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ArtsEdge Newsletter #6 - 2005THE RESULTS ARE IN. . . AND EVERYBODY WINS!!This edition of the ArtsEdge e.news is chock-a-block with events and information for schools during September and October. Included is news of the multi award winning ArtsEdge website and we announce the winners of the AWESOME arts prize packs. Now we have all of your surveys in, we will be briefing all arts and cultural organisations on your needs. WA schools can expect to be better serviced by the arts sector in 2006 thanks to your feedback!! SO EVERYBODY WINS!! If you would like to make further comments for us to pass on to the arts orgs, please email us. NOW LETS GET DOWN TO BUSINESS. . . ArtsEdge HQ. If you are not already subscribed to receive future ArtsEdge e.newsletters then click here to join now. WINNERS ARE GRINNERSThe Winners of Shaun Tan Tickets are. . .Karlgarin Primary School and Seaforth Primary School. Congratulations to Jedda Truman and Megan Klaver who each scored 15 tickets to attend the Jigsaw Theatre Company production of Shaun Tan's The Lost Thing. The production is touring Perth as part of the AWESOME Festival in November. ArtsEdge and AWESOME were delighted to take a trip to Karlgarin recently to present the school with their prize. We also were pleased to facilitate an arts workshop with students and run a focus group with the teachers and parents to discuss the needs of the remote Wheatbelt school. Thankyou for your time and we look forward to visiting Seaforth Primary School in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for more prizes up for grabs in the next edition of the e.newsletter.
ArtsEdge Website Wins WAWAS!!!!The ArtsEdge website www.artsedge.dca.wa.gov.au
has won the Government category at the recent Western Australian
Web Awards (WAWAs). The ArtsEdge website also took out the major
award for the best website created in WA in the past 12 months.
Gogo Fish! Wins Top Children's Literary Award. . .A children's book published by the Western Australian Museum has won a prestigious Children's Book Council of Australia award. Culture and the Arts Minister Hon Sheila McHale recently announced that Gogo Fish! The story of the Western Australian State Fossil Emblem won The Children's Book Council of the Australia's honour book for the Eve Pownall Award for Information books. Gogo Fish! was written by palaeontologist Dr John Long and tells the story of his discovery of a 375 million-year old Gogo fish fossil in the Kimberly and the campaign by Dianella's Sutherland Primary School to have it named as WA's fossil emblem. NEWS AND LATEST GOSSAt The Art Gallery Of Western AustraliaDue to the popularity of current programs, there are no more spaces in term 3 for school bookings of guided tours or art activities. You will need to book soon so that your class can become involved in a unique artistic experience in term 4. Schools can of course, still visit the Art Gallery but there are no guided tours or art activities available for term 3. You can make bookings for 2006 from now, so please contact Sue way on (08) 9492 6644, educate@artgallery.wa.gov.au or visit www.artgallery.wa.gov.au.
AWESOME International Arts Festival For Bright Young ThingsAWESOME is a ten-day international contemporary arts celebration for young people and their families. From Monday Nov 21 - Nov 25, AWESOME transforms the Perth CBD into a hyperactive nerve centre of unexpected pleasures, lifting all limits on imagination, innovation and excitement. The AWESOME Day Out is 4 hours of brain in, hands on interactive arts activities designed especially for school groups. An allocated AWESOME guide ensures you get the most fun out of the Festival, and enjoy special bonus extras. The AWESOME Day Out includes an Educator's Resource Kit to help you maximise learning opportunities. AWESOME can tailor your group's AWESOME Day Out to include an optional DIY Art workshop or a performance of Shaun Tan's The Lost Thing by Jigsaw Theatre Company for just $10.00 per student. Contact Simon Malcolm at simon@awesomearts.com or (08) 9485 0560 or visit www.awesomearts.com.
