Arts OutWest Inc Annual Report 2013

█ Arts OutWest annual report 2013

Our mission:Arts OutWest promotes, educates,

Facilitates and advocates for arts and cultural development

for the communities of Central West New South Wales

█ Arts OutWestP 02 6338 4657F 02 6338 4646E [email protected] Box 8272 CSU LPO Bathurst NSW 2795ABN 61 526 423 775

www.artsoutwest.org.auAll social media: artsoutwest

█ Cover image: CASP funded project Drumming Up Country for the Kalari Lachlan River Arts Festival, Forbes. Photo: AOW.

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█ Sweet Dreams workshop at Wangarang Industries, Orange. Photo: Adrian Symes.

█ from the Chair2013 was a busy and successful year.

Our seven staff members along with our committee of management worked hard to support arts and cultural development throughout the region, continuing to deliver our core services in support, development, media and promotions and building strategic relationships for the arts. Our four priority areas of arts and health, Aboriginal arts development, creative industries and young people helped to give focus and direction to the work delivered.

2013 was also a big year for Arts OutWest projects. These were all achieved through partnerships with other organisations, both from the arts and beyond and assisted with our priority areas and in achieving the goals in our strategic plan. These included Sweet Dreams, a disability project, Spread the Word which focused on Aboriginal arts and health across the region

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and the opening of Kew-Y-Ahn Gallery at Hartley, an initiative led by National Parks and Wildlife Services to showcase the work of Aboriginal artists from the region. The Silos Project, a partnership with the Corridor Project and Legs on the Wall went through its first phase of workshops, meetings and presentations, and throughout the year a number of workshops in professional development for arts practitioners were presented. Perhaps our biggest venture was the establishment of a cultural exchange program between our own region and the county of Derbyshire in the UK. This included activities both in Australia and the UK and we hope that the connections made will continue to produce opportunities for some years to come.

Finally I would like to mention the sad loss of one of our board members. Alan Sisley, the director of Orange Regional Art Gallery had been part of Arts OutWest’s Committee of Management since 2010. Early this year in February 2014 we were saddened by the unexpected death of Alan and would like to pay tribute to the work he did in our region as well as on our board.

Libby OldhamChairMay 2014

█ who we areArts OutWest is the independent regional arts organisation of Central West NSW, with 7 staff members supported by a committee of management, servicing a vibrant and diverse region.

FundingThe core program of Arts OutWest is funded by the NSW Government through Arts NSW, by Charles Sturt University and through per capita contributions from 12 local governments of the NSW Central West:█ Bathurst Region█ Blayney█ Cabonne█ Cowra█ Forbes█ Lachlan█ Lithgow█ Oberon█ Orange█ Parkes█ Weddin█ Wellington

Additional funding is sought each year for strategic projects. This annual report includes highlights from our core funded work and our strategic projects for 2013.

StaffIn 2013 Arts OutWest employed 7 staff across full-time equivalent of 4.3 positions.

Executive OfficerTracey Callinan (FT)

Communications Officer Maryanne Jaques (FT)

Aboriginal Arts Development OfficerAleshia Lonsdale (FT)

Arts and Health CoordinatorChristine McMillan (21 hrs/ week)

Youth Projects OfficerZoe Rodwell (10hrs/ wk)(on maternity leave for the first part of 2013)

Aboriginal Health Promotions OfficerAnna Evans (20hrs/ wk)

See a list of our Committee of Management members on page 28.

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1828 local arts events promoted

7 staff working

full-time equivalent of 4.3 positions

Staff attended over 50 external meetings

More than

74,000 kms

driven by staff

618 e-subscribers

15board

members

12 local government areas

servicing a population of more than

180,000

500+ enquiries

2032 Twitter followers1056 Facebook followers

45 funding applicationssupported

7 professional development workshops

840 people attended project workshops

More than 3000 people attended AOW activities

est. 1974

100 project workshops

One of 14 networkedregional arts boards across the state

letters of support written for funding applicants

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43 practitioners

employed on projects

Met with over200 individuals or organisations to provide specific support

█ strategic planThis annual report highlights milestones achieved in 2013, across all elements of the 2013-2015 Strategic Plan.

