ANNUAL REPORT 2012
EASTERN RIVERINA ARTS SUITE 2/252 BAYLIS ST WAGGA WAGGA NSW 2650 P. 02 69216890 F. 02 69258154 info @ easternriverinaarts.org.au easternriverinaarts.org.au ABN 93 195 464 075
CONNECTING ARTISTS COMMUNITIES COUNCILS ... ... FOSTERING A VIBRANT CREATIVE REGION
WHO WE ARE Eastern Riverina Arts is one of fourteen Regional Arts Boards in NSW, each providing strategic direction for sustainable arts and cultural development in their region. As a member of Regional Arts NSW we are part of a powerful network able to lobby and advocate for regional arts. 2012 BOARD OF EASTERN RIVERINA ARTS STAFF Julie Briggs Chair, REROC nominee Scott Howie Regional Arts Development Officer 1.0 Andrew Robbins Dep. Chair/Treasurer, Temora nominee Sarah McEwan Sarah Last Secretary, Cootamundra nominee Communications and Project Coordinator 0.4 Jenelle Becker Tumut nominee John Heine Adele Casey Bland nominee Accounts Office 0.1 Marilyn Gilbert Tumbarumba nominee Jordan Bryon Community Producer Multistory Project 0.5 David Gilbey co-opted [until October] David McCann Coolamon nominee [until September] Vic McEwan Wagga Wagga nominee [until July] Kathy Maslin Coolamon nominee [from September] Tracie Miller Wagga Wagga nominee [from September] Connie McFadyen Harden nominee Ursula Jones Lockhart nominee
OUR REGION SNAP SHOT OF OUR REGION BLAND AREA: 41,129 km 2 YOUNG POPULATION: 126341 (2011 CENSUS) TEMORA COOTAMUNDRA POPULATION CHANGE SINCE 2006 COOLAMON -3.6% [NSW +5.6%] HARDEN JUNEE GUNDAGAI MEDIAN AGE: 42 [NSW 38] URANA WAGGA WAGGA % OF POPULATION OVER 65 LOCKHART TUMUT 16.5% [ NSW 14.7%] % OF POPULATION IDENTIFYING AS ABORIGINAL 4.1% [NSW 2.5%] TUMBARUMBA
ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION 2011 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Eastern Riverina Arts aims to increase the participation for all people in the arts and cultural activities across the Eastern Riverina region. Eastern Riverina works collaboratively to identify and implement arts and cultural projects that target young people, children, people with disability, older people, women and children. We also aim to support local bodies who deliver cultural and arts activities. The following are some of our successes this year. SIMON TEDESCHI & IAN COOPER opportunity to discover each other’s visual language Eastern Riverina Arts organised a micro-tour by through the creation of a collaborative artist book. acclaimed virtuousos, pianist Simon Tedeschi and violinist An intensive two day workshop allowed the artists Ian Cooper. Three concerts in Tumut, Cootamundra and to explore methods to collaboratively make work. The West Wyalong saw over 450 people attend. The concerts workshop culminated in an open studio to display work in were presented in partnership with Musica Viva, the Arts progress attended by over 60 people. Centre Cootamundra, Montreal Theatre and the Bland Shire Cultural Advisory Committee. The presenting DRAMATIC MINDS model ensured no risk to community presenters and Eastern Riverina Arts sits on the Dramatic Minds Regional demonstrated striong demand for future tours in the Advisory Group assisting in providing strategic direction region. for rthe Dramatic Mind Festival. It is a drama festival for high schools that encourages the creation of short 8 ARTISTS plays around themes of mental health. It is a partnership 2012 saw the commencement of the development phase of between Murrumbidgee Local Health District, the NSW an arts project featuring emerging and established artists Department of Education and the Rural Adversity Mental with and without disabilty. The project, in partnership with Health Program. Now in its fifth year Dramatic Minds the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, will result in an exhibition has expanded to three events in Temora, Wagga Wagga as part of the Gallery’s Annual program in 2013. Artists and Albury. 2012 saw over 18 schools and 180 students come from across the region. participate. 8 Artists was one of six projects funded in 2012 under “Simon and Ian left us feeling privileged to have been the Delineate program and allowed the artists the part of something very special.” - Debbie Jarvis
COUNTRY ARTS SUPPORT PROGRAM Eastern Riverina Arts managed the assessment of these grants in our region. The assessment panel consisted of board members Andrew Robbins and Jenelle Becker and Tony Curran, a local artist. Ten applications were received and nine projects shared $17,455 in funding. Successful projects were: Riverina Regional Library: Techniques In Cartooning E-Artist In Residence Tumbarumba Artists on Parade: Co-Opera Performance Of Die Fledermaus Adelong Alive Museum: Millinery Workshops Wagga City Rugby Male Choir: Development Workshop For Choir Cootamundra Arts Centre:Coota Beach Sand Sculptor St Andrews Anglican Church: Resident Artist Workshops Harden Murrumbarrah Arts Council: Workshops In Visual And Performing Arts For Young People West Wyalong & District Country Education Foundation: Choral workshops by Co-opera Temora And District Visual Arts Community: artist workshops Kellie and Angela work on a shared painting as part of 8 Artists Photographer:Chris Orchard
ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION 2011 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FANNY LUMSDEN AND THE THRILLSEEKERS CARBOOT GALLERY Eastern Riverina Arts supported the Country Halls tour by Towards the end of the year we initiated a project designed Fanny Lumsden & the Thrillseekers. After the 2012 floods to showcase visual artists from across the region. One Fanny, a Tallimba gal, wanted to raise some spirits and artist from each of the member shires were selected to some money for her home community and others like it. take part in an exhibition to tour throughout the region in Successful concerts were staged in Tallimba, Ganmain 2013. The twist? All the work had to fit in the boot of our and Boree Creek providing great entertainment and car. raising money for BlazeAid. The artists are a mix of professional and emerging artists CRITICAL STAGES - THE JINGLISTS and the exhibition is designed to show the diversity of Eastern Riverina Arts brokered relationships between practice in the region. Artists included in the exhibition are: two commnunity volunteer presenters and Critical Jordy Bos (Coolaman), Graham Cossey (Cootamundra), Stages. Critical Stages tours outstanding independent Peter McDade (Tumbarumba), Sue McDonald (Tumut), productions from Sydney to the community presenter Amanda Gay-McCrone (Temora), Amanda Levett (Harden), network throughout NSW. Coolamon Up-to-Date Store Raeleen Pfeiffer (Lockhart), Demi Smith (Urana), Ralph and the Arts Centre in Cootamundra. Tikerpae (West Wyalong), Hayley Wheaton (Wagga Wagga). HIP-HOP WORKSHOPS Visit carbootgallery.tumblr.com for more info Eastern Riverina Arts co-ordinated hip-hop workshops in Lockhart and West Wyalong with Centennial Tuvale. Demand for this type of activity triggered a partnership between us and the Councils of Bland, Coolamon, “Patrons were impressed with the whole production [the Cootamundra, Lockhart, Urana and West Wyalong to Jinglists] and want to have them back next year” develop a two-year program to be delivered in 2013-2014. - Isabel Scott , The Arts Centre Cootamundra Fanny Lumsden & The Thrillseekers onstage at Tallimba Hall Photograph supplied by Fanny Lumsden
2011 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES INDUSTRY AND SECTOR DEVELOPMENT Eastern Riverina Arts aims to provide opportunities for artists, arts & cultural workers, volunteers and local Councils to increase their capacity to deliver arts and cultural programs in the region. DREAM BIG We partnered with Western Riverina Arts to present Dream in the workshop for one person residing in our region Big, a one day conference and workshop on the theme outside of Wagga. The workshop was held at Charles of Arts and Regional Festivals. The conference focussed Sturt University. We look forward to working with AFTRS on how to include creative projects in your festival, and in 2013 to deliver more great workshops. how to fund these projects. Speakers included Ian Pidd (Artistic Director Junction Festival), Joey Ruigrok van der FITZMAURICE ST GALLERY Wervan (Spectacle maker), John Harvie (Deni Ute Muster) Eastern Riverina Arts auspiced funding and provided and Gabrielle Eade (Arts NSW). Nearly 60 of the regions guidance and publicty for the set up of a pop-up gallery festival organisers and development, tourism and event in Fitzmaurice St Wagga. Jacob Raupach curated two staff from Councils attended. exhibitions in the space over its 8 week exisitence featuring photography and mixed media work from emerging LOW COST NO COST MARKETING artists. Eastern Riverina Arts delivered a workshop targetting community groups and artists who had yet to explore REGIONAL ARTS NSW an on-line presence. The workshops looked at low cost Eastern Riverina Arts hosted workshops from Regional websites, social media and evaluation tools available ARts NSW. Access All Areas was a one day workshops online. Workshops were held in Harden, Coolamon, West for arts organisations and disability service providers Wyalong, Temora, and Tumbarumba. generating new projects and partnerships. We also hosted Funding Manager Ben Sibson delivering a seminar on SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP specific NSW arts funding programs. Eastern Riverina Arts hosted a workshop in Screenwriting “Ian and Joey [at Dream Big] were inspirational with delivered by Australian Film, Television and Radio School their creative ideas. I wish I could have them in my local at Charles Sturt University. We also subsidised a place community for just one weekend... !” - Bernie Bodel
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