The UWA Perth International Arts Festival - Update Your Details!The launch of the Perth International Arts Festival programme is coming up in November. To ensure you receive up to date information and the 2006 schools programme, send in your details! Send your school name, teachers' names and position, contact email and postal address to schools@perthfestival.com.au or fax to 6488 8555. For more festival information contact Georgia Malone at schools@perthfestival.com.au, (08) 6488 8613 or see the PIAF website http://www.perthfestival.com.au
ARTRAGE And City Of Perth Presents - The Northbridge FestivalExpect the unexpected is one of the events running as part of the ARTRAGE festival in 2005. The streets of Northbridge will come alive when they are deluged with ARTRAGE performers and artists for one weekend. Events include Crossfire, Progressive Consumption, The Bridge fashion and live music events. This is a free event on October 22 & 23 throughout the streets of Northbridge and in Russel Square. For a full list of the events which ARTRAGE recommends for school students click here , contact Fiona Hulton for more information at media@artrage.com.au, (08) 9227 6288 or visit the artrage website at http://www.artrage.com.au
Want an Artist In Residence in Your School?The Visual Arts Foundation (VAF)can organise artists in residence to conduct hands-on activities in schools for students of all ages all year round. VAF artists are familiar with The Arts Outcomes in the Curriculum Framework and a number of artists provide professional development for teachers. The VAF employs the artist on the school's behalf, handles the paperwork, administration and declaration forms. The artist is covered by workers compensation and public liability insurance. Assistance with the artist's travel costs to country areas is available and extra notes available on request from the artist. Contact Bunny Young for details and bookings at visualarts@iinet.net.au, (08) 9383 4878, or visit http://www.visualarts.org.au
HQ IS CALLIN' ALL YOUTH - REGISTER FOR 'STREET CULTURE' ARTS WORKSHOPSFrom the first week of September young people can learn various acts of 'street culture' including break-dancing, so boot it down to HQ and enrol in one of the 4 workshops covering breakdance, aerosol art, turntablism and mixed media. The Drug Aware StreetArt workshops will run on a weekly basis from September through to November and will be available to groups of 10 - 15 participants. YMCA HQ aims to encourage young people participating in the workshops to develop leadership skills in order to take on a more facilitative role whilst at the same time, encourage them to use artistic media to express personal issues and priorities that they have identified in their lives. Give HQ a holla on 9328 3221. Each class is only $5 but if you pay for all 12 weeks we'll only charge you for 10! Places are limited so book in QUICK! Visit http://www.hq.org.au.
HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES IN THE DISCOVERY CENTRE, WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUMEndangered Animals - Extinction is Forever: Why are animals disappearing from the world? Venture into the Discovery Centre and find the answer to this question and more holiday fun from 24th September to 9th October 9:30am - 5:00pm. Make a 3-dimensional tiger mask, build a standing animal model, find out more about the albatross, turtle and sea lion, colour your own jungle placemat or make an endangered animal badge. Some activities incur a small cost, for further information contact Emaly Hackett, Information Officer on (08) 9427 2836. REGIONAL TOUR FEATURESThe following are just a taste of the performances and exhibitions taking place in your region, for more events click here and search by your Education DistrictFREMANTLE / PEEL / SWAN / WEST COASTRabbiT - BUZZ DANCE
Buzz Dance Theatre will be touring their exciting new performance
piece between 17th MID WEST / FREMANTLE-PEELConfigured: Aspects Of Contemporary Western
Australian Figurative Art - Art On The
Move
PILBARA / MID WESTOn Track: Contemporary Art from Western Australia - ART ON THE MOVEESPERANCEPojagi and Beyond: A Shared Inheritance - ART ON THE
MOVE
GOLDFIELDS / ALBANYSeven Sisters: Fibreworks Arising From the West - ART ON THE MOVEThis FREE exhibition is suitable for all ages and takes place at the Goldfields Arts Centre Gallery, Kalgoorlie from October 10 to November 6 and the Vancouver Arts Centre, Albany from November 18 to December 14. This exhibition presents the work of a number of Indigenous and non-indigenous fibre artists living in the western half of Australia. The Seven Sisters exhibition highlights the cultural exchange undertaken between Nalda Searles and Aboriginal women artists from the wheat belt town of Narrogin and Australia's Western Desert. Education resources are available from the venues in the weeks leading up to the exhibitions or downloadable from the ART ON THE MOVE website and artist talks for school groups in schools and at the gallery will also be taking place. Contact education officer Lisa Young at artmoves@artonthemove.com.au, (08) 9227 7505 or see www.artonthemove.com.au for further details.
