The team at Arts North West is committed to providing creative opportunities in the New England North West. The upcoming series of creative days is open for all of our region's arts practitioners and will be held in Walcha, Narrabri and Quirindi.
Offering a full day program of advice, networking, and professional development for artists, arts organisations and community groups, this is a great opportunity to connect with fellow artists in the region. Come for the whole day or half day sessions.
Applications for the 2016 Country Arts Support Program (CASP) are now open
“If you, or someone you know, has an idea for a short term, locally initiated arts project in 2016 you may be able to access a little extra support through CASP,” said Caroline Downer, Regional Arts Development Officer at Arts North West. “In past years CASP funding has enabled some great projects to come to fruition in our region.”
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Country Arts Support Program now open
CASP is a key regional arts funding program which provides funding to arts and community organisations in regional New South Wales. The aim is to provide access to arts activities for small communities, to encourage communities to work together on cultural projects, to foster cultural diversity in the region and to ensure that regional and rural areas have an artistic voice.. Grants are up to $3,000 and will be given to short term, locally initiated projects starting in 2016.
So start thinking about some great arts projects that you would like to see happen in our region!
In the 2015 round of CASP grants, a diverse range of arts and cultural projects within the Arts North West region received over $19,000 in funding. This included drypoint etchings of birdlife (Gravesend), theatre workshops for primary students (Moree), a creative day for older people at NERAM (Armidale), writing workshops for locative literature (Armidale), an art project and exhibition for people with a disability (Tenterfield) and two Aboriginal traditional craft workshops in carving and weaving (Tamworth).
For more information or to discuss your projects ideas, contact Arts North West on 0428 042 622 or by email rado@artsnw.com.au. The CASP application pack for 2016 is available for applicants to download here.
Applications close on 1 October 2015.
Are you an artist or arts organisation looking for funding?
Denise King, Manager of Regional Arts, Multi-arts and Music from Arts NSW will be visiting our region to answer your questions about the 2015 Arts NSW Arts and Cultural Development program and the 2015 Young Regional Artist Scholarships.
Denise will be in Armidale on 27 May and Tamworth on 28 May and will be available to talk to you in small group Question &Answer sessions.
The Arts and Cultural Development Program is the NSW Government’s major grants program for arts and culture which Arts NSW administers on behalf of the NSW Government.
The NSW Young Regional Artist Scholarships are offered by the State Government to support young artists from regional NSW to undertake a self-directed professional development program or project in their chosen field. To find out more information about these programs, please visit the Arts NSW website www.arts.nsw.gov.au
Bookings are essential to attend the FREE Q&A sessions and limited to 10 per session, please book by follow the links to the three different sessions available: 1) information sessions for organisations, 2) information sessions for individuals and 3) information session for young regional artist scholarships. These three sessions are available in both Armidale and Tamworth.
Please register through Try Booking and please note session 2 is a repeat of session 1:
1:30-2:30pm Wednesday 27 May Arts NSW info session 1 for organisations 27 May, NERAM Armidale
1:30pm - 2:30pm Thursday 28 May Arts NSW info session 2 for organisations 28 May, Tamworth Regional Gallery, Tamworth
10:30am - 11:30am Wednesday 27 May Arts NSW info session 1 for individuals, NERAM Armidale
10:30am - 11:30am Thursday 28 May Arts NSW info session 2 for individuals , Tamworth Regional Gallery, Tamworth
11:30am - 12:30pm Wednesday 27 May Young Regional Artist Scholarships Info session 1, NERAM Armidale
For more information please contact the Arts North West Office, coordinator of the bookings on 6732 4988 or email office@artsnw.com.au
Country Arts Support Program to fund 8 art projects across the New England in 2015
The NSW government has announced more than $19,000 in small arts project funding to the New England North West region. The funding was part of the NSW Government’s 2015 Country Arts Support Program (CASP) which allocated $200,000 to 99 country arts projects across the State.
CASP is a key regional arts funding program which provides funding to arts and community organisations in regional New South Wales for short term, locally initiated projects. The aim is to provide access to arts activities for small communities, to encourage communities to work together on cultural projects, to foster cultural diversity in the region and to ensure that regional and rural areas have an artistic voice.
