Screen Dance Initiative

The Australia Council invites tenders to develop, produce, manage, market and present a Screen Dance Program for the period 2012-2014.

An initiative for $300,000 over 3 years

Applications close  Friday 23 March 2012
Projects may start 1 July  2012

About the Initiative

The Dance Board has committed $300,000 over three years to develop a Screen Dance Initiative. Proposals are invited through an open tender process and partnership proposals that can leverage additional investment are strongly encouraged. 

The Australia Council acknowledges that the dynamism and vibrancy of the small-to medium performing arts sector is essential to the cultural life of Australia. Whilst the Dance Board currently support many dance organisations on an annual or multi-year basis, we recognise that the support of screen dance is an essential part of the dance landscape in Australia.

The purpose of this initiative is to ensure that screen dance in Australia is supported in the most effective and innovative way.
The objectives of the Screen Dance Initiative are to generate fresh thinking in the sector, new delivery models and to foster new strategic partnerships that can leverage the Dance Board’s investment most effectively.

This initiative is open to Australian arts organisations working with dance and screen projects including hybrid, digital and interdisciplinary art.
The Dance Board encourages Screen Dance Initiative proposals that investigate possibilities of artistic practices that intersect with broader cultural activity, including:

• digital culture and creative opportunities for the National Broadband Network
• Indigenous and intercultural collaborations

Your proposal should explain your broad vision for the project and your planned activities for the creative development period. It will include strategies for collaboration, consultation and support across different platforms, and how you intend to involve dance artists, arts organisations and key project partners. A key outcome for the Screen Dance Initiative is the demonstrated ability to leverage the Dance Board’s initial investment.

Contact

Adrian Burnett 
Program Manager, Dance
Phone 02 9215 9164, Email a.burnett@australiacouncil.gov.au

Screen Dance Initiative

The Australia Council invites tenders to develop, produce, manage, market and present a Screen Dance Program for the period 2012-2014.

An initiative for $300,000 over 3 years

Applications close  Friday 23 March 2012
Projects may start 1 July  2012

Eligibility and Selection

Australian organisations are eligible to submit an expression of interest.  To be eligible, you must meet the general eligibility requirements.

In preparing expressions of interest, tenderers must address each of the selection criteria listed below:

• Artistic innovation with a creative rationale.
• Professional skills appropriate to the activity.
• Good planning and effective use of resources including leveraging additional benefit through partnerships.
• A well-developed curatorial and decision-making process for identifying and commissioning high quality screen dance projects.
• A proven track record of successfully presenting and promoting work across multiple media.

Screen Dance Initiative

The Australia Council invites tenders to develop, produce, manage, market and present a Screen Dance Program for the period 2012-2014.

An initiative for $300,000 over 3 years

Applications close  Friday 23 March 2012
Projects may start 1 July  2012

How to Apply

You must download this Request for Tender Document. Applications must be made via email. Online applications are not available.

Supporting Materials

Follow these guidelines to ensure your application and support materials are eligible. You must submit all materials by the closing date, including:

•  one curriculum vitae summary of all key artists/arts workers involved (PDF, only up to two A4 pages maximum per application)
• online examples of previous work to illustrate your proposal (up to three URL links – see details below). Please include the URL links in the media form which can be downloaded here.
• up to three support/ confirmation letters in total. These can be a combination of confirmation letters and support letters to demonstrate the planning and viability of your proposal (PDF, see details below).

Moving image material should demonstrate past work by you and/or your collaborators, which is relevant to your proposal for this particular request for tender. You can submit up to three URL links, which should link directly to your support material and demonstrate your ability to develop, produce, manage, market and present a screen dance program. Additional files or hardcopy support material will not be assessed.

Confirmation letters

You should submit appropriate documents to demonstrate the planning and viability of your proposal (PDF format only). This includes letters from your collaborators or initial partners confirming their participation in the project.

If your proposal involves representations of artistic/cultural practice or intended outcomes relating to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artists or communities, you must provide letters from relevant communities or artists. You must show clear evidence of support and agreement for the activities undertaken, in line with the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts policy and its underpinning principles. In preparing your application, you may wish to consult the Indigenous protocol guides in song, performance, writing, media arts and visual arts.

All confirmation letters must be submitted with your application. The assessment panel will be informed of these confirmations but may not see the letters.

Support letters

You may have expressions of interest from project partners, venues or other collaborators which can strengthen your proposal.
You can also provide support letters from peers in the field, organisations, artists or other people relevant to the project. You can submit up to three different support letters, each up to one A4 page (.pdf). These letters can include comments supporting the application or can more fully describe resources being provided by a third party.
All application and support material will be copied and distributed electronically to the assessment panel members prior to the assessment meeting. You must follow these support material guidelines; otherwise your application will not be eligible for assessment.

Any additional material supplied outside these support material guidelines will not be considered in the assessment of your application. If you need assistance in determining the support material you are required to submit or when it must be submitted, please contact Australia Council staff.

Screen Dance Initiative

The Australia Council invites tenders to develop, produce, manage, market and present a Screen Dance Program for the period 2012-2014.

An initiative for $300,000 over 3 years

Applications close  Friday 23 March 2012
Projects may start 1 July  2012

FAQ's

How do I make an application?

You must download the Request for Tender Documents and follow these guidelines. Applications must be submitted via email. You are unable to apply through the online system for this initiative.