Assistance to Individual grant round now open

The Assistance to Individuals funding round is now open to artists wishing to apply for funding for projects that commence in 2013.

About this funding round

The Assistance to Individuals Program supports individuals, partnerships, collaborations, groups of artists and other unincorporated bodies working in any artform in the process of achieving a higher level of artistic practice.

Actors, arts administrators, choreographers, composers, craftspeople, dancers, designers, musicians, playwrights, poets, rock bands, visual artists and writers are encouraged to apply.

The Assistance to Individuals program accepts applications for most types of projects proposed by artists to further their careers.

These can include creative development and research, travel and living allowances, production, exhibition, recording, writing, skills development, market or audience development or promotional opportunities.

Go to www.arts.tas.gov.au/individuals for more information and to access the Assistance to Individuals toolkit and budget template.

Applications close Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Want some help with your application? 

Call 1800 247 308 to discuss your application on the phone, make an appointment to see a program officer, or ask us to send you an application toolkit.

Free workshops

Free workshops covering how to apply for an Assistance to Individuals grant will be held in Hobart and Launceston.

HOBART WORKSHOP

No RSVP required
When: Wednesday, 23 May 2012 at 5.30pm
Where: 146 Artspace, 146 Elizabeth Street Hobart

If you’d like to make an appointment to see a Program Officer in Hobart (during business hours), call 1800 247 308

LAUNCESTON WORKSHOP

No RSVP required
When: Tuesday, 5 June 2012 at 5.30pm
Where: Sawtooth ARI Level 2, 160 Cimitiere St, Launceston

Individual appointments will be available on Thursday 7 June between 9am and 1pm. Call 1800 247 308  to make an appointment.

BURNIE (individual appointments)

Individual appointments available
When: Between 10:00am and 4:00pm on Wednesday, 6 June 2012. Call 1800 247 308 to make your appointment
Where: 30 Marine Terrace, Burnie

Space Invaders

Space Invaders is a project devised by Julie Waddington and Kelly Drummond Cawthon. The artists are currently at Kingston High School as part of this year’s Artists in Residence (AIR) program. 

Julie and Kelly are collaborating and creating in open view of the school community providing an opportunity for students and staff to observe and engage with the artists.  Both Julie and Kelly are experienced performers in dance and theatre and are working with the students to devise pop-up performances, encouraging conversations and provocations through physical exploration and to possibly foster a new breed of radical environmental and social reciprocity.

In 2011 the school moved into a brand new facility billed as “a clean slate ready for the future; a view of the water; a home for the learner; a community precinct; a street to walk; a place to play; the Kingston Education Project- A new learning centre”. From a cellblock of old halls and square classrooms emerged a new environmentally driven cluster of outdoor pathways and learning pods.

Over 13 weeks at Kingston High School Julie and Kelly have been working with staff and students to question the architecture of this new environment and its impact on the alchemy of the community.

“Do flexible learning environments ensure a range of learning styles? Do circular rooms invite circular culture? Do sustainable buildings automatically result in a sustainable community precinct?”

Space Invaders is exploring the architecture of sustainable environments and the alchemy of sustainable communities.

Both artists will also be charting the development of their own collaborative practice and observing their new partnership as it evolves and grows and whether a new performance language is developed.

Kelly and Julie have been documenting the journey of the project on their blog - http://air2012khs.wordpress.com/

 

Image credit: Photographer: Julie Waddington

The Art of Hacking

Nancy Mauro-Flude recently received an Artsbridge grant to travel to the Netherlands to be part of an International group exhibition called “The Art of Hacking” at the Netherlands Media Art Institute (NIMk).

Nancy showed a live performance of her new work ‘Error_in_Time()’ to open the exhibition which also included a post-production version of the work and the subsequent acquisition of it as a part of their art collection. The show focussed on aesthetic creative hacking and included the following artists: Heath Bunting, Harmen de Hoop, moddr_, Cornelia Sollfrank, The Yes Men and UBERMORGEN.COM

“Creative hacking combines artists and technical skills with the optimism to solve problems and the urge to overcome artistic limitations. The basis for these works lies in a technical, online methodology that spreads into the physical world through the tangibility of the artworks” Nancy Mauro-Flude.