The Arts OutWest strategic plan also contributes and reports to the NSW 2021 State Plan, specifically in Goal 24 (Increase community participation) and Goal 27 (Enhance cultural, creative, sporting and recreation opportunities).

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Develop strategic partnerships with other regional

and arts organisations

Advice and assistance to organisations and individuals about arts development,

funding and resources.

Engage the community by providing and participating in networking

opportunities within the arts sector and beyond.

Advocacy and representation at local, regional and national levels.

Increase audiences and participation in arts and cultural

activities in the region

Develop audiences through a program of communications,

promotion and marketing.

Capacity building through professional development, training, traineeships

and volunteer programs.

Support arts and cultural development in a range of target groups.

Ensure effective corporate governance

Ensure that the Board is maintained and offered development and participates in

AGM and review of the organisation.

Maintain administrative standards in office management, financial

management, compliance, planning and evaluation.

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█ Facing page: Spread the Word health promotions poster created by Aboriginal artists in the graphic design workshops.

This Local community Campaign was developed with funding from the Australian Government

█ working with communitiesOur core work - the behind-the-scenes activity - sees us providing advice and assistance, information, planning, networking and acting in an advocacy role for the region.

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The work of a regional arts development teamIn a typical week at Arts OutWest our staff would take scores of phone calls, reply to pages of emails, attend meetings and events, research and share information, nut out solutions, work on funding applications, plan projects and keep in the loop about local, regional, state and national arts and cultural issues.

Strong relationshipsWe maintain constant and effective relationships with staff at Arts NSW, with key staff within our contributing local councils and at CSU. We put energy into our relationships with key organisations in the region as well as the artists and creatives who come to us for support.

█ Met with over 200 individuals or organisations to provide specific support█ Represented the arts on 8 regional initiatives█ Submitted or supported on a total of 45 applications for funding in the region█ Supported 4 arts networks in the region█ Attended 65 events to support or advocate for arts and cultural development█ 19 examples of providing input into arts and cultural policy at local, state or national level█ Arts OutWest staff gave 33 presentations█ Arts OutWest represented the region in state and national networks for regional arts at 8 meetings █ Arts OutWest presented 6 professional development opportunities with a range of partners█ Linked people in the region to 12 other providers of training in arts and cultural development█ Executive Officer sat on assessment panels for Arts NSW funding

█ Dilly Bags. Gloria Rogers (Dindima). Gammara exhibition, curated by Aleshia Lonsdale at the Flannery Centre, Bathurst.Photo: AOW.


█ partnershipsArts and non-arts partnerships contribute to Arts OutWest’s effective delivery of services and projects; Formal partnerships in which we work together with other organisations on very specific goals, as well as more informal relationships

█ Silos Project dance workshopsA partnership project with The Corridor Project and Legs on the Wall.Photo: Kate Barclay.

Beyond the arts sectorwe have partnerships across health, education, the environment and community groups.

Active partnerships in 2013 included Western NSW Local Health District, Aboriginal Maternal Infant Health Strategy, Bathurst Health Service, Wellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Service, Wangarang, Lithgow Information and Neighbourhood Centre, Skillset and

the Flannery Centre, Orange and Mitchell Conservatoriums, the regional art galleries in Bathurst, Orange and Cowra, National Parks and Wildlife Services, Charles Sturt University, Western Plains Regional Development and Octet, to name a few.

International partnersIn 2013 we built some international partnerships in the UK in order to expand our opportunities: Derbyshire County Council and Derbyshire

Eco Centre, Wirksworth Festival and First Movement. See page 24 for more information.

Working closely with the communityWe have also worked closely with organisations such as the Kalari Lachlan River Arts Festival, Textures of One in Blayney, The Corridor Project in Cowra and numerous others to support them in their activities.

█ 2012-2013 CASP project: Central West Short Play Festival, Bathurst performance April 2013. Photo: Becky Russell.

█ funding supportArts OutWest provides detailed support and advice around grant information, grant writing skills and grant applications.

Funding adviceArts OutWest helps identify grants that are suitable for people’s applications and during 2013 assisted applicants in how to prepare their funding applications and by checking and advising on application drafts.

Auspiced projectsFor groups or projects that do not have capacity or the organisational structure to apply for or manage a grant, Arts OutWest may be able to assist by auspicing the funds (taking on the funds and managing them for the project).