MIDLANDS / PILBARA / MID WESTYear 12 Perspectives 04 - ART ON THE MOVEThis FREE exhibition is suitable for students in Yrs 4 and up and will run at the Karratha Library, Karratha from September 9 to September 25, the Moora Fine Arts Society Inc, Moora from October 7 to October 31, and the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery from December 16 to February 5. The exhibition celebrates the outstanding contribution young people make to the cultural life of our community, and provides audiences with an insight into the ideas and influences that creatively inspire Year 12 visual arts students. The works are predominantly two-dimensional with artforms such as painting, printmaking, textiles and digital media being represented. Education Resource will be available from the venues in the weeks prior to exhibition. Lisa Young, Education Officer from ART ON THE MOVE will be conducting school talks during the visits - please note that bookings are essential. Contact education officer Lisa Young at artmoves@artonthemove.com.au, (08) 9227 7505 or see www.artonthemove.com.au for further details. RESOURCESGreat New Resource For Music Teachers - Hands On Music Outcomes By Sue NoonanThis fantastic new book is designed for all K-9 teachers interested in
teaching music and is a practical teachers guide to implementing the
Curriculum Framework, Curriculum Guides & Progress Maps
joyfully in the classroom. Topics covered include Philosophy - why we teach; Content Overview - what we teach; Curriculum Framework - how it fits the overall curriculum; Stages of Development - where students are at; Assessing Outcomes - noting progress; Outcome Levels; Teaching Strategies - how we teach; Planning and Programming - structure; Program Ideas - new content ideas; and Resources. For further information ph/fax: (08) 9949 4075 or email Sue suenoon@bigpond.net.au
New Art Education Association Website www.arted.org.auThe Art Education Association of WA has launched their new look website resource for both beginning and experienced visual arts education teachers. The site includes a Survival kit for beginning and returning visual arts teachers, Professional development opportunities, a Resource list, Links to a wide range of excellent websites, a Calendar of important events and Membership information. Click here to join up now or make all enquiries to Lisa Paris, President (08) 9370 6747 l.paris@ecu.edu.au or Membership enquiries Pam Yordanoff pam_yordanoff01@hotmail.com
ART ON THE MOVE - Education On the ART ON THE MOVE WebsiteThe new-look Education section of our website is up and running and order forms for the teacher resources can be downloaded now. This site will allow teachers unlimited access to all ART ON THE MOVE education resources, both current and archived meaning you will have access to one of the largest stores of information on WA artists and craftspersons in the state. Register your interest now with Lisa Young, Education Officer on (08) 9227 7505 or at artmoves@artonthemove.com.au, www.artonthemove.com.au.
Contribute To A Unique Youth Magazine reAKT!A new and unique publication known as reAKT! magazine will soon be hitting the streets of Perth. reAKT! magazine is a magazine by the youth, for the youth playing an important role as an outlet for the creative work and ideas of it's readers to be published. reAKT! magazine will be a full colour, gloss magazine with 15,000 copies published monthly and distributed throughout the Perth suburbs to be available free at around 150 outlets. Submissions from people aged 12 - 25 should be sent to art@reakt.com.au or 4/2684 Albany Hwy Kelmscott WA 6111. Please include name and age for publication. Submissions cannot be returned. Acceptable electronic files are PDF, JPEG and TIFF. For more information contact the team on 9495 1433, art@reakt.com.au or visit www.reakt.com.au FUNDING FOR ARTS ACTIVITIESFestivals Australia Regional Residencies Program - FundingThe Australian Government is providing new funding to assist regional and remote communities to 'tell their stories and the stories of their communities' through art, literature, dance, music and other mediums. Community, regional arts and cultural organisations, and local councils that organise festivals and events are encouraged to apply. Applications for the first funding round close on 30 September 2005 for projects commencing after 1 February 2006. For more information visit http://www.dcita.gov.au/arts/arts/festivals_residencies, or make a free call to 1800 819 461.
Upcoming ArtsWA Funding Closing Dates23 September 2005 is the next closing date for project funding applications from ArtsWA's Indigenous Arts Panel and the Young People and the Arts Panel (for activity commencing after 1 January 2006). The next closing date for project funding applications to ArtsWA's Arts
Development Panel will be in February 2006 (for activity commencing after
1 July 2006). The exact closing date is to be advised.
Funding For Regional Projects - Country Caps - Community Art Project SchemeCountry Arts WA invites applications from community organisations and groups in country areas for grants of up to $2,000 to assist in the development of an arts activity in their own community. Projects that offer opportunities for creative expression, skills development and broad community participation are encouraged. All artforms are eligible, including visual arts, theatre, dance, creative writing, music, multimedia and film. Go to www.countryartswa.asn.au to download the Guidelines and Application Form or call the Regional Arts Development Manager, Roz Lipscombe, to discuss your ideas and for assistance with preparing an application. The closing date for applications is 23 September 2005 for projects commencing after 1 November 2005. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTSee below for a preview list of just some of the professional learning opportunities coming up for school teachers in Western Australia. Included are workshops, courses, and the all important networking events. Click here for more PD events in 2005 KEY  creative writing  dance  drama  media  music  visual arts  multiarts  support | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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