

Working as an emerging artist saw me work on two exhibitions the first one being WYK (Wirradjuri Youth Kulture) which was a contemporary look at Wirradjuri history and culture amongst young people. I worked with the young people to create a series of posters and other multi media pieces for the final exhibition. And then came About a Girl, an exhibition just about me, the things I like but more importantly about contemporary pop culture and me being a product of that.

It was all pretty cruisey till the opening night, and I guess I didn’t ever think about that moment while creating the exhibition. But it was really daunting knowing that you have your work out there open to all kinds of criticism and comments, but thankfully everyone was nice.

About a Girl was part of a Youth Arts festival which also featured live music and performers and street art in the main street of Griffith.

It was tricky for me at the start but what made it easier was that I had great support from our regional gallery and unbelievable support from the community and cultural services manager who provided me with more support and guidance than I would have ever expected.

My position as an emerging artist was funded by Regional Arts Fund. The position was extremely instrumental in developing youth arts in the community and an opportunity for young people to be taken seriously in their ideas and contemporary interpretation on visual arts.

iT was an oPPorTuniTY i never ThouGhT would have ever crossed MY PaTh. i aM a GraPhic desiGner who has worked in Media and desiGn sTudios and who jusT likes To Make sTuff in MY free TiMe.

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one exhibiTion durinG naidoc week 2006 feaTured eiGhT sTories froM eMerGinG aboriGinal arTisTs MenTored bY jefferY saMuels froM booMalli aboriGinal arTisTs cooPeraTive. wiTh a ranGe of skills and exPerience The eiGhT arTisTs coMMenT on The ProjecT.

My father is of Yuin Tribes and my mother Yorta Yorta. My stories are mostly of totems and animals from both Yuin and Yorta Yorta country. I have only been doing art for a short time but I am getting more comfortable with my art after doing the mentor program.

donald atkinson

I am a contemporary artist who uses new art forms plus media to express my identity plus the age old values of my culture.

Paul colley

Every artwork that I do is about the stories of the South Coast and the spiritual, cultural and physical existence of the south coast people. The mentor program has been a great experience for myself and others.

cheryl davison

I have been doing art for such a long time. It is always challenging when you do art. I paint about my culture and heritage and history. Most of all I love the landscape from the mountain to the sea, also the plants and animals.

colleen dixon

I am a student at TAFE and doing Year 10. I’ve been doing art every now and then but also inspired by my mum. I got respect for my heritage and culture. It’s good to learn about my native animals and plants which I liked doing in my art. I enjoyed doing lino printing.

Michael dixon

I only started painting about two years ago, when I was studying Aboriginal Arts and Culture. During the three years of study I did two arts courses that gave me the urge to continue to paint. Even though I’m still learning my aim is to find my own style. I like to capture simple things on canvas using different mediums

angela emmerson

I’m an indigenous artist on the Far South Coast. I’ve been painting for ten years now and have exhibited in local and regional galleries. Having not been brought up with traditional stories my art reflects a lot of what I love, and where I live.

angie Manton

My family is Aboriginal and this background inspired me into Aboriginal art. After studying Aboriginal culture between 2000 and 2003 I found that this has given me the inspiration to continue in my search for ancestral background. Understanding this unique way of my people and our land with her diversity of colours catches the eye of each painter.

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Bega Stories | Bega Valley Regional Gallery | 2006

project | $19,150

Indigenous visual arts project South East Arts Region

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sTories of local elders have been brouGhT To The Public doMain aT coffs harbour MuseuM wiTh The recordinG of oral hisTories in video forMaT and larGe, alMosT life-sized PhoToGraPhs of individual ParTiciPanTs on PerManenT disPlaY.

coasTal waTerwaYs: aboriGinal elders Tell Their sTories

The videographies had a common theme – the region’s coastal waterways and the meanings and memories of the sea, estuaries and creeks around Coffs Harbour.

Stories unfolded of happy childhoods spent camping through school holidays at once remote and pristine beaches that have since become developed as resort complexes. One story in particular was filled with childhood memories of learning to swim, to fish and cook at the beach. This participant’s story was not seamlessly happy as shortly after these years, her family was broken up by the death of her mother and the rapid intervention of the state, whereupon the children were sent to different state-run children’s homes.

Other videographic material unpacked the ways in which the sea afforded physical sustenance to Indigenous families. Uncle Kenny’s story recounted the wonderful fish catching exploits enjoyed by himself, his brothers, father and friends at local beaches. Each of the video interviews was personal yet each offered wider readings of the importance of coastal waterways beyond individual experience.

Since the official ‘launch’ of the exhibition several other indigenous people from the area have stepped forward to have their stories recorded, some wishing to record their specific stolen generation biographies with the knowledge that this material will inform a permanent exhibition at the Museum. This material, in turn, will form part of a wider ongoing project by the museum to record (by video) the histories of any indigenous person with a desire to share life experiences.

Coastal Waterways: Aboriginal Elders tell their Stories Coffs Harbour Museum 2007 project | $9,000

Multimedia visual arts Arts Mid North Coast region

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This included performances at the Commonwealth Games Cultural Festival in Melbourne where they also linked up with the South African group, Zip Zap Circus.

One of the Brewarrina trainees, Tiffany Winters, who is only 18, is poised to demonstrate the opportunities that circus skills development offers to young people in the country as her remarkable personal journey unfolds. Tiffany’s passion for circus was ignited some seven years ago when Outback Arts in conjunction with Kate Reid delivered its first circus skills program to young people in Brewarrina.

