Community Arts Network

2010 CAN SA will be celebrating 30 years
of promoting cultural development
by supporting community arts

Disability and Arts (South Australia): New Website Survey 2009

With the aim of providing information and support services to artists with a disability and to support arts development in the Disability and Arts sector, Disability Information and Resource Centre (DIRC) is in the process of building a high quality website and of networking across the Disability and Arts sector. Your views and ideas about what you want to see on this new website will help DIRC to built a website that can support the Disability and Arts sector. DIRC would appreciate if you could take a few minutes to do this short survey.

To do the survey , please visit DIRC's website www.dircsa.org.au and click on the "Disability and Arts (South Australia): New Website Survey 2009" link.

Or alternatively contact DIRC tel (08) 8236 0555

Disability Arts Transition Team (CAN SA) & Disability Arts Forum (DAF SA) invite you to a morning tea with International Disabled Artist Daryl Beeton where he will talk about his practice.

Daryl Beeton is a disabled director and performer, who started his Career at Central Television Drama Workshop, in Nottingham, where he performed in a variety of Children's TV shows. Working as an actor for many years, in Theatre, Radio, TV and film. In 2002, he became Associate Director for Half Moon Theatre. In 2005 Daryl set up his own company to tour Moments in Motion, with Arts Council England funding. In 2006 he became Artistic Director for Kazzum Arts Project. Daryl recently performed with Graeae and Melbourne's Stange Fruit on 'Against The Tide' as part of Greenwich and Docklands Festival, London.

Visit www.darylbeeton.co.uk or www.kazzum.org

DATE: Friday 20th November
TIME: 10am - 12pm
VENUE: The Restless Studio, 234a Sturt St (enter off Arthur St), Adelaide RSVP: Cameron (08) 8231 0900 or email cbache@cansa.net.au

** Want to know more about what is going on out in the sector click here**

**Upcoming CAN SA CAD events**

December 2009
Information sharing and networking
Gaelle Mellis and Desiree Laz
CAN SA's Disability Arts Transition Team (DATT)

For more information on CAD events please contact CAN SA

CAN SA'S NEWEST INITIATIVE
August 2009

AN ONLINE WORKSHOP FOR FUNDING APPLICATIONS
This workshop is part of CAN SA's Community Arts Development (CAD) Program of workshops and forums.
Online Now

CAN SA needs to know ...
August 2009

It is the time of the year when we are usually getting you to fill out a survey or come and talk to us about what we do. But with all that is going on we figure there has got to be a better way of getting your feedback. So we have just 2 questions for you and you can answer it in a variety of different ways…

Is there something we are doing that is exciting you
or maybe does not work for you at all?

Is there something that we could do that would make your arts
and cultural work more productive?

You can email us on admin@cansa.net.au or you can ring
(08) 8231 0900 and talk to Cameron or Sarah

If you ring outside our office hours or when our phones are busy you can always leave us a message. So please let us know…..

DATT Initiative update...

August 2009

Thankyou to everyone who applied for the position of Disability Arts Transition Team (DATT) Project Officer. We had a number of good applications and it was a very competitive round. We are very pleased to welcome to the CAN SA team Desiree Laz and Gaelle Mellis with admin support from Cameron Bache.

All will be part time workers so if no-one is in the office please leave contact details and one of them will get back to you with answers to any of your Disability Arts questions.

Tel (08) 8231 0900 or email admin@cansa.net.au

COMMUNITY ARTS NETWORK OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA INC. (CAN SA)

Since 1980 CAN SA has worked towards a society in which artistic expression, cultural diversity and human rights are valued and supported.

CAN SA is the peak body for community arts and is the principal source of community cultural development, information, advice and support services in South Australia.

A not-for-profit, membership based organisation, CAN SA is governed by a Board of Management elected from the membership annually. The day to day management of the organisation is undertaken by a dedicated team of staff and volunteers.

"Community cultural development (ccd)
is fundamentaly about activism... ccd is
about shifting things for the better;
shifting prejudices; strenthening communities
and developing, through culture."
Gemma Pepper, artsworker, Artwork 61, 2005

A community based organisation, CAN SA builds long term partnerships with other community sectors such as local government, health, housing, youth, and disability, where the use of the arts is seen as an effective development tool.

Community Arts are created through collaborative processes. These processes ensure a sense of connection to and ownership of the artwork, be it dance, theatre, visual art, film or other. A skilled artsworker is the key facilitator in the process of community based arts practice.

