ArtsEdge Newsletter #2 - 2007
Are you ready for something HUGE!
And we don't just mean this e.news - possibly the BIGGEST YET!
It's been all go at ArtsEdge since you heard from us last... with Professional Learning taking off (see below for more!), visits to schools and arts organisations, learning about Curriculum Endorsed Programs and networking with representatives from education and organisations in the music sector! No wonder so many of you have had to leave messages for us!
But most excitingly for us (and we hope you!) is...
A BRAND NEW ARTSEDGE GUIDE TO ARTS IN EDUCATION ACTIVITIES IN WA being developed... Previously known as the Calendar and Guide... this hot little GLOSSY A5 MAGAZINE (with a handy A3 pullout CONTACTS list!) IS IN DEVELOPMENT FOR SEMESTER 2! HOORAY!
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The AWARD WINNING ARTSEDGE WEBSITE is having a MAKEOVER! Soon to feature SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS, E.NEWS ARCHIVE and even EASIER SUBSCRIPTIONS this will be the place to be seen! (While we don't want to give away too many secrets... let's just start with a shout out to a selection of the amazing teachers from SCHOOL OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC!)
The website will continue to operate as it always has... with easy to navigate tabs along the top... and clear click through links on every page. Remember you can always look for what's on around WA just by visiting:
and clicking on WHAT'S ON
From here you can look at everything that's on... or you can filter by:
- Art Form (creative writing, dance, drama, media, music, visual arts, multi arts)
- School Week
- School Term
- Target Audience
If you do get stuck along the way... email or call us - we're here to help!
On another note... it's time for a goodbye at ArtsEdge.
Melinda Buttle has been our A/Project and Research Officer for the past few weeks (with Siena now working on the Disability in the Arts Inclusion Initiatives). Melinda is returning to bright sunny Queensland this week, and we will very much miss her amazing abilities in all manner of ArtsEdgy-ness... but most especially we will miss her amazing comedic skill... guaranteed to brighten even the bleakest day! Thanks so much Mel - you've been a joy and a lifesaver and we can't wait to see your name up in lights at festivals all over the world (or with your OWN late night TV show!)
In response to our recent Music in Schools Networking Event - the e.news this time has MUSIC events and professional learning taking centre stage... with a fantastic supporting cast across our other amazing art forms... it's on with the show!
PS.. Happy Holidays to all our education colleagues - don't forget we're still here so if you want some extra info or to talk over an idea now is the perfect time to come on in!
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Music in Schools Networking Event
In response to the National Review of School Music Education, a networking event was held on the 9th March at King Street Arts Centre between DET, DCA Key Funded Music Organisations and Professional Music Education Assocations which focussed on Recommendation 12.2:
Establish, develop and maintain partnerships between schools, education and
music organisations to support music in schools
The premise of the event was to bring together these organisations to create awareness of programs and iniatives while encouraging partnerships with school music at their core. Participants were asked to consider what the BEST thing about school music education was... a difficult question as the focus is often on what's wrong! The overwhelming response was that the best thing about school music education is that it is there... and can be built on, developed, enhanced and encouraged by creating these partnerships which not only benefit students, but teachers and artists as well.
Participants then presented information on their organisation in relation to:
- General opportunities in schools for students and teachers to enhance engagement
- Specialist opportunities in schools for students and teachers to enhance engagement
- Projects/programs featuring professional musicians (e.g. artist in residence)
- Opportunities specifically for students (for example extension performance programs)
- Opportunities specifically for teachers (for example professional learning programs).
It was a fantastic event covering all manner of music from contemporary to classical, jazz to new music and appropriate for instrumental, ensemble and classroom environments.
Want to know how these organisations can work with your school? Just click here!
Want to be involved in future events? Contact ArtsEdge!
Breaking News...
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre launch The Million Puppets Project!
Wednesday 21st of March wasn't just Harmony Day... but also World Puppetry Day!
Imagine a million puppets all exhibited in one big space… sock, hand, rod, finger, junk, glove, shadow, marionettes and moveable creations never seen before! The Million Puppet Project (part of the 2008 UNIMA Congress and World Puppetry Festival) invites people from around the world to make and send a puppet to Perth, Western Australia, for a new Guinness World Record - The World's Largest Puppet Display!
To see how your school can be involved in this amazing event staged by our own Spare Parts Puppet Theatre ... just click here!