The opportunity to present her work internationally has allowed Nancy to raise her profile and work in a national and international context and reinvigorate an in-depth conversation with her peers. Further, it provided new opportunities to collaborate and continue the development of a work to a presentation level.

In an article, ‘you-will-_know-how_’, Nancy was reviewed and interviewed by Kendall Grady for the Masters of Media website and provides more information about her work. Read it here.

Artsbridge is a sub-category of the Assistance to Individuals Program and can provide assistance to artists for travel or freight expenses to take up exceptional opportunities. Click here for more information about the Artsbridge program.

 

Image Credit: Error_in_Time() performance still, Nancy Mauro-Flude

Crossroads - Ogilvie High School

‘Crossroads’ is a Tasmanian Government Art Site commission that was developed by design studio, Futago.

The work is composed of thirteen laser cut aluminium panels which are suspended above a courtyard and cast shadows of text and images across the ground and walls.

Futago worked with students at the school to research the lives of 8 old scholars from Ogilvie who have made major contributions in their professional lives. This research influenced the text and imagery used in the panel design.

There are three common themes in the visual imagery used - research and discovery; education and nurturing; and exploration and travel. The panels celebrate the achievements of Ogilvie scholars and are an inspiration for the young women studying at the school today.

For more information about the Tasmanian Government Art Site Scheme click here.

Image Credit: Futago

Australian Heritage Week Events

Arts Tasmania’s Roving Curators have created a fantastic program of events, activities and exhibitions around the state to help celebrate Tasmania’s unique heritage during Australian Heritage Week.

Australian Heritage Week is an annual national celebration of our unique heritage and runs from Saturday 14 April until Sunday 22 April 2012.

The Arts Tasmania Roving Curators work with small museums and collections around the State to assist them in the development and care of their collections. The program they have created is a great opportunity for all Tasmanians to join together to celebrate our shared and special heritage.

Events will take place at:

• Rossarden & Storys Creek Museum
• Maritime Museum of Tasmania
• Tasmanian Transport Museum and Tasmanian Fire Museum 
• Tasmanian Wool Centre
• Clarendon House – Coach House Gallery (National Trust of Australia, Tasmania)
• East Coast Heritage Museum
• Heritage Education and Skills Centre Ltd

 

Rossarden & Storys Creek Museum: Open Day

Members of the Rossarden Progress Association will provide visitors guided tours of their recently opened Museum. The displays feature objects that have not previously been on display and will cover themes relevant to the history of Rossarden and Storys Creek.

The town of Rossarden was built to house workers at the ‘Aberfoyle Tin No Liability’ mine, which started production in September 1931. The Storys Creek Tin Mining Co. was formed in 1882, by the early 1970s Aberfoyle owned both mines but a dramatic drop in metal prices in 1972 saw production drop at Storys Creek. Forestwood Holdings purchased the mine in April 1981 but closed all operations in February 1982. By October 1982 the town’s population had dropped from over 500 to around 90. Today Rossarden has 60 residents and Storys Creek has one permanent family.

A group of local residents has established a museum to house, protect and interpret the history of the area. The Rossarden and Storys Creek Museum is housed in the former Rossarden Primary School, which first opened on 31st January 1934. It closed in 1992 and is now leased by Rossarden Progress Association.

Bookings required: No
Admission: Free
Wheelchair access: No
Date and times: 21 April – 22 April 2012, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location/Venue: 1 Schell Street, Rossarden, Tasmania
Telephone: (03) 6385 2147
Email: mldennis@skymesh.com.au

Maritime Museum of Tasmania: Guided Tour

A volunteer will provide a guided tour of the Maritime Museum of Tasmania, exploring Tasmania's maritime heritage. The guided tour will include stories of explorers and settlers and the ships they sailed in, whales and whalers, boat builders and fisherman and ferries and bridges across the Derwent.

