2012 RADF Showcase

Front and Back Cover Picture: Title: Memory Paths (Pilot Project), 2012Video installation still; screened at the MECC Box Offi ce, February 2012Duration 3 m 50 s continuous loop Visual Editing and Design: Donna Maree RobinsonSoundscape: Fiona Bishop-VuibeqaProject and Art Consultant: Tracey Johnson (Glitch New Media Productions)

Featuring a selection of local arts and cultural work by RADF recipients...

The Regional Arts Development Fund is a joint Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and Mackay Regional Council partnership to support local arts and culture.

Mackay Regional Council Recipient Listing2010 / 2011 Round 3Cultural Tourism Brad Butcher $10,000The grant will be used towards the costs of recording and producing my fi rst solo studio CD album of original songs.Artspace Foundation $3,000Produce a high quality 2012 Art Diary, featuring images of the Mackay Regional Council, Gallery and Public art Collection.

Regional PartnershipsCrossroad Arts Inc. $10,000Small Miracles Project - Small miracles is a seeding project aimed at providing opportunities for people who experience disabilities and disadvantage to participate in the arts. Small Miracles (RADF) will form Stage 1 (12 weeks) of a 3 year Project.Katrina Cornwell $5,000The performance season of Prometheus Days, a new theatre work created with young people from Mackay.

Developing Regional SkillsPia Sorensen $2,917.00Attending two master-classes on offer at the “Koala Conventions International Embroidery & Creative Arts Events”, held at Brisbane Girls Grammar School 2nd to the 10th July 2011.

2010 / 2011 Round 4Building Community Cultural CapacityPioneer Potters Mackay Inc $1910Workshops with Jackie Gasson to engage local participates in the exploration of ideas associated with clay/colour decoration techniques. St Patricks College $2,150 Mackay District Secondary Schools Choral Festival

Cultural TourismDouglas Lenton $ 8,395“A Journey Of Time, In Time?” Art Exhibition

Regional PartnershipsPioneer Valley Tourism& Development Association $3,151Production of a professional museum light weight exhibition designed for travelling.The Tremadours $5992.80The Tremadours Spaghetti Western Tour - Youth performance workshops

Contemporary Collections and StoriesTarah Bowman $4,560Let’s Unscrew the Taboo on Mental Illness TOO’

Developing Regional SkillsClaire Munt $400/ Carmel Kelly $400/ Daphne Rithenberg $400/ Susan Flack $400Attending the 2011 Museum and Gallery Services Queensland State Conference as a volunteer member of the Friends of the Pioneer Valley Museum.

Mackay Regional Council Recipient Listing2011 / 2012 Round 1

Building Community Cultural CapacityMelissa Selleck $8000 Living Arts Community Warehouse Project

Concept DevelopmentMargaret Burgess $2520Paxton’s Creative Space and Upstairs GalleryMackay heritage Showcase $5180Stage 1 of the project plan for the Mackay Heritage Showcase, a regional museum that will defi ne the Mackay region’s storey: past present, future.John Ward $9000Development of a Self Promotional Tool for Music Career

Developing Regional SkillsRachael Lamb $685Attendance to the QLD Conservatorium Griffi th University State Honours Ensemble Program.Erin Mogg $302 State Honours Ensemble Program. A Trumpet school holiday program designed to provide extension opportunities for advance musicians from Queensland High Schools.Manuela Weiback $477 / Melanie Stevenson $280 / Lauren Mitchell $555Attending 2011 State Honours Ensemble Program for intensive rehearsal and performance tutetage with internationally recognised conductors, adjudicators and musical directors.

2011 / 2012 Round 2

Building Community Cultural CapacityMackay Deaf Association $3,520Engagement of a professional fi lm-maker and a visual artist to facilitate workshops with Mackay Deaf Club members to create works that celebrate the club’s 30th anniversary.Mackay Musical Comedy Players Inc. $7000Employment of Professional Director Simone De Haas to direct “The Sound of Music” at the MECC and develop the skills of emerging directors.Valley District Youth Council $3,700“SCARS” Youth Music &Art Project - A dynamic youth music and art experience that promotes a powerful anti-bullying message.

Mackay Regional Council Recipient Listing

2011 / 2012 Round 2

Concept Development

Tracey Heathwood $2,400Development of a site-specifi c exhibition of recent and new paper-based artworks, to be shown at Artspace Mackay in 2012.Glitch New Media Productions $7,000Memory Paths - Development of a multimedia exploration of Mackay’s changing landscape over 150 years. Jennifer Hanna $1,200Development of an ART TRAIL as part of The River Rock to Mountain Top Festival featuring local artists, craftspeople, writer, poets and musicians.