From that first point of contact the Brewarrina Youth Circus was born and so too was Tiffany’s own journey into circus. Tiffany’s enthusiasm and thirst for circus is only equalled by her drive and capacity for making her dreams come true. Tiffany recalls, ‘as a kid I had this dream that I would end up in Africa somewhere - but it was a dream that just stayed with me over the years’. And this dream has come to fruition over the past couple of years as she readies herself for her third visit to Cape Town, South Africa in June, 2008, where she will continue her relationship with the Zip Zap Circus. Brent van Rensburg and Laurence Esteve, co-founders of Zip Zap are so impressed with Tiffany that they are offering her an extended opportunity to train with them over the next seven months.

Tiffany’s first visit was sponsored by the Fred Hollows Foundation, but she says, ‘I was given a hand up by the Foundation, but I figured that you can’t keep putting your hand out, that if you want something badly enough then you must work hard, and it will happen’. ,

‘So until Tiff gets on that plane later in the month she’ll be ‘flipping burgers’ at the local take-away shop, to earn enough for her flight and keep while she is away. Tiff is proud of her Aboriginal heritage and the values of her family, particularly her grandparents who worked so hard, for so little, but with grace and dignity,’ explained Tiffany’s mother, Penny Johnson.

Tiffany adds, ‘I have to respect this legacy and if I can be a ‘role model’ (a term she does not easily embrace) then I hope it will be judged on what I achieve in this industry, and what I can give back from the wonderful opportunities that have been presented to me’.

in 2005 The flYinG fruiT flY circus based in alburY seT uP a ProjecT wiTh brewarrina YouTh circus To deliver Professional circus skills TraininG To indiGenous children, an exchanGe ProGraM wiTh The flYinG fruiT flY circus TraininG school in alburY and oPPorTuniTies To PerforM wiTh The ‘fruiTies’ around The counTrY.

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Circus Dust Brewarrina The Flying Fruit Fly Circus

2005 – 08 project | $60,000.

Youth circus skills development Outback Arts region

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The four liTTle Girls

Lee Brown, Drama Teacher at Yass High School and Director of Act Four and Act Five comments, ‘When we first read the script we were taken aback – *Chrisjohn had said it was strange, but this was an understatement! We found the script exhaustingly complex and wondered how we might bring to life the two acts we had nominated.’

‘Participants came and went and commitment from performers was a major issue. When our final six performers settled into their roles it was a frenzy of activity. Rehearsals were great, with the performers getting to know each other better and ultimately becoming very close. This was then duplicated when we met with the other groups. Here lay the value of the experience – bringing together of diverse individuals and diverse groups into a wonderfully unified, coherent whole.’

Her students who performed in the piece support her evaluation of the experience.

‘I loved the fact that I got out of an environment I was used to and got to work with people who had been performing for ages. I got to see how an actual theatre functioned. Plus I had 25 year-olds treating me like an equal.’

amy (15)

‘Originally I wasn’t sure how this performance would come together – four separate groups, each with their own ideas and interpretations of the same script, and only two days in which to collaborate and bring our ideas into a refined performance. That’s when I began to recognise the talent of the people I was working with, the ability to work to a deadline in a fashion which was supportive, cooperative, and gave the opportunity to incorporate everyone’s ideas.’

lauren (16)

‘This was the first production I have been involved in and it was the best experience ever. When I first read the script I thought it was the most bizarre thing but also so unique and fun. I think it’s not the weird words and things in the play that matter; more the atmosphere and colour that it produces when performed – I would love to have the chance to do again.’

caitlin (14)

*Chrisjohn Hancock, Artistic Director of the Goulburn Lieder Theatre and coordinator of this project

The Four Little Girls | Goulburn Lieder Youth Theatre Company

2006 project | $19,569

Youth theatre project Southern Tablelands Arts region.

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hoMebase GoT off To a hiP hoPPinG sTarT aT The end of aPril 2006 when 18 YounG PeoPle froM The norThern rivers reGion Packed Their baGs and caMe To lisMore for a Three-daY inTensive of hiP hoP dance and an inTroducTion inTo whaT iT MeanT To be chosen as a ParTiciPanT for The MenTorshiP ProGraM.

Homebase Dance Action Northern Rivers Performing Arts (NORPA) | 2006 project | $11,073

Youth dance Arts Northern Rivers region

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It soon became clear that it was not all just about funky dance moves but also about setting goals and entering a program with their mentors for eight months - quite a challenge and huge commitment for young people.

The idea behind the program was to give interested young people in the region an opportunity to be mentored by local dance artists and to have ongoing support as they set out achieving personal goals in their own communities. The mentors, Daniella Finkenauer, Jason Campbell and Ryan Dillon worked with young people from Byron Bay, Murwillumbah, Lismore, Tenterfield, Yamba and Grafton through a mix of intensive workshopping in Lismore for all of the group, visits to each person’s community to help with community workshops and performances at local festivals and events . . plus numerous phone calls in between.

The snowball effect of Homebase has seen a transformation in dance in the region, both for the young people, who have since gone on to become mentors, and the mentors themselves who all experienced a huge learning curve as teacher and artist.

‘I didn’t really want to finish school. I was going to drop out as soon as I could. I was feeling really quite low before Homebase started. Being involved in this program has turned everything around for me. It reminded me of how much I love dance and how I always wanted to be a performer. I’m now staying on to do my HSC and at present am doing dance as an extra at school for my School Certificate’. (Tahnee)

Daniella, one of the Homebase mentors comments

‘I’ve been mostly surprised at how Homebase has inspired these young people to stand on their own, especially benefiting the ones that were touch-and-go at the start, who have come through on the other side proud and having totally integrated what Homebase had to offer’.

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Music Hub | Orana Arts 2007 project | $20,000

Music development & mentorship across regional and remote NSW

Music hub

Sometimes musicians in regional communities feel that they are not getting the same support and professional opportunities as those in major centres. On the other hand, as thousands of graduates pour out of tertiary cultural institutions seeking jobs in the highly competitive metropolitan areas, re-location to a regional area to work as a self-employed teacher can be a time of accelerated personal and professional growth.

