Propel Youth Arts

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Welcome to another Propel E-zine.

Home Is Where My Heart Is officially launches Thursday 6th August at 6pm. Propel has been busy working with the Youth Affairs Council of WA to bring you an exhibition highlighting homelessness amongst young people. Check it out!

Thanks to everyone who attended the Amplifier launch, there are still places available for the FREE workshops and forums. Propel is looking for two dynamic arts workers to join our team, applications close Friday 14th August. 

Need cash for your arts project? This E-zine is packed with funding opportunities!

We hope you have enjoyed the new website. Don't forget you can now upload and tailor your own news, events and artist profile on the website! 
 

Happy Reading
The Propel Team

Propel News

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Home Is Where My Heart Is 2009

By Susannah Day

Home Is Where My Heart Is launches Thursday 6th August 2009.

The FREE exhibition is open 7-13 August 11am - 4pm everyday. Check it out at 214 William Street Northbridge (opp. Brass Monkey). Read more

Film-Making Workshop Coordinator Wanted

By Propel Youth Arts WA

Propel Youth Arts WA is looking for an arts worker to join our team.

As the Prop Fest Coordinator, you will be responsible for the administration, coordination and delivery of a short film workshop series, Prop Fest. Read more

Program Manager Sought At Propel

By Propel Youth Arts WA 

Propel Youth Arts WA has an exciting opportunity for an experienced arts worker to join our team.

As the Program Manager you will be responsible for the WA delivery of JUMP, the new national mentoring program which is part of the Australia Council’s young and emerging artists initiative. Read more

Amplifier - places still available

By Marina Couchman

The are places still available for the Amplifier workshop and forum series. Don't miss this fantastic FREE opportunity to sharpen your arts business skills and register now. Read more

Y-Culture Grants

By Susanah Day

Need funds to develop your arts project? Propel Youth Arts WA YCulture Metro is a project funding and skills development initiative, providing arts grants of up to $3000 for young people aged between 12-26. Read more

General News

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JUMP - A New National Mentoring Program

By Caro Jende

The Australia Council for the Arts announced Queensland’s peak body for youth arts and cultural development Youth Arts Queensland (YAQ) as the successful recipient of funding for the national mentoring program, JUMP, for young and emerging artists. Read more

Pick The Art Show You Want To See In Regional WA!

By Megan Roberts

Country Arts WA recently launched its 2010 Touring Menu, a publication that gives regional communities in Western Australia the opportunity to vote for shows they want to see in their town next year. Read more

New Curator At PICA

By Georgia Malone

PICA is excited to announce with great pleasure the appointment of Leigh Robb to the position of PICA Curator. Read more

Deckchair Theatre Launches Innovative Program

By Lizzy Coles

Deckchair Theatre launches the Umbrella Program to assist local artists to present dynamic new theatrical works, that are a little outside the ordinary, at Victoria Hall. Read more

Events

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Music And Youth Art Workshops for Year 11 and 12 Students

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Artist Robert Jenkins will facilitate FREE drawing workshops for Year 11 and 12 students along the theme of Culture and Mental Wellbeing. Young artists will experience broad exposure at various including Kurb Gallery. Read more 

Bureau Of Ideas Forums 2009

By Marie Bonnal

Why do governments fund art? Can art survive its management? Art without money? The Bureau Of Ideas is hosting Dialogue and Dilemmas in Interrogating the Idea of Visual Art in WA. Read more

A Slice Of Light at PICA

By Georgia Malone

A Slice of Light reveals the challenges and possibilities that digital interactive performance offers to the performer, composer and designers exploring the audience’s reception of non-linear interactive digital performance. Read more

Equus by Sir Peter Shaffer

By Ali Martin

Sir Peter Shaffer’s seminal work is presented in Perth in startling new light for the first time in thirty years. Equus rocked the conservative majority when it stampeded the London stage in 1973, prompting outrage and awe in equal measure. Read more

Opportunities

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Want To Feature On A Community CD?

By Zoe

Catch Music is putting together a CD showcasing a variety of people, organisations and community groups who are involved in music across Perth. Read more

Can you change the world?

By The British Council

The British Council is now looking for outstanding young Australians (aged 16-19) with a track record in social entrepreneurship, community activism or volunteer work to take part in Global Changemakers. Read more

Are You A Budding Aboriginal Artist?

By Chris Rtshiladze

AMA Indigenous Initiatives are looking for an Aboriginal artist to create a stunning design for our new mobile bus facility. Read more

Win A Trash Can Full Of Cash

By Trash My Ad Team

Out with the old 1980s ad and in with the new. Keep Australia Beautiful want your help to design a new ad for your chance to win $1000. Read more

Grants

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Young, Creative and Need Funding For Your Art?

By Kate Boyle

The Department of Culture and the Arts has funding for painting, music, sculpture, theatre, contemporary dance, multimedia, singing, hip hop, illustration, performance art, festivals, puppetry, artists in schools, fashion, ballet, poetry, hybrid arts, community cultural development, exhibitions, craft, curators, publishing and more…Read more

New Fellowship Funding For Dancers

By Kate Boyle

The Dance Mid-Career Fellowship is open to individual established artists working in the areas of dance including, contemporary performance, choreography and dance-film. One fellowship of $30,000 is available. Read more
 

Opportunity to develop an AIR project

By Karen Hermann

The AIR Grants Program invites applications from WA public schools and teacher training institutions to develop artist-in-residence projects. Six grants of up to $30,000 are available. Read more

Young People and The Arts Fellowships

By Kate Boyle

The Young People and the Arts Fellowships are open to individual, emerging artists and arts workers aged 26 years and under, working in all art forms, excluding film, television and radio. Three $15,000 fellowships are available. Read more

CANWA Funding Application Workshop

By Bec Spiedel

Community Arts Network WA invites you to attend our interactive workshop helping you to: formulate your ideas, understand the process and what the selection panel will be looking for, tips on how to write a funding application and prepare a budget as well as provide information on other available funding opportunities. Read more