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A range of projects from around Australia have been funded in the last Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander grant round.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA:
Total amount State funded: $70 309
Ausdance WA: ($15 685)
14 April – 12 May 2008
Ausdance WA proposes to focus its activity on Indigenous dance presenting a professional performance program of traditional and contemporary works and providing professional development opportunities for Indigenous artists and groups.
Yirra Yaakin: ($43 200)
1 – 12 July 2008
Proposal to host the Honour Theatre Festival in Perth 1st – 12th July 2008. This conference is a tri-nations initiative to present the work of three leading Indigenous theatre companies from Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
Djiva: ($20 424)
25 July – 29 August 2008
To tour the band throughout Western Australia.
QUEENSLAND:
Total amount State funded: $81 633
Pormpuraaw Council: ($24 000)
Current – 30 June 2008
The team plans to promote the local Thayorre & Mungkan cultures with free strategic public performances in Tokyo and Kyoto, the team plans to deliver 12 performances in and around public spaces and a week long cultural exchange.
Sean Choolburra: ($27 633)
31 July – 26 August 2008
To raise the profile of the artist internationally on the comedy circuit including the Edinburgh festival, UK.
Lisa Michl: ($30 000)
15 April 08 – 15 April 2009
To create extra large fine art paintings/master works for her exhibition schedule during 2008.
Monica Stevens:($15 258.30)
5 May 08 – 30 Oct 2009
To research and develop a way of coding Indigenous dance movements.
NEW SOUTH WALES:
Total amount State funded: $177 347
Music Association of NSW: ($26 069)
1 June 08 – 14 March 2008
Whichway is a project of MusicNSW to assist in the development of the Indigenous Music Industry, this project aims to increase the profile of musicians, career opportunities and professionalism etc by facilitating a 4 day workshop/seminars.
Council of Sydney: ($18 000)
21 – 27 April 2008
Redfern Community Centre & PACT Youth Theatre will facilitate a creative development process involving Indigenous youth participating in a series of creative theatre development workshops.
NSW State Records: ($28 450)
1 May 08 – 30 April 2010
Commission Mervyn Bishop to photograph NSW Elders, families and communities for In Living Memory exhibition and encourage a new generation of Indigenous photographers.
Janelle Moreton: ($18 400)
2 April 08 – 30 July 2008
To write poetry and to record a CD in the spoken word format. A collaboration with a musician and sound engineer Grant Leigh to produce 12 spoken word tracks.
Gaele Sobott and Wally Carr: ($15 091)
2 April – 2 December 2008
Research and write the life story of Aboriginal Elder Wally Carr for publication.
Lagaw Kodo Mir: ($17 950)
1 May – 7 July 2008
Hosting a significant cultural event through a visual arts exhibition and dance performances by Torres Strait Islander artists and performers.
Robert McLeod: ($39 5761)
1 Dec 2007 – 30 April 2008
To publish an illustrated book of Indigenous poetry with a digital DVD imaging of Bobby McLeod reciting poetry.
Coffs Harbour PCYC: ($10 560)
7 April – 26 September 2008
A skills development program for young Indigenous dancers from the local area of Coffs Harbour.
Kevin Cooper and John Clark: ($3251)
2 April – 31 July 2008
Indigenous art exhibition at the Cowra Regional Art gallery from 11 – 27 July 2008 (NAIDOC Week).
SOUTH AUSTRALIA:
Total amount State funded: $65 371
Carclew Youth Arts Leadership and mentor program: ($35 371)
2 June – 31 Dec 2008
A project that supports the skills development of emerging Indigenous artists and project co-ordinators so they can provide peer leadership and mentoring of young Anangu people which will be channelled through the organisation. The skills that will be developed range between understanding financial matters, budgets to how to present themselves within the arts industry.
Ernabella Arts Incorporated: ($30 000)
1 May 2008 – 1 June 2009
Facilitate the setting up of a remote Indigenous ceramic producers network and sharing skills for professional development.
NORTHERN TERRITORY:
Total Amount State funded: $76 081
Ngurratjuta/Pmara Ntjarra: ($13 281)
1 April 2008 – 25 May 2008
The production of an exhibition catalogue of the contemporary ‘Hermannsburg School’ style Aboriginal water colours artists to coincide with an exhibition in Adelaide, SA.
Christine Christophersen: ($33200)
2 April 2008 – 1 October 2009
An exploration of notions of imagery that translates ideas of genealogy and cognition and the creation of a new body of work.
Department of Natural Resources Environment and the Arts: ($29 600)
1 April – 1 December 2008
To research and develop a catalogue for the 25th anniversary of the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award 2008.
VICTORIA:
Total Amount State funded: $40 000
Lionel Austin: ($20 000)
1 April – 1 June 2008
To showcase several Indigenous arts projects in the 2008 Next Wave Festival program. This is primarily to expose and raise awareness of emerging young Indigenous artists.
Courthouse Youth Arts: ($20 000)
30 May – 30 October 2008
To redevelop and restage the theatrical performance project of “A Daughter’s Dream’ in Oct 2008, which has developed from the novel ‘URGENT” published in 2003.
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