Community Partnerships
2009-2010 Funding Recipients
20 Organisations
Results to Display
Aardvark Worldwide Inc
Received $30,000 for:
Young people with long-term or serious illness to work with musicians and music therapists in a series of weekly workshops; culminating in the recording of an original music CD.
Anglesea & District Community House
Received $5,000 for:
Local artist Katie Van Nooten to collaborate with a cross section of the community in Anglesea to create public artworks using mosaic tiles.
Auspicious Arts Projects auspicing Joseph Sherman
Received $20,000 for:
Community participants from the St Kilda Drop In Centre to collaborate with theatre artists led by Joseph Sherman to create an adaptation of The Tempest. A seven month workshop and rehearsal period will culminate in a performance season at Theatre Works.
Community Radio Federation Ltd
Received $19,000 for:
Artists Bindi Cole, Reko Rennie and Tom Civil to collaborate with the local community including Indigenous young people, to create a multi-media mural on the exterior wall of 3CR Community Radio Station. Media will include painting (spray can and brush), stencils and large scale posters.
Detail of mural Stick Figures by Tom Civil.
Source: 3CR.
DVA Theatre Company Inc
Received $21,518 for:
Tall Worlds, a project that will see the company's performers, who have intellectual disabilities, work and collaborate with a range of artists, including musicians and designers, to create an interactive installation performance piece at the local library.
Tall Words (2010).
Photo: Tarrank Kwok.
Elwood / St Kilda Neighbourhood Learning Centre
Received $19,550 for:
The Hallway The Alleyway, a creative writing project involving residents of rooming houses who will work with writers to develop a body of poetry and prose which is transformed into art posters. The project will culminate in a story-telling and poetry performance by participants and artists.
Gippsland Lakes Community Health
Received $25,000 for:
Camp FIRE - WATER hole, a permanent site-specific installation in the Lakes Entrance Community Services precinct. Community participants, including disadvantaged youth and the long-term unemployed will work with local artists and Koorie elders to design and construct the installation.
Golden City Support Services Inc
Received $8,700 for:
People of all abilities from CreateAbility's Saturday Morning Drama Group to collaborate with Born in a Taxi physical theatre ensemble. Throughout a short workshop program, participants develop improvisational theatre performance skills, culminating in a public showing of the resultant work.
Catching a Taxi (2010).
Photo: John Willis.
Jolt Sonic and Visual Arts
Received $45,080 for:
Three music ensembles for people with and without disabilities to create sound installations and multimedia concerts at Federation Square and fortyfivedownstairs.
Macedon Ranges Shire Council
Received $14,215 for:
The creation of a metal art garden incorporating recycled materials. Metal sculptor Woody Taylor will work with community members including long-term local farmers and new members who commute to work outside the town.
Darraweit Guim Metal Art Garden showing Ant by Mark Spedding and Shovel Flower by Woody Taylor.
Photo: Robyn Till.
20 Organisations
Results to Display
Total Funding: $438,185