Then along comes a program like Music Hub – set up to provide support for music teachers, energise community music making and nurture the exceptional talent throughout regional NSW. Mix the initiative of Regional Arts Board, Orana Arts, the services of respected, popular and inspiring teacher, charismatic musician and world authority on Distance Music Education, Mark Walton and financial assistance from the

Regional Arts Fund and suddenly the world seems a lot smaller.

During 2007 Music Hub provided mentoring to eighteen highly skilled teachers across the state from Mungindi to Wagga, Kendall to Warren – with Mark travelling far and wide to the Central West, Upper Hunter, mid North Coast, Eastern Riverina, North West, Far West, West Darling and South East regions, visiting teachers and students, undertaking community and festival workshops and participating in the inaugural Conference of music teachers in Orange. Technology also played a part with video music lessons and videoconferencing involving teachers and students and a Music Hub website providing fact sheets on record keeping, administration templates, spreadsheets, lesson plans and inspirational articles from across the state.

The program has yielded some remarkable achievements – impressive exam results, increased participation in ensembles and musical groups, “well rounded, happy and confident musicians”, a decreasing sense of isolation for regional musicians, flourishing town bands and a realisation that being ‘in the bush’ can actually be the start of a wonderful musical career.

a counTrY Town wiTh a Music GrouP is a haPPier Place To live…sure, buT when You’re noT wiThin cooee of a Main ciTY in ausTralia how do You Make This haPPen?

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region Grant recipient Project Title amount of grant

2005

Albury Wodonga Murray Arts Enchanted River Festival Performance

Director Residency - Neil Cameron

$ 10,450.00

Albury Wodonga HotHouse Theatre Biting Dog Theatre Festival $ 22,000.00

Albury Wodonga Albury Regional Art Gallery Go Photo $ 7,500.00

Albury Wodonga /

Far West

The Flying Fruit Fly Circus Circus Dust Brewarrina (year 1 of 3 year project) $ 20,000.00

Central West Arts OutWest Central West Theatre Residencies for Young People $ 22,930.00

Central West Yoorana Gunya Women’s View $ 10,000.00

Central West Arts OutWest Youth Media Project for Forbes -Lachlan region $ 10,000.00

Eastern Riverina Riverina Theatre Company Artistic Director Professional Mentorship $ 9,415.00

Eastern Riverina Skills Option Kurrajong Waratah Rip Out Your Labels (year 1 of 2 year project) $ 18,940.00

Far West Outback Arts Writing the Waves Stage 2 $ 12,800.00

Mid North Coast Hastings Council Get off the Dole Productions (TimberTalk Theatre) $ 20,000.00

Mid North Coast Goori Broadcasters of Radio Nambucca Inc Writing the Waves Radio $ 12,250.00

Mid North Coast Wauchope Community

Arts Council

Development of the Bago Magic Performance Group $ 17,000.00

North West Gunnedah Shire Council Gunnedah Circus School $ 13,000.00

Northern Rivers Men’s Resource Centre Men’s Media $ 5,800.00

Northern Rivers Arts Northern Rivers Youth Arts Roadshow $ 11,118.00

Northern Rivers Light’n’Up | Lismore Lantern Parade |

Lismore Arts Council

The Sound of Colour (changed from “Rainbow Songs”) $ 19,000.00

Northern Rivers The Rhythm Gardeners (formerly The Young

Drums Percussion Orchestra)

Rhythm Immersion (In Deeper) $ 15,750.00

Orana Gilgandra Alive Inc Prudence Mapstone Workshop $ 1,710.00

South East South East Arts Region (SEAR) STRETCH with FLING Residency (year 1 of 3 year project) $ 19,840.00

Sydney Music NSW Whichway Music Workshops $ 18,730.00

Upper Hunter Arts Upper Hunter Teatro Exo (year 1 of 2 year project) $ 20,000.00

2006

Albury Wodonga / Far

West


Albury Wodonga HotHouse Theatre Technical Training for Regional Young Person 2006/2007

(year 1 of 2 year project)

$ 12,000.00

Central West Arts OutWest Celebrate Ability: Central West Arts and Disability Program $ 18,100.00

Central West Lachlan Arts Council Condobolin Writers Festival $ 5,435.00

Eastern Riverina Skills Option Kurrajong Waratah Rip Out Your Labels (year 2 of 2 year project) $ 20,940.00

Eastern Riverina Eastern Riverina Arts Program (ERAP) Eastern Riverina Arts Project $ 10,000.00

Eastern Riverina Wagga Wagga Writers Writers Inc

(Booranga Writers Centre)

YOWW: Youth on-line Writing Workshop $ 12,350.00

Eastern Riverina Riverina Theatre Company Riverina Young Dramatists - Page to Stage Festival 2006 $ 18,147.00

Griffith Leeton Griffith City Council vYa - crYt arts and cultural activities and practice (year 1 of 2 year project) $ 15,000.00

Illawarra Shoalhaven Shoalhaven Libraries Eat My Shorts $ 13,900.00

Mid North Coast Manning Regional Art Gallery (Greater

Taree City Council)

Public Sculpture Project - Acknowledging the Aboriginal Presence in Taree $ 18,000.00

Mid North Coast Bellingen Music Association Inc. AkaBella Choir Skills Development $ 8,850.00

North West Gunnedah Shire Council Gunnedah Circus School - Aerial Artists $ 14,400.00

Northern Rivers Tweed Shire Council Multi-Arts Performance Project (Disability Arts Group) $ 12,940.00

Northern Rivers Northern Rivers Performing Arts (NORPA) HOMEBASE DANCE ACTION $ 11,073.00


South East Bega Valley Regional Gallery Bega Stories $ 19,150.00

South East South East Arts Region (SEAR) Going Public - Development of a Public Arts Program

at Moruya Mechanics Institute

$ 13,000.00

South East South East Arts Region (SEAR) The Song Company Down South $ 5,240.00

South West Nari Nari Tribal Council Nari Nari Community Mural Project $ 7,335.16

Southern Tablelands Weereewa - A Festival of Lake George

Committee Inc.

