Black Swan Theatre Company’s “Wide Horizons”

By Black Swan Theatre Company

1st October, 2008

Black Swan Theatre Company’s residential theatre skills camp, Operation Pilbara 2008 - “Wide Horizons” - will be held in Karratha from October 5 - 11. It will culminate in a public showcase performance at the Walkington Theatre, Karratha, on October 10.

After the highly successful Operation Pilbara theatre skills camps in 2006 and 2007, 18 young people from around the Pilbara will once again enjoy the experience of professional theatre training in 2008. Rio Tinto who is celebrating a ten-year partnership with Black Swan Theatre Company has enabled the development and deployment of Operation Pilbara.

Earlier this year, Team Leader Phil Thomson, accompanied by experienced theatre educator Thomas Papathanassiou, headed off into the wilds of the Pilbara for the annual “talent search”. There was no shortage of talent in the Pilbara. 18 students have been invited to spend one week of the October holidays at a special drama camp in Karratha. The week’s training will culminate in a unique performance showcase at the Walkington Theatre on Friday 10 October 2008.

PUBLIC SHOWCASE - “OUTSIDERS”

The Wide Horizons “Outsider” showcase mixes drama, comedy, dance and stunt work to share young people’s perspectives of their region. This year’s focus will be on how to deal with all the new strangers in the Pilbara and how it feels to be surrounded by strangers all the time or to be a newcomer/stranger to the region oneself.

As well as demonstrating the work of the participants during the week, the performance will also aim to explore and exploit the theatrical possibilities of the Walkington Theatre, and even offer a few creative suggestions as to how the Pilbara might change over the next 25 years.

Created under the direction of Phil Thomson, with tutors Thomas and Polly Low and supported by Production Manager Anna Dymitr Hawkes, this showcase will entertain and surprise all who see it.

Where: Walkington Theatre, Millstream Road, Karratha
When: Friday, 10 October 2008, 7pm
Cost: Gold Coin Donation (supporting the work of the Karratha Youth Theatre)

Propelarts in Port Hedland

By Katherine Mountain

1st October, 2008

As part of Propelarts’ ArtsMAP program, we have been on a quest to ask as many young people as possible their opinions about the arts scene in WA. Recently, we travelled to regional WA to map the ideas of a number of youth community groups.

When we stopped off in Port Hedland, we caught up with seventeen-year-old Brad Holder, to find out about his involvement in the Hedland arts scene.

Tell us about yourself and your involvement in the arts scene in Port Hedland.
I’m pretty involved in the music scene, I love my music. I’m actually in a band called Slipton Fell. Our sound is kind of like piano-pop plus a drum kit. We’ve only just recently formed in the last 3 months, but we’re actually going to Sydney on the 3rd November to perform in the global Battle of the Bands because we won the Pilbara heats here, so that’s going really well, I’m enjoying it. We’ve so far done support gigs for Andrew Winton and the Black Sorrows and bands like that. We’ve got a website going now too.

My full time job is actually working in a theatre, I’m a full-time head technician there, so it’s my first gig out of school and I actually really like it.

In Hedland, I do lighting and audio for bands when they come through and stuff like that; I’ve just recently done Evermore and Jimmy Barnes as well. And Birds of Tokyo in Karratha. They were all pretty cool concerts.

And I’m also involved with HYLC here as well, which is the Hedland Youth Leadership Council. We run youth-oriented community events; we have a Skate Park Sizzle coming up soon, where we are going to put on a sausage sizzle with a live DJ in the South Hedland skate park.

So what do you think, are there many opportunities in the future if you want to stay in this field in Port Hedland?
I really want to travel to Perth and get some more experience. I’ve been casually at the theatre here through high school for nearly 6 years now, and full-time for nearly 8 months, so I think at that venue I’ve learnt as much as I can at this stage. My job kind of incorporates some of that as well, so hopefully I’ll be heading down to Perth later this year and I’ll get to do some training.

What would you bring back to Port Hedland from all that you’ve gained on your travels?
The main thing that I want to do at the moment is establish some kind of sound, audio and lighting system here that’s actually big enough to do the bands. Because at the moment, Jimmy Barnes for example, who came up here recently, they actually paid $100,000 to bring up a sound system because we didn’t have anything big enough in the Pilbara. But if we could establish a Pilbara branch or something like that up here for example, all the bands who come through Port Hedland could hire it, because it would just make life so much easier. And that would also give the local bands in the Pilbara a bit more exposure and a bang to go out with in all their concerts. It might get international acts to come here also, a real drawcard. You know, if it's here, why not stop in the Pilbara?

What arts programs would you like to see up here in Port Hedland? Where is the arts scene now, and where do you see it heading?
Port Hedland at the moment, it’s starting its big economic boom, which is going to be good because if the arts industry can tap in to a bit of that, then it has the potential to just explode.

