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who we areExecutive Director: Tracey CallinanCommunications Officers: Brooke Lenon (Jan-Feb); Maryanne Jaques; Jo Dicksen Aboriginal Arts Development Officer: Aleshia LonsdaleArts and Health Coordinator: Christine McMillanProject Officer: Zoe Rodwell (Jan-June); Penny May (from June)Finance Officer: Sue Stocks (Jan-Mar); Darani Lowe (Mar-Aug); Kathy Weekes (from September)
Funding partners: Arts NSW; Charles Sturt University; eleven Member Councils; plus additional funding for strategic projects from Lachlan Health Service, IVAIS, Arts NSW, Regional Arts Fund and the Australia Council.Board: Libby Oldham (Chair - elected); Cr Sharon Wilcox (Vice-Chair - Cabonne); Bronwyn Giovenco (Treasurer - elected); Fran Charge (Secretary - Oberon); Heather Blackley (Lachlan); Cr Carly Brown (Weddin); Cr Graham Falconer (Forbes); Barb Hill (CSU); Cr Jess Jennings (Bathurst - until May); Brian Langer (Cowra); Lisa Loader (Orange - until August); Liz Matthews (Parkes - until May); Nyree Reynolds (Blayney); Cr Gary Rush (Bathurst - from July); Kylie Shead (elected); Cr Maree Statham (Lithgow); Warwick Tom (Parkes - from May).
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from the chairAs another year comes to a close I would like to congratulate the team at Arts OutWest for their efforts and what has been achieved. I am stepping down as the Chair of Arts OutWest to pursue another challenge and I would like to thank our Executive Director Tracey Callinan for the time and effort she puts in to making Arts Outwest a stand out Regional Arts Development Organisation and for her continued support of me. I would also like to thank the other members of the Board for their work and dedication in helping make Arts OutWest a Regional Arts Development Organisation admired throughout NSW for what it has and will continue to accomplish.It has been an honour and privilege to serve as Chair for the past six years.Libby Oldham
A small selection of the many projects Arts OutWest was involved with in 2016.
Head to artsoutwest.org.au for more details.
projects
Kew-Y-Ahn Gallery
Shearers Ballet
Super Critical Mass Project
The Artist and the Farmer
Mighty development
Lachlan Health Service
Winter Arts Networking
Medleko Meropa
Wiradjuri Signage
Miro
Artshed: Artist Run Initiative
Bathurst Sings & Orange Sings
Aged Care & Dementia
Music at Parkes & Forbes
Inland Sea of Sound
CASP Projects
Cool Burn & Embers
Artlands
Big Skies Collaboration
Mystique
Clockwise from top left: Christine McMillan and artist Hugo Moline at the installation of ‘Siloscopes’ at Forbes Hospital and three detail views of inside the silos (photos: Jay-Lee Zagrovic); Belly casting workshops in Cowra; Nature art workshops were held over a series of weeks in winter in Parkes (photos: Jay-Lee Zagrovic).
Supporting the arts projects with Bathurst Health Council including the NAIDOC workshops in schools to create banners for the hospital.Waiting Room project in Bathurst, working with Aboriginal artists to create work for the hospital.Belly-casting in Cowra with Aboriginal Maternal Infant Health Service.Art and Dementia project in partnership with Bathurst Regional Art Gallery.Digital Interactive Garden project at Jemalong Residential Village, Forbes.Development of a partnership on mental health projects with House With No Steps.Executive Director Tracey Callinan was a member of the NSW Taskforce on Health and the Arts, creating the first framework for the NSW government.Arts and Health Coordinator Christine McMillan a member of the NSW Leadership Team for arts and health with the Creative Institute of Health.Presented at Artlands (national regional arts conference, Dubbo) and the Arts and Health Conference (Sydney).Disability arts workshop Creative Causeway held in Orange with Accessible Arts.
advice, support and advocacy
communicationTotal social media reach up by 24%
1682 total followers on Facebook (3 pages managed) 14%
1222 Instagram followers 139%3173 followers on Twitter 8%
32 Artspeak and e-alert emails sent to 809 subscribers 10% 40 media releases sent out1608 events recorded in our online database8468 organisations, people and venues in our online databaseEvents and opportunities promoted over 3150 times on radio and print
19,577 people attended Arts OutWest activities as participants or audience.128 artists were employed or commissioned for work in Arts OutWest projects (including partner projects).There were 491 people involved as participating arts practitioners in Arts OutWest projects.Provided advice and support to 214 organisations or individuals.Arts OutWest staff were members of 8 advisory groups at regional, state or national level.Provided support to individuals and organisations on 38 funding applications.Arts OutWest staff attended around 100 meetings or events to advocate for the arts
Arts OutWest was directly involved
in running or partnering on 218 events (including
workshops, exhibitions, performances) spread
over 54 projects.
