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The Creative Economy Weekly Update may also be viewed online at http://www.creative.org.au/infocast/
Creative Economy is a gateway to research and commentary on developments in Australia’s creative industries and their cultural and social impact, hosted by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI). The site draws on the resources of Australian Policy Online, together with outputs from industry groups, consultants and other researchers and research organisations.
Creative Economy is edited by Peter Browne and Amanda Lawrence, Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology.

A new Australian Portraiture Prize to be held in Perth, WA, 2008. 1st Prize is $20,000 with a special $5,000 People’s Choice Prize. Portraits must be of a well known/respected Australian within their field. To download an entry form please visit www.blackswanprize.com.au  or call Tina Wilson on 0432 275 690.

18th September – 29th September
Perth Town Hall, Perth
$30 per entry incl. GST
Closing date: 18th July 2008
Entry forms can be downloaded from www.blackswanprize.com.au.

Read new information about:
- WA Premier's Arts Partnership Fund
- AbaF Award Nominations
- Professional Development
- Artist Business
- Australian Copyright Council 2008 Training Program
- New AbaF website
- The AbaF Survey of Private sector Support for the Arts
Read all news online at www.abaf.org.au

April to November
Come and enjoy a journey back in time and experience the history and hospitality of this iconic Homestead. Slater Homestead is a heritage listed precinct and a fine example of early architecture. The property developed from a pastoral retreat in the 1850's to a wayside inn during the gold rush days of the 1880's. The 20th century saw the property evolve into an agricultural enterprise with the buildings currently being restored for public visitation.

Open Saturdays and Sundays April to November 10am to 4pm
Slater Homestead (2kms east of Goomalling, 135kms from the Perth CBD, on the Goomalling Dowerin Road), Shire of Goomalling, Phone 9629 1101, email goshire@goomalling.wa.gov.au, Weekend mobile 0428 56 90 90

Infoxchange Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that works for social justice and social equality by empowering people through access to technology. It provides a full range of Information Communication Technology (ICT) services for individuals, not-for-profit and the community sector - from computers, internet connectivity and helpdesk assistance, to web-based applications and multimedia services, training and online information services and directories. Infoxchange also draws on these varied and unique resources to successfully run complex social projects empowering disenfranchised and disadvantaged communities. Infoxchange Australia proudly runs social initiatives such as Green PC – the supplier of affordable refurbished computers; Infoxchange Service Seeker – Australia's most extensive community service directory; Grassroots Networking – a social enterprise working to strengthen community capacity; and Service-to-Service – a suite of internet-based applications enabling networking and coordination between services. www.infoxchange.net.au

… to work with children, youth and young adults with a disability.
InCite delivers a performing arts program into Acacia Hill Schools in Alice Springs. InCite seeks Artists who are committed to working with young people with a disability and providing skill development opportunities.
Artists are needed to implement intensive skills development programs in 2008.
Contact us now if you are interested in finding out more about this exciting and stimulating work!
Virginia: 08 8952 6338 or Jenine: jenine@inciteya.org.au

Noddy and his friends in Toyland have some competition on their hands, now the Fremantle Toy Library in Hilton has opened its doors. The Fremantle Toy Library has an array of toys, including ride-in-cars, bikes, scooters, puzzles, games, puppets, fancy dress, baby walkers and various activities for children aged up to six.

“The joy of toys for children is a wonderful thing, enlivening their imaginations while also helping them to learn,” Ms Caddy said. “Having the Fremantle Toy Library in Hilton is about taking toys to the people, making sure the children in our community have ready access to playthings as they grow and develop. “And our general library access is for the whole community, not just toy library members, giving people from all walks of life even more convenience when using our services.”

Open 9am to 2pm, Monday, Thursday and Friday and 9am to 5pm Tuesday.
Located in Progress Hall on Paget Street, the Fremantle Toy Library is managed by the Fremantle City Library, after being moved from Quarry Street.

26 October
Fremantle’s Blessing of the Fleet ceremony marks a major milestone in 2008 – 60 years of celebrating the new fishing season. The 60th anniversary celebration takes place on Sunday, October 26, with a treasure chest of delights as the Blessing of the Fleet procession makes its way from St Patrick’s Basilica to Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour.

“The Blessing of the Fleet is an old and revered tradition that has been passed down from generation to generation, highlighting the loyalty and solidarity among the fishing community,” Fremantle Councillor John Alberti said.
Cr Alberti described the fishing industry as an integral part of Fremantle’s identity with the Blessing of the Fleet continuing to be an extremely important cultural event each year. “It’s a quintessential part of our cultural melting pot and a constant reminder of Fremantle’s enduring connection to the sea,” he said.