Even if you start getting bigger bands here, that’s going to feed back into the boom again because people are going to want to come up to Port Hedland because things are actually happening up here. But to make that happen, it’s going to take a lot of work, more people who are into the arts actually doing stuff.

You can check out Brad’s band at the Slipton Fell band website at http://sliptonfellband.com/index.cfm

Iluka Visions Winners!

By Iluka Visions 2007

1st October, 2008

Young artists and their families, teachers and friends came together on the evening of Saturday 20 October to celebrate the culmination of months of creative endeavour, when Iluka Visions 2007 officially opened at Bunbury Regional Art Galleries. Just over 240 people attended the opening function to acknowledge the exhibiting students’ achievements. The exhibition was opened by Mr Alan Dodge, the Director of the Art Galleries of Western Australia.

This popular annual event, generously supported by Iluka Resources Limited, showcases the artistic accomplishments of South West High School students from Years 8 to 12. This year, students have expressed their originality through various mediums, including painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, textile work and digital media.

A judging panel, consisting of Melissa Keys, Curator of the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, and Thelma Cluning, President of the Art Education Association of W.A., had the difficult task of awarding prizes for excellence. Prize winners this year were:

Upper School Painting Award – Sharnee Pike, Bunbury SHS, “Untitled”

Lower School Painting Award – Rowan Brown, Cornerstone Christian College, “Dugongs”

Upper School Drawing Award – Todd de Hoog, Mandurah Senior College, “Self Triptych 1 2 & 3”

Lower School Drawing Award – Brandon Armstrong, Eaton Community College, “Colours of the City”

Upper School Printmaking Award – Paul Boyle, Frederick Irwin Anglican School, “Rings of Harmony”

Lower School Printmaking Award – Rachel Manassah, Frederick Irwin Anglican School, “Eye of Tarzier”

Upper School Photography Award – Heather Jerrems, Mandurah Senior College, “Jessica’s Bicycle”

Lower School Photography Award – Michael Bond, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School, “The Warmth”

Upper School Mixed Media/Textile Award – Michaela Cull, Living Waters Lutheran College, “Landscape”

Lower School Mixed Media/Textile Award – Liam Nuccini, Collie Senior High School, “Untitled”

Upper School Three Dimensional Award – Bree McCleery, Newton Moore SHS, “Hand You A Cuppa”

Lower School Three Dimensional Award – Jayden Saw, Living Waters Lutheran College, “Golden Dragon”

Upper School Digital Media Prize – Tamika Trigwell, Australind Senior High School, “Uniform”

Lower School Digital Media Prize – Chelsey Koops-Bond, Collie Senior High School, “Digital Self-Portrait”

Upper School Best Overall Award – Kate Edgeloe, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School, “The Challenge”

Lower School Best Overall Award – Anna Sangmeister, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School, “Vulnerability”

Sheridan/Skrolys Acquisitive Award – Liam Nuccini, Collie Senior High School, “Unittled”

Country Framers Encouragement Award – Caitlyn Hiller, Mandurah Senior College, “I Lost Everything”

The Iluka Prize 2007 – Courtney Downes, Bunbury Catholic College

This year the prestigious Iluka Prize was a one-week internship at the Art Gallery of Western Australia, an award that could not have been achieved without the vital support of Iluka Resources. The Iluka Prize for 2007 went to Bunbury artist Courtney Downes.

“The opening night of Iluka Visions was an outstanding evening, and I think all in attendance were very impressed by the high standard of artwork on display,” Bunbury Regional Art Galleries Audience Development Officer Roy Obal. “There were a lot of excited young artists present, and we at the Galleries hope that the Iluka Visions exhibition will encourage them to continue with their art.”

The Galleries would very much like to thank members of our corporate community who have supported Iluka Visions 2007, including Iluka Resources, Country Framers, and Russell Sheridan and Linda Skrolys, without whom the exhibition would certainly not happen. We would also like to thank Alan Dodge and the Art Gallery of Western Australia, as well as the teachers and arts professionals who made up our selection and judging panels, and also those teachers who facilitated their students’ participation in the exhibition.

Iluka Visions 2007 will remain open until 25 November, and the Galleries encourage members of the community to come along and enjoy the exhibition. The Galleries are open daily from 10am until 4pm and entry is free. For more information, contact Roy Obal on (08) 9721 6390.

Vote Now for the WAM SONG OF THE YEAR 2008

By WAM

1st October, 2008

The wait is over for 1640 eager songwriters throughout Western Australia, as 85 nominees in 17 categories are announced for WA's premiere songwriting competition - WAM Song of the Year!