█ 25% of new enquires are about funding █ 45 funding applications supported █ 29 letters of support written █ Additional project funds managed: $375,446 + retained funds from projects already commenced in previous year of $129,820, making a total of $505,255█ 12 applications to CASP for the 2013 round with 9 projects funded█ 24 applications to CASP for the 2014 round with 13 projects funded

In 2013 Arts OutWest assisted Lingua Franca and Western NSW Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Services by auspicing funds.

Funding workshopsA free grant writing workshop was held in Bathurst.

2013 CASP funded projects█ Bathurst Arts Council 100 Mile Meetings Community Storytelling $2000 █ Central West Libraries Oral History Experience $986█ Eugowra Promotion & Progress Association Eugowra’s Most Wanted Mural $1800█ Headspace NSW Central West Artspace youth art project $1200█ Kalari-Lachlan River Arts Festival Drumming Up Country $2700 █ Lithgow City Brass Band regional band workshops $2460█ Mitchell Conservatorium Lachlan Division Student Performance Practice Workshops $1500█ Mullion Creek Public School P&C One Community a Coloured View $2500 █ South Bathurst Public School P&C The Vegetable Garden Mural $2350

Country Arts Support ProgramCASP is a funding program of Regional Arts NSW, funded by the NSW Government and coordinated locally by regional arts boards.For the 2013 round there were 12 Central West applications. 9 local projects shared $17,496 in funding.

CASP dates changed in 2013 to a calendar year. This meant a few 2012-13 projects were completed January-April 2013.

█ 2013 CASP project ‘Drumming Up Country’ for the Kalari Lachlan River Arts Festival Forbes. Photo: AOW.

█ communicationPromoting participation in local arts events, in Arts OutWest projects and in arts opportunities.

618 e-subscribers 1056 total Facebook followers2032 Twitter followers11 issues of Artspeak7500 print copies of Artspeak50 e-alerts60 Fairfax Arts Sunday storiesArts OutWest heard on radio more than 1000 times1828 arts events promoted5900 events in AOW radio spots2 blogs, 1 youth site managed3 dedicated facebook pagesMedia support to more than 500 organsiations/ groups

RadioRegular spots, promoting local arts, on:█ ABC Central West (Monday-Saturday)█ 2MCEfm (Mon-Fri)█ 2BS Bathurst (weekly)█ 2LT Lithgow (weekly)█ 2GZ Orange (weekly)█ 2EL Orange (weekly)█ 2PK Parkes (weekly)█ Binjang community Wellington (weekly)

Social mediaDelivers news and events; engages in discussion and has built useful industry and media relations via a strong social media presence on Facebook (3 pages) and Twitter.

E-alertsIn addition to media releases, 50 e-alerts sent to subscribers and/or media about workshops, funding and opportunities.

Media coverageMedia coverage achieved for AOW projects, including UK coverage of the Australian Pavilion project.

Artspeak newsletterCovering AOW news, local arts news, opportunities, funding and local events.Delivered as print to selected venues, members and digitally via ebulletin and on the website. Reviewed at end of 2013.

Websiteartsoutwest.org.au is an online resource of information, event listings and the cultural directory. We also managed the YAOW site plus blogsites for the Australian Pavilion and Silos projects.

Fairfax Arts Sunday60 (5/month) local arts stories, profiles, photo galleries published online on local Fairfax publications on the first Sunday of the month.

CAMRA toolkitOur online cultural directory was profiled by UTS researchers in a toolkit of best practice examples for NSW local councils.

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█ Outside broadcast: Visual artist Bradley Hammond talks with ABC Central West Mornings presenter Angela Owens as guest in the Arts OutWest weekly spot. Photo: AOW.

█ Milliner Fiona Scofield of Orange, profiled by Arts OutWest in the monthly Fairfax Arts Sunday feature.Photo: AOW.

█ building capacityArts OutWest has a role in the region to assist organisations and individuals to gain skills, develop their knowledge of the arts and creative industries. Our professional development program is aimed at building capacity.

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Tax Essentials A day with creative industries expert Monica Davidson on navigating your way through tax in the arts and creative industries. Presented by AFTRS in Orange in May.

Disability training dayAimed at arts practitioners interested in working with people with disability, presented by Accessible Arts in Lithgow.

