Artspeak
February 2020
- CASP funding announced: 7 new local projects supported
- Special coverage: Bushfire recovery projects in our region
- Quicks funding for bushfire recovery projects
- Arts OutWest project updates
- Lots of local arts news
- New national regional arts fellowship
- Residencies, places to sell or exhibit your art and other opportunities
- What's on
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STOP PRESS: the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows are in Cowra all this week rehearsing, running MasterClasses with secondary students and performing a public concert this coming Saturday 8 February at Cowra Civic Centre. The SSO Fellows chose Cowra after fires in other parts of the state changed their plans. Concert tickets are on sale now and are just $15 each. Read all the details and book online at https://cowraciviccentre.mailchimpsites.com/sso-fellows
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Welcome to 2020. There is no denying that Australia has had a difficult start to the year, especially as were already reeling from the impact of the drought. But the arts often thrives in times of hardship. Storytelling, expressing emotion, bringing people together to share, these things are all areas in which the arts can help. Meanwhile we have a great program of work coming to you in 2020, so we’re really looking forward to getting out and about and seeing you this year.
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- Tracey Callinan, executive director Arts OutWest
Pictured: Tracey with locals in Grenfell during Mobile Office (photo Helen Carpenter)
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Creative responses to bushfire recovery
The east of our region was significantly impacted by bushfires this summer. The drought continues to impact on all of us. Arts OutWest have been having conversations with a number of artists and groups in the Lithgow area about supporting local recovery projects.
Ideas and links:
We've also compiled a list of ways artists locally and nationally are supporting bushfire recovery - both financially and with creative projects for communities - PLUS our list of resources for artists affected by disaster and those developing projects. Read more
Listen out for more:
Our executive director Tracey Callinan will be chatting about this topic on ABC Central West Thursday 6 Feb at 9.30am.
Some local bushfire recovery events:
- Orange Art Auction on Saturday 22 February at 5.30pm in the Cultural Centre, Orange Art Society rooms. 100% of sales go to support the Orange RFS. Event details
- Gang Gang Gallery in Lithgow is hosting Out of the Fire Creative Writing Workshop over 2 days in February for people affected by the bushfires: 0408 514 440 or gggallery.com.au
Image: landscape (detail) by Steven Cavanagh
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RANSW Quick Response Grants for bushfire recovery
Regional Arts NSW Quick Response Grants are now providing support for creative recovery projects in areas impacted by NSW bushfires in 2019.
Guidelines here
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CASP funds announced
Country Arts Support Program 2020: Seven Central West NSW groups will share $18,911 in funding for small arts projects. Read more
Image: JAM Orange’s Open Mic night at The Blind Pig in Orange, September 2019. Photo via Facebook.
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'Garden of the Mind' named Lithgow event of the year
The Garden of the Mind was an installation and performance that aimed to raise awareness of mental health and promote social inclusion and wellness within the community. Read more
The project was produced by Trybal Productions, funded by Wentworth Healthcare, provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network (NBMPHN), auspiced by Arts OutWest (managing the funding for this project and supporting it through our arts and health work).
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'Dark Skies Dreamings' Bathurst launch
Thursday 27 Feb, 6pm, Bathurst Library. Dark Sky Dreamings: an Inland Skywriters Anthology, features skystories by 49 very diverse Australian writers. Free event. Event details or more about the book
This project is supported by Arts OutWest and as part of the Big Skies Collaboration was funded by the Australian Government's Regional Arts Fund.
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Projects in pictures
Below are recent images from Arts OutWest projects or supported projects.
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Above: Opening of the Condobolin MPS kids art exhibition in December. (Photos: Conrad Mill, AOW media associate)
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Above (left): Our executive director Tracey Callinan running Mobile Office in Grenfell in December. Tracey met with 67 people through Mobile Office events in Nov and Dec - and we'll be running more this year (photo: Helen Carpenter). (right) Bathurst Hospital Christmas Choir, conducted by Tracey Callinan. (Photo: Dean Whiting, AOW media associate)
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Above (left): 'Routes' new playwrighting project public reading at Penrith Regional Gallery in December. 'Routes' is a project of Lingua Franca, BMEC Local Stages and Q Theatre, funded by Create NSW, auspiced by Arts OutWest. (photo: Kylie Shead).
(right): Electica Choir performs at Oberon Hospital (photo: Cazeil Creative, AOW media associate).
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Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival 2020 cancelled
Pressures on the community from the ongoing drought have been named as the key reason for cancelling Grenfell's major annual festival. Weddin Shire Council will step in to run a smaller, alternative event on the June long weekend. Read more...
Image: Henry Lawson by Gillie and Marc Schattner (photo Denise Yates)
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Survey: Forbes' new
arts & cultural space
Forbes Arts Society are rebuilding a local landmark into a multi-million dollar arts and cultural space. All ideas welcome. More about the new space or find the survey here.
Image: Forbes Advocate
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Sculptor Harrie Fasher moves to Portland
As the smoke clears in the air around Portland, you may have noticed some objects have appeared on site at The Foundations in the shape of horses. Read more
Image: Harrie Fasher (photo Rich Evans)
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Women Weavers Share knowldge on the Lachlan
January 2020: Women with a passion for reviving Aboriginal cultural practices gathered at the CORRIDOR project. Read more..
Image: (The Corridor Project)
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Places to exhibit your art locally
See all Local Central West exhibition opportunities
Do you have an entry deadline coming up? Email us the details
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JOB:
Cowra Regional Art Gallery
Arts Gallery Program + Support Assistant. Closes Feb 16.
See 'employment' at Cowra Council website
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Create NSW funding
Round 2 of projects and organisational funding close 2 March, 2020. Feel free to talk to us at Arts OutWest about your application, budget, strategy, a letter of support or anything else funding related. Details here
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Image: 30 years of sixty five thousand, Rika Hamaguchi and Tyrel Dulvarie, Bangarra Dance Theatre. (Photo by Daniel Boud).
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National Regional Arts Fellowship
The Australian Government has announced a National Regional Arts Fellowship Program for 2020.
Apply here
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CORRIDOR Project PD-LAB artists in residence
Supported by the Australia Government's Regional Arts Fund, the CORRIDOR project invites 16 regionally based NSW multi-disciplinary artists, writers, and curators to be part of their 2020 inaugural artist-in-residency program. Read more
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TAFE visual arts and design courses
Starting soon - courses in visual art, design and photography at Dubbo, Mudgee, Orange and Bathurst campuses. Call 131 601 or go to www.tafensw.edu.au or see Facebook
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CEMENTA call out
Deadline Feb 16. Spend up to three weeks in Kandos/ regional NSW to make work that relates to the social, cultural, environmental or historical context for exhibition in Cementa21. Details
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Promoting 2020 events
We're already filling up the 2020 calendar with festivals and major events. It's free. Email your event details to artsoutwest@csu.edu.au
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