Thanks to the Sunday Times and PerthNow you can listen to all nominated songs at
www.perthnow.com.au

For the first time, the public can vote for a nominee in the Most Popular Song category. Vote online for your favourite song now - the most popular song as voted by the public will be announced at the Presentation Ceremony, winning a $1000 prize. Tell one - tell all, but get your votes in before NOON (WST) Tuesday 7 October.

Now in its 19th year, WAM Song of the Year showcases the quality and diversity of WA's songwriting talent across 12 genres, 3 school categories, plus bonus Regional and Indigenous categories that exclusively recognise these often remotely located songwriters. The WAM Song of the Year Grand Prize winner is selected from the winners in each category, and will take away a $5000 prize with 3-days of recording at Poons Head Recording Studio plus 500 CDs by DiskBank. Radio stations are already playing many of the nominated songs.

All winners will be officially announced at the Presentation Ceremony, hosted at the Fly By Night Musicians' Club in Fremantle, Thursday 9 October as part of Mental Health Awareness Week.

Tickets are now on sale at the WAM Office during business hours - $15 Standard and $10 Concession/Full-time Students. Call (08) 9227 7962 or WA Regional Toll-free 1800 007 962 to order by credit card. Visit www.wam.asn.au for an order form and full list of nominees. Get in early as tickets sell fast!

Blog to WIN $500

By Suzy Day

1st October, 2008

The ArtsMAP BLOG Competition: supported by the Minter Ellison Youth Arts Foundation is designed for artistic & creative West Australians.

If you are 15-25 you are eligible to win $500 OR two runners up prizes of $250 if you can creatively answer one of these three questions:

1. How are you involved in an arts scene/community?
2. What do you like OR what don’t you like about your arts scene?
3. Think big! What arts program would you love to see (for the future)?
You may answer one of these questions as creatively as you wish by:

Making a VIDEO
Writing a Story
Recording a Song

Email your blog entry (with 'ArtsMAP Blog' as subject heading) to suzy@propelarts.org.au by Friday, October 10, 2008.

Remember to include your name, age, suburb and email address in the submission. Your blogs will be posted online at www.propelarts.org.au/blog as they are received!

Prizes: Winner - $500 cash; two runners up -$250 cash each

Happy Blogging!

Barking Gecko’s "Gogo Fish"

By Eleri Evans

1st October, 2008

The Barking Gecko Theatre Company's October school holiday show Gogo Fish, takes us on a palaeontologic adventure through the Devonian swamps of the Kimberley. Or in theatrical terms… we use a time-machine fish club to travel back 375 million years to attend an underwater Gogo fish party.

Written by Damon Lockwood, this scientific comedy is perfect for families and kids 5 – 12 years. Director Jeremy Rice says, “It’s full of surprises – talking fish, walking clams, George Michael and go-go dancing. Audiences will learn the difference between a straight and coiled nautiloid, and witness time-travel first hand. I think that’s great value for fifty-five minutes of theatre.”

The story captures an evolutionary turning point: swamp fish are developing the bone structures of arms and legs. Will they realise that to be a 'fish out of water' IS progress? Join Zach (Jimmy James Eaton) and Charlie (Cassandra Vagliviello) on this adventure and meet the clam family, get revved by Cate the party-hard coiled nautiloid and watch Gogo Fish and Lung Fish go fin to fin. Designer Bryan Woltjen has created a magical underwater world and music by Ash Gibson Greig will have the audience itching to dance at the Gogo Fish’s party.

Venue: Subiaco Arts Centre Studio
Performance Dates: 30 Sept - 11 Oct (Tuesdays to Saturdays) at 11am & 1pm
Duration: 55 minutes
Price: Adults at kids prices at $14.90 each (discounts available for groups)

Tickets on sale now through BOCS on 9484 1133 or www.bocsticketing.com.au

Mojo’s in Disguise

By Ella McNeill

1st October, 2008

They may be called THE DISGUISE, but this talented bunch is easy to spot. Bringing their pop sensibilities to headline next Thursday, October 2nd at Mojo’s, they will be sharing the best of their 2008 work, all on a brand new, take me home demo.

Supported by the rock and blues boys of The Wilderness, the catchy melodic love from The Four Walls and the unique blues of Red Shoes Boy, listeners will be a tapping their feet from 8pm. The second in a string of compelling performances by The Disguise, the lyrical storytelling by Matt Harley complimented by Ash Hendriks captivating voice will delight as they encompass all that is brilliant about West Australian musicians. Don’t miss the music; it will be the best way to spend a Thursday in October. Tickets available at the door for $10.

