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2016 ANNUAL the Helpmann Academy Is the Only Organisation of Its Kind in Australia 2016 ANNUAL The Helpmann Academy is the only organisation of its kind in Australia. We empower South Australia’s best emerging artists to realise their visions and build sustainable practices. We provide professional development opportunities including grants and awards, mentorships, masterclasses, advisory services and international artist residencies, all tailored specifically for South Australia’s higher education students, graduates and emerging artists. Contact Us (08) 7320 3330 [email protected] Find us St Paul’s Creative Centre 200 Pulteney St (cnr of Flinders St) Adelaide Post to PO Box 234, Rundle Mall SA 5000 HelpmannAcademy @helpmann_academy @HelpmannAcademy www.helpmannacademy.com.au Helpmann Academy Staff Jane MacFarlane Chief Executive Officer Nadia Dolman Program and Events Manager Olivia Power Marketing and Communications Manager Leanne Marshall Program Coordinator Pro-bono Financial Support by Fisher Jeffries: Judith Halliday General Manager Jowin How Senior Finance Officer 1 HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2016 We launcheD our NeW $40,000 Helpmann Fellowships supporteD by The JameS and Diana Ramsay Foundation We awarDeD $63,000 iN cash PrizeS and awards We granteD $150,000 tO fund Self DireCteD Professional DevelopmeNt opportunitieS We SeNt 10 ArtiStS tO reSiDencieS Around tHe world, valueD At $68,000 We iNtroduceD Five NeW PrOFessional DevelopmeNt and fundiNg PrOgrams tO tHe value of $77,500 HELPMANN’S PARTNER INSTITUTIONS the Helpmann Academy is a unique collaborative partnership, unifying the skills and resources of the state’s universities and tAFe SA. We work with following partner institutions: ADelaiDe College OF The The Conservatorium offers a range FLinderS SCreeN ArtS, tAFe SA of undergraduate and postgraduate Production, FLinderS programs, covering all professional UNiverSity Adelaide College of the Arts is the only areas of the music industry. This tertiary institution in Australia housing comprehensive suite of programs Flinders University’s Department of the study of visual and performing is designed to meet the needs and Screen and Media offers a range of arts training together in one building, aspirations of a wide variety of students. degrees and creative arts topics in affording cross discipline learning that Majors include Performance (classical screen studies, documentary, drama, has long term benefits. This thriving and jazz), Composition, Music Teaching, scriptwriting, television, film, digital hub of creative activity brings together Sonic Arts, Pedagogy, Musicology media, games, animation, 2D, 3D, online dance, acting, film and television, visual and Popular Music, and Creative content and industry placements. art and craft, technical production, Technologies. Their graduates are well-prepared creative and professional writing and for industry and many apply their arts administration under one roof. The Elder Conservatorium is knowledge, creative collaboration and A modern, $60m iconic performing and committed to providing an environment technical skills to go on to successful visual arts centre of excellence, based in which students can achieve the and award winning careers within the in the heart of the city with purpose- skills, knowledge and understanding Australian and international screen built studios, theatres and workshops necessary for professional employment industries. Flinders staff have extensive with industry-specialist equipment and continued personal and musical industry experience and this provides and technologies, equipping students growth. Great value is also placed ongoing opportunities for our students with the highest quality education and upon adaptability, flexibility and to network and develop connections experiences. The building provides a independence, qualities that are with industry and screen professionals daily snapshot of the cultural sector and essential to the development of a throughout their degrees. The Bachelor creates a wonderful sense of community successful career, whether in the field of of Creative Arts is a unique course for throughout for students and staff. music or beyond. students who want to fill key creative roles in the film, television or digital Adelaide College of the Arts employs FLinderS Drama CeNtre, media industries, and who want to highly-respected professionals and FLinderS UNiverSity combine practical knowledge with high industry specialists with high-level quality education and theory. These expertise and practical teaching skills The professional acting and directing practical skills are complemented by to work with students. Lecturing staff programs at the Flinders Drama such skills as independent thinking, are actively involved in their fields Centre were