Arts NT News
Director Arts NT
Closing 21 November
Current Director Michael Wells has fulfilled dual rolls for the last 12 months as the Director of the Heritage Branch and the Director of Arts NT. These were brought together in the role of ‘Director Heritage and the Arts’. Michael will be returning to his position as Director of the Heritage Branch.
Arts NT is now seeking an experienced manager who can lead the development and implementation of Government policy and programs related to the arts in the Northern Territory. If you have excellent leadership, communication and strategic thinking skills and are keen to make a difference in an exciting and diverse cultural environment, we’d love to hear from you. Applications should address the Selection Criteria. Please refer to www.nt.gov.au/jobs by quoting vacancy number 2954 for a copy of the Selection Criteria and Job Description. For further information contact Lyn Allen, Executive Director Environment, Heritage and the Arts, on:
T: 08 8924 4135
E: lyn.allen@nt.gov.au
2008 Regional Arts Australia national conference sucessfully held in Alice Springs
A total of 950 delegates met in the desert town of Alice Springs for Regional Arts Australia's sixth biennial conference art at the heart. The conference held from 3-5 October 2008 provided artists, arts workers and arts volunteers the opportunity to gather, discuss, perform and celebrate the arts and cultural achievements of regional Australia.
art at the heart was hosted by the Northern Territory Government through Arts NT in collaboration with the Alice Springs Town Council. The Australian Government supported the conference through the Regional Arts Fund, the Australia Council for the Arts supported the artistic program and the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs supported the Indigenous participation in the conference.
The film shown at the closing ceremony on Sunday 5 October, which holds impressions and responses by delegates and organisers, can be accessed from the website www.artattheheart.com.au
Listings of key arts contacts in the NT and other funding resources
Other Sources of Advice and Funding provides contacts for Territory arts organisations as well as contacts to other useful funding and resources.
As part of the assessment of applications to the Arts Grants Program the assessment panel will seek evidence of a solid support base and demonstrated knowledge of Northern Territory arts networks and infrastructure. Ability to demonstrate funding support from sources outside of the Arts Grants Program strengthens your application.
The listing may not be complete and any inclusions or amendments are welcome. Please email Anja Bretfeld at arts.office@nt.gov.au.
All Regional Arts Fund activities must be completed by 31 December 2008
Please note that according to advice from the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA), activities funded through the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund (RAF) need be finalised by the end of this year. RAF is a lapsing program and a decision for continuation of the program has not been announced at this point.
New activities being applied for under the RAF categories: Networks and Partnerships, Skills Development, Artist to Artist Support and New Arts Communities in the upcoming March 2008 Project Round or activities that have received RAF funding from previous funding rounds must be completed by 31 December 2008 and acquitted within 13 weeks following.
For further advice please contact a Program Officer at Arts NT on 8999 8981 or use Freecall 1800 678 237 or email arts.office@nt.gov.au.
Reminder on Legal Deposit Requirements
The Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 commenced on 1 March 2005 to provide for the long-term preservation of, and access to, the Northern Territory’s documentary heritage. The purpose of regulating legal deposit is to encourage compliance. This is a cooperative and consensual approach to ensuring a complete record of the Northern Territory’s documentary heritage. Under the Legal Deposit Act all published documents or those available to the public on request need to be deposited with the Northern Territory Library (NTL). More information is available at www.ntl.nt.gov.au
Have you nominated for the NT Register of Peers?
Artists and arts workers from across the Territory, including volunteer Board and Committee members, are encouraged to submit a nomination for membership of the NT Register of Peers. Nominations are accepted all year round with an annual review to maintain the currency of information. The NT Register of Peers forms an official pool of specialist advice in arts development. Specialist advice may be requested:
- by the Arts Grants Board on particular applications
- by Government through working parties drawn together to address particular topics/issues
Register Members may also be called on to participate in Grant Assessment Panels for special initiatives outside of Project Rounds and other Panels including the Key Arts Organisations Annual Funding Program. Anyone interested in nominating is encouraged to contact Hania Radvan at Arts NT on 8999 7082 for further information.
Peer Register Guidelines and nomination forms are available here
Arts NT - Letters of Support to Artists and/ or Organisations
There have been a number of enquiries to Arts NT, from individuals and organisations, requesting letters of support from Arts NT to assist in applications to funding bodies. Arts NT cannot provide letters of support for individual artists or arts organisations as it may create the perception of promoting one artist or one organisation over another.
