2005 Annual Report
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annual 2005 report victoria report arts annual 05 regional regionalartsvictoria annualreport 2005 address First Floor, 147 Liardet Street Port Melbourne Victoria 3207 mail PO Box 600 Port Melbourne Victoria 3207 phone 03 9644 1800 fax 03 9646 3832 toll free 1800 819 803 (country Victoria only) email [email protected] web www.rav.net.au Regional Arts Regional Arts Victoria: Victoria: >creative >creative programming > programming > >community >community connection > connection > >regional >regional partnerships> partnerships> Regional Arts Regional Arts Victoria initiates, Victoria initiates, facilitates and facilitates and celebrates the arts celebrates the arts and contemporary and contemporary cultural practice in cultural practice in regional Victoria. regional Victoria. table TABLE OF CONTENTS of contents 03 Objectives + Programs 25 Creative Communities 05 Our People 33 groundwork 06 Chair’s Report 35 Affiliates 07 Director’s Report 43 Awards 09 Arts Across Victoria 47 Financials 15 arts2go 60 Thank you cover image: Yu Yu Possum Skin Cloak Artists: Karen Clarke, Sonja Hodge, Bonny Charles Photo: Michael Carver 1< regional arts victoria objectives OBJECTIVES + PROGRAMS and programs Regional Arts Victoria initiates, facilitates and celebrates the arts and contemporary cultural practice in regional Victoria. What we do What guides us Creative Communities facilitates community > Traditions cultural development, networks, programs and > RAV values the traditional heritage of the land and its history, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous. projects The strength of this heritage is recognised within our expression of contemporary cultural life. > Our programs will acknowledge the traditional owners of the land, the custodians for many arts2go takes the best of the performing arts centuries, who have performed age-old ceremonies of celebration, initiation and renewal. to schools in outer metropolitan, regional and > Contemporary practice rural Victoria > RAV values contemporary arts practice and thinking in all its forms, and values the ideas and inspiration that flows from innovative art and artists willing to take cultural risks with their work. Arts Across Victoria takes high quality and > We will continue to explore new ways for artists and communities to work together to create and diverse art forms to communities in outer experience art. metropolitan, regional and rural Victoria > Inclusiveness > RAV values diversity in individuals, communities and arts practice and their involvement in all the Our projects are an ever changing and work of RAV. energetic palette of activities that embrace, > We will give voice to artists within their communities and within their arts practice. celebrate, extend, challenge and enhance all > Responsiveness our work > RAV values its capacity to respond to the needs and expectations of its membership, its clients, and its partners as well as to changes in art form and arts management practice. How we do this > Our programs will endeavour to enhance the aspirations of regional communities for a rich and reflective cultural life. > RAV works with artists and regional > Connectedness communities to create high quality art. > RAV values its strong connections within regional cultural life and to arts practices. > RAV plays a major role in developing > We will engage communities and individuals in cultural activity in meaningful and respectful ways, regional arts networks, tours, projects, in particular Indigenous communities. programs, skills development, and funding. > Leadership > RAV is a leader in the arts in regional Victoria. > RAV values artistic and community leadership and will support its members, staff, regional artists, > RAV celebrates the diversity of cultural community members and other arts organisations to take leadership roles in regional arts experience in regional Victoria. development. > Our programs will leave a residue of skills, experience and confidence in communities. > RAV collaborates with partners in business, local, state and federal government, sponsors and education organisations. > RAV benchmarks its management practice against contemporary arts management The Beat Detective standards. 