The Blessing of the Fleet parade will start from St Patrick’s Basilica, 47 Adelaide Street, Fremantle, at 2pm, Sunday, October 26, and make its way to Fishing Boat Harbour before returning at 5pm.

The Western Australian Business and the Arts Partnership Awards publicly acknowledge outstanding partnerships between the business and arts and culture sectors. The Awards seek to promote the benefits business-arts partnerships can offer and to encourage new partnership initiatives.

There are six Prestige Partnership Award categories and each of the winning partners receives a trophy created by a Western Australian artist. One partnership is then selected from the category winners to be presented with the Most Outstanding Partnership.

The Awards also recognise individuals from both the arts and private sectors who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and made an invaluable contribution to the life of arts and culture in Western Australia. 

Nominations forms for the 2008 Awards open on Friday April 18, 2008.
Download an interactive nomination form at www.dca.wa.gov.au/wabapa

Awards Timeline:
Nominations Open: Friday April 18, 2008
Nominations Close: Monday July 7, 2008
Awards Event: Friday October 24, 2008
For Awards enquiries, contact: Anita Walker – Corporate Affairs Officer
Tel: (08) 9224 7448, Fax: (08) 9224 7301, Email: wabapa@dca.wa.gov.au

Artsource is piloting a new programme to invigorate critical review and debate in Perth and to expand the profile of Western Australian artists in the national and international media.  We are hosting a journalist and a photographer from the new Art World magazine in August who will be writing several articles on the art they encounter during their stay.  We are calling for expressions of interest from mid-career and senior artists who are interested in receiving a studio visit from the Art World team. To be eligible, artists must:
• be current Plus or Max members of Artsource;
• be engaged in a contemporary visual arts practise,
• have a strong history of exhibitions and/or commissions, and
• have had a solo show in the last two years.

We would also like to hear of any relevant exhibitions/events that are on in August to recommend to our visitors.

artsource - the Artists Foundation of Western Australia
King Street Arts Centre, Level 1, 357 Murray St PERTH WA 6000
Louise Morrison (08) 9226 2122, louise@artsource.net.au, www.artsource.net.au

Register an event now for Feast 2008: exploring diverseCity Adelaide's festival of queer arts and culture. Registrations close 21 July 2008.

Feast 2008 November 15th - November 30th
Feast is an open access queer arts and culture festival. If you have a brilliant queer idea - whether it's an art exhibition, performance, sporting event, party, workshop, installation, film, outing, concert or play - you should register for Feast 2008.

You'll need to submit your registration by July 21st 2008 - late registrations will not be accepted.
Email admin@feast.org.au, Phone (08) 8231 21 55
Head to www.feast.org.au to register your fabulous Feast event.

Leading in Creative Contexts, chaired by Dr Helen Lancaster, features international papers and presentations on difference aspects of arts and creative leadership and their relevance for leadership development beyond the creative industry sector.

It will provide a unique and timely forum for members of the arts community, business, government and the general public to consider creative leadership in every sense.
The stream is scheduled to take place over one and a half days, with the public Roundtable as the highlighted event in the evening of the first day. Leading into the Roundtable, there will be a session which features leadership development through creative arts workshops.
Papers, Presentations and Performance (22 – 23 July) explore the role of leadership in the creative arts and the significance of creative arts in understanding and developing leadership. Presenters are drawn from a range of countries and creative disciplines and contexts.
Roundtable - Creating Leaders: Art and Business Working Together (Tuesday 22 July, 5.00pm – 7.00pm)

This roundtable will examine the potential relationships and partnerships between leadership in creative contexts and the professional development of leaders.
Roundtable Members
• Chair: Professor Margaret Seares, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, UWA
• Henry Boston, Manager WA, Australia Business Arts Foundation
• Helen Carroll-Fairhall, Manager, Wesfarmers Arts
• Julian Donaldson, General Manager, Perth International Arts Festival
• Suzie Haslehurst, General Manager, Magabala Books
• Anthony Hasluck, Managing Director, Clarity Communications, Subiaco
• Jeremy Rice, Artistic Director, Barking Gecko Theatre Company
• Dr Sherene Suchy, Director, DUO PLUS Change Management

Conference venue: University Club of WA, Crawley Roundtable venue: Dolphin Theatre, UWA

Interested in participating in this exciting event? A variety of conference participation options are available, including full, single day and corporate/group registrations. The roundtable is a free event but seats are limited and registration is essential. www.business.uwa.edu.au 

Community Arts Network WA is looking for community artists to join our network! The community artist listing is a FREE service for community artists across WA. Once you register with your skills, we will contact you via email with opportunities from across WA to facilitate and work on community arts projects.