This tight four piece are working their way into the vocabulary of many twenty-somethings with their unfamiliar song structure and disguising mass appeal. The Disguise’s rhythms corrupt the dance floor to create the perfect soundtrack to Perth’s musical journey. Having recently played along side The Wilderness, these two compliment each other and pull the crowd into their inimitable domains. Enjoying the warm response to ‘Cheats,’ released last month, The Wilderness commit to their performances and deliver a concrete collaboration of blues and rock. The blend of pop rock that is embraced by The Four Walls carries their music beyond the stage of Mojo’s and will invite you to listen on. Next Thursday promises a strong collection of talent well into the night.

Multiple Awards Await "The Return"

By Chris Thomas

1st October, 2008

KADS Theatre’s production of The Return, fresh from its Kalamunda season, has been named Best Overall Production at this year’s DramaFest, the annual State One-Act Drama Festival held over the September long weekend.
Written by Reg Cribb and directed by Danni Ashton, it also scored Phil Barnett an award for Best Male Actor, just two weeks after the play picked up three awards at the 2008 South West Drama Festival.

In Bunbury, Barnett was recognised for Outstanding Performance in a Drama, Murray Jackson was named Best Character Actor and Chris Thomas received the award for Best Male Supporting Actor.
Ashton, also winner of the 2007 Dramafest Best Overall Production Award for Indian Summer, said she chose to direct The Return because of its gripping, taut realism and the fact it continually threw surprises at the audience.

“The play is an extremely powerful piece with characters that people can identify with,” she said. “I think it’s fair to say people may have spotted some of them on the train before.
“There was an intensity we found in the exploration of these characters, challenging perceptions and beliefs, which helped build towards a volatile ending.

“I saw the film and was drawn into the emotional journey each character goes through and thought it could easily be adapted to the stage, then discovered it was actually a play first.”

The Return was adapted for the big screen as Last Train to Freo in 2006 and is a tense psychological drama as two thugs confront and harass other passengers as a train travels to Fremantle.

But the stage production did present some challenges for Ashton, including designing a set for a train interior that needed to be put together in 10 minutes.
“With one-act plays, you need to be able to set and strike the stage quickly, to allow for other plays on the same night,” she said.

“Plays could only be a maximum of 45 minutes at both festivals so we had to be quite ruthless in cutting the script back but ultimately it gave The Return even more impact.”

In addition to The Return, Ashton co-directed A One Night Stand Off for Guildford’s Garrick Theatre, scoring two DramaFest awards – Jayma Knudson was named Best Female Actor while Martin Lindsay received the Beryl Sylvester Award for New Writing.

A One Night Stand Off was also an award-winner at the South West Drama Festival, picking up awards for Best Production, Best Director, Best Male Actor, Best Original Script and Outstanding Performance in a Comedy.

DramaFest was hosted by the Independent Theatre Association over the September long weekend at South Perth’s Old Mill Theatre, featuring an array of short plays from theatres across the metropolitan area and regional WA.

OUTSIDE – IN

By Reflections Art Studio

1st October, 2008

During Mental Heath Week, experience the role art has to play in well-being.

OUTSIDE-IN is an art exhibition from Reflections Art Studio, which forms part of the Creative Expression Centre for Arts Therapy unit within the North Metropolitan Area Health Service, Mental Health.

Powerful artwork in a variety of mediums will be on display. Many of the works can be classified as 'Outsider Art', a movement sometimes known as Raw Art or Art Brut, which is recognised world wide as a strong art statement outside the mainstream.

"Reflections concentrates on promoting mental health, wellbeing and recovery through visual art in a supportive environment for adults living with the effects of persistent mental illness", says Penny Kordyl, Reflections Art Studio Manager.

Having opened in April 2006, Reflections Art Studio is now close to operating at maximum capacity, with 60 people currently participating in the studio program.

The facility (comprising of painting, ceramic and textile studios) is founded on the belief that engaging in art is life sustaining, that people are inherently creative and use their creativity for personal healing and recovery. Artwork is undertaken in open studios where participants work on their own projects or in more structured class settings that facilitate the learning of particular art skills and techniques.

Monday 6th - Saturday 11th October 2008 10am - 4pm.
Opening 4pm Tuesday October 7th.

Reflections Art Studio is located at 125 Aberdeen Street, Northbridge.

Do you have a WAY WITH WORDS?

By writingWA

1st October, 2008

Are you an outspoken wordsmith looking for you two minutes of fame and fortune?

If you’re a poet, hip-hop emcee, speaker of the truth or just someone who reckons they can hold a crowd with the mere sound of their voice, then the second annual Australian national poetry slam is the event you’ve been waiting for.

Contestants are given a mic, a live audience and two minutes to impress the judges, selected at random from the crowd. There are cash prizes up on offer, with the WA winner flown over Sydney Opera House for the national Australian Poetry Slam 08 title in December

So if you have something to say… this is the place to get it heard!