Mailchimp workshop Communications Officer Maryanne Jaques spent a day in Forbes with organisers of the Kalari Lachlan River Festival showing them the ins and outs of using the MailChimp system.

Visual arts forums in Bathurst and Orange presented with NAVA, the National Association for Visual Arts.

Prepare to ExchangeAfter a competitive application process, we worked with 11 selected practitioners to develop their skills in creativity and collaboration.These participants in turn developed and presented new collaborative local workshops around the region. Workshops led by the participants were held in Bathurst, Carcoar, Cowra, Hill End, Orange and Forbes.See page 24.

█ Harrie Fasher cast galah skull sculptures for her Artists Trail exhibition for the Wirksworth Festival in the UK.

█ Oberon sculptor Harrie Fasher (left) teaches metal work and welding to Celia Ravesi at Harrie’s ‘Welding Women of the West’ workshops. Harrie ran the workshop as part of her participation in our Prepare to Exchange project.Photo: AOW.

█ Kew Y Ahn Gallery.

█ strategic focus: Aboriginal artsBuilding a dynamic Aboriginal Arts program across the NSW Central West.

█ strategic focus: Aboriginal arts

Kew Y Ahn Aboriginal Art GalleryShowing and selling Aboriginal art from across the NSW Central West.

The new regional Aboriginal art gallery was opened by the NSW Governor on Saturday June 1, 2013 at Hartley Historic Site east of Lithgow.

The Kew–Y–Ahn Aboriginal Gallery project is a partnership between Arts OutWest, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and the NSW Department of Environment and Heritage.


Work by Aboriginal painters, weavers, designers, jewellers and photographers from across the NSW Central West is represented in rotating exhibitions in the new gallery space.

The gallery spreads over three rooms in the 1860s era Farmers Inn building and has been fitted with professional lighting and gallery hanging systems.

History has it that ‘Kew-Y-Ahn’ was the first word spoken by Aboriginal people to European explorers as they arrived in the Hartley area.

Aboriginal Arts Development Officer: Aleshia Lonsdale.

█ Supported 48 Aboriginal artists, dancers and arts workers.█ Exhibitions at Flannery Centre, Key-Y-Ahn Gallery, Derbyshire Eco Centre (UK) and Corroboree Black Arts Market (Sydney)█ 5 artists attended graphic design training organised by Arts OutWest (as part of the Spread the Word project. See page 20).█ Employed 2 Aboriginal arts workers and 6 Aboriginal facilitators█ Worked with seven Aboriginal organisations as well as land councils█ Training opportunities for our Aboriginal arts development officer included training at MCA in Sydney and at the National Gallery of Art in Canberra

█ Sweet Dreams performance in Bathurst.Photo: AOW.

█ Richard Perram (Bathurst Regional Art Gallery) and Tracey Callinan with the Museums & Galleries NSW IMAGiNE Award for the ‘Look Art Talk’ pilot project.Photo: Chris Seabrook, Western Advocate.

█ strategic focus: arts & healthThe development and support of arts within the health and disability sectors, via both health-focused arts activities and by embedding arts activity into health settings through strong local partnerships.

Arts and Health Coordinator: Christine McMillan. Christine’s position is supported by Arts OutWest’s core funding.

Regional deliveryChristine is based out of Bathurst Health Service but had a regional focus in 2013, liaising with health services and support agencies across the region on targeted programs for their clients. She worked with UWS planning a program for medical interns in Bathurst; and with Parkes and Forbes hospital redevelopment teams on integrating arts into the new facilities.

Orange Arts & HealthArts OutWest is a member of the Orange Arts & Health steering committee and assists by managing some of the programs funds.

IMAGiNE AwardThe already award winning pilot art & Alzheimers program ‘Look Art Talk’ (2012)


was a partnership with Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) and Arts OutWest. In 2013 it collected the award for Education & Audience Development category (3-20 staff) at the Museums & Galleries NSW IMAGiNE Awards.

International connectionsDuring the UK visit, Christine presented 6 belly casting workshops with 15 young pregnant women at risk, training a UK artist and health workers in our belly casting program. In partnership with Chesterfield Health workers, Derbyshire County Council. Outcomes were applications for future programs in belly casting by Chesterfield health workers and an exhibition of belly casts in Chesterfield, UK.