introduced in 1975. The critical evaluation and research abilities through practice and research, with combination of a strong grounding in that widen employment prospects in the students benefiting from these practical performance theory, together with arts and communication industries. connections and collaborations with a high level of technical skills, has industry. Their graduates continue produced what they call ‘the intelligent alternative’ in professional training. School OF Art, ArchiteCtUre to find success nationally and And DeSigN, UNiverSity OF internationally. This practical approach led by high SoutH AustraliA calibre practitioners offers a dynamic Elder ConservAtOrium course in touch with contemporary Established in 1856, the South OF MusiC, UNiverSity OF practises across all mediums of live Australian School of Art is one of the ADelaiDe performance and film. oldest art schools in Australia, and is celebrated for its rich tradition of The Elder Conservatorium of Music Drama Centre graduates have made innovation. Staff includes renowned is one of Australia’s oldest and most and continue to make a significant artists, designers and theorists who distinguished tertiary music schools, contribution to the entertainment drive the School’s ever-evolving and plays a leading role in Australia’s industry both nationally and teaching and research practice and musical landscape. internationally. inspire their students’ creative thinking and practice as they learn valuable skills in critical analysis. The school’s visual arts graduates are acclaimed for their arts writing, curatorship and professional practice, and many go on to win prizes and awards for their work nationally and internationally. 3 WELCOME What an exciting year 2016 has been for Helpmann! While we are delighted to celebrate our successes this year, we are also busy planning for the future. Our focus remains on nurturing the talented artists emerging from our KAreN Thomas partner institutions, to ensure the Chair JANe MacFArlanE well-being and vibrancy of the creative Helpmann Academy Chief Executive Officer arts sector in South Australia. Board of Governors Helpmann Academy Our aim is to encourage and harness the talent of our emerging creatives and open up new possibilities and opportunities for them. In 2016 the Helpmann Academy In April, Kate Ceberano joined us to We also launched our new website, supported 616 new and exciting artists, mentor and work with students including making our programs and services more empowering them to build sustainable 10 of the top graduates from Elder accessible. Conservatorium of Music. The emerging careers, providing over $300,000 in 2017 promises another year of exciting musicians then joined Kate on stage for awards, funding and professional opportunities; maintaining and our sell-out event A Night of Jazz, where development. We are so proud of our increasing our diverse, widespread and we awarded more than $12,000 in prizes. awardees and can’t wait to see all they stimulating program of events, projects A further five artists were mentored will accomplish. and programs. Our Graduate Exhibition through Helpmann’s Elevate Mentorship will introduce several new awards, We hit the ground running in January, Program, facilitating important one- including the new $10,000 Hill Smith with the launch of our new Cultivate on-one relationships with established Gallery/ University of South Australia Masterclass Series supported by artists, providing invaluable advice and Postgraduate Award, taking the total to Bendigo Bank. This program has professional development. already delivered seven masterclasses over $35,000. In August, we moved to our exciting new with national and international visiting 2017 will see the introduction of the premises in the CBD, St Paul’s Creative practitioners to 223 talented emerging new $40,000 Helpmann Fellowships. Centre. The office features a co-working artists, working across visual arts, Two Fellowships, valued at up to space for artists and flexible common dance, theatre, music, film and more. $20,000 each, will be awarded, enabling areas where we can host lectures, The positive feedback has been recipients to undertake a substantial career- building workshops, and other overwhelming. professional development opportunity events. The move provides greater that will develop their artistic practice In February, we welcomed Professor access to the artists we support and has and advance their career. The Helpmann Christopher Smith from The British energised us in ways we could not have Fellowships are made possible through School at Rome and Tony Stephens imagined. from ArtBank as guest judges for the the generous support of The James and Graduate Exhibition Awards, alongside As we strive to continually improve our Diana Ramsay Foundation.
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