arts and health
Clockwise from top left: James Whalan, Kerrie Davies and Andrew Davies performed for patients at Forbes Hospital in July (photo: Jay-Lee Zagrovic); Artist and The Farmer commission visit with farmer Dan Herbert (Photo: Kim Storey); Participants in the Art and Dementia workshop at Jemalong Residential Village in Forbes; Christine with staff at the Forbes Hospital exhibition; Robert Clegg with his “gugaa” design for the doors at Parkes Hospital; Flags for NAIDOC Week at Bathurst Hospital; Visitors to the Platypus Gallery in Forbes for the opening of “The Fruity Bunch” exhibition in June, the culmination of workshops at five schools in the Forbes area (Photo: Kim Storey); Exhibition at Forbes Hospital.
arts and health
Arts OutWest were consultants for Lachlan Health Service’s Culture and Arts
program, including working on
26 artwork projects for the redevelopment of
Forbes and Parkes Hospitals
Clockwise from top left: Margaret Nelson and Joan Patterson at the InPrint workshops held with Victoria Tuson in Forbes in August; part of the Siloscopes sculpture installed at Forbes Hospital in November; An example of the Wiradjuri language signage at Parkes and Forbes Hospitals; some of the “Fruity Bunch” artwork on display at Platypus Gallery in Forbes; curation of Parkes Council collection works for exhibition at Parkes Hospital.
Clockwise from top left: Yarran-Doo, The Mighty Yarran Tree and Baiame, The Great Creator, part of the works Scott ‘Sauce’ Towney created for Cementa 17; Painting up with Di Nicholls, elder of Old Mapoon, before performing at the Cool Burn Exhibition, Wyangala (photo: The Corridor Project); Display at Kew-Y-Ahn Gallery in Hartley (photo: Aleshia Lonsdale); Blayney artist Nyree Reynolds with art exhibited at Kew-Y-Ahn Gallery in ‘Yindyamarra’; Di Nicholls teaching local children dances from Cape York (photo: The Corridor Project).
Clockwise from top left: The Waiting Room project for Bathurst Hospital; announcement of Arts NSW funding for the Jimmy Little Gathering in Bathurst, to be held in 2017 (photo: Western Advocate); Aleshia Lonsdale’s artwork at Cool Burn in April (photo: The Corridor Project); Bev Coe’s art, exhibited at the Kew-Y-Ahn Gallery ‘Sistas’ exhibition in November.
aboriginal arts
Kew-Y-Ahn Gallery, a partnership with National Parks and Wildlife Services, hosted ‘Yindyamarra’ exhibition by Blayney artist Nyree Reynolds; and ‘Sistas’ by Bev Coe and the Wiradjuri Fibre Artists of Condobolin.Aleshia co-curated and exhibited at the Cool Burn exhibition at Wyangla with The Corridor Project and organised workshops in dance and weaving.Supported weaving sessions with Bev Coe in Condobolin.Belly-casting in Cowra.Supported Sistas Shed in Peak Hill in artmaking sessions.Supported Kelso Women’s Groups in art sessions.Supported Scott ‘Sauce’ Towney from Peak Hill in the making of work for Cementa 17 (a contemporary art festival) as part of the Big Skies Collaboration.Supported the making of the film ‘Miro’, shot in thr Condobolin area.Jimmy Little Gathering: planning for 2017 event and supported launch event at Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre.
Commenced mapping the region for festivals, public art and art trails.Supported festivals and events including partnering on Inland Sea of Sound Festival.
lifelong learning in the arts cultural tourism
Clockwise from top left: Workshop with Super Critical Mass in Bathurst (photo: Zenio Lapka); Medleko Meropa in a workshop with students from Lyndhurst Public School; invitations to the Natural Spaces and Faces exhibition held in December; Artshed member Will Hazzard at an art making day; and (inset) Lanny Mackenzie’s artwork at the Natural Spaces and Faces exhibition.
Clockwise from top left: Smith & Jones perform at the Inland Sea of Sound Festival on the top of Mount Panorama-Wahluu in Bathurst (Photo: David Roma); Federal arts minister Senator Mitch Fifield and Medleko Meropa at the opening of Artlands (photo: Alex Wisser); Public art challenge on Instagram; Gabbi Bolt performs at Inland Sea of Sound.
In December we launched the Instagram Public Art challenge, encouraging the public to capture public
art in the region, and tag us on Instagram. #publicart #centralwestnsw @artsoutwest
Promoted 1608 local arts and cultural events through our communications program.
Bathurst Sings and Orange Sings: Choral events showcasing the choirs from each location.Super Critical Mass: vocal workshop in preparation for Cementa 17 (contemporary arts festival).
Workshops in schools throughout the region with Medleko Meropa from South Africa.Winter Arts Networking ran events in 9 centres across the region.
Arts OutWest started an Artist Run Initiative (ARI), with funding from Accessible Arts
Artshed: A collective of artists under one roof, brings together artists with and without a disability for workshops and activities, that culminated in the Natural Spaces and Faces exhibition held in Bathurst in December.
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Arts OutWest acknowledges the Wiradjuri people, whose land we work on, and pays respect to the traditional owners past and present
www.artsoutwest.org.au | [email protected] | 0 2 6338 4657PO Box 8272 CSU LPO BATHURST NSW 2795
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For more information and links about our projects, people and organisation, an interactive version of this document is available on our website:
www.artsoutwest.org.au/annualreport2016