To register for the Perth heats call 9228 9908 or email: info@writingWA.org

Shakespeare’s Fools, Lovers and Murderers

By BSX Theatre

1st October, 2008

BSX Theatre - Thrills and Skills is a program involving an intensive series of performance classes for people over the age of 16. Join Michael Loney, one of Western Australia’s most experienced actors, for our Term 4 BSX Theatre Thrills & Skills Workshop (9 two hour classes in total).

Shakespeare’s Fools, Lovers and Murderers is an introduction to performing Shakespeare, incorporating his life, times and work.

Michael Loney will provide a guide to an understanding of Shakespeare’s text and how to bring it to life. It is also through the text that we are able to bring the events of Shakespeare’s era to life.

This course is designed to help participants understand Shakespeare’s work with greater ease. Discover ‘verse’ as an actors’ tool, understand Shakespeare’s demands on muscular and physical performance and explore some of his monologues and scenes.

The course is suitable both for those who wish to study for enjoyment and for those who want to further their skills as a performer of Shakespeare.

COURSE: Shakespeare’s Fools, Lovers and Murderers
TUTOR: Michael Loney
WHEN: Every Thursday 7pm - 9pm
DATE: Thurs 16 October – 11 December
WHERE: Old Masonic Hall, 6 Broadway, Nedlands
COST: $180 including GST for the 9 week course
CURRICULUM COUNCIL ENDORSED: Participation earns students points towards Secondary Graduation.

To secure your place in Shakespeare’s Fools, Lovers and Murderers, visit our website www.bstc.com.au/go/education/thrills-and-skills and download an enrolment form. Or, for further information contact Chantelle Iemma on (08) 6389 0311 – information@bstc.com.au.

Please be advised that enrolments close at 5pm on Monday 13 October 2008.

Black Swan Theatre Company’s BSX Theatre - Thrills & Skills Workshops are endorsed by Western Australia's Curriculum Council. Participation in the BSX Theatre - Thrills & Skills Workshops will earn secondary students points toward Secondary Graduation.

Coming up at The Blue Room

By Shalini Nair

1st October, 2008

Always Working Artists and The Blue Room present Apocalypse Perth

At The Blue Room Studio, 22 October to 8 November 2008: Tue – Sat; All shows 6:30pm; plus Fri & Sat 9:15pm with a 'Meet the artists' session on Tue 28 Oct Tickets: $22 Full, $15 Conc, BR Members $18 / $12

Written by Kate Rice; Directed by Jeremy Rice; Sound Composition by Ashley Gibson Greig; Lighting Design by Lucy Birkenshaw

Featuring Greg McNeill, Whitney Richards, Vanessa Trengove and Craig Williams.

In January 2008 an amateur theatre group based in Perth’s northern suburbs put on a show called Rock Apocalypse.

In February an anonymous review was posted online. It was not favourable. What followed was an extraordinary online exchange of observations, criticisms, insults and invective.

It was a passionate debate over the quality of the performers, the lack of air-conditioning, the price of drinks at interval, the process of choosing and casting a play, what a paying audience can and can’t expect, and just who is entitled to be rude about it all anyway; all played out on the internet, where everyone is a performer and no one is safe.

“Shame. Shame on you all. We asked for a review, not a subscription to S**t-slinging Weekly.”

Apocalypse Perth is a verbatim theatre piece based on the online forum and interviews with those who took part in it and those who were crushed by it. See it and say what you really think.

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Red Ryder Productions and The Blue Room present Dying City

At The Blue Room Theatre, 16 October to 1 November 2008; Tues – Sat; All shows 8:00pm; Sat 25 Oct @ 5:00pm with a ‘Meet the Artists’ session on Tue 21 Oct; Tickets: $25 Full, $18 Conc, BR Members $20 / $15

Written by Christopher Shinn; Directed by Emily McLean

Featuring Benj D’Addario and Alison van Reeken

“I’m just saying - if you know someone is manipulating you, then you should tell them.”

Peter’s twin brother Craig dies whilst serving in Iraq. A year later Peter seeks out his former sister-in-law, Kelly. If he’s hoping for comfort, he’s mistaken. This isn’t an episode of Law & Order; there will be no reassuring closure. Nothing about a death - or a life for that matter - is ever that easy.

From public conscience to private grief, Dying City was one of _The New York Times_’ top ten plays of 2007.

“Anyone who doubts that Mr Shinn is among the most provocative and probing American playwrights today need only experience Dying City” - The New York Times

This WA premiere is directed by the PTT/EGA Best Director of 2006 and 2007, produced by the team that brought you Dealer’s Choice, A Moment on the Lips, Loveplay _and _The Mozart Faction (2007 Blue Room Members’ Choice Award).

