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TUTTI ARTS INC. ANNUAL REPORT 2020 1 Tutti Arts Highlights of 2020 ARTISTIC Tutti Arts is South Australia’s only multi-arts 26 artists presented their work and skills to the local arts industry in the Stand & Deliver Showcase organisation where artists with a learning disability Company AT toured Impersonal Space to Port Pirie and Whyalla create visual art, theatre, music, film, new media, Tutti Artist Jackie Saunders won the Dawn Slade-Faull Award dance and installations for a growing local and Sit Down Shutup and Watch Committee delivered its fourth international audience. festival in an online format, increasing its audience by 500% The Sisters of Invention were finalists for the ‘Made in Adelaide’ VISION Ruby Award TAKING THE WORK OF Six Tutti Visual Artists had their work featured in ACE Open’s 2020 DISABLED ARTISTS TO South Australian Artist Survey exhibition Film & New Media artist Michael Need’s film Critical Marx was THE WORLD selected for the Best of Fest screening at the 2020 SDSW Festival MISSION Quirkestra performed live with leading Adelaide musicians at The Jade as part of a Tutti fundraiser MAKING GREAT ART The Sisters of Invention appeared as the secret artist on Day 2 of AND INFLUENCING Brisbane’s Undercover Artist:Online! Festival SOCIAL CHANGE ORGANISATIONAL VALUES Tutti moved from Galway House at Minda to new premises in Brighton DIVERSITY Tutti introduced a full suite of online programs that successfully maintained INNOVATION engagement with over 85% of artists during the COVID-19 lockdown BRILLIANCE Premier Steven Marshall and ABC Radio presenter Peter Goers launched Tutti’s web-based 24/7 broadcasting station, Radio Tutti INTEGRITY Tutti welcomed Linda Williams to the new position of General Manager PASSION Tutti commenced its first Dance program The new Tutti Arts Centre at Brighton was opened by Premier Steven Marshall Tutti Artist Dougie Jacobssen received national media coverage with a profile story on ABC News Breakfast www.tutti.org.au Front Cover: Designed by Pavlos Soteriou and Tutti Artists: Dougie Jacobssen, Jenna May, Grace Bell, Banjobe Hunt, Kimberly Sellers, Jessica Miller, Boris Dann, Matthew Cawthorne, Kurt Bosecke, Tori Bedford, Alethea Lazarus-Cameron, Megan Long, Jane Hewitt and Michael Tye 2 TUTTI ARTS INC. ANNUAL REPORT 2020 3 President Report CONTENTS Tutti Arts Highlights 2020 1 After a year clouded by the spectre of COVID-19, Tutti Our Founder and Artistic Director, Pat Rix, has President Report 3 Arts has emerged as a strong, resilient and capable announced that she will be retiring in 2021. Pat’s organisation, determined to continue its mission of name is synonymous with Tutti and her amazing Artistic Director Report 4-7 making great art and influencing social change. vision, creativity, energy and drive have transported General Manager Report 8-9 As highlighted throughout this report, the us all to a place we could scarcely have imagined Tutti’s Social Impact 10-11 achievements of Tutti’s people in 2020 have been 23 years ago. In creating and nurturing Tutti, Pat truly remarkable. and her team have established a highly supportive Introducing the Tutti Arts Centre 12-13 environment where artists with a learning Organisationally, Tutti: Tutti’s response to Coronavirus 14-15 disability can develop their latent talents and Doubled its capacity by leasing and transforming Dance 16-17 • thrive. Through all forms of creative and artistic the former St Teresa’s Primary School expression, these artists now have a powerful Company AT 18-21 • Established its own clear identity and presence and distinctive voice. The Board is well advanced Music 22-23 by relocating to the vibrant Tutti Arts Centre in its succession planning and is seeking a new Stand & Deliver 24-25 at Brighton Artistic Director to take over from Pat and continue to lead Tutti on its incredible artistic journey. Sit Down Shutup and Watch 26-29 • Secured funding for the installation of a lift and accessible facilities in the new premises by The organisation finished the year in a strong Theatre 30-31 mid-2021 financial position. Support from the JobKeeper program enabled Tutti to retain all of its staff during The Sisters of Invention 32-33 Designed and implemented policies and • the difficult COVID-19 period. This proved to be Visual Arts 34-37 procedures to safely cope with COVID-19 crucial as our incredibly hard-working team needed Film and New Media 38-39 • Converted all programs for online delivery and to convert all Tutti programs to online delivery and Choral Program 40 expanded into new art forms prepare for whatever lay ahead. The extra support Retained all of its 35 staff and appointed also enabled Tutti to safeguard funds for future Tutti Kids and Youth 41 • Linda Williams as General Manager operations in an uncertain environment. This Artists and Production Teams 42-43 • Grew to over 300 participants, including 200 included increasing reserves to strengthen business Board