Bookings required: No
Admission: $7 adults, $5 concession, and children under 13 are free
Wheelchair access: Yes
Date and times: 15 April – 16 April, 18 April – 19 April and 21 April 2012– 11.00 am
Location/Venue: Carnegie Building, Argyle Street, Hobart
Telephone: (03) 6234 1427
Email: Info@maritimetas.org

Tasmanian Transport Museum and Tasmanian Fire Museum: Open Day

The Transport Museum will be open for visitors to inspect historic transport vehicles and associated ephemera. On display is a wide range of Tasmanian public transport vehicles including railway locomotives, railcars and carriages; trams and trolley buses and motor buses. Also the Fire Museum will be open for inspection, which includes a number of fire engines on display and many historic items used by Tasmania’s fire brigades in the past.

Bookings required: No
Admission: $8 adults, $4 children, $6 concession (includes unlimited train trips, subject to availability of seats)
Wheelchair access: Limited on site. Not available onto the train
Date and times: 15 April 2012, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location/Venue: Anfield Street, Glenorchy, Tasmania
Telephone: 0428 386 843
Email: ttms@railtasmania.com

 
Tasmanian Wool Centre, Ross: Curatorial Floor Talk

The Curators of Macquarie 1811: A journey through the Midlands will present a talk about the exhibition which is on display at the Tasmanian Wool Centre in Ross. They will give insights into the background and roles of the people in Macquarie’s travelling party, the establishment of settlements and the names for various areas and landmarks that resulted from Macquarie’s influence. Included in the exhibition are artefacts from the era that have never been exhibited before.

Bookings required: No
Admission: Free
Wheelchair access: Yes
Date and times: 20 April 2012, 11:00 am
Location/Venue: 48 Church Street, Ross, Tasmania
Telephone: 03 6381 5466
Email: taswoolcentre@bigpond.com

Clarendon, Coach House Gallery (National Trust of Australia, Tasmania): Artist’s Floor Talk

Artist Mandy Hunniford will present a floor talk about her current exhibition Midlands – A Historical Narrative which is on display at the Coach House Gallery at Clarendon. Hunniford’s recent work references aspects of the history and heritage of various sites in Tasmania.

Bookings required: No
Admission: Free
Wheelchair access: Limited
Date and times: 22 April 2012, 2:00 pm
Location/Venue: 234 Clarendon Station Road, Evandale, Tasmania
Telephone: 03 6398 6220 (House)
Email: Info@nationaltrusttas.org.au

East Coast Heritage Museum, Swansea: guided tours of the Museum’s displays

The Museum’s Curator and volunteers will present guided tours of the Museum’s Hidden Treasures of the East Coast.  These will include: Louisa Anne Meredith items, the old school room, whaling, convicts, a diorama of old Swansea and a War Memorial Room.

Bookings required: No
Admission: Free
Wheelchair access: Yes
Date and times: 14 April 2012 – 22 April 2012, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location/Venue: 22 Franklin Street, Swansea, Tasmania
Telephone: 03 6256 5066
Email: museum@freycinet.tas.gov.au

Heritage Education and Skills Centre Ltd: Archaeological Survey Course

Brad Williams is the tutor and Heritage Projects Manager for the Southern Midlands Council.  He will run this two-day course which will provide participants the basics of surveying archaeological sites. It will include topics such as using desktop research to locate a site, use of aerial imagery and historic maps/plans, assessment of archaeological potential and significance, and actual in-field survey and recording of sites. No prior experience is necessary, and no excavation will be undertaken. Courses run at Oatlands will include the survey of a convict probation station site, although this course may be adapted to a specific group’s particular interest

Bookings required: Yes
Admission: $236.50 (incl. GST)
Wheelchair access: Yes (survey site is semi-rugged terrain)
Date and times: 14 April 2012 – 15 April 2012, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Location/Venue: The Centre for Heritage, Roche Hall, 73 High St, Oatlands
Telephone: 0418303184
Email: bwilliams@southernmidlands.tas.gov.au