Arts practice and creative expression are at the heart of a community's vitality. It is through the things we do together as groups and communities that we gain a sense of collective identity, a sense of place and belonging.

Community Cultural Development is an ongoing process in which a community creatively determines and expresses who it is, what it is and where it wants to go.

The Artsworkers Register

The Artsworkers Register & our website are currently under review in 2009...so keep an eye on this site for a new look & new capabilities

Membership Renewal

updated 2009 membership form available here

CAN SA Staff

Lisa Philip-Harbutt - lisa.p-h@cansa.net.au
Director, Full-time

Kath Davis - kdavis@cansa.net.au
Office Manager, Part-time (Mon & Thurs)

Joyce Louey - jlouey@cansa.net.au
Training and Development Coordinator, Part-time (Tues, Wed & Thurs)

Jo Ankor - jankor@cansa.net.au
Training and Development Officer, Part-time (Mon & Thurs)

Susan Williams - swilliams@cansa.net.au
Accounts Officer, Part-time (Tues)

Sarah Cooper - scooper@cansa.net.au
Admin Assistant, Part-time (Mon 10am - 1pm, Wed & Thurs)

Cameron Bache - adminassist@cansa.net.au
Admin Assistant, Casual (Mon -Thurs 1 - 5pm)

Helen Bock - placemaking@cansa.net.au
Placemaking Project Officer, Part-time (Tues, Wed & Thurs)

Desiree Laz - dlaz@cansa.net.au
DATT Project Officer, Part-time (Tues, Wed, Thurs)

Gaelle Mellis - gaelle@cansa.net.au
DATT Project Officer, Part-time

Check out some of the staff's cultural maps
Lisa
Kath
Jo
Susan
Joyce
Sarah

CAN SA Board of Management

Christine Putland (Chair)
Nick Hughes (Treasurer)
Sally Chance (Secretary)
Derek Mitchell
Sue DuBois
Bob Daly
Lawrence Wilkes
Helen Crawford
Lisa Philip-Harbutt
Jo Ankor (Staff member on the Board)
Cameron Bache (In attendance as Minute Taker)

Community Arts Network SA Vision and Mission Statements

Vision: Inspiring Active Community Cultures Through Arts Practice

Mission: To lead the development of community arts and cultural practices through advocacy, collaboration, research and evaluation

CAN SA Values: Creativity, Pluralism, Active Citizenship and Social Justice Principles

Community Arts Network SA Member + Insurance Code of Conduct
Members of Community Arts Network SA come into contact with a variety of people such as community members, students (their parents/guardians), clients, work colleagues, and other members of the general public while practicing their artform.

These people have a diverse range of views, aspirations, expectations and behaviour and it is vitally important that CAN SA members extend and demonstrate respect for all others in their communications and interactions.

As a Member+ of CAN SA I will:

agree to abide by this Code of Conduct
be aware and mindful of CAN SA’s values in my dealings with others
abide by CAN SA’s Constitution
be fair, considerate and honest with others be professional in my actions
be familiar with and abide by all relevant legislation and/or by-laws
make use of written contracts
maintain a safe environment for others
show concern and caution towards others
act in ways that enhance the standing of my profession.

Privacy Policy

CAN SA only collects personal information where that information is required to provide an appropriate service for an individual. CAN SA has in place a range of security measures to maintain confidentiality of the information collected. All Members are able to view personal information collected about them and held by CAN SA. CAN SA will not disclose any personal information, including names, addresses and telephone numbers, to any outside person or organisation without the consent of the Member concerned unless required to do so by law. CAN SA will take reasonable steps to make sure that personal information is accurate, complete and up to date. All Members are responsible in notifying CAN SA where contact details have changed, are incorrect or incomplete.

Any privacy related enquiries can be directed to the Director of CAN SA on (08) 8231 0900 or by email to lisa.p-h@cansa.net.au

Complaints about Privacy

All complaints regarding privacy will be treated seriously, dealt with promptly and in a confidential manner, and will not be used to affect the provision of any service either requested or contracted to be supplied to the complainant. Complaints under this policy relate to the collection of personal information, how it is collected, stored, used or disclosed. If an individual wishes to make a complaint about privacy, that person is to contact the Director of CAN SA, who is the designated person to assist clients. If the complaint involves actions of this person then please contact the CAN SA Chairperson Ph (08) 8231 0900 who will resolve the complaint using the steps described in the CAN SA Complaints and Appeals Procedure.