Arts grants - eastern suburbs

13/11/96

Arts Minister Peter Foss today announced State Government funding of more than $1.1 million to support arts activities in Western Australia next year.

Mr Foss said investment in the arts released many cultural and economic benefits for the State and reflected the Government's commitment to the quality of life of WA people.

"Our arts policy recognises that the arts are essential to life," Mr Foss said.

"However, there are also real economic benefits to be gained.

"The Government invests in the arts because it is a major economic contributor in its own right - a fact that is underpinned in the Coalition Government's arts policy.

"The investments we make in the arts reflect the value of the arts, rather than the cost."

A total of more than $226,000 has been allocated in the eastern suburbs area where the key investments in the eastern suburbs area were:

·       $15,000 each year for the period 1997-1999 to the West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra towards its program and administration costs;

·       $15,000 each year for the period 1997-1999 for the Perth Jazz Society towards its annual program of activities;

·       $12,500 to the Ran Dan Club Association towards a collaborative multicultural festival involving several cultural groups;

·       $12,000 to Skadada for the development of an interactive performance for Skadada with violin;

·       $10,320 for the Australian Piano Quartet to present a series of free concerts at the Art Gallery of WA, coinciding with the exhibition 'Inside the Visible';

·       $10,000 each to Sarah Brill and Cathy Blanchflower for emerging artist fellowships;

·       $10,000 to Geoffrey Narkle towards working with youth from two Aboriginal communities in two 12-week residencies;

·       $9,150 to Buddle and Cain for a musical performance exploring the history and potential of wind instruments;

·       $8,900 to Agelink Reminiscence Theatre for inter-generational theatre production developed from the memoirs of seniors;

·       $7,200 to David Robert Morgan for the composition of a 25-30 minute score composed specifically for ballet performance;

·       $6,000 earnback to The Fling to record, produce and market a CD;

·       $5,000 earnback to Ken Ferguson to record, produce and market a CD of original songs;

·       $5,000 to Jonathan Mustard for the invention and adaptation of a new generation of musical instruments;

·       $5,000 to Sarah Rossetti to complete the research and write complex novel 'Cross Cuts';

·       $4,500 to Paul O'Sullivan for the development of movement ideas culminating in a studio showing and video documentation;

·       $4,500 to Rakini to attend a six-week intensive summer school in dance, Orissa, India;

·       $4,400 to Marcella Polain to write a collection of poetry/prose poetry and poetic fiction;

·       $4,000 to Brett D'Arcy to complete research for a novel 'August';

·       $3,500 to Howard Willis to research and write an introductory essay and notes for an editorial for 1865 journal of Robert John Sholl; and -

·       $1,000 to the Perth Artists' Collective to promote the development of arts practice in the general community.

Media contact: Peter Harris (09) 321 2222

For specific detail on investment recipients contact Rob Broadfield on 321 9544.