Conference presentationsChristine presented on the ‘Spread the Word’ project in June 2013 at

the Culture, Health and Wellbeing International Conference in Bristol in the UK.

Hepatitis Awareness Week Tattoo workshop2 workshops ran with 23 clients of Veritas House (Bathurst) and Weigelli (Cowra) with a hepatitis health educator and tattoo artist Jamie Fallon. Outcomes included: Engagement with the health service;clients booked for Hep screenings; clients booked for Hep treatment schedule;Knowledge built about hepatitis.

Other projects█ Sweet Dreams (see page 22)█ Spread the Word (see page 20)

█ 193 w’shop participants█ 114 workshops held█ Workshops in 12 towns█ 520 audience members █ 26 artists exhibited█ 85 artworks exhibited █ 14 artists employed

█ strategic focus: arts & health

Spread The WordYear two of a publicity campaign, using arts activities and tools, that promotes healthy lifestyle and targets the prevention of chronic disease in the Aboriginal Community. Project runs October 2012 to May 2014.

Aboriginal Health Promotions OfficerAnna Evans

Belly castingYoung pregnant women met with health workers and discussed diabetes, breast feeding and other health issues.“We cast bellies, made foot prints of the little babies’ feet, hand prints of older children’s hands - and adult foot prints in plaster all over the floors.” Anna Evans.When the girls were not getting cast they made paintings and lino prints.

Derbyshire County Council asked to have belly casting workshops as part of the AOW international exchange after hearing of the success of our program.

Film and hip hopDesert Pea Media began their workshops (Forbes, Orange) by inviting an elder to be interviewed about culture and health. Working with kids, they then made a song based on some of these

themes, followed by a film clip. One group even went ‘hunting’ in the local supermarket. ‘Participants in the film and hip hop have been showing cousins in other towns in NSW their work on youtube. They are very proud.’ AE.Aboriginal film maker Dave Towney documented the ‘making of’ process in Forbes and made short docos with health professionals in Wellington.

Graphic DesignThree teams of visual artists designed posters with health messages that are being used by the Aboriginal Health Management Team.

Healthy food was provided at all workshops.

ShowcasesPublic showcases of the art were held at Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre (May), Ninda Gallery Peak Hill (May) and Platypus Gallery Forbes (May/ June).

Locations (2013)Wellington, Condobolin, Orange, Forbes, Peak Hill, Cowra, Lithgow, Bathurst, Parkes, Lake Cargelligo, Orange.

Artists employedCate McCarthyIrene RidgewayDesert Pea MediaKelli RyanDave TowneyAleshia LonsdaleChristine McMillan

PartnersAboriginal Health Unit and the Aboriginal Maternal Infant Health Strategy (AMIHS).

FundingLocal Community Campaign developed with funding from the Australian Government through the Department of Health and Ageing.Anna’s position receives support from Verto.

█ 112 workshop participants█ 78 workshop sessions█ 420 people attended the showcases █ 45 artworks exhibited

www.artsoutwest.org.au/category/projects/spread-the-word


█ Bellycasting in Wellington. Photo: AOW

█ strategic focus: arts & health

Sweet DreamsA multi-arts project for people with disability, held across Lithgow, Bathurst and Orange. Aiming to create an opportunity not already available to participate in the creative arts.

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A multi-layered projectMonths of workshops and art making exploring ‘dreams’ led into a public showcase in Bathurst. Firstly, Orange Conservatorium formed a band, led by Charlie McMahon, with a group of people with disabilities and they created a CD of music on the theme ‘Sweet Dreams’. The music then inspired dance and movement routines. The figures of the dancers were cloaked in white gauze. The dancers raced through a dream landscape created by video projections and the music, they became lost and then joined together to support each other. The LINC group in Lithgow created a series of wonderful shadow puppets. Some of these were tiny and used in an intimate shadow puppet theatre designed by artist and workshop leader Cate McCarthy. Gigantic versions of the puppets were used by the dance group in the performance at Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre. As Cate worked with participants in Lithgow and at Wangarang in Orange, Adrian Symes filmed the art work and the participants making work. This video work was projected as part of the movement performance choreographed by Wendy Erickson. Much of the development work was exhibited at the performance with a documentary videos.