There were 13 applicants to the Regional Assessment Panel from across the New England North West for the 2015 program. 8 applications were successful in the 2015 round equalling $19,405 in funds, with projects spread across the region.
“Arts North West has witnessed both the short term and long term impacts of these locally created and generated projects. Congratulations to all successful projects as well as to those projects that submitted but were not successful in this round. The quality of applications has improved dramatically over the past 5 or so years and our region should be proud” said Jane Kreis, Regional Arts Development Officer at Arts North West.
Arts NSW’s Country Arts Support Program is a devolved funding program administered by Regional Arts NSW and local Regional Arts Boards on behalf of the NSW Government.
New England North West projects funded in 2014 through the Country Arts Support Program:
Children's Book Council of Australia - NSW (CBCA NSW) ($1,750) for the CBCA NSW New England and North West Sub-Branch to present their third annual Booked In! Children's Literature Festival in August 2015 in the towns of Uralla and Armidale.
Gravesend Public School P&C Association ($2,200) towards a three-day, in-school art experience with artist/educator, Christine Porter, and members of the school community, held at Gravesend Public School. The ARTbird project participants will create a set of drypoint etchings about the bird life within the geographic area of the school.
Moree Arts Council Thespians ($2,586) towards a series of theatrical workshops in terms one and two for primary school age children in Moree to increase their confidence, teamwork and imagination. The project will also include the performance of a show to encourage positive thinking and self-esteem.
New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM), Armidale ($2,100) towards ‘Artful Antics’, a creative day for older people in the community, offering a range of activities. It gives seniors the opportunity to reengage with music, art, theatre, fashion, singing, craft and literature.
New England Writers Centre Inc., Armidale ($2,625) to engage writer and artist, Matt Blackwood, to conduct Short Stories On The Spot workshops to create 'locative literature'- short stories created on and about a particular spot. The stories will be written and presented in a variety of non-traditional media.
Tenterfield Social Development Committee - Tenterfield Community Hub ($3,000) towards The Post Box Project, a travelling installation and exhibition of art works created by people living with disability. Participants will receive materials and send artworks using prepaid boxes. This will break down the physical barriers to collaborative art-making and develop an accessible approach to art-making in regional communities.
Tamworth Local Aboriginal Land Council ($3,000) towards a series of cross-generational workshops by Aboriginal weaver Ronella 'Dolly' Jerome, to identify native species, assess their suitability as traditional weaving materials and use them in traditional weaving.
Tamworth Local Aboriginal Land Council ($2,144) towards a series of carving workshops by Lightning Ridge Aboriginal carver Tom Barker, to preserve this craft. The workshops will further develop the skills of the participants and provide opportunities to promote a broader insight into Aboriginal culture at the Tamworth Festival, 16-25 January 2015.
For more, contact Arts North West on 02 6732 4988 or go to www.artsnw.com.au
To find out more about CASP go to www.regionalartsnsw.com.au
2015 NSW Regional Arts Fellowship
The NSW Regional Arts Fellowships are offered by the State Government to artists and arts and cultural workers from regional NSW to undertake a self-directed professional development program or project in their chosen field. Submissions close 5pm Monday, 24 August.
Small Grants for Rural Communities (SGRC)
Small Grants for Rural Communities (SGRC)
Grants of up to $5,000 are available for projects and activities that offer clear public benefit for communities in rural, regional or remote Australia. Priority is given to communities of 10,000 or fewer.
The program funds a wide range of projects such as:
- Repair and maintenance of small to mid-scale community infrastructure, such as public halls, schools and recreation reserves.
- Providing communications equipment and enhancing infrastructure and systems, especially for emergency services organisations.
- Community events and capacity building, such as volunteer training, support and development.
Projects should contribute to the development of a community’s social and community welfare, economic, environmental, health, education or cultural areas.
In addition to project funding, the SGRC program helps to build capacity in local communities by listening to project ideas and providing advice on writing a strong application, tailored feedback on applications, and leveraging our networks to refer applicants to other funding bodies.
This next funding round is open for grants up to $5,000 and closes 5 October.
Applications can be made by not-for-profit community organisations that have an ABN or Incorporation Certificate. Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status is not required for this grant program.
If you are unsure if your project is eligible, please contact us on 1800 170 020 during office hours to discuss your project idea.