Members, Staff and Volunteers 44 artists with a learning disability who chose Tutti resilience, completing the building program, undertaking essential maintenance, extending Funders, Supporters and Donors 45 Arts as their creative arts NDIS service provider. services in regional areas and paving the way for I thank the Board, the leadership team and Financial Statements 46-48 new initiatives such as artist residency programs. every one of the extraordinarily talented and Credits 49 committed Tutti staff and volunteers for their The changes and developments in 2020 have huge efforts in making all these things happen. positioned Tutti for a bright future as a leading We also acknowledge the remarkable courage Australian multi-arts hub for artists with a and achievements of our artist participants and disability. We look forward with confidence and their families during this most challenging year. optimism to another stimulating, rewarding, but quieter, year of consolidation in 2021. We gratefully thank Board members Anne Gale and Catherine Campbell who both made significant Andrew Downing contributions to Tutti’s directions and growth over many years. Following their retirements, we have welcomed new Board members Anne Wiberg, Matthew Shilcock and Paul Kirkwood. 4 TUTTI ARTS INC. ANNUAL REPORT 2020 5 Artistic Director Report It is hard to believe 20 years have passed since Tutti (pictured opposite at top), attracted broad attention. Arts incorporated as the Tutti Ensemble in May 2001. The success of Radio Tutti was also the catalyst for It’s equally hard to believe I am writing my last an in-depth profile story on Radio Tutti participant Artistic Director report for this extraordinary Dougie Jacobssen, created by the NDIS and organisation which has long recognised broadcast nationally on ABC News Breakfast. the compelling creativity of disabled artists, One of the biggest disappointments for Tutti and continues to give so many a voice. artists was the cancellation of festivals and other The saying ‘May you live in interesting times’ certainly presentation opportunities, such as The Sisters rang true for 2020. We were aware at the outset that it of Invention’s original cabaret show You Ready for would be a year of change. Our much loved Disability This? which was to have enjoyed its world premiere Manager, Dorothy O’Brien (pictured centre), was at the 2020 Adelaide International Cabaret Festival. retiring at the end of February, However, our smiles and the long awaited returned when the Adelaide relocation of Tutti was planned Festival Centre offered a for early April. However as we paid opportunity for artists farewelled Dorothy with an to create two 60-second original song by Mat Morison films for incorporation into and Brittany Trueack and an a digital Festival. Special artwork by Jackie Saunders thanks to Jane Gronow, (pictured opposite middle director Michael Griffiths, right), we could not have musician Kathie Renner imagined what lay ahead. and filmmaker Trina Lucas for their work creating The Sisters’ As March went by and COVID-19 lockdown became videos which were broadcast on 5 June. a reality, an eerie quiet settled over Galway House and the whole Minda campus. Just as performances Later in the year, The Sisters reconvened and exhibitions rely on the direct relationship with Kathie and Trina to create a live video between art makers and their audience, the magic recording of their original song Getting Ready of making art relies on close creative interactions for their appearance as the Day 2 Secret Artist in between people. So it was imperative that we quickly Brisbane’s Undercover Artist:Online! Festival. found a way to replicate that experience online for As lockdown neared its end, we began to plan the Tutti artists, and support everyone through what was staged re-opening of face-to-face programs with arguably the most isolating experience of our lives. mounting excitement. For most artists and quite a It brings a lump to my throat to report that, thanks few staff, this was their introduction to the new Tutti to the resourcefulness and endless talent of Tutti’s Arts Centre and, with social distancing and hygiene staff, and the responsiveness of our artists, their requirements, it proved quite an exercise. However, families and support staff, most Tutti artists thrived thanks to our amazing administrative and comms and grew despite all the challenges. We were even team of Sophie Laguna, Emily Galdes, Jonathan able to introduce some exciting new digital outreach Pearce and Belinda Warnes, joined by Tutti’s new initiatives for regional and global audiences, and General Manager Linda Williams on 27 July, there were a number of very happy highlights! everything went relatively smoothly. Very soon, Fridays became the most popular day of the week The unforgettable launch of Radio Tutti on 27 with chef Tamara Hahn, assisted by Pat Luscombe, April by the Premier Steven Marshall, followed preparing a tasty menu from our onsite kitchen.