Lake Blues $ 13,930.00

Southern Tablelands Wingecarribee Shire Council Wayward and Absconding $ 21,000.00

Southern Tablelands Goulburn Lieder Theatre Company The Four Little Girls $ 17,790.00

Sydney / Southern

Tablelands

Metro Screen Ltd The Robertson Film Initiative “The Film Shed” $ 7,853.00

Upper Hunter Arts Upper Hunter Teatro Exo (year 2 of 2 year project) $ 20,000.00

West Darling Broken Hill Art Exchange Inc Regional New Media Development Initiative $ 17,000.00

West Darling West Darling Arts Wilcannia Arts - Artist in Residence Program (year 1 of 3 year project) $ 21,000.00

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region Grant recipient Project Title amount of grant

2007

Albury Wodonga /

Far West


Albury Wodonga HotHouse Theatre Technical Training for Regional Young Person 2006/2007


$ 12,000.00

Central West Arts OutWest In Site Out 2007 - Education Program $ 8,540.00

Central West On the Stone River Dreaming Project $ 19,940.00

Central West Lachlan Arts Council No Shame $ 15,000.00

Eastern Riverina Gearstick Theatre Gearstick Theatre’s Creative Producer $ 5,250.00

Eastern Riverina Wagga Space Program Inc Wagga Space Program Presents $ 13,500.00

Eastern Riverina Skills Option Kurrajong Waratah FilmAble $ 20,000.00

Griffith Leeton Griffith City Council vYa - crYt arts and cultural activities and practice


$ 15,000.00

Mid North Coast Bellingen Wilderness Youth Theatre Bellingen Youth Theatre Project $ 19,700.00

Mid North Coast Coffs Harbour Museum Coastal Waterways - Aboriginal Elders Tell their Stories $ 9,000.00

North West New England Writers’ Centre Youth Online $ 4,770.00

North West Arts North West Regional Public Art Program $ 14,000.00

Orana Orana Arts Music Hub $ 20,000.00


South East South East Arts Region (SEAR) South East Correspondence $ 17,096.00

South East Bombala Council Community Mosaics $ 4,565.00

South West Outback Theatre for Young People Inc Artistic Directorate Initiative - Ties that Bind (year 1 of 2 year project) $ 20,000.00

South West South West Arts The Great South West Cultural Cluster $ 4,100.00

Sydney CINEWEST Media Literacy and Digital Filmmaking Workshop in partnership with the

Australian Film Commission’s Big Screen (year 1 of 2 year project)

$ 15,000.00

Sydney /

Northern Rivers

Metro Screen Ltd Our Town $ 12,870.00

Sydney /

Mid North Coast

Reconciliation Unity Network Inc Black Artreach: Kempsey $ 7,180.00

West Darling West Darling Arts Wilcannia Arts - Artist in Residence Program


$ 21,000.00

West Darling Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation YEAH skills development (year 1 of 2 year project) $ 21,167.50

2008

Central West The Beltaine Collective Needfire - The Beltaine Collective $ 19,910.00

Central West Oberon Arts Council Inc Pioneer Memory Wall $ 19,890.00

Central West Mitchell Conservatorium Hip Hop Program $ 1,640.00

Central West Bathurst Theatre Company YOUtheatre - Lithgow, Oberon and Bathurst Region $ 13,380.00

Central West Bathurst Health Council Bathurst Art and Health Program $ 18,800.00

Eastern Riverina Cootamundra Shire Council Cootamundra Dreaming (Ngarradan Story) $ 16,000.00

Far West Outback Arts Moorambilla Lantern Parade - ‘flight and freedom’

and ‘found sculptures’ 2008

$ 22,000.00

Griffith Leeton Griffith City Council Textiles Project with Afghani Women in Griffith $ 19,000.00

Illawarra Shoalhaven Shellharbour City Council Skills Development Textile Workshops $ 9,000.00

Mid North Coast Bago Magic Performance Group Bago Magic $ 19,767.00

North West Arts North West Ephemeral Art Skills Development Program $ 15,500.00

Northern Rivers Southern Cross University NAIDOC WEEK 2008 Workshop Program $ 10,742.00

Northern Rivers Northern Rivers Performing Arts (NORPA) Homebase 2: Hip Hop Mentorship Project $ 16,947.00

Northern Rivers Spaghetti Circus Inc. Spaghetti Circus Peer Exchange Program (PEP) $ 9,620.00

Northern Rivers Krinkl Theatre The Puppet Caravan $ 20,000.00

Northern Rivers The Rhythm Gardeners (formerly The Young

Drums Percussion Orchestra)

The Percussion Gardeners $ 20,000.00

Orana Baradine Progress Association Inc Flights of Fancy Stage 5 - Birds in the Street $ 9,540.00

South East Eurobodalla Shire Council Free Form Sensory Garden Project $ 16,273.00

South East Fling Physical Theatre Proverbial Orbit $ 17,000.00

South East South East Arts Region (SEAR) Now you See Us $ 16,000.00

South West Outback Theatre for Young People Inc Artistic Directorate Initiative - Ties that Bind (year 2 of 2 year project) $ 20,000.00

South West South West Arts In the Bin Short Film Festival Regional Residency $ 12,120.00

Southern Tablelands Wingecarribee Community Foundation MAD Youth Film-making Project $ 11,067.00

Southern Tablelands Goulburn Lieder Theatre Company Pocket Full of Knives $ 15,700.00

Sydney CINEWEST Media Literacy and Digital Filmmaking Workshop in

partnership with the Australian Film Commission’s Big Screen


$ 15,000.00

Upper Hunter Dungog Film Festival Dungog Film Festival Education Program $ 10,000.00

West Darling West Darling Arts Wilcannia Arts - Artist in Residence Program (year 3 of 3 year project) $ 21,000.00

West Darling Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation YEAH skills development (year 2 of 2 year project) $ 21,167.50

West Darling West Darling Arts White Cliffs - A Living Memory $ 20,904.00

regional arts Fund (raF)

This is an Australian Government initiative supporting the arts in regional and remote Australia. It is designed to support arts and cultural activities that are sustainable, have long term cultural, economic and social benefits, develop partnerships and cultural networks and provide skills development opportunities. Regional Arts NSW administers the program in NSW according to the objectives and general eligibility determined by the Australian Government.