Terminal Velocity opens at Playhouse Theatre
Congratulations to all at Buzz Dance Theatre on a fantastic opening night on Friday 23rd March for the remount of 'Terminal Velocity', created in 1990 by influential Western Australian choreographer Chrissie Parrott. Also on the program was a newly commissioned work by emerging choreographer, Aimee Smith.
Check out more information on the current season and schools touring here!
hatched for schools 07
Visual Arts teachers will have recently received program and registration information about the hatched for schools program 07 being held at PICA.
The Hatched for Schools program has grown over the years to become incredibly popular with students and teachers. It comprises a FREE program of professionally developed activities, including the Teachers' Professional Development Workshop, Guided Tours and Art Workshops for students, and an Education Kit for primary and secondary classes. Running alongside is the Hatched Symposium Series - a great opportunity for senior school students to see what it is really like to study art at university and what happens next!
Contact Felena or ArtsEdge for further details...
Opera Live! In School Workshops
Get involved in the WA Opera 07 Smarter than Smoking Opera in Education Program! Learn about opera during an hour interactive workshop experiencing songs in English, Italian, French and German. Artists will demonstrate how they warm up their voices and prepare for an operatic role.
Workshops filling fast... a great opportunity for music, drama and visual arts from Year 3 upwards. Click here for more details!
Launch Yourself. The National Youth Week Launch
The opening of Youth Week 2007 will begin with a celebration of youth arts... LAUNCH YOURSELF on Friday 13 April 5 - 8.30pm at Arts House in the Cultural Centre of Perth. Propelarts and The Minter Ellison Youth Foundation will host this FREE event, which will showcase an assortment of young artists' work, including dance and music performances, digital graffiti, theatre and comedy finishign withshort film night at the State Library Theatre. There will be concurrent arts activity for a gallery style experience for patrons to walk, sing and dance their way through from room to room of The Arts House building.
This is a family friendly event and targets young people aged 12- 25 (especially young creative people who are interested in the arts). For more details contact Propelarts!
ArtsEdge Professional Learning 2007
It's been a busy couple of weeks here at ArtsEdge with Professional Learning stepping out to meet teachers, arts practitioners and arts organisations through our new program for 2007.
We started off on possibly summers HOTTEST day down at the Fremantle Children's Literature Centre - and a huge thank you to Lesley, Kylie and Mailee for making us so welcome! After a chance to check out the gallery featuring Shaun Tan's amazing work The Arrival we sat down with a fantastic audience who braved the heat to hear about the plans for ArtsEdge for 2007 as well as the Funding Programs of the Department of Culture and the Arts.
ArtsEdge has also met with a number of our Key Funded Arts Organisations looking at Curriculum Endorsed Programs where they shared in the expertise of Leanne Meldrum and Karyn Carlsen from Curriculum Council, and as mentioned above had a fabulous networking with representatives from the key funded music organisations, DET and professional education associations. We are looking to hold more of these through the year for other art forms so watch this space!
Our next PD is Tuesday 27th March - Creating Artistic Partnerships - being held at the Art Gallery of WA Theatrette from 5 - 7pm. There are still some spaces left for this so if you are interested in an artist in school program, either as an artist or school, then give us a call on 9224 7429 or email us!
To check out the full range of Professional Learning 2007 for arts practitioners, arts organisations and schools (teachers, principals, P&C reps - even students!) just click here!
If you are in a regional area... don't despair! ArtsEdge is working on travelling to:
- Port Hedland, Marble Bar and Newman in May 07!
- Denmark and Albany in October 07!
Still miss out? Give us a call and let's see what we can arrange!
Professional Learning
Great opportunities for generalist AND specialist teachers! This is just a preview of some of the professional learning opportunities coming up soon! From workshops, to courses, and the all important networking events... check them out now!
