Heyday Programme

The inaugural Heyday Festival is set to hit Cairns across two days in October 2012. Day one sees school students interact with the festival via workshops, tours and activities later opening to the public with a dynamic programme of music, exhibitions and performance. Day two continues with cutting edge multi-arts and presents community projects, art, craft and fashion markets, information and food stalls and more! The festival programme is restricted to 12-30 year old artists so we, young people, can take ownership and drive our project, support and collaborate with each other, showcase and celebrate FNQ’s young talent and progress the FNQ youth arts sector. Programme Callout Heyday Festival is looking to incorporate cutting edge and raw talent across Music | Performance | Exhibitions including solo and ensemble acts, bands, choirs, instrumentalists, theatre, dance, comedy, poetry, drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, photography, film, digital, multi-media and we want to hear your weird and wacky ideas! request a form from hello@heydayfestival.com.au – EOI forms due at 11:30pm on 25 April 2012. Coordinator/Mentor Opportunities Heyday Festival is looking for young coordinator and established industry professionals. If you’re aged 18-30, energised, passionate, skilled and interested in: Environmental Sustainability, Music Programming, Production, Sponsorship/Fundraising, Technical (sound/lighting) or Volunteers Management. We urge you to apply! Please request a Heyday Festival Coordinator Application Form from hello@heydayfestival.com.au

Hearthstar ezine Submissions due: on or before the 21st of each month. Email:  hearthstar@hotmail.com CATEGORIES OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS 1. gallery and/or studio art: send us an image to showcase your visual or sculptured work. 2. musicians & soundsmiths: send us a .wav file so we can hear you. 3. BlitZ Fiction: a piece of fiction. 200 word max. 4. poetry: poems 500 word max. multi-media welcome. 5. multi-media video art: send your link to your artistic videos. Check out the full list of categories at: www.hearthstar.wordpress.com PLEASE NOTE: hearthstar ezine does not offer remuneration for any submissions

Auditions

The annual audition for the Brisbane City Council Classical Lunchtime Concert Series will be held in the City Baptist Tabernacle Church, cnr Wickham Tce & Upper Edward St, on Tuesday 29 May between 1:30-4:30pm. This is the ONLY date auditions for the Classical Lunchtime Concerts will be held in 2012. The public is welcome to sit in & listen to these auditions All classical soloists and ensembles are invited to audition. Please email Janelle Colquhoun, the producer of this series at: concerts@salubriousproductions.com to lock in an audition time. You will be emailed an audition form and further information. Please note: This is a paid concert series. Admission is free for the audience. The BCC Classical Lunchtime Concert Series has been running for 71 years. The audiences are predominantly Senior Citizens coming to enjoy an hour of ‘pleasant’ music. Please keep this in mind when auditioning for these concerts & choosing audition pieces.

Brisbane City Council community grants program Access and Inclusion Community Partnership Program A new grant program:  Provides funds to community organisations, groups and networks for projects or services that improve access and inclusion in Brisbane. Applicants can apply for an amount between $2,000 and $50,000 Closing Date: 16 April 2012

http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community/grants-and-awards/community-groups-and-non-profit/access-and-inclusion-community-partnership-program/index.htm

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Opportunities

Generate: Investing in Australian Music Enterprise

Arts Minister Simon Crean has announced funding for a project that will test new and innovative business models for supporting creative enterprises. GENERATE is a pilot project to support enterprises in the Australian music industry which are seeking to grow and attract investment. GENERATE is looking for applications from small to medium-sized music enterprises including songwriters, composers, bands, managers, publishers, promoters, producers and labels.

For more information visit www.creativeinnovation.net.au

or www.apra-amcos.com.au

ArtStart Grant For Arts Graduates

The ArtStart program has been created to give financial assistance to recent arts graduates, helping them make the challenging transition from studying to having a professional career in the arts.

For more information, to ask a question or for personal assistance with your application, call and speak to an ArtStart representative at the Australia Council for the Arts.

Phone: (02) 9215 9000
Toll-free:  1800 226 912
TTY: Through the National Relay Service: 1800 555 677

www.artstartgrant.com.au

Gold Coast Regional Arts Development Fund

The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) provides one-off, short-term, project-based financial assistance to support professional development and employment of artists and cultural workers in regional Queensland and community cultural development activities. Applications for the next RADF round close on the 24th February 2012.

