North West NSW
Arts North West
Overview
Areas Covered: Armidale-Dumaresq, Glen Innes, Severn, Gunnedah, Guyra, Gwydir, Inverell, Liverpool Plains, Moree Plains, Narrabri, Tamworth Regional, Tenterfield, Uralla and Walcha.
Our Approach
Our small grants program is supporting young musicians, helping with performance costs and funding workshops in a range of artforms such as printmaking, sculpture, circus skills, hip hop, photography and public art. Overall, 20 organisations were funded and over 450 young people are involved.
Cool Projects
Project Organisation:
Liverpool Plains Arts Council
Location:
Quirindi, NSW
Facilitators and Artists:
Contacts: Alice Hartigan and Tania Rod
About this Project?
Animation and cartooning workshops with professional artists which culminate in the development of animated short films and cartoons which will be presented during the Qurindi show.
Contact email: taniarod@bigpond.com
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
Barraba Festival Committee
Location:
Barraba, Central North NSW
Facilitators and Artists:
Chairman: Andrew Wright
Artist in Residence: Chinta Reiss of Rhythm Konnections
About this Project?
A week-long series of African Drumming Workshops that culminate in a performance at the Barraba Festival 2009 'North Africa'.
Contact email: awr46131@bigpond.net.au
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
PLC Armidale
Location:
Armidale, NSW
Facilitators and Artists:
Jenny Robinson, Head of Development, PLC
Artist: Nicola Oram
About this Project?
Workshops in drawing skills with an emphasis on native pland from our environment garden and native birds and animals, many of which are evident in the PLC environment.
Contact email: development@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au
Check this project out:
Check this out
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
Plains Pipes and Drums Inc
Location:
Mullaley, NSW
Facilitators and Artists:
Contact: Heather Martin
Specialist Teachers: James Laughlin and Barry Gray
About this Project?
3 bagpipes and pipe-band drumming workshops with specialist teachers for young members of The Plains Pipes and Drums.
Contact email: martinx@northnet.com.au
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
New England Conservatorium of Music (NECOM)
Facilitators and Artists:
Contact: Corinne Arter
French Horn Player: Robert Johnson (Principle Horn Sydney Symphony Orchestra)
About this Project?
French horn development program with Robert Johnson (principle Horn SSO). Includes lessons for students, ensemble training, community youth orchestra tutoring, school visits for teaching and performance classes and teacher training sessions. The project will demonstrate the French Horn to mainly secondary students and allow the possibility for further studies with professional teachers.
Contact email: director@necom.org.au
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
Uralla Arts Council
Location:
Uralla, NSW
Facilitators and Artists:
Contact: Andrew Parker
Contact: Coralie Rendalls
About this Project?
The project is designed to encourage young people in Uralla who currently gather at the skate park in reasonably large numbers (12-20) on most afternoons after school. The project involves the construction and painting of a permanent mural wall; to provide instruction in legal mural/graffiti art; a skate comp; and turn table/hip hop workshops. The skate comp will be at night and also involve lighting and projection of images.
Contact email: theman@amgn.com.au or rendalls@iprimus.com.au
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
Armidale City Public School
Location:
Armidale, NSW
Facilitators and Artists:
Contact: Cherri Paterson Assistant Principal
and Belinda Close, Teacher
Artist: Dominique Flynn
About this Project?
An artist will work with senior Armidale City Public School students to design a functional public artwork for the school playground - a Jolly Phonics Pathway. The pathway will depict images and actions from the Jolly Phonics Program used by Early Stage One students in the classroom. Jolly Phonics uses images, sounds and actions to teach letters and sounds.
Contact email: Armidalec-p.admin@det.nsw.edu.au
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
Moree Plains Regional Gallery
Location:
Moree
Facilitators and Artists:
Contact: Katrina Rumley
Teachers: Kylie McNamara and Colleen Moloney
About this Project?
This active art workshop encourages students and emerging artists of Kamilaroi descent aged 12-24 through 6 weeks of visual arts workshops covering painting, installation art, mosaic and sculpture.
Contact email: moreeplainsgallery@bigpond.com
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
The North West Theatre Co
Location:
Bingara, NSW
Facilitators and Artists:
Contact: Ros Moulton
Director Barraba Playhouse: Andrew Sharp
Nick Hutton: Charles Sturt University
About this Project?
The North West Theatre Company is presenting a regional 10 Minute Play Festival in late 2009 over 3 days. It is planned that there will be both junior and senior sections and the company intends to offer a workshop for skills development to participating juniors.
Contact email: prmoulton@bigpond.com
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
New England Regional Art Museum Ltd (NERAM)
Location:
Armidale, NSW
Facilitators and Artists:
Contact: Cherene Spendelove
Photographer: Simon Scott
About this Project?
Professional photographer, Simon Scott, will work with young people over 3 days to create documentary photographs of activities at, and concerning, the New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM) - photographically documenting 'life' at a regional art museum. The workshops will culminate in an exhibition of created works.