Working withLINC LithgowWangarang OrangeOrange Regional Conservatorium

Project artistsCate McCarthyAdrian SymesWendy EriksonCharlie McMahonChristine McMillan

Feedback from carers and staff█ People who had not previously participated in projects joined in█ One person made their first drawing█ Developed skills and improved over the workshops

From participants█ We felt that we were connected to a new group of friends█ It gave us something interesting to do█ Feels great that I made up a dance█ Before coming to the workshop I felt bad█ I got to say what I liked█ I was surprised

Sweet Dreams was funded by the NSW Government through Arts NSW and the Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care

█ 28 workshops held█ 43 workshop participants█ 40 artworks exhibited█ 100 attended showcase

█ Sweet Dreams project. Participant Jack Chapman at Lithgow Information & Neighbourhood Centre. Photo: Adrian Symes

█ strategic focus: creative industries Prepare to Exchange & Australian PavilionArts OutWest’s creative industries program aims to support individuals and businesses trying to earn income from their creativity. Our major CI project in 2013 supported practitioners to work both collaboratively in the region and at an international level.

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Prepare to Exchange 12 applicants were selected to participate in this program of development which included a two day residential workshop. As part for the PTE program the participating artists had to design and run collaborative workshop in the Central West. These were held in Bathurst, Carcoar, Cowra, Hill End, Orange and Forbes.

Prepare to Exchange was funded by the Regional Arts Fund and Derbyshire City Council

█ 11 selected artists█ 5 associated artists plus 5 AOW staff█ 2 facilitators█ 2 UK presenters/ participants█ 9 community workshops█ 115 community workshop participants

OutcomesArtists have shown increased confidence and are ready to develop their careers further and take the next steps. Partnerships in the UK are ongoing with future collaborative projects being explored now by many of the participants.

UK exchange: The Australian PavilionFollowing on from the Prepare to Exchange development, 12 Central West artists set up ‘The Australian Pavilion’ at the Derbyshire Eco Centre for the Wirksworth Festival. Collaborating with UK artists they ran workshops in schools, for young people with disabilities and in the community; designed and hosted the festival opening night; were given tours of local cultural and creative enterprises.

█ 12 central west artists█ 16 community workshops█ 2 stage performances█ 2 exhibitions█ 6 partnerships with UK organisations█ Estimate 55 arts works exhibited

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█ Cowra sculptor Ken Hutchinson (left) learns from UK stone carver (right) at the Derbyshire Eco Centre.Photo: Chris Webb.

█ Hill End’s Kim Deacon performs ‘Lives and Loves of Henry Lawson’ at the Wirksworth Festival, Derbyshire.Photo: Chris Webb.

█ The Prepare to Exchange crew in Cowra.

█ Derbyshire: Lanny McKenzie teaches weaving Photo Adam RobertsonPhoto Adam Robertson

█ strategic focus: creative industries

The Silos Project2013-2014. Development stage of a major public performance event in Canowindra-Cowra area, based around rural silos.

█ Silos Project workshop.Photo: Kate Barclay.

Phase 1 of The SilosCollecting local stories and developing skills in music, dance, theatre and multimedia.

Workshops█ Consultation and planning with community█ Dance/ choreography led by Alison Plevey and Alison Buckley█ Music making led by Scott Saunders and local musicians█ Photographer Kate Barclay and writer Julia Andrews mentored by

Craig Walsh. Gathered local stories using multi-media storytelling techniques.

█ around 455 participants

PartnersThe Silos Project is a partnership between The Corridor Project, Legs on the Wall and Arts OutWest. Funded by Arts NSW.

PlansContinued 2014 with theatre design workshops led by Joey Ruigrok van der Werven. Working towards large scale public outdoor performance in 2015 using iconic grain silos in Cowra/Canowindra featuring Legs on the Wall and community participants. Funding is being sought.

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█ ATYP/ Arts OutWest youth scholarships winner, Lillian Bridgen from Lake Cargelligo

█ strategic focus: young people

Supporting young people to access and participate in the arts.

No more ArtstartSince the 1990s Arts OutWest had access to TAFE NSW Artstart biennial youth project funding. Hundreds of local youth projects and workshops were ran over those years. This funding was cut in 2013.

