Assessment Report for the meeting 16 - 17 November 2009

1)    Introduction

The Community Partnerships Committee met in an assessment meeting from 16 - 17 November 2009 to assess applications made to:

• Round 3 of the Projects and Professional Development  
• Round 3 of the Projects with Public Outcomes  

2)    Committee Members

Attendees:
Prof Brad Haseman (QLD) – CHAIR
Claudia Chidiac (NSW)
Khaled Abdulwahab (VIC)  
Malcolm Bywaters (TAS)
Imelda Rivers (SA)
Jeremy Smith (WA)
Apologies:
Jo Brown (NSW)
Mia Christophersen (NT)

3)    Projects and Professional Development

3.1) Description of Category
Project and professional development grants provide funding up to $20 000 for one-off community arts and cultural development projects that involve a range of collaborating partners and may or may not have a public outcome.

3.2) Statistical Information of applications to this round
35 applications received
12 applications approved
Total amount requested: $ 577,277.49 
Total amount approved: $ 207,630.00
Application success rate:  34.2%
Amount success rate:  35.9%

3.3) Successful Applicants 

Applicant Name	Project Title	Amount $
The Ballarat African Association Inc	To enhance Ballarat African youth dance and drumming skills	$   15,000.00
Basic, Sonja	To study the use of arts spaces in Madrid, Spain through both an arts placement and tour	$   13,991.49
Daw, Daniel	To undertake a 3 week creative development period with 8 disabled and non disabled dancers.	$   19,473.00
Dunbar, Mark	To arrange, rehearse & present songs of Cuban composer Silvio Rodriguez with Brisbane Canto Coro choir	$      4,900.00
Ertler, Rosemary	to create and perform a new work	$   19,990.00
Get Down	A program of dance skills development in the Far West regions of Ceduna, Streaky Bay and Wudinna	$   16,620.00
Hurstville Discovery Writers Group	DiscoverAbility - Creative writing workshops on producing short scripts for radio, stage and screen	$   19,600.00
Lopit Community Association of Australia (LCAA) Inc	Skills development for cultural activity to Lopit Community Association of Australia	$   20,000.00
Penrith Performing and Visual Arts Ltd (t/a Penrith Regional Gallery and The Lewers Bequest)	The 'V Outreach Project' will work with & develop young people who are at risk in the Penrith LGA.	$   20,000.00
Ronkson, Beck	Professional Development for Beck Ronkson with Cardboard Citizens (UK) and to visit other artists.	$   18,060.00
Waltja Tjuntangku Palyapayi Corp	Professional development of artists through engagement in social support programs	$ 20,000.00
Wimmera UnitingCare	The Awakenings Festival to undertake a residency with Back to Back theatre	$   19,996.00
	TOTAL	$     207,630

4)   Projects with Public Outcomes

4.1) Description of Category
Projects with Public Outcome grants provide funding from $20 000 to $35 000, for one-off community arts and cultural development projects that must have a public outcome and involve collaborations with a range of cross-sectoral partners.

4.2) Statistical Information

• 53 applications received
• 6 applications approved
• Total amount requested: $1,626,490.00
• Total amount approved: $184,845.00
• Application success rate: 11.3%
• Amount success rate: 20.7%

4.3)  Successful Applicants

Applicant Name	Project Title	Amount $
The Change Act	MASSIVE is a  hip hop choir that will perform original material by CALD young people.	$     35,000.00
Buku-Larrngay Mulka Centre	To sustain & renew Yolngu cultural knowledge via digital production, archiving and skills transfer.	$      35,000.00
Slippry Sirkus Inc	Cross Currents aims to promote arts,develop art skills, reduce isolation for young people	$      25,000.00
Human Ventures Ltd	Creative arts & enterprise development program culminating in a youth arts festival in Central  West QLD	$      35,000.00
Pepper, Gemma	Up Close: a community curated festival of small scale works presented in homes	$      34,845.00
Mature Artists Dance Experience Inc	PRINCESS, a new contemporary dance theatre work by Glen Murray with set design by Nicole Robson.	$     20,000.00
	TOTAL	$ 184,845

5)   Committee Feedback

The Committee approved applications which achieved high standards of excellence across the criteria, and had the following general comments to make:

• There was a large response over both categories, particularly Projects with Public Outcomes
• There was an increase from previous rounds in applications from NSW
• There appeared to be a strong theme of youth and disability based  projects
• There remains a low number of applications from emerging communities.