Arts activity grants - metro area

19/11/93

The State Government today announced grants totalling more than $1.2 million to support arts activities in Western Australia in 1994.

Announcing the grants, Arts Minister Peter Foss said that Government support for the arts provided employment for a significant number of Western Australians and meant that the public was able to enjoy and participate in a diverse range of arts activities.

"The Government recognises that an appreciation of the arts, and a capacity to enjoy and participate in them, is essential to a full and complete life and an understanding of our culture," Mr Foss said.

"We also recognise the arts industry as a major economic contributor in its own right, with particular benefits for tourism, for example."

NORTHERN SUBURBS:

Grants totalling more than $12,000 have been allocated to arts activities in the Northern suburbs.  These are:

·       $7,560 to Whitford Job Link to employ a video artist to work with mature-aged unemployed people to create a video work in which the participants will make a video program about mature-age unemployment.  This will also develop artistic skills such as writing and the working through of a creative process from concept to finished artwork.

·       $2,000 to visual artist Eric Marchello of Nollamara to stage a solo exhibition of his paintings at Arts House, in the Perth Cultural Centre, in May.

·       $3,000 to writer Julie Lewis of Quinns Rock, to travel to South India to research the life of Australian bookseller Mary Martin for a biography.

SOUTHERN SUBURBS:

Grants totalling more than $60,000 have been allocated to arts activities in the Southern suburbs:

·       $24,000 to ABmusic Aboriginal Corporation for salaries and the annual program of activities in the development of Aboriginal music.

·       $12,000 to Armadale Gosnells and Districts Youth Resources Incorporated, for a visual arts project working with young unemployed people producing banners for a shopping centre.

·       $6,000 to the City of Melville for a community arts officer.

·       $5,000 to Lawrence Grigson of Kensington for specialist guitar studies in the USA next year.

·       $5,000 to Anne Farren of Ardross to travel to Japan for a series of meetings and conferences that will help initiate an ongoing exchange program between WA and Japanese textile artists, designers and craftspeople.

·       $3,675 to the City of Melville for the design and production of a series of community banners.

·       $3,000 to dancer Belyssa of Beckenham to bring to Perth, a leading master teacher of Middle Eastern Dance in September.

·       $2,000 to visual artist Kristina Hayley of Manning for a residency and research at UK art schools and museums during June-September 1994.

PERTH REGION:

Grants totalling more than $375,000 have been allocated to arts activities in the Perth region and immediate environs.  These are:

·       $4,308 to the Western Australian Youth Orchestra Association to commission new works by younger composers for three string orchestras.

·       $5,000 to the Multicultural Arts Centre of WA for a multicultural festival early next year.

·       $7,000 to the Crafts Council of WA to commission critical writers on the crafts for Craftwest magazine.

·       $5,800 to the Crafts Council of WA for its annual exhibition program.

·       $8,000 to the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art to present the National Graduate Show, a survey of the works of graduating students from tertiary institutions around Australia, in May 1994.

·       $5,000 to NETS WA for a workshop program to facilitate touring of exhibitions to regional communities.

·       $4,462 to NETS WA to publish three handbooks on touring exhibitions.

·       $1,800 to Kanika Bubna-Litic of North Perth to travel to Cambodia to develop her skills and technique in choreographing Cambodian classical and folk dances.

·       $4,000 to writer Sarah Rosetti of Mt Lawley to complete a book of experimental writings and draft a film/theatre script.

·       $26,175 to the Arts Council of Western Australia for its 1994 program of activities.

·       $5,000 to writer Terri-ann White of Highgate to research and write a collection of short stories.

·       $20,000 to the Danza Viva Spanish Dance Company for a performance of flamenco ballet based on Sophocles tragedy, Electra in the first half of next year.

·       $15,000 to the Independent New Choreographers' Group to develop and present new works between March and May next year.

·       $3,000 to the WA Academy of Performing Arts dance department to bring two teacher/choreographers to Perth for a tertiary dance festival in June and July, which will be open to the wider community.

·       $4,000 to writer Marcela Polain of Mt Lawley to complete her first collection of poetry.

·       $10,000 to the Performing Arts Touring Information and Organisation for a tour featuring John-Paul Bell and Legs on the Wall later in 1993.

·       $19,557 to the Fieldworks Performance Collective for a dance theatre work 'Why Can't Emus Fly?'.

·       $10,000 to the Musicians' Union of WA for the employment of a jazz co-ordination officer in 1994.

·       $14,000 to the West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra towards its 1994 program and administration costs.

·       $6,000 to the Australian Writers' Guild for a part-time co-ordinator and program of activities for 1994.

·       $15,000 to the Photography Gallery of WA to allow the gallery to promote and develop photography in WA.

·       $30,300 to the Trades and Labor Council of WA for artists' fees for the development of five art and working life projects in regional and metropolitan areas throughout 1994.

·       $4,000 to writer Beate Josephi of Mt Lawley for the completion of a book of stories and her second volume of poetry.

·       $10,000 to the Trades and Labor Council to develop a scheme of grants to broaden community participation in the arts.

·       $10,000 to the WA Playwrights' Consortium for administrative support for the 'Stages' playwrights' service.

·       $3,000 to the Salvadorean Association of WA for the development of Salvadorean culture and the strengthening of the community through traditional arts.

·       $2,000 to artist Melissa McDougall of Northbridge for a solo exhibition of paintings and drawings in July 1994, which will also be held in Northbridge.

·       $8,500 to the Pocket Opera to workshop a new work, Rendezvous, by Lindsay Vickery early 1994.  It is envisaged that the work will then be performed later in the year, possibly during the 1994 Artrage festival.

·       $5,000 to the WA Folk Federation for the employment of an arts development officer.

·       $38,000 to the WA Music Industry Association for the development of contemporary music in WA. 

·       $3,360 to the Chilean Welfare Association, Pablo Neruda Inc, for the promotion of cultural activities to develop the artistic abilities of young people.

·       $10,000 to sculptor Stuart Green of Perth for the creation of sculptural installations for parks, which will enhance the quality of public open spaces.

·       $3,000 to the band 'Magnetic Pig' for the recording of a digital master tape.

·       $7,800 to the Perth Jazz Society to enable them to maintain a part-time administrator's position.

·       $25,000 to Evos Music for its annual program of new music development.

·       $7,800 to the Passport Theatre Company, a multicultural theatre company, to establish a drama studio for children and young adults.

·       $2,000 to artist Judith Brooks of Bassendean for a series of multi-media paintings and drawings at the Tresillian Community Centre in Nedlands.

·       $3,000 to the band 'The Three Hippies' for recording a master tape of original music for release on compact disc.

·       $5,000 to writer and critic Marco Marcon for the research and development of a body of critical writing on the visual arts.

·       $2,000 to the Disc Readings group to provide facilities for writers to meet and perform in Perth and Northbridge during 1994.

·       $3,000 to musician Roger Garrood of Yokine to record original compositions by members of the new Roger Garrood quartet.

Grants totalling nearly $144,000 have been allocated to Fremantle artists and organisations.  These are:

·       $7,828 to the Fremantle Arts Centre for a national weaving exhibition and workshop program for indigenous weavers towards the end of 1994.

·       $20,000 to contemporary Circus Troupe Bizircus for a production of 'Horror Drives You' early next year.

·       $4,550 to the Artists' Foundation for a workshop in Broome to increase awareness amongs