Wongutha Birni Aboriginal Corporation is seeking to employ an Operations Manager to assist with development of Visual and Performing Arts in the Eastern Goldfields and supervise the day to day running of the Wongutha Birni Aboriginal Cultural Centre.

The position will be based at the Wongutha Birni Aboriginal Corporation at 2 Forrest St, Kalgoorlie.  Aboriginal and non Aboriginal applicants are invited to apply. An A class drivers license is desirable.
 
Police clearance and working with children check are essential.
 
This is a full time position for 6 months initially with the prospect of ongoing employment and has been funded by the Australian Government through the Indigenous Coordination Centre.
 
Applications close on December 19, 2008.

Please address Applications with CV to Wongutha Birni Aboriginal Corp. PO Box 56, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia 6430.  For more information please contact us on mobile 0407 387 602 or email geoffstokes@bigpond.com.
 
 

Propelarts are on the lookout for talented young people interested in the arts.

We would like to select 6 people who are interested in events coordination and arts management for the National Youth Week Launch Committee 2009.
 
You do not need to have prior experience just the passion to create a fabulous large-scale arts event in the heart of the city.
 
We are looking for young people interested in marketing, visual arts curation, publicity, public relations and events coordination.
 
The official launch of WA’s National Youth Week Launch will be held at the Perth Town Hall on March 28, 2009.  The time commitment for the committee is one catch-up per week from January until March 2009.
 
This is a great opportunity for young people (25 years and under) to get invaluable experience working on a large-scale arts event and work closely with WA’s peak body for youth arts, Propelarts.
 
Please register your interest by sending your name and email to Propelarts ProjectsCoordinator Suzy: suzy@propelarts.org.au

In celebration of the holiday season, CAN WA will be closed during the following period:

Happy holidays everyone!

 AWESOME Arts Australia invites contemporary arts proposals for the 2009 Creative Challenge to be held in 10 regional West Australian communities next year.

AWESOME's Creative Challenge programme operates in regional communities using creativity to celebrate the rich cultural and environmental diversity of Western Australia.

This programme encourages young people to appreciate and understand their individual and collective identity by exploring and expressing the uniqueness of their local community. 

AWESOME's target audience is young people aged 6 - 16 years are target artforms are performance, visual art, new media, dance or hybrid art.

For more information about submitting a proposal contact:

Li-anne Carroll       T: (08) 9485 0560      E:li - anne@awesomesarts.com

Proposals must be submitted by 5pm on Monday, 1 December 2008.

 Regional Arts Development Positions at Country Arts WA
Country Arts WA is the state’s peak regional arts organisation and they are creating two new full-time positions. You have the opportunity to join a dynamic team of professionals who provide arts development support and grant funding to WA’s regional artists and communities.
 
Regional Arts Development Officer
Responsible for the delivery of state and federal funding programs. This position will require occasional intrastate travel.  
 
Regional Arts Development Assistant
Responsible for providing broad administrative support to the Regional Arts Development team.
 
The successful applicants will have strong organisational, administrative and customer relations skills. Good time-management and an ability to prioritise are essential requirements. Experience in the arts or related field will be highly regarded. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply.

Country Arts WA is based at the Kings Street Arts Centre (Perth) where a dedicated team of 10 staff deliver a dynamic and responsive arts program to all regions of the state, as well as being involved in national arts initiatives.
 
Position profiles including selection criteria are available online at the www.countryartswa.asn.au <http://www.countryartswa.asn.au/> or phone 08 9200 6200 or regional freecall 1800 811 883.
Applications close at 4pm on Friday, 14 November 2008.
 

 ANAT PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL GRANT

Closes: Last day of each month
Max: $3,000

A quick response fund for Australian media and emerging field artists  
to attend national and international events that will further their  
professional development.

Funding is available for travel and registration fees.

The closing date for each round is the last day of every month (except for December).

Applicants must be current members  
of ANAT and are advised to contact ANAT staff prior to submitting  
their application.

To download guidelines, visit: http://
www.anat.org.au/grants/professional_development_travel_grants
 

 Close: 2 February 2009
The Ian Potter Foundation is one of Australia's leading private  
philanthropic organisations.

The Foundation has a commitment to nurturing the creative talents of Australians. The arts are seen as a reflection of who we are as individuals, local communities and as a nation.

