Community Dinner
When: Monday, 30 January, 2012 at 6pm
Where: Chambers Crescent Theatre, Cnr Malak & Chambers Crescents, Malak Shopping Centre
Cost: This is a FREE event but donations towards the Mindanao, Southern Philippines Flood Appeal gratefully accepted
Catering: My Sisters' Kitchen.
Entertainment: Keltikka Irish Dancers * Jon (Latin Dancing)
If you would like to perform or volunteer your help please contact Alyson or call 8945 7347.
This project is proudly supported by City of Darwin and the Australian Government's DSCP Multicultural Arts and Festivals Grants. For more information, visit www.harmony.gov.au.
CemeNTjam is back - Darwin's weekly adult theatre jam group!
Where: Chambers Crescent Theatre, Malak
Cost: Free
Workshops include performance skills, storytelling, improvisation, theatre sports and performance opportunities.
No previous experience needed, just bring your imagination and sense of fun.
Whether your an artist who'd like to share some skills, or have an interest in theatre, or would like to try something new, come along and be creative in this fun, friendly workshop!
To register your interest please contact Alyson on 8945 7347 or alyson.evans@darwincommunityarts.org.au.
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CAPTIV8TE
Calling all young film makers! Applications now open to join the CAPTIV8TE crew and make your own film.
Do you have a talent for creating stories? Do you enjoy acting? Would you like to learn how to be a film maker and make your own films? If so, then Captiv8te is the place for you!
Captiv8te is a 6-month film making program for young people to work with film and drama specialists to create their own film. The program is free - no experience is necessary!
Where? Darwin Community Arts, Malak Shopping Centre. Transport to and from workshops is available.
Who can apply? Age 11+
More info: Call Alyson at Darwin Community Arts on 8945 7347 or alyson.evans@darwincommunityarts.org.au
My Sisters' Kitchen Meets Every Monday at 3.30pm
My Sisters' Kitchen is a fantastic and fun program of storytelling, food and skill sharing amongst women from all over the globe. We meet every Monday in Chambers Crescent Theatre in Malak Shopping Centre from 3.30pm to 6pm.
Come along for a taste, no need to bring anything, just your sense of humour. We'd love to see you there.
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Emotional Health Drama Workshops
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Darwin Seniors Computer Club
Our aim as a club is to help seniors, people with disabilities and other disadvantaged people learn how to use and enjoy computers and the internet.
- Classes, workshops, home visits and other activities for beginners as well as intermediate and advanced users
- Special programs to help people with particular disabilities to 'bridge the digital divide
- Opportunities for volunteers and donors to help in the community
For more information www.training-my-computer.com or email: dscc@training-my-computer.com
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Family Migration Info Session
Grants for collaboration between artists and scientists
Deadline for applications is 5pm, Friday 24th of February 2012. Guidelines, including an application form, can be downloaded from the ANAT website.
Community Arts and Cultural Development Awards - Call for nominations
The Community Arts and Cultural Development sector is made up of an amazing number of arts workers and artists who have long lasting and positive effects on the communities they work with. The Community Arts and Cultural Development Awards celebrate the remarkable work of these arts workers and artists in our sector. The Committee would like to encourage the sector to nominate arts workers or artists they feel have made a significant contribution to the communities they work with and to the sector. The Ros Bower Award honours lifelong achievement in community arts and cultural development and the Kirk Robson Award celebrates the sustained contribution of younger practitioners.
Please find attached the fact sheets and nomination forms. If you have any questions please contact Lucy Mendelssohn, Program Officer Community Partnerships, on 02 9215 9025.
Darwin Entertainment Centre is hiring
Music tutor wanted!
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Indigenous Music Theatre Initiative
MoveMeNT Dance Expo 2012
Venue: Casuarina Senior College
Contact: directornt@ausdance.org.au
The MoveMeNT Dance Expo is Darwin’s biggest dance event. It’s a feast of dance: vibrant, colourful and diverse, a great icon for dance in the NT and a memorable community event. Ausdance NT organises this event so that dancers have an opportunity to promote themselves to the Darwin public through information stalls, performances and workshops. Previous Expos have drawn crowds of over 2,000 people who are all interested in exploring the world of Darwin dance. Ausdance NT organises the funding, the event and the crowds.
