Arts NT News
Program for art at the heart launched this week
Arts Minister Marion Scrymgour has launched the program for the 2008 Regional Arts Australia national conference art at the heart in Alice Springs, saying there were many highlights that would make the event one of the most important in the Territory this year. Ms Scrymgour said experiencing the culture and art of the Arrernte people of the Alice Springs region would be a highlight of what will be one of the biggest conferences ever held in Central Australia. The Northern Territory Government has provided funding of $160,000 for the event – with early estimates that the conference will inject more than
$2 million into the Central Australian economy. http://newsroom.nt.gov.au
The program is now available on www.artattheheart.com.au
art at the heart is the sixth biennial Regional Arts Australia national conference and is hosted by the Northern Territory Government through Arts NT in collaboration with the Alice Springs Town Council. The Australian Government supports Regional Arts Australia’s national conferences through the Regional Arts Fund. The Australia Council for the Arts supports the artistic program for the conference.
Travel support to attend arts conference in Alice Springs
Extended to 9 July
The closing date to apply for travel support has been extended to Wednesday 9 July to accommodate the announcement of the conference program on 25 June. The program is available at www.artattheheart.com.au. Support notifications will be given by 9 August.
The travel support of up to $1,500 is available to Territorian artists, arts workers and volunteers such as board members wishing to attend the art at the heart conference in Alice Springs from 3-5 October and can cover direct travel expenses including fares and accommodation. The support excludes conference registration costs. A discounted registration rate is available to members of key arts organisations funded by Arts NT under the key arts organisations program through the RAA affiliate member discount rate. More information is available on www.artattheheart.com.au.
Listings of key arts contacts in the NT and other funding resources
Other Sources of Advice and Funding
provides contacts for Territory arts organisations as well as contacts to other useful funding and resources.
As part of the assessment of applications to the Arts Grants Program the assessment panel will seek evidence of a solid support base and demonstrated knowledge of Northern Territory arts networks and infrastructure. Ability to demonstrate funding support from sources outside of the Arts Grants Program strengthens your application.
The listing may not be complete and any inclusions or amendments are welcome. Please email Anja Bretfeld at arts.office@nt.gov.au.
Funding list of 2008 arts grant recipients now online
Arts NT now publishes a running list of successful grant applicants in 2008.
This list will give applicants the opportunity to check online if their application was successful once decisions have been made and will provide an overview of grants being distributed throughout 2008. The grants recipients list will be updated fortnightly on Fridays.
Arts NT also publishes an overview of the expenditure for initiatives funded through the Indigenous Arts Strategy Building Strong Arts Business in 2006/2007.
New PO Box for Arts NT Darwin office
The new postal address for Arts NT's Darwin office as part of the division Environment, Heritage and the Arts is now PO BOX 496, Palmerston NT 0831. All mail addressed to the old post box will be redirected to Palmerston.
All Regional Arts Fund activities must be completed by 31 December 2008
Please note that according to advice from the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA), activities funded through the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund (RAF) need be finalised by the end of this year. RAF is a lapsing program and a decision for continuation of the program has not been announced at this point.
New activities being applied for under the RAF categories: Networks and Partnerships, Skills Development, Artist to Artist Support and New Arts Communities in the upcoming March 2008 Project Round or activities that have received RAF funding from previous funding rounds must be completed by 31 December 2008 and acquitted within 13 weeks following.
For further advice please contact a Program Officer at Arts NT on 8999 8981 or use Freecall 1800 678 237 or email arts.office@nt.gov.au.
Celebration of One year Arts NT Gallery
Thank you to all artists for displaying their works at the Arts NT reception. Throughout the last year Malcom Mauchline, Richard Fischer, John Du Feu, Daphne Caleza, Edward Janama Kitching, Cecily Bree, Janie Andrews, Catherine Paton, Ivor Cole, Dirk Lewis, Aly De Groot, David Cameron and Anna Reynolds have made the Arts NT reception a stimulating place to enter. Thanks also go to the Darwin Visual Arts Association (DVAA) for coordinating the Arts NT Gallery. Anyone interested in displaying their work for a month at Arts NT please contact Talitha Kennedy at DVAA on:
T: 08 8981 9351
E: info@dvaa.net.au
Reminder on Legal Deposit Requirements
The Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 commenced on 1 March 2005 to provide for the long-term preservation of, and access to, the Northern Territory’s documentary heritage. The purpose of regulating legal deposit is to encourage compliance. This is a cooperative and consensual approach to ensuring a complete record of the Northern Territory’s documentary heritage. Under the Legal Deposit Act all published documents or those available to the public on request need to be deposited with the Northern Territory Library (NTL). More information is available at www.ntl.nt.gov.au
Have you nominated for the NT Register of Peers?
Artists and arts workers from across the Territory, including volunteer Board and Committee members, are encouraged to submit a nomination for membership of the NT Register of Peers. Nominations are accepted all year round with an annual review to maintain the currency of information. The NT Register of Peers forms an official pool of specialist advice in arts development. Specialist advice may be requested:
- by the Arts Grants Board on particular applications
- by Government through working parties drawn together to address particular topics/issues
Register Members may also be called on to participate in Grant Assessment Panels for special initiatives outside of Project Rounds and other Panels including the Key Arts Organisations Annual Funding Program. Anyone interested in nominating is encouraged to contact Hania Radvan at Arts NT on 8999 7082 for further information.
Peer Register Guidelines and nomination forms are available here
Creative Volunteering Workshops Up for Grabs
Arts NT is offering arts organisations the chance to hold skills development workshops made possible through the Creative Volunteering - No Limits program. Creative Volunteering is an accredited short course that has been developed to provide relevant skills to people who volunteer in community based organisations in regional contexts. The available modules are:
- Business Planning
- Networking within Communities
- Develop Funds and Resources
- Undertake Marketing
- Work with Collections
- Plan and Program Events
- Contribute to Effective Organisation Governance
- Cultivate Productive Relationships
More information on the Creative Volunteering Program and the content of the workshops can be found at www.regionalarts.com.au.
Creative Volunteering – No Limits is an initiative of Regional Arts Australia supported through the Australian Government Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. In the Northern Territory, the Creative Volunteering program is managed by Arts NT. To find out more about running a workshop please contact Christine Silvester, Assistant Director Arts Development, Arts NT on 08 8999 8981 or 1800 678 237.
Arts NT - Letters of Support to Artists and/ or Organisations
There have been a number of enquiries to Arts NT, from individuals and organisations, requesting letters of support from Arts NT to assist in applications to funding bodies. Arts NT cannot provide letters of support for individual artists or arts organisations as it may create the perception of promoting one artist or one organisation over another.