For further information please contact:

Andrew Trump, Coordinator Cultural Planning and Development
Phone (07) 5581 6790
Email atrump@goldcoast.qld.gov.au

Australia Council Announce the Nashville Songwriter Residency

The Australia Council have announced the pilot Nashville Songwriter Residency, inviting Australian songwriters to apply for a 3-month residency in Nashville under the guidance of Australian producer and songwriter Mark Moffatt.

For further information, or to discuss your proposal, please contact:

Andy Rantzen
Program Officer, Music
Ph: 02 9215 9115
Email a.rantzen@australiacouncil.gov.au  

The Hilltop Hoods Initiative Returns for 2012

The Hilltop Hoods Initiative is a $10,000 grant funded by Hilltop Hoods and APRA to help emerging Australian Hip Hop artists to manufacture, market and release an album. In addition to $10,000 in funding, the winner will receive legal advice plus a Shure Microphone prize pack. To top it off, the successful applicant will be invited to showcase at Song Summit, 26 – 28 May 2012.

Please direct all queries to:
Karl Broadie at APRA
Ph: (02) 9935 7828
Email: kbroadie@apra.com.au
Address: 16 Mountain St, Ultimo NSW 2007
Web: www.apra-amcos.com.au

The Best Project is looking for Participants

The Best is a workshop program, a party and a social action to make Brisbane a more accessible city.

Brisbane based company Contact Inc and Toronto based company Mammalian Diving Reflex are collaborating with Brisbane’s most interesting under 30’s. One of the things that, makes this group of young folks unique is their lived experience as people who identify as having a disability. The other things you will just have to wait and see…

Over a 7 week workshop program artists will work with project participants to explore the topics of dating, love, romance, sexuality and intimacy and work together as a group to create a series of things which will happen at a party.

This party is for the general public and we hope will happen in a nightclub venue in the inner city. This party is a little utopia, a place where everyone can feel great, enjoy themselves, see some strange, hot, funny, entertaining, intriguing people who have a vision for how every party should be.

Specific details:

• We are looking for more participants to join this project – so if you are under 30, identify as having a disability and are keen to create a party where we share ideas and moments of dating, love, romance, sexuality and intimacy please email Thomas Banks our project guy on Thomas@contact.org.au or ring the office 32553900
• Workshops will start Thursday 9^th February
• Party will take place in the last week of March – dates and venue to be confirmed
• For more info about Contact Inc check out www.contact.org.au and info about Mammalian Diving Reflex check out www.mammalian.ca

Job Opportunities

World of Difference 2012 – Vodafone Foundation

The Vodafone Foundation’s World of Difference program is once again seeking five new people to make a real difference for their chosen charity in 2012.

What’s involved?

The Vodafone Foundation will cover your annual salary (up to $60,000) and expenses (up to $15,000), as well as support you with initial planning and regular workshops to assist you in making the most impact in one year with your chosen charity.

What’s the application process?

-         Entries are open between 9th January until 17th February 2012

-         Fill in our application form letting us know if chosen, what charity      you’d like to work for and how you want to make a World of Difference in your year.

-         We’ll get in contact with you by the 12th March 2012 if you have been short listed to the next round of the selection process.

-         Please ensure that you have contacted your chosen charity to let them know that you’d like to make a World of Difference for them prior to submitting your application.

-         The final participants will be selected by 12th April ready to start their World of Difference year in May 2012.

Applications are now open and close 4pm EDST Friday 17 February 2012
To apply and for more information, please visit our website:

http://www.vodafone.com.au/personal/aboutvodafone/worldofdifference/

Artisan – Exhibitions Assistant Trainee Position Available

Artisan is looking for somebody to join the team as an Exhibitions Assistant Trainee.
For a complete application kit please email Shannon McCaskill at projects@artisan.org.au or call 07 3215 0800
Applications close on the 31st of January.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

• To provide administrative support to the organisation’s exhibitions program
• To support the development and implementation of Artisan’s touring exhibitions program.