For more information on the Community Arts Network WA and the ability to sign up to the community artist listing online, visit the CAN WA website or click on ‘Join the network’ from the CAN WA home page.

http://www.canwa.com.au/canwa-resources/join-network/free-artist-listing/
To receive a registration form by mail, please contact CAN WA on 9226 2422 or toll free on 1800 681 021.

Shanghai World Expo 2010 will take place from 1 May to 31 October 2010.  It will be the biggest World Expo in history, involving more than 170 nations and 70 million visitors.   Australia’s presence is being coordinated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).  In late August 2008, DFAT will tender for management of the Expo’s cultural program, which will be representative of all of Australia and include a variety of art forms.

More information on the Expo and the proposed cultural program can be found at the following website:  http://www.expo2010.com.au.

To discuss Western Australian involvement, please contact Cathy Driver, Senior Policy Officer on cathy.driver@dca.wa.gov.au or call 9224 7442.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI), with the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Austrade and the Department of Industry and Resources of Western Australia, is hosting an international trade open day on Thursday 21st August, 2008.

Industry service providers at International Trade Day will provide Western Australian importers and exporters with information and advice on importing, exporting and trade-related activities including;
• starting up an import or export business
• finding suppliers or buyers in Australia or overseas
• market information
• customs and cargo inspection information
• how to promote your business to the world
• export assistance programs and grants

The event will also provide excellent networking opportunities. Attendees will have the opportunity to attend informative presentation by industry specialists on international trade issues. Fore more information please contact Julie Stevenson.

Thursday, 21st August, 2008, 7:30am – 5:00pm
Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 180 Hay Street, East Perth, WA, 6004
Cost: Entrance to International Trade Day is complimentary
More information: Julie Stevenson at CCI on (08) 9365 7702 or julie.stevenson@cciwa.com

OMI has commissioned Deakin University to find out about the involvement of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) artists in WA. By CaLD we mean people whose ancestry is not Indigenous or Anglo-Celtic/Anglo Saxon.

We would really appreciate it if you would spread the word in your community and encourage people to fill in this on-line survey. It is for people who participate in Art for work or for fun.

We would like to hear from as many CaLD Artists as possible whether you are involved in dance, visual arts, multimedia arts, singing, playing music, theatre, performance art, writing or film-making.

The identity of people is protected. Please click on:
http://www.deakin.edu.au/dsa/eforms/43441/43441.htm to participate in the survey.

More information: Contact Helen Maddocks at OMI on Tel: (08) 9222 8894 or by email:  helen.maddocks@communities.wa.gov.au.

Lawrence Marshall is available for Photographing artworks onto Digital or Film formats. Lawrence has considerable experience in Photography and with Documenting art. For an obligation free quote please contact Lawrence on 0438926827.

Shinji Matsuri is a 10 Day festival which celebrates Broome’s multicultural history. Shinju Matsuri not only acknowledges the pearling industry, it is also an opportunity to showcase Broome’s natural beauty, unique history and diverse character to the outside world. There will be an array of events and activities throughout the duration of the festival including the Grand Opening Ceremony, float parade, Mardi Gras and Gala Ball.

Friday 22nd August – Sunday 31st August
Broome, Western Australia
Contact: Shinju Office, 7 Blackman St, PO Box 150, Broome WA 6725 | Ph: 9192 1325 | Fax: (08) 9193 6407
For more information on all events throughout the festival go to www.shinjumatsuri.com

The Town of Vincent is holding a community street festival in Angove Street, North Perth on Sunday 30 November 2008 between 10am and 4pm. There will be an organic produce market, entertainment, performers, children’s activities and art/craft/jewellery stalls.

We are looking for emerging fashion, art/craft and jewellery designers as stall holders. Your products must be original and of a very high standard. There is no cost to have a stall at the festival.

Please don’t delay your application as stall numbers are limited.

If you would like to be considered for a stall then please contact:
Jill Symons at the Town of Vincent on 9252 1323 or jill.symons@vincent.wa.gov.au or
Tracee Blythe on 9273 6030 or tracee.blythe@vincent.wa.gov.au

Forum 3 – Monday 18 August 2008, 6pm for 6.30pm
Re-Public Art? – The next public art

Julian Goddard – Un-Public Art
Amy Barrett-Lennard – From Spectacle to Experience
Djon Mundine – Memory, Memorials, and Visibility

Forum 4 – Monday 25 August 2008, 6pm for 6.30pm
Too Much Art? The loss of ideas in art? Difference and excess in art?

