PLACEMAKING
2011
CAN SA's PlaceMaking Project facilitates the relationships
between people who have experienced homelessness, arts workers, community
organisations and government agencies in the pursuit of making creative
connections for low income and homeless people into their community.
Since its inception, CAN SA PlaceMaking has worked with Common Ground
Adelaide, OARS, Street Link Youth Health Services, Hutt St Day Centre,
Karpandi Arts Cente and Westcare Day centre. Projects and activities
have included visual art and painting, crochet, wearable art and digital
story making, word smithing, juggling, weaving, and glassmaking. We
have a committed Advisory group which meets 4 times a year to provide
guidance, support and advice.
PlaceMaking
programs work in creative ways with communities to stimulate new skills
and create physical and /or human reminders of community interaction.
PlaceMaking also works with communities to explore the social, cultural,
environmental, financial and economic dimensions of their lives. Community
arts workshops within a PlaceMaking program are a direct way to engage
with communities and produce outcomes that demonstrate the collaborative
process and reflect the participants' own stories.
In 2011 CAN SA PlaceMaking continues.
If you would like more information about PlaceMaking or would like to
get involved in our project please contact...
Helen Bock - PlaceMaking project Officer CAN SA
Email: hbock@cansa.net.au
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Disability
& Arts Transition Team (DATT)
The DATT program
continues to provide information, networking and professional development
opportunities to artists & organisations. Through the DATT initiative
the Community Arts Network SA (CAN SA) and the Disability Information
& Research Centre (DIRC) are responsible for supporting both artists
with a disability, the arts & disability and arts sectors in SA.
We offer face to
face advice & information sessions focusing on professional development.
After holding a successful Finding Application workshop in February,
DATT has employed Martin Sawtell to be available to support artists
with a disability to develop applications to fund their own projects
and arts skill development.
If you would like
to arrange grant consultation to give advice on an application to Richard
Llewellyn Arts and Disability Trust (RLADT) or other funding program
please contact Martin Sawtell, DATT Project Officer by phone (08) 8231
0900
(SA Country Freecall 1 800 245 678) or email msawtell@cansa.net.au
| Incorporated
in 1980, CAN SA receives funding from the Australia Council for
the Arts (the federal arts funding body) and Arts SA (the state
arts funding body). CAN SA consults with, and advocates to government
and other agencies regarding policy and funding for community cultural
development. Advocacy is critical to CAN SA's role as a peak body
for community cultural development. CAN SA undertakes this role
in a range of ways including: |
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lobbying
government |
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developing
strategic partnerships and alliances |
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promoting
the development processes and outcomes of community based
arts practice through its services and resources. |
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New report
provides snapshot of Australia’s arts and culture
The Cultural
ministers council has released a new report, Vital signs: cultural
indicators for Australia, which provides the single most comprehensive
picture of the strength of arts and culture in Australia. The
report delivers the first single framework to measure the contribution
that arts and culture make to the public good in Australia, by
collating a huge amount of diverse data.
The first
edition of the report has been released to facilitate discussion
before the final version is published. The report is designed
to assist governments, industry and the community to monitor the
achievements, impact and vitality of Australian arts and cultural
output.
To download
the First Edition Consultation Draft visit CMC's
website
Audio
Interviews
Lisa
with Radio Adelaide - 27 August 2008
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