MAJOR DUTIES

• Prepare exhibition manuals for touring exhibitions, including database of works, itinerary, freight information, installation instructions, packing/unpacking instructions and photograph and create contents list.
• Liase with venues and freight companies to ensure timely delivery of exhibitions
• Liase with venues for contracts, payment of hire fees, delivery of marketing material and final venue reports
• Assist with exhibition installation
• Assist with exhibition research
• Write labels and information panels for objects and artists
• Arrange the design of marketing materials

TRAINEESHIP CRITERIA

This position is a traineeship funded by the Queensland Government.
As such eligible applicants must be living in Queensland and be an Australian citizen or a temporary visa holder or a permanent resident of Australia, must not have previously participated in a traineeship and must be unemployed and disengaged in the labour market as follows:
a) Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples
b) Australian South Sea Islanders
c) Long Term Unemployed – people who have not been in employment for 12 months or longer
d) Older job seekers aged 45 years and older
e) Women re-entering the workforce
f) People from a non-English speaking background, including recently arrived migrants, refugees and humanitarian entrants
g) People with disabilities
h) Recently retrenched workers who have low level skills and are unlikely to easily find alternative employment as evidenced by having been out of work for three months or more
i) Young people aged 15 to 24 years

The Hub – Management position – Vacancy

Transit Lounge Caboolture is seeking an experienced, innovative, passionate and dedicated person to …

• Support the development of creative young people (all art forms)
• Lead a staff team of two dynamic young, cultural producers
• Help to animate The Hub – a *brand new* cultural space in the heart of Caboolture
• Build partnerships with the community, Council and The Hub’s networks
• Ensure the needs of stakeholders are met
• Guide the transition of Transit Lounge from a program of YAQ to an independent arts organisation

Transit Lounge provides opportunities, resources, professional development experiences, arts and cultural access points and networks for young people aged between 12 – 30 years interested in exploring arts and culture. Transit Lounge provides opportunities for creative young people at all stages of development, from toe dippers through to professional artists.

Transit Lounge’s vision is -

A community changed by the creativity of its young people.

We aim to achieve this by -

Supporting young people to be active cultural citizens.

The Transit Lounge Manager’s position is part-time (0.6) and based at The Hub, Caboolture. The Hub is a new cultural facility (opened December 2011) in the heart of Caboolture, incorporating artist studios, a regional library, three galleries and multiple tech labs and workshop spaces.

Applications close 5pm Tuesday January 31, 2012.

For further information please contact:

Lisa Burnett
Transit Lounge Regional Manager – Caboulture
Ph: 07 5433 2445 / 0412 254 715
Email: lisa.burnett@moretonbay.qld.gov.au
www.yaq.org.au/transitlounge

Disability Inclusion Training Officer – Thailand (voluntary)

Employer: Australian Volunteers International (AVI)
Work Type/s: Volunteer
Classification/s: Community Development, Disability Services, Education & Training, International Aid & Development
Sector/s: Not For Profit (NFP)
Location: International

Job posted on: 01 February, 2012.
Applications close: 13 February, 2012.

• Employer: Asia-Pacific Development Centre on Disability      (APCD)
• Location: Bangkok, Thailand
• UN endorsed organisation based in Bangkok
• Develop your training skills in the disability sector

APCD’s mission is to promote barrier-free society and empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Asia-Pacific.

Further, it is to develop networking and collaboration among Government organizations, NGOs, Community organizations and Disabled Persons Organizations in order to promote barrier-free society and empowerment of PWDs in Asia-Pacific.

A volunteer is required to assist with the development of a training manual. This would allow the local staff to develop their understanding and application of disability & development issues such as Inclusive Community Development, Empowerment of persons with disabilities and facilitation skills.

The suitable applicant will hold relevant qualifications and have extensive experience and demonstrated success in developing and documenting training programs. This training experience will need to be in a community development context.

The role will require patience, resilience and an understanding of the disability sector.

To see the position description and selection criteria for this role, visit: www.australianvolunteers.com/10531340-disability-inclusion-training-officer.aspx

For a list of other roles similar to this visit sector page: www.australianvolunteers.com/volunteer/now-recruiting/disability.aspx

This position is part of the Australian Volunteers for International Development program, an Australian Government, AusAID initiative.

How to apply for this job

All applications must be submitted online using the above link by Monday 13 February

As part of our service to our Members, Access Arts assists in the promotion and distribution of material produced by our Members. Access Arts does not necessarily endorse the content of this material. The views and opinions expressed in the material are those of the author alone. Please contact us if you wish to discuss any material promoted or distributed by Access Arts.

Access Arts welcomes your feedback at any time on our events, workshops, newsletters, website or anything else. Your feedback can be anonymous – we have a suggestions box in the office and at the workshops. You can also send your feedback by post, email or by phone.

All of Access Arts’ policies and procedures are available on our website: www.accessarts.org.au/index.php/about-us/quality-assurance/

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