Developing Regional SkillsTrent Kinnersly $1,155Participation in the Gondwana Singers at the 2012 Gondwana National Choral School.Denville Watson $1,000Attendance of the 2012 Turnfest to learn skills and bring them back and pass them on to members of the Mackay Woodturners .

Mackay Regional Council RADF Initiatives 2012

Mackay Sesquicentennial pictorial publication concept development

Artform:Museums/Collections

Amount of Grant:$20,000

Project Description:

Mackay Sesquicentennial pictorial publication concept development

The Mackay Region celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2012 and an opportunity exists to undertake the concept development for the creation of a pictorial book celebrating this milestone. The Mackay Regional Council has a large range of initiatives planned to celebrate its 150th anniversary including heritage exhibitions at its regional art gallery, reinvigorating memorials established to celebrate the creation of the town, a major heritage fair at historic Greenmount Homestead and a number of other initiatives. In Council’s planning for its 150th celebrations at a workshop involving Council and community participants, the idea of a pictorial collection celebrating the 150th anniversary was raised as a project that could create signifi cant community interest and involvement in the celebration.

The initial concept is that local historians and the regional community could be engaged to provide historical photographs, paintings and other graphical material such as historic town plans which could be brought together to form a pictorial history of the region. The Mackay Regional Council which is a product of the 2008 Council amalgamations has no combined publications detailing its rich history and the 150th anniversary provides a strong opportunity to bring together residents of the two former shires and council to compile the fi rst ever combined history of the region. The idea to utilize pictures rather than words to tell the story creates the opportunity to engage a broad cross section of the community from seniors who could contribute old family photos to young children who could be encouraged to submit their own drawings or photographs of historic sites. Ideas under consideration include a then and now section detailing what historic sites looked like in the distant past paired with a picture of the site in current times to show the evolution of the town.

Background Image: Photo courtesy of Dan Battley ABC Open Producer. Paxon’s Creative Space and Upstairs Gallery

Crossroad Arts

Category of Funding: Regional partnerships

Artform:Theatre

Amount of Grant:$10,000

Project Description:

Small Miracles Project - Small miracles is a seeding project aimed at providing opportunities for people who experience disabilities and disadvantage to participate in the arts. Small Miracles (RADF) will form Stage 1 (12 weeks) of a 3 year Project.

Outcomes:The project allowed members of all the partnering groups to experience many facets of the arts and to collaborate with professional and emerging artists. It engaged people in areas of visual arts, theatre and fi lm, some for the very fi rst time and allowed them to have a supportive and successful art experience. This project created a blending of arts areas to create extremely positive and professional outcomes. It established for the artists themselves the need to continue to provide collaborative art experiences for community members and for those who participated gave them the confi dence and inspiration to continue their own art experiences. The community was given many opportunities to enjoy, admire and be inspired by this project and its outcome. It created an acceptance of difference within the community and highlighted the incredible courage and confi dence that this project has created within the participants. It established links between the various artistic groups and allowed everyone to experience a whole range of artistic areas that already exist and can be accessed. For arts workers it highlighted the amazing and unforeseen outcomes that can emerge when working across differing areas of the arts.

Artspace Foundation Category of Funding: Cultural Tourism

Artform: Visual Arts

Amount of Grant:$3,000

Project Description:Producing and publishing The Artspace Mackay Foundation Art Diary 2012, showcasing the Mackay Regional Council gallery and public art collections. Featuring artist books, prints, drawings, paintings, ceramics, and public art with 29 stunning glossy full colour images of artwork by 26 of Australia’s leading artists in our locally held Collection.

Outcomes:This innovative art diary project was the fi rst publication of its kind for Artspace Mackay and the Mackay Regional Council Collection, showcasing and achieving heightened exposure of our locally held, art collection. The 2012 Art Diary raised community awareness and invited new access to the gallery and public art collection. Engendering community ownership of our nationally acclaimed collection, with every diary purchase. Providing an educational tool for arts educators, and encouraging cultural tourism. Artspace Mackay will directly benefi t from the funds raised through this project; all funds raised will assist Artspace to perpetually deliver additional education & public programmes, art acquisitions, exhibitions and cultural events. Families, children, businesses, students and art lovers have their space at Artspace Mackay and benefi t from a well-funded gallery and programme of activities, enhancing cultural life in our community.

