No Images? Click here Hi everyone, Last month, Australia voted “Yes”. Victoria voted “Yes”. Regional Victoria voted “Yes”. It is a great thing. But great things do not just happen. Great things are done by good people – often at a huge personal cost. For many, this campaign was not led, but endured. To all of our employees, volunteers, board members, artists and Members who invested so heavily in this important result: thank you. Thank you also to those communities and artists in Victoria who continually show us what a strong and confident culture looks like. We’re here to work with you – and there are plenty more opportunities in the coming months to do so; whether it is through a Regional Arts Fund application (opening January 8); working on your presentation for Artlands (accepting papers, presentations and breakout session ideas from February); or celebrating with Lake Tyers Beach at their Corroboree on the Water event on 22 December as part of the Small Town Transformations project. Ready when you are. Joe Toohey Regional Arts FundCommunity Grant and Quick Response Grant funding will open at 9.00am on Monday 8 January 2018. Please note that there will only be one Community Grants round taking place in 2018. Applicants who were intending to apply in August 2018 for projects starting after 1 January 2019 are encouraged to apply to this round. Image: Still from Currency, a screendance by Kim Sargent-Wishart, a Regional Arts Funded Project. Member SurveyWe've put together a short 5-10 minute Member Survey, and would be so grateful if you shared your thoughts with us. By completing the survey, you'll go into the draw to win one year’s free membership renewal at Regional Arts Victoria. ArtlandsSharing knowledge, trading resources and exchanging gifts at a time of ceremony and gathering. Call for papers, presentations and breakout sessions connecting to the theme and framework of Artlands Victoria will open in February 2018 on the Artlands website. Get those submissions ready! Corroboree on the WaterWurinbeena and the FLOAT Small Town Transformations project team present Corroboree on the Water. The sunset ceremony on 22 December will include a smoking ceremony, dance and music on the FLOAT vessel and on the shore of Lake Tyers. Home is Where the Hall isThis year we celebrated 34 community halls across Victoria and South Australia, showcasing everything from Mozart to craft and everything in between. OpportunitiesSmall Regional Presenters funding opens 15 February 2018 Bookings are now open for Regional Arts Victoria's Arts & Education term one tours Nominations are now open for the Victorian Young Achiever Awards Expressions of Interest are now open for the position of Regional Arts Australia Director - Tasmania Entries are now open for The Alice Prize Submissions are now open for the 2018 Midsumma Australia Post Art Prize Applications are now open for the 2017/18 Music Passport Grants Submissions are now open for Burnie Arts Council's paper on skin competition Applications are now for the APRA AMCOS Art Music Fund Entries are now open for the Stanthorpe Art Prize 2018 Entries are now open for the Swan Hill Print and Drawing Acquisitive Awards The Victorian GLAM Sector Collections Use Research Report: Request for Quotes is now open The Victorian Collections and Culture Victoria Strategic Study: Request for Quotes is now open Events6 December Combined exhibition opening, Warrnambool Art Gallery 8 December The Laneways street party, Geelong 5 October - 9 December How about a rainbow? Multi-disciplinary exhibition, FCAC Roslyn Smorgon Gallery 5 October - 9 December Grandstanding not Handstanding by Larissa MacFarlane, FCAC Gabriel Gallery 6, 11 & 12 December Multicultural Arts Victoria's Emerge in the North Community Gathering 15 December The Senegambian Jazz Band Memo Music Hall, St Kilda 23 November - 15 December More Than a Mammory by Candy Stevens, Bendigo Bank Central 30 November - 17 December Mapping Melbourne 15 - 17 December Women's Circus End of Year Cabaret & Fundraiser 1 December - 31 January Sculpture Exhibition at Lucinda Estate Winery, Leongatha 16 November - 4 March Rick Amor Painting Silence at Hamilton Gallery March - October 2018 Northern Rivers Performing Arts 2018 Season is now on sale Welcome to ArtlandsIn the lead up to Artlands Victoria, we're chatting to some of our key participants about what Artlands means to them. Check out the video series, more to be added soon! |