3< regional arts victoria meet OUR PEOPLE our people Board of Directors Staff Regional Arts Development Officers (RADOs) The Board comprises 12 members, 8 of whom Lindy Bartholomew are directly elected by the membership of local Director David Briggs arts groups. The elected members co-opt 4 Bin Dixon-Ward Team Leader, Regional Cultural Partnerships additional members to balance the skill levels Manager, Creative Communities, Liz Andrews of the Board. The Board members for 2005 Mary Booth North Western Region were: Business Manager Verity Higgins Ruth Gormley Ballarat Region (from November 05) Mike Zafiropoulos Manager, Marketing and Development Marion Matthews Chairman - Co-opted Sally Jasper Wimmera Region (from November 05) Tamara Marwood Program Manager, Arts Across Victoria (from Deb Milligan Vice-Chair - General Director October 05) Central Gippsland Region (from December 05) Dennis Goldner Touring Programs Officer (to October 05) Genevieve Roberts Treasurer - Co-opted Robin Penty Surf Coast / Golden Plains Region Gill Venn Program Manager, arts2go (from August 05) (from October 05) Secretary - General Director Jo Nathan Karen Paton Touring Program Officer (from May 05) Artistic Advisor Executive Officer - Western Region Administration Officer (to May 05) Donna Jackson Prof Eleanor Bourke Kim Hellard Co-opted Administration Officer (from May 05) Farewell to retiring Board Members Ross Lake General Director Barbara Doherty At the 2005 AGM RAV farewelled three Catherine Larkins Program Manager, Arts Across Victoria (to longstanding board members, who between General Director October 05) them had served 23 years on the RAV Board. Andrea Lane Erin Milne We would like to again say goodbye, and Gippsland Director Program Manager, arts2go (to August 05) thankyou to Dianne Paragreen who retired after Malcolm McKinnon Catrionadh Dobson twelve years, Philip Bird after six and Meme Co-opted Touring Programs Officer (to May 05) McDonald after five. Rob Robson General Director Mark Selkrig Central Director The Business - The Concert 5< regional arts victoria from from the the CHAIR’S REPORT DIRECTOR’S REPORT chair MIKE ZAFIROPOULOS LINDY BARTHOLOMEWdirector It is a great pleasure to deliver my third report as Chair of the Board of Regional This has been a year of significant achievement at Regional Arts Victoria. It Arts Victoria. In 2005 we have focused on consolidating our position as has long been a dream of the Board and staff to have a network of regional Victoria's peak body for regional arts, and, under the guidance of Director Lindy arts development officers located across the state. This dream has been realised with funding support from the Commonwealth Government under the Bartholomew, we have laid firm foundations for the future direction of RAV. Regional Arts Fund and from Arts Victoria. Our Regional Cultural Partnerships Program Indigenous cultural traditions to an international I would particularly like to thank Gill Venn who In June, North-West RADO David Briggs was of contemporary possum skin cloaks. We thank In 2005, we said farewell to staff member has not only allowed us to create five new audience of an estimated 1.2 billion people as will not be standing for re-election in 2006. Gill appointed to the new role of Team Leader the Indigenous Advisory Committee to the Barbara Doherty who left the touring program in regionally-based arts officer positions, a long- part of the Commonwealth Games Opening has contributed enormously to Regional Arts Regional Cultural Partnerships to finalise Commonwealth Games 2006 for entrusting us a greatly expanded state, tripling our term goal of this organisation, it has Ceremony. The project has laid the foundation Victoria in her four years as a board member, negotiations with several regional local with the co-ordination of this important land- productivity in touring weeks, audience reach strengthened RAV's relationship with the local for RAV's continued active role in the the last two as Secretary. She was a tireless government partners. By the close of 2005, mark project. We also thank Artistic Director and economic activity during her five years as government sector. The State Government's advancement and promotion of Indigenous supporter of Meeting Place, and leaves the three new officers had been appointed, with Vicki Couzens, lead artists Lee Darroch, Manager. We also said farewell to Erin Milne recently released Provincial Statement has culture in Victoria. Board to further pursue her work as a textile two more to follow early in 2006. With this Treahna Hamm and Maree Clark and project who left her position as arts2go Program prioritised strong links between state artist. We will miss her. network in place, the organisation is well placed co-ordinator Carolyn Sanders. Manager to take on a new challenge as government, peak cultural organisations and RAV continues to be an active and vocal to provide hands on support to arts and cultural General Manager of Arena Theatre Company. local government and RAV is pleased that member of our national body Regional Arts The spirit and dedication of the staff at RAV organisations across regional Victoria and to With funding support from the Regional Arts Catrionadh Dobson left her Touring Program within this context, we have developed long- Australia. In 2005, RAA embarked on the most continues