In this special edition of Artreach, we feature stories about fourteen of the projects that have been undertaken in NSW with the support of the RAF over the past four years of the funding agreement.

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Mix an inTernaTionallY recoGnised hiGhland dance Teacher, cherYl roach, wiTh a creaTive Producer for new work , MarGie breen, and a sYMPaTheTic TheaTre ManaGer sTePhen chaMPion and You GeT an aMazinG reciPe for a new conTeMPorarY dance Piece ThaT received rave reviews.

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Cheryl gathered an unlikely but exciting collaborative team which included new media artist Sarah-Mace Dennis, Phil Glen as technical director and lighting designer, Rowena Finnane as dramaturgical support, Annemaree Dalziel as costume designer, Kate Champion as choreographic consultant and Peter Kennard as composer to unfold the ‘story’ on the Beltaine, a Celtic tradition celebrating the mythical and spiritual effect of fire.

This dynamic artistic team explored the intersections between highland and contemporary dance, performance and new media art.

Working with the basic structural elements of this ancient dance form, the project incorporated acrobatics, ground work and physical theatre to demonstrate a marked departure from a style of dance which can be seen as irrelevant by today’s choreographers.

Ten dancers from all over Australia joined five Bathurst-based dancers for blocks of time to work together on this extraordinary piece of theatre with a narrative enhanced by a backdrop of three screens showing images evoking highland history and culture in an Australian regional landscape.

The production was attended by locals and visitors from Sydney who commented on the strong emotions evoked by the performance and the journey that they had taken with the dancers.

As a project, Needfire was founded on the desire to encourage artists to experiment, to take risks, to extend a traditional dance form into new territories, and, in the process, to inspire emerging choreographers and dancers.

“Intense and sexy with a touch of childish joy” were one critic’s words for the Needfire dance production held in Bathurst on the 3 and 4 April 2008. The critic went on to say “the dancers are delightfully sexy and while there may have been a temptation to turn this in to a more contemporary dance piece the choreography stays true to highland dance”.

Needfire | The Beltaine Collective 2008 project | $19,910

Contemporary dance project Arts OutWest region

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Rip Out Your Labels | Kurrajong Waratah 2 year project 2005-6 | $39880

Theatre project for people with disabilities Eastern Riverina Arts Program

whaT is norMal? do You Think You are norMal? whaT do You Think are “labels”? have You ever had “labels” PuT on You?

riP ouT Your labels

These were the questions asked in the streets of Wagga Wagga in September 2005 and the basis of a cross-artform theatre piece, NTV* Rip Out Your Labels Show, created by artists and performers deemed as having an intellectual disability. Held in a giant canvas tent in Wagga Wagga, the production was yet another example of the high-quality and original work undertaken by Dirt Bones Assembly, a drama group from the disability service Kurrajong Waratah located in the Murray Riverina region.

It was however the first time that the concept of “labels” had been so comprehensively explored and confronted, indicating an increasing confidence within the group and realisation that creativity knows no handicap.

“We are all the same, but in many different ways” became the project’s catch-cry during a busy period as ten original songs were created in music workshops with Doug Snug. Printmaker Liisa Peisto worked with Dirt Bones artists to create images used for promotional material, merchandise and screens for the show. An artistic retreat refined the performance and its characters, practised interview techniques, developed a short television commercial and galvanised the group. Dance movements were choreographed during workshops with movement artist Carolina Baretta, intensive training sessions in camera work were conducted by Zeb Schultz and moving image artist Chris Peckham assembled all the material for projection during the performance.

The NTV Rip Out Your Labels Show had five performances to a total audience of 370 people. They enjoyed a unique interactive experience featuring a Maze with “labeled” doorways, interviews projected on to a screen and artwork that formed the walls of the Maze and allowed light and moving shapes to be projected through them. The show culminated in performers and members of the audience alike literally “ripping off” their labels and joining in the finale song, “We are all the same”.

and the final question - should we rip off our labels? . . .yes!

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The Song Company Down South South East Arts Region

2006 project | $5240

Community choral music skills development.

in sePTeMber, 2006 The reGional arTs fund suPPorTed a Ten daY residencY bY The acclaiMed Professional vocal enseMble, The sonG coMPanY, To conducT workshoPs wiTh coMMuniTY choirs in The souTh easT arTs reGion.

The sonG coMPanY down souTh

The Song Company singers including Artistic Director, Roland Peelman; sopranos Nicole Thomson and Ruth Kilpatrick; tenor, Richard Black; bass, Clive Birch and baritone, Mark Donnelly, conducted workshops with Acapellago in Moruya, Snowy Singers in Cooma and the Madrigal Mystery Tour in Merimbula and a number of school workshops.

They also conducted a more intensive process of workshops and rehearsals with the Heartsong Community Choir in Bega that culminated in two public performances, one each in Bega and Merimbula. For these concerts the Song Company and Heartsong provided audiences with a fantastic concert program that successfully married local content and talent with some of Australia’s finest singers.