Both of these plays are Pride WA Festival Events and part of the ‘SILVER’ ARTRAGE Festival 25th Anniversary Edition.
See either show and the same night get 20% off The Court Hotel's a la carte and pizza menus with the daily password. Make sure you ask us for The Court password when booking. Restaurant open Wednesday - Sunday nights

Book your tickets at 9227 7005 or online: www.blueroom.org.au

Inter-Arts Project Grants!

By Australia Council for the Arts

1st October, 2008

The Australia Council for the Arts is offering grants to support artists working in interdisciplinary and hybrid arts to engage in research and development, creative development and/or production.

This category primarily supports the following activities:
• research and development
• creative development
• production.

Projects may propose one or more of the components mentioned above and presentation of works may be included within the proposal.

In this funding round the Inter-Arts Office encourages applications from artists exploring participatory experiences for audiences through interdisciplinary or hybrid arts such as:
• investing the audience with an element of creative agency in a work and so blurring the lines between ‘creator’ and ‘viewer’
• using audience interaction to help generate the artistic experience or to materially create elements of the work
• using locative media to create performance or game-play involving audiences in public environments.

If you believe your project may be eligible for support through inter-arts projects, please contact Inter-Arts Office staff to discuss your proposal.

Find out more at Inter-Arts Projects or call the Australia Council’s Inter-Arts Office on 02 9215 9166 or toll free 1800 226 912.

Inter-Arts project grant applications close 1 December 2008.

2009 Indigenous Youth Leadership Program

By Foundation for Young Australians

1st October, 2008

Applications are now open for the 2009 Indigenous Youth Leadership Program (IYLP) which offers exciting educational and leadership opportunities for young Indigenous students. The IYLP gives Indigenous young people the chance to study at high performing schools or universities and benefit from practical leadership experiences and personal development. Indigenous students between the ages of 12-25 who are from remote or regional communities are encouraged to apply now for tertiary and secondary scholarships.

The Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) is committed to Indigenous education and delivers IYLP services funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR). There are currently 151 secondary students and 36 tertiary students placed on IYLP throughout Australia. The program has demonstrated an exceptionally high rate of retention with 90% of secondary students continuing with their scholarships.

IYLP secondary scholarships of up to $15,000 per eligible student, per year, are available for tuition and accommodation costs at participating IYLP Education Providers. *IYLP tertiary scholarships offer eligible students up to $6,000 per year*for university course fees and other educational requirements. Schools, universities and communities are encouraged to identify and assist eligible students to apply for this great opportunity to participate in the IYLP.

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN for 2009 IYLP scholarships
Secondary scholarships close - Friday 3 October
Tertiary scholarships close - Monday 3 November

More information and application details available on
(03) 9670 5436 or free call 1800 252 316
www.youngaustralians.org
iylpenquiries@youngaustralians.org

sQuareOne

By Vibewire

1st October, 2008

Vibewire Inc is proud to announce a revamped sQuareOne and to offer you and your organisation the opportunity to be a part of this unique service.

For those of you unfamiliar with sQuareOne, it is a project run by independent, non-profit youth media and arts organisation, Vibewire Inc. We are a vital space in Sydney for youth-led projects, workshops and community programs. It is a place where you can launch your creative project or social enterprise, or to extend your organisational abilities.

sQuareOne is a hub of resources, learning, infrastructure and activism. We provide support to both full-time and casual projects and to organisations and individuals for a range of activities, including film-making, music production, magazine publishing, event organising, web development, and youth-to-youth education and advocacy.

As we aim to continually improve the services we offer to our residents, we have re-structured our residency lease arrangements to allow individuals and organisations improved access and support.

RESIDENCY PACKAGES sQuareOne offers two types of residencies: full time and casual. There is some flexibility around these packages, depending on the needs of the project. As sQuareOne is a youth-led, youth focussed venture, residents must be under the age of 30.

Full-time Residency
An ideal option for an emerging social enterprise, grassroots organisations, young creative businesses or for established organisations that wish to expand into Sydney.
• 24 hour access, 7 days per week.
• A dedicated workstation, including computer, desk, chair, shelving & storage.
• Broadband internet, scanning, printing & photocopying [colour & b&w capabilities]
• Access to production equipment ie editing & design suites, data projector or video camera.
• Access to shared telephone line
• Access to kitchenette, library & meeting areas
• Rent includes: $10 worth of printing [100 b&w copies]
• Utilities & water usage, mailbox
• $300 per month [residency]
Casual Residency
The perfect choice for young creatives and entrepreneurs who want to create time in their busy schedules to work on the projects that mean the most to them.
• Access during sQuareOne opening hours, 10 hours per week
• A 'hot seat' workstation, including computer, desk and chair
• Broadband internet, scanning, printing & photocopying [colour & b&w capabilities]
• Access to production equipment ie editing & design suites, data projector or video camera
• Access to kitchenette, library & meeting areas
• Utilities & water usage, mailbox
• $100 per month

*Please contact Eira Martens on 0432 354 922 or through eira@vibewire.net during business hours for more information.*

Aspiring Radio Presenters Wanted!