You will notice this section is in a different order to usual... with MUSIC being up first in line with our special focus... starting with the ASME NATIONAL CONFERENCE (registrations closing soon!)
creative writing 
dance 
drama 
media 
music 
visual arts 
multiarts 
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6 - 10 Jul 2007 Celebrate the 40th anniversary of ASME with a unique, comprehensive programme filled with excellent educational, social and networking events. Highlights will include International, National and local presenters, a James Morrison workshop; Young Composers’ project and concert; multicultural concert and jazz concert; children’s festival; fantastic performing groups from Australia and overseas and a huge music retail trade exhibition. |
MUSIC
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7 - 8 Jul 2007 Fun, interactive musical workshops and mini concerts for children. |
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12 Mar - 3 Aug 2007
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18 May 2007 A meeting for all music teachers, students or music enthusiasts whether in the classroom or studio. Each meeting has a different theme and are presented by WAOSA members and special invited guests. We always allow time to chat, share ideas and problems. There is no charge to attend MMGG and refreshments are supplied. |
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14 Mar - 14 Sep 2007
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29 Jan - 7 Sep 2007 |
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29 Apr 2007
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VISUAL ARTS
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3 - 10 May 2007 PD for Teachers and Educators – unique courses never before offered to teachers
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31 Jan - 5 Apr 2007 Dates: Available on request |
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31 Jan - 7 Dec 2007 Dates: Year long program |
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9 Feb - 31 Aug 2007
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MEDIA
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31 Jan - 5 Apr 2007
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26 May 2007 An exciting opportunity to meet and learn about the behind-the-scenes production process in theatre. The workshop provides participants with an interactive environment to ask questions to experienced professionals including production managers, designers and technical crew. |
DRAMA
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18 Apr - 28 Sep 2007
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4 - 15 Jun 2007
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26 May - 8 Sep 2007
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1 Jan - 31 Dec 2007 Fast Track Tutorials have been created by some of Australia’s leading writers and professionals in the literary sector, including award-winning children’s author Libby Gleeson, and fiction author Garry Disher. |
CREATIVE WRITINGStill want more? Click here for further PD events in 2007!
What's on for schools?
Here are just a few of the latest arts and cultural performances, festivals, competitions, exhibitions and student workshops available to WA schools... again starting off with a fantastic selection of MUSIC events to inspire, amaze and engage!
Looking for more than Music... just scroll down for some fabulous activities to get the creativity cranking in your classroom!
Remember... if you are looking for events later in the year... just click here!
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28 May 2007 Witness a star in the making! Perth Jazz Society is pleased to present three of Perth’s leading school big bands in their fourth annual high school big band presentation. |
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28 - 29 Jun 2007 WA Youth Jazz Orchestra's Be Active Concert for the Schools featuring James Morrison, Joe Chindamo and Daryl Somers. Also featured on the program are the James Morrison 2006 Generations in Jazz vocal scholarship winner and the WA Youth Jazz Orchestra bands. |
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26 Apr 2007
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7 - 8 Jul 2007 Fun, interactive musical workshops and mini concerts for children. |
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10 May 2007 REGIONAL TOUR TO MIDLANDS |
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20 Mar 2007 Enigma Variations Experience the excitement of being backstage in the Green Room of the Perth Concert Hall moments before the musicians take the stage. Students will be treated to a pre-concert talk with pizza... |
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31 Jan - 5 Apr 2007 Using Sibelius, Cakewalk or Sony applications, students synchronize sound effects and add music to a short film. |
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31 Jan - 5 Apr 2007 Loop based composition in a multitrack environment. Using the hottest audio loops selected from an extensive library of styles from Dance and Electronic to R&B, students create their own compilations. Arranging and digital audio concepts will be discussed. |
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28 - 29 Mar 2007 Meet the Orchestra with Graham Abbott Meet the instruments of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, as conductor and presenter Graham Abbott from ABC Classic FM introduces the instruments of the orchestra, performing a selection of works designed to demonstrate their unique sounds and versatility. |
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16 - 19 Jul 2007 Jazz Camp has become one of the highlights of the musical calendar. Bringing together top young professional jazz musicians and music students, Jazz Camp is a fun and unique environment to build confidence and skills in improvisation. |
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21 Jun 2007 Introduce your students to the splendor of the orchestral repertoire from the classical and romantic eras. Discover more about the program by attending the 30-minute overview for students prior to the performance. |