Heartsong and its musical director, Geoffrey Badger, gained intensive and effective skills development as well as having the opportunity to establish personal relationships with Australia’s leading vocal ensemble.

Margaret Robertson, a member of the Heartsong Choir commented on her experience. ‘The best bits – workshopping with artists of such high standards, Roland’s generosity and enthusiasm of teaching and sharing his passion of music, trying something new – the Gospel songs, performing with the Song Company (but terrifying at the same time), inviting the other community to join the workshop barbeque on the first night, the event taking place in Bega (therefore no travel costs or time off work needed)’. ‘I feel $50 was a bargain’, she added.

Another participant remarked that ‘I had simple hopes of experiencing different director styles and musical styles to enhance my enjoyment of choral singing. The fluent delivery of effective techniques for producing specific sounds was accessible and excellent. I learnt so much. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity.’

As a result of the project, the Song Company has since returned twice to the region and Roland Peelman agreed to work with two of the region’s children choirs to prepare for the opening ceremony of the Four Winds Festival, the major music festival held in Bermagui every Easter.

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froM The Main sTreeT in GloucesTer You see an oversized Pair of binoculars sTandinG on a sTurdY MeTal base. TheY aPPear To be PoinTinG Toward The souThern end of The buckeTTs MounTain ranGe.

Teatro Exo | Arts Upper Hunter 2 year project – 2005/6 | $40,000

Public art projects in communities of Merriwa and Denman (year 1) and Singleton and Gloucester (year 2). Tricia Flanagan, artist-in-residence.

Work researched, designed, developed and constructed in Gloucester with Gloucester Public Art Committee.

TeaTro exo 10,000 STEPS INTERPRETATIVE SCULPTURE WALK

When you attempt to look through them you discover they are too large to see through both lenses at once, so you peer through one to discover that they are not ordinary binoculars after all.

You may have expected the typical tourist view of the Bucketts, but through the lens you see more than just the mountains in the distance - you can see a vision from the past. A group of young men with very ‘70’s looking hair do’s are pictured trying to pull a Holden Kingswood out of a flooded garage. The image is transparent and so you can see that the garage is still there today, but lots of other things have changed.

Stepping back from the binoculars you notice text engraved into one face of the rectangular steel post that supports them. Upon reading, it explains that the image in the lens was taken in the 1978 flood.

Looking around you see a sign on the wall that explains that this is one of the series of binoculars that are placed around an informative interpretative trail throughout the park. The sign also informs that walking 10,000 steps a day keeps you healthy. How many have I walked today? You think. There is a map as well, and you see there are five other sculptures around the park.

The binoculars are not all the same but they are recognisable as a series and become visual links, a way to navigate the walk and present interesting stories from Gloucester’s past on the way – images and stories collected from the people of Gloucester – the saleyards, the swimming hole, the town’s bridge, the Gloucester Brass Band. You set off again eager to find what other stories wait to be discovered, hidden in the park, in the lens of oversized binoculars.

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Ties that Bind Outback Theatre for Youth

People | two year project 2007- 08 | $40,000

Youth theatre project South West Arts region

Ties ThaT bind

“ties that Bind” (noun): words ThaT forMed The TiTle for an ouTback TheaTre for YounG PeoPle ProjecT. YeT These words becaMe increasinGlY aPProPriaTe on ManY differenT levels.

The question, how are young people bound to their community? could not be considered in isolation. With it came the equally important question, how is a regional youth theatre company bound to its participants and the community in which it is based? Indeed, as Ties that Bind flourished as a project, an intriguing web of ties started to emerge.

In December 2007, after five months of an intensive program of theatre and multi media workshops on the themes of community and belonging, the impact of this project had spread not only to each participant, but also to the artsworkers, individuals and groups involved.

In its first year, Ties that Bind enabled 350 young people between 12 and 27 years living in south-west NSW to engage in youth theatre. Participants came from Berrigan, Finley, Tocumwal, Barham, Koondrook, Jerilderie, Deniliquin, Conargo, Moulamein, Wakool, to name a few. Some participants identified with having indigenous heritage, some had a disability, and some were considered ‘at risk’. Despite each individual’s background, their sense of community was startlingly unified. Gay rights, broken homes, relationships and the city/country divide. The themes are familiar in youth theatre, but the ways in which they were negotiated made this project unique.

Not only did our young people explore how they are bound to their communities and their expectations and opportunities through physical theatre, claymation and story telling but, as a youth theatre company, we too found ourselves exploring to what and whom we are bound; the people who support us, the young people themselves, even our individual needs as professionals in the arts industry. The omnipresent theme of city vs country did in fact strongly link the experiences of the participants with the experiences of the Company.

2008 Ties that Bind will continue to challenge young people to think about the communities in which they live. Look out for performances created with ‘mountains’ in the second largest flat plain area on earth. Look out for exciting, contemporary, meaningful youth theatre.

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wesT woMen weavinG is ParT of a Much larGer ProjecT, woMen’s view, which uses arTs and culTural exPression To assisT indiGenous coMMuniTies To deal wiTh The issues of idenTiTY, MeaninG and PurPose, To Provide TraininG To suPPorT The arTisTic skills of woMen wiTh The aiM of develoPinG susTainable coTTaGe indusTries, To involve PeoPle in arTs based coMMuniTY ProjecTs and To reinforce and exTend collaboraTive neTworks ThrouGhouT The cenTral wesT reGion of nsw.

The traditional Wiradjuri knowledge about basket making has been lost but there was a strong desire by women in the region to regain these skills. The women recognized that they needed to learn how to weave, how to harvest and how to look after native fibre plants and their habitats.