Grants in this program area currently focus on education,  
audience development and the arts as a vehicle for building a sense  
of community. For funding guidelines, visit: http://
foundation.ianpotter.org.au | | | | | | | | RESOURCES

 Big Story Country showcase stories about the great, the curious, the  
inspirational and the most creative arts and artistic events that  
have happened in the towns, cities and remote communities of regional  
Australia.

Big Story Country is a permanent reminder of the powerful  
role of the arts in the heart of regional Australia. to download or  
order a hard copy, visit: http://www.regionalarts.com.au/raa1/support/
default.asp?pageid=56

 A new Calender featuring the location of many fabulous Public Artworks has been created with the intention of celebrating Artworks that have been made for Primary School locations, and other places not so regularly visited by all.

With the intention of showcasing work from both metropolitan but largely lesser known regional areas, the calendar aims to garner more recognition and attention to these great achievements.

Caroline Vinci is the creator, a keen follower of local art, who was inspired to create the calendar by her friends - artists whose work was tucked away in primary schools and other obscure locations.

Vincin will charge $7 for the calendars, just to cover her costs.

The ' Not so' Publlic Art Calendar is available from Caroline Vincin via email to carotone@bigpond.com

artpost, an interactive website and short video series for TV broadcast, which showcases artists working in regional and remote parts of the country, was launched last night.

Peter Garrett, the Federal Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, launched artpost at the Art at the Heart Conference, in Alice Springs.  

The centrepiece of www.abc.net.au/artpost <http://www.abc.net.au/artpost/ohttp:/www.abc.net.au/artpost> , is a digital interactive arts map of Australia where you can watch artists at work in their studio - from Toowoomba to Lightning Ridge, from Broome to Strahan.

The site provides the tools for students, teachers, art lovers and artists to create short videos about who they are and their work, for inclusion on the digital map.  In five easy steps, a video can be created and uploaded directly to what will become a living art gallery of all corners of Australia. These videos will also be broadcast on ABC1 and ABC2.

ABC is seeding the map by making twenty five videos to kick off the initiative and to encourage others to follow- the intention is that twenty five videos will become fifty, fifty will become five hundred and so on until the digital map is coloured in with pockets of creative communities.

Kim Dalton, Director of ABC TV said “artpost, through its online platform and its digital broadcast, can provide artists with significant national exposure, providing opportunities to reach new audiences and to expand and develop into new markets.”

artpost is a partnership between ABC and Regional Arts Australia, the national body which supports, promotes and advocates for the arts across regional Australia.

Regional Arts Australia’s president, Suzie Haslehurst, said “artpost is a groundbreaking partnership. This is an unprecedented opportunity for the rich arts landscape in regional Australia to be broadcast to the world. Artists’ stories and their work will now be there for everyone to see, either on the web or on ABC TV,” Ms Haslehurst said.

artpost has the support of the Australia Council for the Arts.
 

The Exhibition ' Unmasking Albany' is the result of a study involving two Albany primary schools working with Mask Making. Creating an opportunity for young people in two Albany primary schools to come together and address social issues. The Unmasking Albany exhibition will case the findings of the project, including video footage, photographs and a fantastic display of the student's masks!

When: Saturday 29th of November @ 2pm

Where: Building 27, Edith Cowan University Campus

Please RSVP by November 22nd on

0423 460 870 or by emailing fleur.hockey@hotmail.com 

 The City of Joondalup Festival takes place over two days at the end of summer each year and is the largest community cultural celebration within the city of Joondalup.

One of the highlights of the Festival is the Street Parade, showcasing the community in a vast array of creative forms including;  parade floats, giant puppets, costumes, music, dance and movement. The 2009 Street Parade theme will be ' Future Dreaming'.

The City of Joondalup invites Artists to submit expressions of interest to assist schools in the Joondalup region to complete a parade entry for the 2009 Parade.

Closing date is Tuesday December 2nd

Contact Joondalup Performing Arts Officer Alicia Wyatt for an Application pack

alicia.wyatt@joondalup.wa.gov.au

Ph: 9400 4927 

 ScreenWest in partnership with the Film and Television Institute (FTI) is calling for applications from Indigenous communities who are interested in recording, preserving and archiving the stories, accomplishments and reflections of their community members. Indigenous Community Stories is a new initiative which is aiming to film 100 Western Australian Indigenous stories and digitally archive them for future generations to view over the next 100 years and beyond.