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3 May 2007 Introduce your students to the splendor of the orchestral repertoire from the classical and romantic eras. Discover more about the program by attending the 30-minute overview for students prior to the performance. |
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3 May 2007 Enigma Variations Experience the excitement of a live orchestral performance with a mid-morning one-hour concert. A pre-concert talk for students about the program and composers will ensure this is the perfect introduction to symphonic repertoire. |
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31 Jan - 5 Apr 2007 Combining audio, video and still images, students produce a music video clip complete with soundtrack, visual effects, titles and credits. Projects are burnt to CD/DVD and provided at end. |
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31 Jan - 5 Apr 2007 Using a MIDI music production application, students explore and select from a library of music styles and instruments, then ‘mix’ these as a track to be put on to the class CD, picking up some new technology skills on the way. |
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1 Aug 2007 As part of the 2007 MDBC International River Health Conference the nationwide song search is now on! We are inviting all Australian Primary and Secondary Schools to submit a song with an environmental theme to be considered for the official Conference CD. If your school environmental song is selected as one of the fourteen top songs it will become part of the official CD distributed across Australia and played during the event. |
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31 Mar - 10 Nov 2007 The Lieder Society of Western Australia commences its 2007 season on March 31st. An inaugural Emerging Artists Programme has been established this year, and experienced performers are also featured in the Lieder Society’s concerts, giving further performance opportunities to professional singers in Perth. If you’ve never seen or heard a classical recital – give it a go! It doesn’t cost a fortune, and you will be experiencing something different, while supporting live music in Perth. |
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30 Apr 2007 RESONATOR is the new music chamber ensemble at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. It features staff and elite students past and present and is dedicated to performing repertoire by living and late 20th Century composers, with an emphasis on Australian repertoire. |
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On Demand WAM coordinates contemporary Western Australian acts of all styles to perform at schools using industry standard production equipment. A workshop is facilitated by the act before or afterwards to give students further insight into the craft and the industry. |
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On Demand Spice up your music program with shot of live music! WAM coordinates professional contemporary Western Australian acts of all styles to perform at schools using industry standard production equipment. |
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Thursdays 9.00 - 12.30 Ongoing Learn your way around a recording studio!
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1 Jan - 31 Dec 2007 Inspire the budding songwriters in your class! A practical session whereby the group explores what makes a good song, is introduced to instruments and equipment, and then goes about building a song and recording it. |
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1 Jan - 31 Dec 2007 Facilitated by experienced musicians and song writers, these are practical sessions whereby by a group of up to 25 students explores what makes a good song, is introduced to instruments and equipment, and then goes about building a song and recording it. |
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31 Jan - 5 Apr 2007 Students use a MIDI keyboard, a microphone and a computer program to explore a range of music and sound effects. They’ll ‘paint’ a funky piece of music using Super Duper Music Looper and expand fundamental computer skills. |
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31 Jan - 5 Apr 2007 Middle school science students link basic sound principles to the world of audio recording and music production. Look at longitudinal waves, frequency and pitch, loudness and wave amplitude. Students will create a piece of music using audio loops. CD recording of student projects provided. |
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28 Apr 2007 The West Australian Symphony Orchestra and conductor/presenter Graham Abbott combine to analyse and perform a selection of works from the year 12 TEE syllabus. |
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20 Apr - 6 May 2007 A feast of unique learning opportunities for your music students! |
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5 May 2007 A unique performance of voice, percussion and didjeridoo. |
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28 Apr 2007 This gala night of contemporary chamber music celebrates four Australian premieres from leading Australian composers Andrew Ford and Brett Dean alongside one of Europe’s most awarded composers Michel van der Aa. All to be performed by the WASO New Music Ensemble with Australia’s leading new music soprano Merlyn Quaife. |
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20 Mar 2007 Spice up your music program with shot of live music! WAM coordinates professional contemporary Western Australian acts of all styles to perform at schools using industry standard production equipment. A workshop is facilitated by the act before or afterwards to give students further insight into the craft and the industry. These concerts are a hit with students. |
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3 Feb - 31 Mar 2007 The ArtLink North Children’s arts programs run on a Saturday excluding school holidays for children and young people with special needs and their siblings. All programs are tailored to expose students to a wide variety of arts activities and creativity. |
MULTI ARTS
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1 Feb - 31 Dec 2007
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2 - 4 Apr 2007 Have you ever been to a performance where you were allowed to draw, or make up a story? |