Image: Artspace Foundation director David Watts, executive offi cer Melissa Broadhurst, and owner manager of Milton Picture Framers Brad Short with the Artspace Foundation Diary.

Image: Nationally acclaimed Australian artist George Baldessin`s work, George Baldessin 2001. Etchings, Arches Velin Cuve paper, BFK Rives paper, white paper cover, black paper slip case. Edition 2/25. 46.0 x 37.0 x 2.7 cm. Purchased, 2002. Mackay Regional Council Collection, Artspace Mackay. Featured in the Artspace Mackay Foundation Art Diary.

Image: Nationally acclaimed Australian artist Fiona Omeenyo`s work, Dancing at full moon 2002. Colour screen-print on paper. Edition 12/13. 38.0 x 28.0 cm. Donated by Geoff and Fran Barker through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2006. Mackay Regional Council Collection, Artspace Mackay. One of the beautiful images featured in the Artspace Mackay Foundation Art Diary.

Katrina Cornwell

Category of Funding: Building Cultural Community Capacity

Artform:Theatre

Amount of Grant:$5,000

Project Description:Prometheus Days is a new, devised theatre work that was created with young people from Mackay. It was performed at the MECC as part of the 2011 Mackay Festival of Arts.

Outcomes:Prometheus Days was a huge success and impacted many members of the Mackay community. The young people involved in the project received a unique opportunity to work with professional artists and learn new theatre skills. The young cast were able to share their own personal stories and experiences through the performance with their community. The sold out season had rave reviews from the young people and adults that attended. This project helped to raise the profi le of youth arts in Mackay by building networks between schools and by establishing a relationship with the Mackay Festival of Arts, who have expressed interest in working with the company in the future.

Image: Lauging Kids with Reece Madam and Jessie Hall

Douglas Lenton

Category of Funding: Cultural Tourism

Artform:Visual Arts

Amount of Grant:$8,395

Project Description:“A Journey Of Time, In Time?” Art Exhibition

Outcomes:As an emerging Artist, the process in this solo exhibition has enabled me to pursue my creative ability giving me confi dence, visibility and a clear path and direction to develop my art. Working as an artist in residence and thought provoking for local community and tourists alike.

Pioneer Valley Tourism & Development Association

Category of Funding: Regional Partnerships

Artform:Contemporary collections and Stories

Amount of Grant:$3,151

Project Description:To produce a professional museum exhibition about the 1911 Sugar Strike including material from 5 historical collections, graphic design and a lightweight exhibition designed for travelling.

Outcomes:PVT&DA benefi ted from supporting a local initiative which had a state-wide reach. The fi ve community museums participating benefi ted from being involved in a professionally curated exhibition and also from having a presence in the foyer of the Mackay City Library, an area they are not usually included in. The community benefi ted from having this important part of the region’s past documented and displayed as well as having this history shown to conference delegates from across Queensland.

Images:Above: The 1911 Sugar Strike exhibition in ths foyer of the Mackay Regional Library.Left: Conference delegates perusing the 1911 Sugar Strike exhibition in the foyer of the Mackay Regional Library.

The Tremadours

Category of Funding: Regional partnerships

Artform:Theatre

Amount of Grant:$5992.80

Project Description:The Tremadours The Tremadours Spaghetti Western Tour - Youth performance workshops

Outcomes:The Tremadours Spaghetti Western Tour has helped to build The Tremadours performance skills and audience base in regional Queensland. The project has helped us to develop our professional career in music. We recently released our 2nd EP and the tour provided a unique opportunity to promote to a broader audience. The project encouraged partnerships between numerous council and encouraged youth to participate in music and theatre.

Tarah Bowman

Category of Funding: Contemporary Collections and Stories

Artform:Visual Arts

Amount of Grant:$4,560

Project Description:Let’s Unscrew the Taboo on Mental Illness TOO’

Outcomes:

This project followed on from Tarah’s highly successful solo exhibition - Let’s Unscrew The Taboo held at Paxon’s. Let’s Unscrew The Taboo TOO opened up opportunities for collaboration with other’s who have suffered from mental illness. One of the main outcome from this project was to break down the ‘taboo’ barrier of talking openly an honestly about confronting issues surrounding mental illness. The project provided an opportunity for participants to be expressive through various art forms without fear of reprisal an discrimination and to create shared stories as a continuance of the recovery journey.

Glitch new Media Productions

Category of Funding: Concept Development

Artform:New Media

Amount of Grant:$7,000

Project Description:A multimedia exploration of Mackay’s changing landscape over 150 years. A fusion of memories, experiences and emotions, the work melds multiple perspectives into rich dreamlike sequences using imagery and soundscapes.