Applications close 5pm Monday 17th November

How to Apply; Indigenous Community Stories guidelines and application form ;

http:/www.screenwest.com.au/go/screenwest-funding-program/d1-6-indigenous

For further info contact: Debra Miller on (08) 9224 7340 debra@screenwest.com.au

The City of Joondalup’s summer season of events is fast approaching and the City is looking for casual Event Assistants to work at these exciting events – including the Little Feet Festival, Joondalup Festival and the Summer Concert Series.

Key casual roles at this year’s events will include: event assistants, customer service, stage assistants, parking marshall etc.

To be selected, you need to be:

• Be friendly and cooperative.
• Have great customer service skills.
• Be reliable, punctual and well presented.
• Be easy to contact and prompt to return phone calls.
• Be flexible regarding tasks and have a “can do” attitude.
• Have good weekend and evening availability.

Experience with cultural events or customer service would be an advantage, but not essential.  Applicants may be required to undergo a Working with Children Check at the City’s expense.

For more information, please phone Kelly Price on 9400 4926.  To apply, please download and complete the Summer Events Application Form available on the Employment page at www.joondalup.wa.gov.au and email it to kelly.price@joondalup.wa.gov.au citing the reference ‘Casual Event Assistants – Summer Events’. Application forms must reach the undersigned by 4.00pm on Friday 7th of November 2008. 

Artsource Open studios - Old Customs House Open Day

Come Sneak a Peek into the artists' studios at the Old Customs House Open Day. This is a unique opportunity to see inside an artists' working space.

Artists Talks include:

1pm Ian De Souza; 1.30pm Rachel Coad; 2pm David Turley

When:  SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER, 11am - 4pm

Where: Old Customs House, 8 Phillimore St, Fremantle

T: 9335 8366  E: freo@artsource.net.au

Western Australian artists with disabilities will benefit from an exciting new $100,000 grant program, the Grants for Artists with Disabilities.
 
Grants are available to create new art work, showcase your art work to new audiences, or learn from other artists. Grants are for artists working in dance, theatre, music, fashion, writing, multi-media, visual arts or a combination.  
 
Further information on the Grants for Artists with Disabilities is available at www.dca.wa.gov.au.

Click on the Grants for Artists with Disabilities to view a copy of the NEW handbook which outlines what’s on offer and how to apply.
 
Applications are now open and close on January 30, 2009.
 
Grants for Artists with Disabilities was launched at the National Arts and Health Conference which was hosted by Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts WA and Arts Access Australia. It is a pilot project funded in partnership with the Disability Services Commission (DSC) and managed through the Department of Culture and the Arts (DCA) as part of the Disability and the Arts Initiatives (DAII).

 The Moores building contemporary Art Gallery presents ' Beauty & The Bungle'

 A Video, Textiles, sculpture, photography, installation, and illustration exhibition involving 8 Artists in 10 days.

When: Friday 17th October @ 6.30pm until Sunday 26th October

Where: 46 Henry Street, Fremantle 

Local art collective ‘ololo’ together with artist Creepy, invite aerosol artists and those who are deft with spraycan and stencil to roam free on the walls of the Condor Tower Car Park.

Situated on St Georges Tce, Perth, the carpark encompasses five levels. Core, Underwater, Land, Sky and Space.

With access to a huge artillery of paint, artists will be asked to respond to the thematic constraints across five weekends, beginning October 4.

Register your interest by emailing carpark@ololo.info before September 30.

 ArtsMap Blog Competition is an opportunity for young people across WA to shape the future of youth arts.

If you are between the ages of 15 - 25 and interested in the arts, answer these three questions to be in the running:

1. How are you involved in an arts scene/community?

2. What do you like & what don't you like about your arts scene?

3. Think big! What arts program would you love to see in your community?

Email you entry to suzy@propelarts.org.au by Friday, October 10.

First prize: $500

runners up prizes: $250 

 West Australian Artists are invited to enter The Animal Art Awards 2008.

The theme of the works should celebrate an individual animal or the role animals play in our society. All profits will aid the work of the Cat Haven and Dogs Refuge Home.

Categories include - Oil ( $1000) Water ( $1000) Mixed Media ($1000) Photography

( $1000) Youth ( $500) People's choice ( $500)

Entries close: 7.00pm Friday 24th October 2008

Exhibition runs from 8th November - 15 November 

Official Opening - 6pm Friday 7th November @ Challenge Stadium

For more information contact Cameron on (08) 9387 2144 or

cameron@petwellness.com.au