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27 Mar - 19 Apr 2007 |
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31 Jan - 13 Dec 2007 Dates: All year round End Term 1 Term 2 |
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29 Apr 2007 This will be the first ever Perth Performance of Quito, a multi-media "documentary music drama", for six singers, keyboard and CD-ROM, about schizophrenia and East Timor by Martin Wesley-Smith and Peter Wesley-Smith. |
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20 - 22 Jun 2007 Explore the world of animation! Schools are already getting excited about Scitech’s first ever Animation Film Festival, with students busily preparing their entries. The event which has been developed for years 4 to 12 is the first of its kind tailored solely for school students. |
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31 Jan - 13 Dec 2007 |
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1 Feb - 31 Dec 2007 The VAF is a non-profit organisation which has been organising residencies to schools and communities since 1992. Hands-on activities are provided to students who actively participate with the artist. VAF artists are familiar with the Arts Outcomes in the Curriculum Framework and some artists’ activities 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. |
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21 Sep - 14 Oct 2007 Artopia is the festival that celebrates the talents of our visual artists at venues across the whole of WA! Following its phenomenal success in spring 2005, Artopia will be running again this year. The jewel of Artopia is the experience of meeting artists, seeing and hearing about their work first-hand. |
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15 Feb - 1 Apr 2007 Configured: Aspects of Contemporary Western Australian Figurative Art is a must-see for those with an interest in contemporary figurative painting. Curated by Perth figurative artist Kevin Robertson, Configured features the work of nine mid-career Western Australian painters, all of whom have worked at the renowned Gotham Studios in Northbridge. |
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30 Mar - 20 May 2007 Figurative art alive and well in WA.
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30 Mar - 22 Apr 2007 Exquisite Textiles exhibition back in WA.
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10 Mar - 9 Apr 2007 Household objects as you have never seen them before!
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30 Apr - 11 Jun 2007 Exciting exhibition about the environment on show in Perth.
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30 Apr - 18 May 2007 The Hatched for Schools comprises a program of professionally developed activities, including the Teachers’ Professional Development Workshop, Guided Tours. |
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1 Feb - 30 Jun 2007 Therapy Focus’ Help a Child Grow Art Competition provides opportunities for students to reflect on what contributes to their personal growth and the growth of others. |
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10 Feb - 17 Jun 2007 Raised by Wolves is the Art Gallery of Western Australia’s creative response to the theme of the 2007 Perth International Arts Festival, the Human Family. |
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20 - 22 Jun 2007 Explore the world of animation! Schools are already getting excited about Scitech’s first ever Animation Film Festival, with students busily preparing their entries. The event which has been developed for years 4 to 12 is the first of its kind tailored solely for school students. |
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3 - 30 May 2007 REGIONAL TOUR TO ALBANY |
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1 May - 30 Nov 2007 Calling all storytellers and budding filmmakers: Get your ideas onto the big screen! |
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28 Mar 2007 The idea for Nullarbor Pearl came from Rossetti’s acclaimed 10 minute short film Pilbara Pearl which screened around the country in support of Radiance in 1998. Mark Naglazas of “The West Australian” called it a “sensuous, stylish exercise in magic realism”. To be among the first to hear the feature version, please join us at our next PAC Script Lab on Wednesday 28th March at 6pm. |
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31 Jan - 5 Apr 2007 Students write and record a short story to computer. Sound effects are then added to the recorded narration, making the story come to life. This project promotes language and literacy to students. Students’ work is burnt to CD. |
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26 Mar - 13 Apr 2007 A unique opportunity awaits young people living in WA to showcase their creative works at the 2007 ‘Launch Yourself’ National Youth Week. |
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31 Jan - 5 Dec 2007 |
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16 Mar - 5 Apr 2007 |
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16 Mar - 5 Apr 2007 |
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18 Apr - 28 Sep 2007
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22 Feb 2006 - 12 Oct 2007 Commedia Academy bases its style on the classic Italian theatre of Commedia Dell’Arte. |
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31 Jan - 13 Dec 2007
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20 Mar 2007 Barking Gecko tailors its programs according to your education needs. In School Workshops can link to a current Barking Gecko show, or into the curriculum framework and focus on outcomes, or simply provide students with a fun, unique learning alternative. |
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1 Apr - 31 May 2007 In the Nyitting time is a delightful collection of dreamtime stories based on traditional stories from the South-West of Western Australia. The stories have strong conservation themes and teach children environmental values from an Indigenous perspective. |
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31 Jan - 13 Dec 2007
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3 Mar - 29 Dec 2007
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29 May 2007 |
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