Ausdance NT is currently calling for volunteers to be part of the Darwin MoveMeNT Dance Expo 2012. Volunteers will work in different capacities with Ausdance NT as part of the MoveMeNT Dance Expo event team to ensure the smooth delivery of one of Darwin’s most exciting dance event.
Campfire News - January edition
Another salubrious Sunset Music event will be held on Australia Day at the Railway Club Parap (to avoid inclement weather along the Nightcliff foreshore) - that's Thursday January 26 from 2 pm. The Railway Club is in Somerville Gardens Parap (off Parap Road). Naturally, there will be a focus on great Aussie music! Musicians, singers and music lovers - bring along your music and your laughing gear. Let's begin the New Year with a BANG!
The Broadband Arts Initiative
Expressions of interest are due by 15 February 2012 and funded projects will be starting from 1 May 2012.
Support for enterprises in the Australian music industry
Read the program details below and for further information, please visit www.creativeinnovation.net.au or contact Claire Hodgson on (08) 9227 7962 or email admin@wam.asn.au.
Calling to artists of all shades!
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Happy Yess Market - the first one in February
Did you spend the downtime sewing, printing, threading, collecting and creating? Want to have a stall on 5 Feb to peddle your wares? New stall holders please fill in the attached stallholder application form. If you had a stall in 2011, you just need to reply to Bry and Clara at happyyessmarket@gmail.com and let them know that you’re keen. For more info check the attachment.
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Creative Australia Fellowships
Creative Australia Fellowships are a major new initiative to support the professional development of outstanding artists working across the sector and across Australia. These Fellowships will provided financial support for artists across all artforms to undertake a program of creative or professional development. Fellowships for established artists valued at $100,000 and for young and emerging artists valued at $60,000. Closing date: 31 January 2012. Please call toll-free 1800 226 912 or email atsia@australiacouncil.gov.au. More information here.
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Mission Australia’s Urban Quest
Urban Quest 2012 is coming! Following a successful debut in 2011, Mission Australia is once again presenting this celebration of young Territorian talent and community. The competition is open to singers aged from 10 to 19 who can compete in vocal, street, rap and beatboxing categories. Urban Quest heats will be held in Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs during March. The top performers will then go through to the semi-final at Darwin’s Casuarina Square on 13 April, with the cream of the crop taking the Darwin Entertainment Centre stage on 15 April before guest judges, including “touchdown king” Mark Holden and Deni Hines. More than a talent competition.
Artist? Interested?
Corrugated Iron Youth Arts is looking for Expressions of Interest from Artists for work in 2012.
We have an increasing amount of activity happening in schools, both locally and remote, and will be looking to engage artists on one-off, short term and long-term arrangements.
We are also looking for tutors to run acting and circus classes within our regular programming. If you are interested in working with young people, have an expertise in education, community engagement, early childhood, linking arts with health/well being and other outcomes, we would like to know.
Email projects@corrugatediron.org.au with a snapshot about your artform and interests.
Tracks Dance 2012 Festival show auditions
Tracks Dance Company is looking for expressions of interest from dancers aged between 8 to 80 who are interested in performing in our 2012 Darwin Festival production 8 to 80 A Whole of Life Experience.
This architecture of age will explode with wicked and wise dance moves. History, knowledge, tradition and youth will come together to give a snap shot of who we are right now, in a performance as intergenerational and intercultural as this place we call home.
Auditions will be held late March early/April 2012 with 10 weeks of rehearsals beginning May 28, leading up to 10 performances August 10-21.
Darwin Aboriginal Rights Coalition Design Competition
The Darwin Aboriginal Rights Coalition are proud to announce their Design Competition. The Darwin ARC Competition will give you the chance to create a visual identity for the campaigns here in the Top End and beyond - by the Darwin ARC and the Stop the Intervention campaigns based here. They want you to share your designs along the themes of Aboriginal Rights, Human Rights Defenders, equal rights campaigners and promote a voice in the Top End. The winning designer will get to set the look and vision of the campaign promotions (such as posters and Tshirts etc), and will also win prizes. The entries are due in February 2012 - but until then, get designing! Mail your designs and your contact info to: dot_ayu@yahoo.com.au.
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