The first challenge facing the group was to reintroduce the women to the traditional skill of basket weaving. An initial series of eight workshops were held in Lake Cargelligo, Condoblin and Murrin Bridge, commencing in November, 2005. They were conducted by Wiradjuri women, Bev Coe from Condoblin and Su Williams from Wellington. Su was taught about traditional baskets by Ngarrindjeri women from Camp Coorong in Meningie, SA, which she makes from spiny sedge, a plant that grows around the edge of Lake Cargellico.

Bev makes coiled baskets using natural raffia and bags out of string and other materials.

As demand for the workshops grew both artists felt that they needed additional training in the craft. Weaving traditions are very strong in the Ngarrindjeri nation and artist, Ellen Trevorrow from Camp Coorong who taught Su Williams originally, invited a group of the weavers to visit her. In March,2007 five women, Bev Coe, Karen Dunn and Heather Blackley from Condoblin, , Gail Naden from Gilgandra and Liz MacRaild from Orange were able to make the trip.

As well as developing new weaving skills to take back to the central west to share with the weaving groups, the women also learnt stories, protocols and sustainable practices for harvesting, storage and fibre preparation.

In addition they were able to forge strong relationships with Southern Australian women. Since this trip Bev Coe has held regular weaving workshops in Parkes and Orange and a West Women Weaving exhibition was held at the Cowra Regional Gallery.

The project is ongoing, collaborative, linking many groups in the community that have a range of interests including the arts, heritage, land management, habitat protection, tourism, economic development, education and training.

‘Weaving is a relaxing activity and with a little practice, bumbling fingers soon become rhythmic. The first creation might be wonky but the second is better’ says participant Liz MacRaild.

wesT woMen weavinG

West Women Weaving Part of Women’s View project

Yoorana Gunya 2006/7 Project | $10,000

Indigenous fibre art work Arts OutWest region

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Take four dusTY Musicians, a carload of GuiTars, a coMMuniTY full of sTories waiTinG To be Told and a weeks worTh of inTensive workshoPs, sonGwriTinG and sTorY GaTherinG and whaT do You have – The reciPe for a reGional arTs fund ProjecT and a daMn fine seT of ouTcoMes for The sMall coMMuniTY of whiTe cliffs in wesTern new souTh wales.

White Cliffs – A Living Memory West Darling Arts | 2008 project | $20,904

Contemporary song writing and recording | West Darling Arts region

a livinG MeMorY

Touted as a ‘Living Memory of White Cliffs’ project, Tonchi McIntosh, Mick Daley and Andrew Hull started planning early in 2007 for the project which is an ongoing one within the region and received support from the Regional Arts Fund in 2008. Collectively known as the Lonely Horse Band, the trio have set themselves the task of not only performing, but also writing and recording original contemporary material in small remote communities.

“Its really just the idea of being able to write songs and poems that are relevant to the community at this time’ said band member, Mick Daley. “Sometimes that’s their story now, sometimes it’s their history, and sometimes it’s their dreams and hopes for the future.”

The band landed in White Cliffs in the middle of summer, and set about writing immediately, with the first song ‘Spoons’ about a local musician and identity, being written within hours of their arrival. The following week saw the trio wandering the town, knocking on doors, venturing underground, conducting workshops, interviewing, talking, recording, writing and playing. Impromptu performances became a feature of the local hotel most nights and by weeks end they were on a first name basis with almost the entire town. The last two days were an intensive recording process in a makeshift studio in the Underground Motel and a community concert for the whole town.

The final outcome of the project will be a double CD - the first containing the songs and poems written during the project and the second a series of radio documentary style pieces to be broadcast on local radio and perhaps Radio National and Local ABC.

“We felt as though it was a really good model for a project which provided strong benefits for the communities, not only creatively, but historically, economically and socially.” said Mick

“it was great that the Regional Arts Fund recognised that and, along with the community, have supported the project throughout”.

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Quick resPonse GranTsTHE QUICK RESPONSE GRANTS PROVIDE ‘QUICK’ ASSISTANCE FOR REGIONAL NSW ARTISTS, ARTS ORGANISATIONS AND COMMUNITIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT PRESENT THEMSELVES AT SHORT NOTICE. IT HAS BEEN AN INVALUABLE FUNDING SOURCE FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS UNDERTAKING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERSTATE AS WELL AS OVERSEAS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANISATIONS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HIGHLY-SKILLED ARTISTS VISITING THE AREA. SINCE JULY 2004, 126 PROJECTS HAVE BEEN FUNDED …HERE ARE SOME ExAMPLES…

art in the Garage: Tulgeen Group 32 Pieces and Beyond $1500

Artists Michael O’Dea and Phillip Skillen from Bega were able to attend the opening of 32 Pieces, an exhibition celebrating the achievements of artists with a disability at Parliament House in Sydney in June 2007. Both Michael and Phillip had works chosen for the exhibition including Michael’s portraits of Kamahl which led to a meeting with his muse when the singer agreed to open the exhibition.

Phillip and Michael practice their artmaking in Bega as part of the Tulgeen Group’s Art in the Garage Project.

louise Marne WOMADelaide Tjanpi Desert Weavers Project $1500

Louise Marne was one of fifteen fibre artists selected internationally and one of five aboriginal fibre artists selected Australia-wide for the Weavers Project, a six day program in Adelaide linking traditional and contemporary fibre artists. Artists from the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands (borders of South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia) passed on their knowledge which, in Louise’s homeland, is almost lost.

sharon Muir Science and Art: Time of Transition Project $1200

Sharon was invited to participate in a five day ‘think-tank’ as part of Science and Art: Time of Transition, a year-long innovative regional project bringing together a range of regional and national leaders across a range of sectors to address ecological issues. Sharon has drawn on the knowledge gained from this project through her work as artist-in-residence at the Dorrigo Rainforest Centre working with 59 children and 27 adults to create over 70 artworks depicting the threatened species of the area.

baradine Progress Association Musical Instrument Workshops $400

When the small isolated rural NSW town of Baradine lost its only music instrument teacher it risked losing the town’s main performance group at community events, the Baradine Schools and Community Band, as well as the role of music as an important part of the town’s culture and community life. Through this Quick Response Grant, the Baradine Progress Association was able to invite their music teacher back to the town from her residence 100 kilometres away to conduct a one day wind, brass and percussion workshop. This was the catalyst for videoconference lessons to be trialled with Gilgandra TAFE allowing Baradine to continue their music programme without a resident music teacher.out a resident music teacher.