Robert Cook – Everywhere only rhymes with nowhere
Kate McMillan – No free lunch – the moral and ethical implications of making art
Marcus Canning – Too much ain’t enough love to satisfy me
Daniel Palmer – The Importance of Doing Nothing

Monday 11 August at 6 pm for 6.30 start at Hyde Park Hotel for the Forum 2 of Dialogues and Dilemmas in Contemporary Visual Arts

Tickets at door $10 and $15 | Buffet at $12, 6 to 8pm and Bar open late

The Boards of Black Swan Theatre Company and Perth Theatre Company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), outlining their intent and commitment to examine the compatible activities and synergies of both Companies as they prepare for their move to the New Performing Arts Venue in Northbridge, The Heath Ledger Theatre.

The two Companies have agreed to form a working party, consisting of four representatives from each Company and including both operational and artistic Management and Board members. The working party will explore all issues relating to the identification and maximization of opportunities for co-operation.

Whilst the MOU states the intention to investigate all opportunities for co-operation, the memorandum does not constitute a commitment to merge both Companies. All decisions on any aspects of the Companies’ co-operation will form part of a business plan which will be prepared by the working party for submission to both Boards in the near future.

Continuing the Talking Heads series at WAAPA, Angela Punch McGregor takes us on an insightful journey encompassing her distinguished career in the Australian film and television industry. Her film credits include: Newsfront, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The Island, We of the Never Never, Annie's Coming Out, Double Sculls, The Delinquents and Spotswood.

8 September, 7.30pm
The Geoff Gibbs Theatre
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Cost: Tickets $25 from the WAAPA Box Office on 08 9370 6895

We are currently seeking two male actor/singers for roles in our upcoming productions of The Travelling & The Last Five Years.

1. The Travelling is a brand new chamber musical (loosely based on the opera Pagliacci) written by Chris Kabay and Adam McGurk, with music by Simon R Holt. We are seeking a male performer (stage age late 30’s) to play the lead male role of an Australian father seeking revenge. Must have very strong acting and singing skills!

Performance dates: Fri 19 – Sat 20 Sept, Wed 24 – Sat 27 Sept, Wed 1 – Sat 4 Oct, Wed 8 - Sat 11 Oct (All performances 6:30pm – 7:30pm)
Performance venue: The Blue Room Studio, James Street, Northbridge
Rehearsal dates: TBC but will commence in the next few weeks.

2. The Last Five Years is a contemporary song-cycle musical that ingeniously chronicles the five year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up... or from break-up to meeting, depending on how you look at it. We are seeking a male performer (stage age mid to late 20’s) to play the role of Jamie. Must have very strong acting and singing skills. The role of Jamie is more or less a rock tenor role with singing range from low A to high Bb.

Performance dates: Wed 5 – Sat 8 Nov, Wed 12 – Sat 15 Nov (All performances 8:00pm – 9:20pm)
Performance venue: The Studio, Subiaco Arts Centre, Subiaco
Rehearsal dates: TBC

All interested parties should contact the Director Chris Kabay on 0404 863 395 to register their interest. Further information can be found on our website at www.yellowglasstheatre.com.au

The Arts Competitions and Festivals List is updated annually and details 200 events which include open arts competitions and exhibitions with awards, arts events held in association with agricultural shows and Western Australian festivals. Please contact reception at DCA for a copy of this list and see the valuable prizes on offer and what festivals you can attend!

This list is prepared quarterly and includes Cultural and Arts Conferences, Forums, Workshops and Seminars held in Australia and Overseas.  It will be included soon on website at http://www.dca.wa.gov.au/resources. In the meantime please e-mail or call Katherine on 9224 7376 or Reception on 9224 7300 for a copy.
2008-2009
Contact details: Katherine Browne-Cooper Tel: +61 8 9224 7376 Fax: + 61 8 9224 7301
E-mail: katherine.browne-cooper@dca.wa.gov.au

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Contemporary Australian art is driven by the experimentation and innovation of artists working at the edges of established artistic practice. To facilitate this exploration, the Inter-Arts Office is pleased to announce its new grant rounds for 2008. If you have any inquiries about the grants or wish to obtain further information, please do not hesitate to contact staff at the Inter-Arts Office on (02) 9215 9116 or toll free 1800 226 912.
Grants for artist-initiated residencies.
Projects - next closing date: 01 December 2008
Project grants support artists working in interdisciplinary and hybrid arts to engage in research and development, creative development and/or production.