JULY 2018 ARTeFACT Magazine

$160,000 announced for regional artists and communities in Victoria
Fourteen projects in Victoria have received $160,000 in funding through the Australian Government’s highly competitive Regional Arts Fund,
delivered in Victoria by Regional Arts Victoria.
Director of Partnerships at Regional Arts Victoria, Liz Zito, said that the projects would contribute greatly to the creative activity occurring
across the state throughout the year.
Local Projects include:
Lynden Nicholls
Facing Up
Facing Up is a continuous sound installation commenting on prime ministerial statements concerning the status and well-being of Australia’s
Indigenous population from federation to the present day. Issues such as land rights, citizenship and treaty are revealed. It will take place
along Ballarat’s avenue of prime ministers in the botanical gardens bringing the statues to life. Opening and closing performances will
involve Indigenous and non-Indigenous actors and dancers along with a smoking ceremony and welcome to country. Facing Up is a part of
the Biennale of Australian Art held in Ballarat for six weeks from 21 September 2018
Spa Country Events Group Inc.
The Mosquito: Community Storytelling
The Mosquito is dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. Modelled on story slams, ‘The Moth’ in New York and ABC’s ‘Now Hear This’,
the series is unique in aiming to tell the story of the local community by focusing the slam themes to elicit the story of the Hepburn Shire.
Storytelling workshops will be conducted by local storyteller Anne E Stewart and offered to community groups and individuals to help prepare
their stories. These workshops will be followed by storytelling heats, run over 10 consecutive Thursdays culminating in an event to choose
the “Mosquito” winner. The stories would be recorded for podcast and vidcast.
Kirsten Bradley
Why Listen to Bees?
A new collaboration between permaculture educators ‘Milkwood’ (Nick Ritar and Kirsten Bradley) and national sound art organisation ‘Liquid
Architecture’, Why Listen to Bees is a sound art project exploring the world of the honeybee. As apiarists, Milkwood’s daily observation of
their beehive provides complex insights into health, mood and sociality of their bees via the sounds of the hive. Using this ‘bee listening’ as
an artistic point of departure, this project stages an array of listening encounters - music, lecture-performances, poetry and soundwalks - in a
sonic investigation of bees in Hepburn
Glenlyon Progress Association
Nature devours art
In this project the relationship of art to its environment will be explored and ecological awareness will be created, by fusing human creativity
and natural surroundings. An artist-in-residence (Jodie Goldring) and an environmental education consultant (Nicole Howie) will be employed
to lead the community in identifying and gathering indigenous and exotic plants growing alongside the riparian zone of the Loddon River.
Under their guidance, the community will work together to create impermanent eco-sculptures and structures using natural and found
objects. The works are intended to be gradually absorbed back into the landscape by the elements.
Congratulations to all of the recipients, and we look forward to seeing these outcomes over the next twelve months.
If you have an idea for a project that requires funding to get it going, give Malcolm a call on (03) 5320 5888 or 0412 459 471 to discuss your
idea.
Artlands 2018
Celebrating twenty years in 2018, Artlands is the event that shines a national spotlight on Australia’s regional arts.
Artlands Victoria is positioned as a multi-art, cross industry and inter-generational event that provides regional connections.
Presented as an integrated conference and cultural program it aims to combine a curated program of exhibitions, dance, music and theatre,
alongside works in progress, explorations and commissioned projects with an engaged speakers program. Designed to reflect and respond
to emerging trends and needs of regional artists, Artlands Victoria seeks to stimulate critical reflection on practice and provide much-needed
opportunities for artists to gather, present work and enter into meaningful exchange. Artlands Victoria will be held 10-14 October 2018 in
Bendigo.
Early bird registration prices are currently available. Get in quickly for a discounted cost.
Regional Arts Victoria is offering an amazing registration subsidy for regional artists and independent practitioners to attend Artlands Victoria
in October. A great opportunity to take part in the national regional arts conference. If successful, tickets for the conference are only $180!!
Get applying! à http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4398172/Artlands-Artist-Rate-Expression-of-Interest-Form
Artlands Victoria would like to invite you to take part in a LIMITED EDITION high series trading cards project.
That’s right, we want to create personalised trading cards of you (single player), your collective, group or organisation (multi-player) to be
made up into trading sets for Artlands delegates to trade, swap and collect!
Each participating Regional Arts Victoria Member will have their own football style trading card created, categorised by location and artform.
Delegates will receive their pack of trading cards on arrival and have opportunity to collect their ‘dream team’ during the event.
To take part, please fill in the survey, upload an image and get ready to become a limited edition collectible!
https://artlands.com.au/news/regional-arts-victoria-member-trading-cards
Quick Response Grants
Quick Response Grants are also open again for 2018 with $3,000 available for groups and up to $1500 for individuals. Discuss your idea
with me soon! Give me a call on (03) 5320 5888 or 0412 459 471
General enquiries in regards to Regional Arts Victoria -
please contact Malcolm Sanders for the Ballarat region.
03 5320 5888 (Ballarat)
03 96441800 (Melbourne)
m: 0412 459 471
e: msanders@rav.net.au
www.facebook.com/RAVcentralhighlands
24 July 2018 ARTeFACT Newsletter