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THE REGIONAL ARTS NSW NETWORK

The Regional Arts Network in NSW enables people who live in the regions to manage their own arts and cultural priorities. It provides a local voice to tell local stories.

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Regional Arts NSW is the peak body for regional arts activity in NSW. Based in Sydney, it provides a range of services and represents the state-wide network of independent Regional Arts Boards.

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The Hon Justice Ian Gzell

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Meg Larkin, Chair Phil Silver, Deputy Chair Tony Kabrovski, Treasurer Steven Baldwin Aileen Bell Daniel Bolger Lyn Cole Kym Fuller Ray Goodlass Bernadette Haldane Roger Hale Amanda Midlam Stephen O’Connell Mave Richardson Marise Sullivan Nichole Varley

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Annette Eassie Funding Manager

Palmarita D’Orazio Finance Manager

Kate Reynolds Administration Officer

Samantha Chester Funding Officer

Erika Meijbaum Funding Assistant

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ABOUT ARTREACH

ArtReach is published by Regional Arts NSW with the assistance of the

Regional Arts Fund, an Australian Government initiative supporting the arts

in regional and remote Australia.

Regional Arts NSW also receives funding from Arts NSW.

This edition of ArtReach was compiled and edited by Elizabeth Rogers and Annette Eassie.

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ARTREACH CONTRIBUTORS

Regional Arts NSW would like to thank the following people for their assistance with articles in this publication.

Kristy Brown, About a Girl

Tricia Flanagan, Teatro Exo

Bernadette Gardiner, Homebase Dance Action

Andrew Hull, White Cliffs – A Living Memory

Penny Johnson, Circus Dust Brewarrina

Carlie Mason, Ties that Bind

Kylie Shead, Needfire

Merryn Spencer, Music Hub

Dr Leigh Summers, Coastal Waterways

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About a girl Large (left) and small (left) – Badge Collection | Bottom (small) – Installation and projected animation | Photos by Kristy Brown

Bega Stories Large (left) – Kangaroos Waterhole linocut by Michael Dixon | Top (right) – Coral Fish linocut by Michael Dixon | Bottom – Cheryl Davison and Tim Moorehead | Photos courtesy of Bega Valley Regional Gallery

Coastal Waterways Large (left) – Sarah Cunningham and Aunty Marie Tarplee | Small (top left) – Coffs Creek | Small (top right) – Lynette Connors, Uncle Kenny Craig, Elizabeth Jones (back row) | Aunty Marie Tarplee, Sarah Cunningham, Aunty Anita Craig | Photos by Lynette Connors.

Circus Dust Brewarrina Large (left) – Lizo James and Neville from Zip Zap Circus, Capetown. Photo by Travis Drever | Small (top) – Bre Circus, Flying Fruit Fly and Zip Zap Circus performance. Photo by Travis Drever | Tiffany Winters. Photo courtesy Kate Reid.

The Four Little Girls Large (left) - from Act 2 of the play.Top photos – Act 1 | Bottom – Act 6 – actors from all groups | Photos by Bill Dorman.

Homebase Dance ActionLarge – photo of James Deane Photo by Mariana VermeendSmall (top) l to r – Daniella Finkenauer, Sol Chlopicki, James Deane. Photo by Mariana Vermeend | Small (bottom) – Beef Week in Casino. Photo courtesy of NORPA.

Music Hub Large (left) – Sax in the City ensemble. Photo by Carly Sorrenson | Small (left) – Phoebe Harris. Photo by Beverley LaceyTop – Mungindi Music Festival tent. Photo by Doug Spowart | Bottom – Mungindi Festival tent at night. Photo by Victoria Cooper, Doug Spowart.

Needfire Large (left) – Prudence Maynard and Emily Lorimer | Others – Needfire dancersPhotos courtesy of Peter Gumpert Photography.

Rip Out Your Labels Large – Adam Chambeyron and Scott LeaTop left – Danni Smith at tentTop right – Tracey Kelly and Kane MeyersBottom – Adam Chambeyron, James Kitney, Peter Hosie and Kerry FordePhotos courtesy of Kurrajong Waratah.

The Song Company Down South Photos by Ruth Maddison

Teatro Exo Large – one of Gloucester binocularsTop (left) – artist Tricia Flanagan looking through binoculars | Top (right) – view through the lens | Photos by James Thomas.

Ties that Bind Large - Todd from Deniliquin High School - Year 8 | Top (left) – Deniliquin participants with Mayor Renwick | Top (right) – Jess from Finley High School - Year 9 | Bottom – Deniliquin show | Photos by Bronwyn Purvis.

West Women Weaving Left (top) – Gail Naden, Heather Blackley and Bev Coe | Bottom (left) – work from Trangie workshop | Bottom (right) – Gulumbu Yunupingu, NT | Bottom – quilt made by women from Murrin Bridge and Lake Cargelligo | Photos by Liz MacRaild.

White Cliffs - A Living Memory Left (left to right) ‘For Sale’, Lonely horse Band, ‘Lonely Shadows’ Dougie Dreckow, aka ‘Spoons’ | Top (right) songwriting workshop with White Cliffs kidsBottom (right) White Cliffs publican, Graham Wellings, tells a local yarnPhotos by Andrew Hull.

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