Arts NT News
October 2008 Project Round
Closing 15 October
Arts NT offers funding to Territory artists and arts organisations within the categories listed below. Application forms and new acquittal forms are now available online.
Arts Development (up to $15,000) to support the research, development or creation of new work, arts projects or community cultural development projects.
Presentation and Promotion (up to $15,000) to support projects which either present or promote Northern Territory arts practice. Activities may occur locally, nationally or internationally.
Public Art Development (up to $6,000) to support the development of artistic work in public spaces in the Northern Territory.
Public Art Small Works (up to $150,000) to support the creation of artistic work in public spaces in the Northern Territory.
Applicants can contact Ms Michelle Broun, Arts Officer, on 8999 8981 or free call 1800 678 237 or email arts.office@nt.gov.au for advice or to make an appointment. Applicants applying for projects that involve Indigenous artists, cultural content or communities are encouraged to speak to Ms Lorna Martin, Indigenous Arts Officer, on 8999 8981 or free call 1800 678 237 or email arts.office@nt.gov.au
2008 Regional Arts Australia national conference held in Alice Springs
art at the heart will be held from 3-5 October 2008 and will provide an opportunity for artistic and cultural exchange, cross cultural collaboration and best practice approaches to working in the arts. Artists, actors, academics, artsworkers, curators, filmmakers, musicians, performers, producers, students, volunteers, writers, all levels of government and the wider community will gather in Alice Springs to discuss, celebrate and experience the arts and cultural achievements of regional Australia. www.artattheheart.com.au
art at the heart is the sixth biennial Regional Arts Australia national conference and is hosted by the Northern Territory Government through Arts NT in collaboration with the Alice Springs Town Council. The Australian Government supports Regional Arts Australia’s national conferences through the Regional Arts Fund. The Australia Council for the Arts supports the artistic program for the conference. The Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs is supporting Indigenous participation in the conference.
Listings of key arts contacts in the NT and other funding resources
Other Sources of Advice and Funding
provides contacts for Territory arts organisations as well as contacts to other useful funding and resources.
As part of the assessment of applications to the Arts Grants Program the assessment panel will seek evidence of a solid support base and demonstrated knowledge of Northern Territory arts networks and infrastructure. Ability to demonstrate funding support from sources outside of the Arts Grants Program strengthens your application.
The listing may not be complete and any inclusions or amendments are welcome. Please email Anja Bretfeld at arts.office@nt.gov.au.
All Regional Arts Fund activities must be completed by 31 December 2008
Please note that according to advice from the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA), activities funded through the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund (RAF) need be finalised by the end of this year. RAF is a lapsing program and a decision for continuation of the program has not been announced at this point.
New activities being applied for under the RAF categories: Networks and Partnerships, Skills Development, Artist to Artist Support and New Arts Communities in the upcoming March 2008 Project Round or activities that have received RAF funding from previous funding rounds must be completed by 31 December 2008 and acquitted within 13 weeks following.
For further advice please contact a Program Officer at Arts NT on 8999 8981 or use Freecall 1800 678 237 or email arts.office@nt.gov.au.
Celebration of one year Arts NT Gallery
Thank you to all artists for displaying their works at the Arts NT reception. Throughout the last year Malcom Mauchline, Richard Fischer, John Du Feu, Daphne Caleza, Edward Janama Kitching, Cecily Bree, Janie Andrews, Catherine Paton, Ivor Cole, Dirk Lewis, Aly De Groot, David Cameron and Anna Reynolds have made the Arts NT reception a stimulating place to enter. Thanks also go to the Darwin Visual Arts Association (DVAA) for coordinating the Arts NT Gallery. Anyone interested in displaying their work for a month at Arts NT please contact Talitha Kennedy at DVAA on:
T: 08 8981 9351
E: info@dvaa.net.au
Reminder on Legal Deposit Requirements
The Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 commenced on 1 March 2005 to provide for the long-term preservation of, and access to, the Northern Territory’s documentary heritage. The purpose of regulating legal deposit is to encourage compliance. This is a cooperative and consensual approach to ensuring a complete record of the Northern Territory’s documentary heritage. Under the Legal Deposit Act all published documents or those available to the public on request need to be deposited with the Northern Territory Library (NTL). More information is available at www.ntl.nt.gov.au
Have you nominated for the NT Register of Peers?
Artists and arts workers from across the Territory, including volunteer Board and Committee members, are encouraged to submit a nomination for membership of the NT Register of Peers. Nominations are accepted all year round with an annual review to maintain the currency of information. The NT Register of Peers forms an official pool of specialist advice in arts development. Specialist advice may be requested:
- by the Arts Grants Board on particular applications
- by Government through working parties drawn together to address particular topics/issues
Register Members may also be called on to participate in Grant Assessment Panels for special initiatives outside of Project Rounds and other Panels including the Key Arts Organisations Annual Funding Program. Anyone interested in nominating is encouraged to contact Hania Radvan at Arts NT on 8999 7082 for further information.
Peer Register Guidelines and nomination forms are available here
Arts NT - Letters of Support to Artists and/ or Organisations
There have been a number of enquiries to Arts NT, from individuals and organisations, requesting letters of support from Arts NT to assist in applications to funding bodies. Arts NT cannot provide letters of support for individual artists or arts organisations as it may create the perception of promoting one artist or one organisation over another.