Outcomes: The artists were able to explore new media technologies, an area in which there is much potential for new work. It brought two visual artists and a sound artist together for a new collaboration, and making the pilot piece has given them a creative model for future projects. New partnerships have been formed with the community, paving the way for collecting unrecorded stories. It has given the artists a medium for creating evocative visual landscapes for which few photographic records exists. It provides a creative and artistically innovative contribution to the program of events celebrating Mackay 150.

Images: Memory Paths (Pilot Project), 2012. Video installation still; screened at the MECC Box Offi ce, February 2012Duration 3 m 50 s continuous loop. Visual Editing and Design: Donna Maree Robinson Soundscape: Fiona Bishop-Vuibeqa. Project and Art Consultant: Tracey Johnson (Glitch New Media Productions)

Margaret Burgess

Category of Funding: Concept Development

Artform:Visual

Amount of Grant:$2,520

Project Description:“Paxton’s Creative Space and Upstairs Gallery”.

Outcomes:We now have a vibrant creative space, for the development of art, and promotion of Art & Artist that refl ect our diverse creative community. This facility promotes the creation of art and Artists in our region as an industry.” Paxton’s creative Space and Upstairs Gallery”, has three gallery spaces, 2 artist in residence studio overlooking the Pioneer River, and creative space for the production of artwork, all at very affordable rates, located in the fastest growing precedent in Mackay in the Historical Paxton’s Building on the beautiful Pioneer River, and Blue River Walk. This is the missing link that Mackay has desperately needed. It is the bridge for local artist and art workers, to develop from amateur to emerging professional and practicing professional Artist. Its a innovative platform where professional artist, emerging artist, art educators and students can collaborate, produce, exhibit, educate and develop their professional practice. It is a space linking artists, art and community.

Photo courtesy of Dan Battley ABC Open producer.Above: Margaret Burgess gets creative at Paxon’s Creative Space. Right: Take a Seat, Paxon’s Creative Space and Upstairs Gallery

Manuela Weilbach

Category of Funding: Developing Regional Skills

Artform:Music

Amount of Grant:$477

Project Description:Queensland Conservatorium State Honours Ensemble Program (SHEP). It consists of 4 days of workshops and rehearsals under the tutelage of a team of eminent national and international conductors, culminating in The Grand Finale Concert at Qld Conservatorium, Griffi th University, Brisbane.

Outcomes:A great opportunity to improve the local skills through an opportunity to play with and learn from the best music students in Queensland under tuition of internationally recognised music directors.

Image:Above Manuela playing the Baritone Saxophone at Whitsunday Anglican School.Right: Manuela playing her main instument, the fl ute.

Tracey Heathwood

Category of Funding: Concept Development

Artform:Visual Arts

Amount of Grant:$2,400

Project Description:Developing a site-specifi c exhibition of recent and new paper-based

artworks, to be shown at Artspace Mackay in 2012.

Outcomes:Dedicated time away from other work/home commitments and a

physical space in which to develop new works, curate existing works and generally create ‘vision’ for fi rst solo exhibition;

Great networking opportunity, approached to deliver a professional development workshop for artists wanting to plan an exhibition as well a

hands-on printmaking workshop;The opportunity to support new ARI in community by utilising studio at

‘Paxton’s Creative Space’.

Image: Setting out the study for ‘Big bed’ and devising installation plan for work, which will consist of 16 drypoint etchings.

Valley District Youth Council

Category of Funding: Building Community Cultural Capacity

Artform:Theatre

Amount of Grant:$3 700

Project Description: Scars - A Youth variety theatre production with contemporary youth themes and including music, drama, comedy and theatre stage art.

Outcomes:- Engagement of youth in a variety theatre development and performance activities- Show casing youth talent - Promoting youth culture to the broader community - Enhancing artistic skills- Promoting social message through art

Images: Clockwise: Winding Up the Music, Preparing for rehersal, On Stage and Miked up.

The RADF is a joint Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and Mackay regional Council partnership to support local arts and culture.

RADF rounds still open for the 2011/2012 funding year:

Round Four: Closes Wednesday 23 May 2012, 4.30pm, for projects commencing after 25 June 2012.

For more information about the RADF Program in the Mackay Region contact the Arts Development Offi cer on 1300 622 529.

The RADF is a joint Queensland Government through Arts Queenslandand Mackay regional Council partnership to support local arts and culture.