ATYP youth drama scholarshipsArts OutWest partnered with the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) in Sydney to provide two scholarships of a week-long course and $500 towards travel for two young people. Winners were Lillian Bridgen of Lake Cargelligo and Minna Squire from Forbes.

█ Silos Project workshop.Photo: Kate Barclay.

yaow.com.auwww.facebook.com/yaow.youth

Youth arts supportYouth Officer Zoe Rodwell assisted 3 local schools with funding applications; worked on the Prepare to Exchange project, especially with those artists delivering content to schools; and participated in local youth committees including Catapult Festival.

OnlineThe yaow.com.au site continues to showcase local youth arts.

█ a well governed organisationTargets in the strategic plan for good governance were met: Maintaining an active Committee of Management and keeping our office running smoothly, including all the associated administrative responsibilities of financial reporting, staff management, insurance, risk management and safety compliance.

FinancesContact us for a full copy of the Arts OutWest Inc 2013 financial statements or go to:www.artsoutwest.org.au/about/governance

Staff developmentStaff sought and were supported to attend training and development including attending the Australia Council for the Arts Marketing Summit (Maryanne); training at MCA in Sydney and at the National Gallery of Art in Canberra (Aleshia); participation in the UK Australian Pavilion Project (Tracey, Christine, Aleshia); presentation and participation at industry events and conferences (Tracey, Christine).

Arts OutWest officeArts OutWest is very fortunate to be hosted by Charles Sturt University with an office on the Bathurst campus.

Board/ Committee of Management 2013Arts OutWest has a representative board including 12 positions appointed by contributing councils, 1 position from CSU and 3 positions elected from the membership.

The Board met quarterly and at the Annual General Meeting (held at Hartley Historic Site in Lithgow local government area in May). █ Chair Libby Oldham, Director Jayes Gallery Molong (elected)█ Vice-Chair Cr Sharon Wilcox (Cabonne)█ Treasurer Cr Graham Falconer (Forbes)█ Secretary Fran Charge, Oberon Arts Council (Oberon)

█ Heather Blackley, Lachlan Arts Council (Lachlan) █ Cr Carly Brown (Weddin)█ Cr Jess Jennings (Bathurst)█ Brian Langer, Director Cowra Regional Art Gallery (Cowra)█ Phoebe Maroulis, owner Macquarie Theatre (Wellington)█ Liz Matthews, Parkes M&D (Parkes)█ Nyree Reynolds, Aboriginal artist (Blayney)█ Kylie Shead, Creative Producer Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre (elected) █ Alan Sisley, Director Orange Regional Gallery (Orange)█ Kate Smith, School Communication and Creative Industries (CSU)█ Cr Maree Statham, Mayor Lithgow (Lithgow)

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█ Lanny McKenzie’s weaving workshop for the Prepare to Exchange project. Photo: AOW.


█ Guests at the Arts OutWest AGM tour the courthouse at Hartley Historic Site.Photo: AOW.

█ partnersArts OutWest core funding partners

The Country Arts Support Program of Regional Arts NSW is funded by the NSW Government through Arts NSW

Central West Aboriginal Arts Development Officer position and program funded by the Australian Government through Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS)

Sweet Dreams funded by the NSW Government through Arts NSW and the Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care

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Spread the Word funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Health and Ageing

The Silos Project funded by Arts NSW

Prepare to Exchange funded by the Australian Government through the Regional Arts Fund

Arts OutWest gratefully acknowledges the support of local and regional media outlets in presenting the arts media program including ABC Central West, Fairfax, 2BS, 2EL, 2GZ, 2LT, 2PK, 2MCE, Binjang Radio.

Arts OutWest thanks all the organisations and individuals who supported our work and projects in 2013.

Arts OutWest is a member of Regional Arts NSW

Kew Y Ahn Aboriginal Art Gallery is a partnership with NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service


Printed by Central Commercial Printers, Bathurst

█ Spread the Word project. Making of the ‘One Mob’ music track and film clip with Desert Pea Media in Condobolin. Photo: Desert Pea Media.

Arts OutWest acknowledges the Wiradjuri people, whose land we work in, and pays respect to

traditional owners, past and present.

www.artsoutwest.org.au

Documents

Arts OutWest Inc Annual Report 2013