August 2018 Issue 2018#3

Arts North West Quarterly

ARMIDALE REGIONAL - - - GWYDIR - - LIVERPOOL PLAINS - MOREE PLAINS - - TENTERFIELD - TAMWORTH REGIONAL - URALLA - WALCHA WELCOME IT’S ALL NEW! This quarter has seen a number of changes at Arts North West. ANW elected a new skills-based Board at its AGM held on 11 May: Anna Watt - Chair (Glen Innes) Sandy McNaughton - Vice-Chair (Inverell) Sue Price - Treasurer (Moree) Chris Newbigin - Secretary/Public Officer. (Inverell) Sally Blackwood () Vivien Clyne (Moree) Peter Ross (Tamworth) Hayley Ward (Armidale) (Tamworth)

We are delighted to have a diverse set of skills on the Board, from financial to legal as well as arts management in music, visual arts and theatre. The new Board structure also includes a second tier, the Strategic Advisory Council, which comprises a delegate from each of our contributing Local Government Authorities as well as four community arts organisation representatives. Arts North West is looking forward to working together to drive creativity in our communities.

There have been more changes. We have a new member of staff - Christine Davis is our new part-time Admin Assistant. And after more than ten years above the Glen Innes Tourist Information Centre you can now find Arts North West at 16 East Avenue, in the beautifulGlen Innes King George Parklands. The new move will give Arts North West a more noticeable presence in the Glen Innes community and a more accessible location for staff and visitors. Our contact details remain the same.

Finally we would also like to welcome Council to the network and look forward to working with their community developing arts and cultural initiatives. Caroline Downer Executive Director

ABORIGINAL CULTURAL SUPPORT PROGRAM SUPPORT, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE FOR ABORIGINAL ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES

The Aboriginal Film making project, Rivers to Ridges continues with the appointment of Tim Leha as the videographer. Tim and Lorrayne have spent a week on the road visitingTingha , and Terry Hie Hie where they interviewed Elders as they finalised the last of stage 1 filming.

Makings Old Marking New is now complete, with the exhibition at the Armidale Cultural Centre and Keeping Place in June and July, as well as the publication of an e-book. This can be viewed athttp://www.artsnw.com.au/ makingold-markings-new/

Our Plains Our Hills Our Home, a exhibition of Kamilaroi artists at Yaama Ganu in Moree, opened in June.

Arts North West is assisted by the NSW Government through Create NSW and the partnership of twelve local government authorities in the New England North West.

Arts North West acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the lands we work on; we recognise the strength, resilience and capacity of Aboriginal people and respect the Aboriginal Elders past and present.

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ANW has organised a number of visits and workshops to our region including:

ANW Arts Grant-writing Basics workshops will be delivered in Moree 7 August and Inverell 8 Caroline ran a Strategic Planning The first inaugural North West August. session for BAMM (Bank Art Art Trail Open Weekend was held Museum Moree) in June and will 21/22 July for the Glen Innes and Create NSW will also be visiting continue to work with them on a Tenterfield arts community. our reg