By Dani Cinnamon

1st October, 2008

6EBA 95.3 FM World Radio is looking for presenters to host an arts-based program each week.

The presenters would bring information, interviews, “what’s on” and anything arts related to listeners in a one hour program produced from the Maylands studio. This includes theatre, visual art, dance, writing, etc.

Radio Training is given with a view to teach the presenters how to create, produce and present the program with minimal supervision.

This is a fantastic opportunity for young artists to get their name out into the community, to develop self confidence, to promote the arts… and of course, once you have a radio paneling certificate and a bit of experience… you can work virtually world wide.

If you are interested in this project, please call training coordinator Dani Cinnamon on 9371 2338 for more information.

Or email dani@6eba.com.au.

Call for Dance Facilitators

By DADAA WA

1st October, 2008

DADAA WA (Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts, Australia) and STEPS Youth Dance Company are collaborating on a youth community arts project in the City of Swan beginning in 2008-2009.

We are looking for an emerging dance artist to work as a facilitator with young people with and without disabilities.

The facilitator will work within a professional team, gain experience in community cultural development practice, and work towards the creation of a choreographic outcome. The facilitator will be supported by DADAA staff and mentored by STEPS creative staff.

This project aims to engage with young people with and without disabilities to develop their skills in dance and allied artforms, and to promote inclusive youth spaces for young people in their local community. This will be achieved by running regular workshops in dance, sound and animation at youth centres in Ballajura and Ellenbrook, and by linking to Hyper Festival 2009, the City of Swan’s major youth festival, to showcase project outcomes.

This project offers the successful applicant:

-an initial 12 month contract working in two communities in the City of Swan – Ballajura and Ellenbrook
-6 hours work per week (this may vary throughout the project)
-mentorship from STEPS and DADAA staff in planning and implementing community based arts projects
-opportunities to lead the development of artistic outcomes (in collaboration with other arts workers) in dance, sound and animation

Required skills/abilities include:

-Sound knowledge of and ability to implement basic choreographic gameplay
-Ability to develop basic dance skills and technique and have the flexibility to work with dance styles and original choreography of participants
-Willingness to work within a multi-artform team and develop new skills in community based practice
-Ability to implement community cultural development values of inclusion, respect, flexibility and collaboration between professional artists and young people.

*For more information or to submit your CV, please contact Liz Randolph on (08) 9250 4692, 0414 933 225 or liz@dadaawa.asn.au. We will be accepting expressions of interest until Friday 17 October 2008*

Ausdance WA Dance Week

By Ausdance WA

1st October, 2008

Ausdance WA is planning for Dance Week 2009 and we would like to hear from dance companies, dancers, primary and high schools, dance studios/schools.

We are encouraging all members to consider holding a performance, workshop, masterclass, open day, forum or any other special event during May 2009 to celebrate Dance Week.

Ausdance WA will support members who join in the celebrations by publicising each event in a brochure which will be circulated throughout Perth. The aim of the brochure is to promote dance in all its forms and contexts.

Please offer your expression of interest by letting us know
Your name:
Organisation name (if applicable):
Phone #:
Email:
Dance form/style:
Type of event (eg: performance, workshop, open day):
Venue where the event will be held:

*Please respond to wa@ausdance.org.au and Ausdance WA will be in contact with you by 30 November 2008.*

Two American jazz greats share their genius

By Anton Maz

1st October, 2008

Local jazz guitarists and saxophonists, both aspiring and professional, can enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hone their craft by learning from the world’s best when American jazz greats, John Scofield and Joe Lovano conduct music workshops at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in October.

John Scofield has been described by the International Herald Tribune as “... arguably the most influential jazz guitarist” and Joe Lovano stands out as one of the most successful saxophonists in jazz today.

On Monday 20 October in WAAPA’s Roundhouse Theatre, John Scofield will conduct a music workshop from 5.30pm-7.00pm, followed by Joe Lovano’s workshop from 7.30pm - 9.00pm.

John Scofield’s influence began in the late 1970s and is still going strong. Along with Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell, Scofield is universally regarded as one of the ‘big three’ of modern jazz guitarists. Possessor of a distinctive sound and stylistic diversity, Scofield is a masterful jazz improviser whose music generally falls somewhere between post-bop, funk-edged jazz, and R&B. Currently Adjunct Professor of Music at New York University, Scofield has led his own groups in the international jazz scene, recorded over 35 albums as a leader and collaborated with contemporary jazz legends such as Miles Davis, Charlie Haden, Eddie Harris and Herbie Hancock, to name only a few.