Contact email: lorien19@bigpond.com
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
Warialda High School
Location:
Warialda, NSW
Facilitators and Artists:
Contact: Mrs Sharon Gilmour
About this Project?
Develop a visual record of the environmental restoration and revegetation of the creekland area in the centre of our town by the creation of murals on the bridge pylons.
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
Glen Innes High School
Location:
Glen Innes, NSW
Facilitators and Artists:
Contact: Abi Sparks
Artists: Kelly Murphy, Nicole Johnson, Angus Niveson
About this Project?
Visual art workshops resulting in short films, sculpture and murals that document a positive change in the environment and related issues.
Contact email: sparkyabs@hotmail.com
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
Walcha Central School
Location:
Walcha, NSW
Facilitators and Artists:
Contact: Jacqueline Bennett
About this Project?
Combines scientific and historical timeline of flora/fauna in Australia (and world) and Aboriginal dreamtime creatures/mythical animals in a series of sculptures (ceramic) and legal graffiti of extinct flora/fauna. Develops awareness of dreamtime mythology and stories as well as participants' research, collaborative and artistic skills.
Contact email: jacqueline.e.bennett@det.nsw.edu.au
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
Tamworth Regional Conservatorium of Music
Location:
The Roxy Theatre, Bingara, NSW
Facilitators and Artists:
Contact: Rob Hurcum
About this Project?
This is a joint initiative between the Tamworth Regional Conservatorium and the Roxy Theatre, Bingara. The 45 members of the Tamworth Regional Youth Orchestra, together with their conductor and tutors will travel to Bingara and present a public concert in the Roxy Theatre. The Orchestra will rehearse a varied program at their weekly rehearsals in preparation for the Concert
Contact email: rob@tamworthregionalconservatorium.com.au
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
Moombahlene Local Aboriginal Land Council
Location:
Tenterfield, NSW
Facilitators and Artists:
Contact: Janine Binge/Gail Galloway
About this Project?
To run a set of cultural workshops for aboriginal youth in Tenterfield that brings together Bundjalung and Kamilaroi youth in a learning and sharing exchange. Two Tribes meet will involve painting, story telling (a sense of place), cultural dance, explore (traditional language) music/song, and rhythmic sound. A combination of these elements will serve as the foundation for a group devised performance which will feature as part of the NAIDOC week celebrations.
Contact email: moombahlenealc1@bigpond.com
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
Tamworth Regional Conservatorium of Music
Location:
Tamworth, NSW
Facilitators and Artists:
Contact: Rob Hurcum
Conductor: Mr Max McBride
Special Guest Conductor: Mr Richard Gill
About this Project?
A two-day Orchestras Festival icluding intensive rehearsals and tutorials for members of Tamworth Regional Youth Orchestra and Tamworth Youth Philharmonia at Oxley High School in 2009. The two days will culminate in a Showcase Concert with Special Guest Conductor, Mr Richard Gill OAM.
Contact email: rob@tamworthregionalconservatorium.com.au
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
Gunnedah Youth Choir
Location:
Gunneday, NSW
Facilitators and Artists:
Contact and Musician: Margaret Amos
Musician: Julia Rennick
About this Project?
Provides access to and training in choral singing for senior primary and secondary school students in the region with the result of performing in Sydney.
Contact email: margadele@hotmail.com
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
Glen Innes Arts Council (Youth Committee)
Location:
The Chapel Theatre, Glen Innes, NSW
Facilitators and Artists:
Contact: Cameron Moor
About this Project?
Youth Project offers young people from the Glen Innes district the opportunity to develop a collaborative performance showcase.
Contact email: cammymoor@hotmail.com
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
Wee Waa High School
Location:
Wee Waa, NSW
Facilitators and Artists:
Contact: Lorraine Haddon
About this Project?
The project focuses on the development of skills in singing, performance, art, and photography. Skills are developed through workshops for students, the recording of the workshops by photography and digital imaging students, and in the resultant performance and exhibition evening for parents and community members.
Contact email: lorraine.haddon@det.nsw.edu.au
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
Guyra Central School
Location:
Guyra, NSW
Facilitators and Artists:
Contact: Malcolm Boyd/Susan Dolby
About this Project?
A series of skills development workshops in music, dance, drama and art that culminate in a Guyra Central School Variety Night.
Contact email: susan.dolby@det.nsw.edu.au
|
|
|
Project Organisation:
Inverell Art Gallery
Location:
Inverell
Facilitators and Artists:
Contact: Sharon Thomas, Manager, Inverell Gallery
About this Project?
The project will provide young people aged 12-24 with the opportunity to learn various art forms including cartooning, printmaking, Aboriginal art, painting, sculpture and ceramics by two local professional artists and trainers.
Contact email: invart@bigpond.com.au
|
|