The April round of ArtsWA investments announced

30/5/98 Arts Minister Peter Foss today announced the outcomes of the April round of ArtsWA investments.

30/5/98

Arts Minister Peter Foss today announced the outcomes of the April round of ArtsWA investments.

Eighty seven applications representing a total investment of $734,585 were recommended for State Government support by ArtsWA's three assessment panels:

Aboriginal Arts Panel                         $165,200        (20 applications supported)

Young People & the Arts Panel          $74,385          (17 applications supported)

Arts Development Panel                     $495,000        (50 applications supported)

"I continue to be delighted by the range and geographic diversity of the arts activity supported by ArtsWA's panels, particularly given that ArtsWA's regional and community arts funds have been devolved to Country Arts WA and the Community Arts Network," Mr Foss said

"Both of these agencies have established their own programs of support with the devolved funds, distributing a total of $825,000 annually.

"With the across-artform and state-wide focus each ArtsWA panel now has, we're seeing a funding landscape that is less Perth-dominated," Mr Foss said.

"While the majority of our arts practitioners and organisations are Perth-based, there is a discernible broadening of agendas, with regional, national and international outcomes frequently the objective."

A significant number of the applications supported by the three panels involve the research and development of new arts products and services.

"The future health and vitality of our arts scene is dependent on well-resourced R&D activity," Mr Foss said.

"I'm pleased that the panels are providing good support towards R&D proposals that have been clearly articulated and have every chance of providing quality outcomes for the people of Western Australia."

ArtsWA's panels will meet again in July and November to make recommendations on a further $1,071,500 in funds.

Some statistics from the April funding round:

·      the average investment is $8,443;

·      the largest investment is $45,000 (Australian Dancers' Company);

·      the smallest, $900 (Bernie Carr); and -

·      63 of the successful applicants are based in the Perth metro area (72%). They received $560,003 (76%) of the total funds allocated.

Breakdown by local government area:

Perth City - 17         Innaloo - 2

Fremantle - 13         Carine - 1

Nedlands - 5            South Perth - 1

Victoria Park - 4       Willagee - 1

Cottesloe - 4            Armadale - 1

Bassendean - 3        Darling Range - 1

Alfred Cove - 3          Swan Hills - 1

Maylands - 2            Wanneroo - 1

Joondalup - 2            Hillarys - 1

·      23 of the successful applicants are based in regional WA (26%). They received $169,742 (23%) of the total funds allocated.

Breakdown by region:

Eyre - 1

Geraldton/Mid West - 2

Great Southern - 2

Kimberley - 9

Murray-Wellington - 1

Pilbara - 5

Roe - 2

South-West - 1

·      The ratio of successful applicants metro:regional is just under 3:1, the same as the State's demographic ratio

·      7 of the successful applications involve arts activity on a national level

·      10 of the successful applications involve arts activity on an international

Results of the ArtsWA April panel round

The panel-by-panel results are:

Aboriginal Arts Panel

This 6-member panel is chaired by Ms Charmaine Green

Aboriginal Advancement Council

$10,000 towards the re-opening of the Council's cultural complex, and celebrations for NAIDOC week

Blood Wood Tree Association

$15,000 towards the coordination and organisation of the Nindji Nindji family cultural festival

Broome Aboriginal Media Association

$40,000 towards the staging of a number of major indigenous arts events during NAIDOC week, 1998

Dr Jack Davis

$7,000 towards the development and workshopping of a new play called Triangle

Geraldton Streetwork Aboriginal Corporation

$7,000 for an artist in residence to work on Aboriginal art projects with young people

Irrunytju Community Inc

$4,000 for the staging of a one-week traditional dance festival at Irrunytju Community, Wingellina

Kora Aboriginal Corporation

$4,000 to hold workshops in landscape, still life and bark painting

Miss Dalisa Pigram

$4,000 towards the production of an album of original songs

Mr Allan Barker

$2,600 to enable cultural visits into the Pilbara to collect raw material for artworks

Mr James Dimer

$3,500 towards the exhibition and retailing of a range of art works and related merchandise

Mr Peter Brandy

$4,000 for the production of a CD and cassette for marketing purposes

Ms Evelyn Reuben

$4,000 for the production of a CD of original songs for national and international distribution

Ms Lorrae Coffin

$4,000 for the recording and marketing of a CD of original compositions

Murray Districts Aboriginal Assoc.

5,000 to carve totemic spirit figures for the Pinjarra massacre/memorial site

Ngaanyatjarra Women's Council

$5,000 towards the participation of Ngaanyatjarra women in the 1998 Aboriginal Women's Law and Cultural Festival

Pilbara Dancers

$4,000 assistance to hold regular dance classes  

Wyndham Action Group

$13,500 contribution towards the artistic activities at the Munumburra Festival in Wyndham

Yarramoup Aboriginal Corporation

$1,600 towards community activities in celebration of NAIDOC Week

Yirra Yaakin Noongar Theatre

$19,800 for the development of an annual recording program for Aboriginal artists and production of CDs

Yuriny Aboriginal Culture Centre

$7,200 towards the program of artistic activities of the centre

Young People & the Arts Panel

This 7-member panel is chaired by Mr Jamie Mills

Bunbury Regional Art Galleries

$1,880 for a three-day arts training camp to introduce students to professional arts practice

Green Room Productions

$4,500 to produce Dagnet, a musical comedy written & performed by young Perth comedians

Kalamunda Zig Zag Community Arts Festival

$5,800 to run workshops for young artists with the aim of developing new works

Kununurra Youth Services Inc

$6,109 towards running a series of multi-arts workshops for the 1998 Kununurra Youth Arts Festival

Ms Jessica Leahy

$2,000 towards a tour of four states with a national children's choir

Maylands Fire and Earth Festival

$5,600 for youth training workshops culminating in a large community theatre event in Maylands

Mr Geoffrey Havel

$3,058 to research a senior primary novel, When the Wind Blows

Ms Jane Packham

$4,810 towards the development of an illustrated text for young adults

Plantaganet Players Kids Kompany

$7,028 towards holding a four-week puppetry skills development project, in partnership with Albany's Southern Edge Arts

School of Isolated and Distance Education

$3,500 to enable a professional artist to assist with the integration of the arts in an extra-curricular multimedia program

Swan Youth Theatre

$3,035 to hold youth theatre workshops culminating in a junior and senior productions

University Dramatic Society

$8,640 towards the taking of a production of Zombie Hands to the Grahamstown Arts Festival & establish a youth arts exchange

Youth Involvement Council

$1,595 towards a music recording project, including workshopping, recording, and production of a CD