Cleveland native Joe Lovano has distinguished himself for three decades not just for his compelling saxophone tone and improvisational ability but also for his forward-thinking presentation of new musical ideas and ensemble concepts. From his 2006 collaboration with Gunther Schuller on the highly-acclaimed jazz album Streams of Expression to his work as Gary Burton Chair of Jazz Performance at Berklee College of Music, Lovano continually challenges conceptual and thematic choices in his quest for new modes of artistic expression and new definitions of the jazz idiom. Lovano has released 18 celebrated albums on the Blue Note label, including 2007’s Grammy-nominated Kids, a duet recording with iconic pianist Hank Jones.

The Roundhouse Theatre, WAAPA, Edith Cowan University, 2 Bradford St, Mt Lawley. $40 per workshop or $70 for both.

*Book online at www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/explore or phone Jay Auty on 9370 6007.*

SOUTHBOUND ANNOUNCES ArtBound SCULPTURE AWARD

By Bronwyn Smith

1st October, 2008

Southbound is music, Southbound is camping. And Southbound is Art!

Following on from the fantastic response to last year’s Sculpture Award, Sunset Events is proud to announce the 3rd annual ArtBound Sculpture Award for 2009. Sunset Events, supported by Western Power, is offering WA artists the chance to receive from a prize pool of $10 000, plus the opportunity to exhibit at Southbound to 20,000 festival-goers as well as at Gunyulgup Galleries in Yallingup for January.

The Southbound Festival takes place at Sir Stewart Bovell Park in Busselton from Friday 2nd – Sunday 4th January, 2009.

“Southbound is a wide celebration of the arts – not just music,” Promoter David Chitty said. “At Southbound 2007 we introduced ArtBound, which was an overwhelming success. Southbound is a special platform for people of all artistic persuasions to express themselves and we want to take this opportunity to contribute to the already exciting arts scene in Western Australia.”

This year in regards to the theme, we would like the artists to communicate issues of importance to them as vibrant Western Australians through sculpture. This could be anything from environmental, political, cultural, spiritual or economic themes and beyond! As recycling and protection of the environment are major components of the Festival materials may be recycled; however, this is not necessary if the theme is able to be communicated through the design.

A judging panel of arts industry experts that include Joy Legge, Tony Jones and Lorna Secrett will select the ten finest submissions, with the finalists each receiving $500. All ten sculptures will be exhibited at the Southbound Festival, and the first prize winner will receive $5000 kindly donated by Western Power and the opportunity to exhibit the sculpture at Gunyulgup Galleries. The winner will be announced during the festival.

On your festival adventure be sure to visit the Sculpture Park and explore the exciting artistic talent developing in WA, and maybe even snap yourself up a collector’s item!

Submissions must be received by Friday, October 31st 2008 at 5pm.

For a downloadable Entry Form and the Guidelines and Artist Information please visit
www.sunsetevents.com.au/sites/southbound/artbound.html or email info@sunsetevents.com.au

Get Unwrapped

By Unwrapped

1st October, 2008

Designer applications are now open for Unwrapped: Subiaco.

Unwrapped stalls will trade from 5pm to 9pm on Thursday 4 December 2008 on Rokeby Road (between Roberts Rd and Hay Street), which will be closed to traffic for the evening.

If you would like to apply, please see attached application form and follow the instructions below:

1. Fill in the form electronically, by typing into the marked fields
2. Once complete, choose 'save as'
3. Save the file using your brand/label name in this format: 'Your Brand Name' Application_Subiaco2008
4. Send the form, along with your 3 images and 300 word Bio via email to unwrappedperth@gmail.com with the subject line 'Your Brand Name' Application Subiaco, before 7 November.

Unwrapped: the marketplace provides a low-risk platform for emerging designers to test the commercial viability of their products. It enables early-career designers to launch their brands and engage directly with their target market, providing a unique platform to secure immediate sales from style-savvy shoppers, generate further interest from retail buyers and network with other industry professionals.

This event is part of the Subiaco Street Festival 2008 and proudly supported by Pro Subi and the City of Subiaco.

Please see the website for the application form.

Aleksandra & Ebony
Unwrapped: the marketplace
www.unwrapped.com.au
unwrappedperth@gmail.com

Art4Aid

By World Vision

1st October, 2008

World Vision's annual youth arts competition is searching for students and individuals under 26 with a social conscience to respond to the call to Stop Child Labour.

Categories include Art prize, designing bumper stickers, postcards and t-shirts or creating your own short film or multimedia clip.
Shortlisted pieces will be exhibited during the Melbourne International Arts Festival Melbourne, from 18-31 October.

Further details on the comp can be found at www.stir.org.au/art4aid