Background information
(reference: Central Goldfields Shire website and Art Central media release)
Art Central was an arts and culture engagement project which aimed to:
• embed art into Go Goldfields work with children, youth and families
• use art as a tool to further develop the notions of aspiration and achievement within the community culture
• develop art further as an aspect of our community life
• have a positive impact across a number of areas including education, community wellbeing, health and liveability.
The project worked in partnership with the local community, representatives from the education, health, sport and business sectors. By building partnerships, and involving community leaders, the project aimed to support the development and delivery of sustainable cultural opportunities in Central Goldfields Shire.
The project was a partnership with the Cultural Development Network and is supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, the Commonwealth arts funding agency, through its Creative Communities Partnerships Initiative fund.
Arts participation
Communities that embrace creative expression and cultural activity are richer, stronger and better able to deal with social challenges.
Participation in the arts delivers many benefits including skills development, increased self esteem and confidence, and the ability to work in teams. Young people who take part in the arts do better in school and are more likely to be involved in other community activities. The arts are suitable for people of all ages - it’s fun and a great way to meet new people.
The arts program was to reflect community interests and the artists’ broad experience. Workshops, exhibitions and performances, including the visual arts, theatre, writing, poetry and voice will be on offer at various places around the shire.
IN LATE 2015 THE ART CENTRAL TEAM HANDED THE BATON OF COMMUNITY ART LEADERSHIP OVER TO A TEAM OF LOCAL ARTISTS
Mentoring worshops were held over a few months and guest speakers were invited to share their expertise regarding community grant processes.
At this time the imagination station had been developed as public art concept funded by the Australia Council for the Arts for engineering and installation of an initial structure near the library in Maryborough.
THE IMAGINATION STATION is an ART CENTRAL community art project that will see the installation of outdoor exhibition spaces across the shire. The Imagination Stations will feature art works made by the community that can be changed every three to six months. These community art projects will be facilitated by one or more of the local artists who have been training with Art Central as part of this exciting project. For the first IMAGINATION STATION in Talbot, our community artists are Trish Walsh and Tiffany Titshall. Talbot round one imagination station began in August 2015.
Artists running workshops across the shire in 2015 include Kerry Punton, Naomi Crew, Philip Ashton, Judy Meldrum, Debbie Walter, Monika Roleff and Anna Ashton.
Art Central was an arts and culture engagement project which aimed to:
• embed art into Go Goldfields work with children, youth and families
• use art as a tool to further develop the notions of aspiration and achievement within the community culture
• develop art further as an aspect of our community life
• have a positive impact across a number of areas including education, community wellbeing, health and liveability.
The project worked in partnership with the local community, representatives from the education, health, sport and business sectors. By building partnerships, and involving community leaders, the project aimed to support the development and delivery of sustainable cultural opportunities in Central Goldfields Shire.
The project was a partnership with the Cultural Development Network and is supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, the Commonwealth arts funding agency, through its Creative Communities Partnerships Initiative fund.
Arts participation
Communities that embrace creative expression and cultural activity are richer, stronger and better able to deal with social challenges.
Participation in the arts delivers many benefits including skills development, increased self esteem and confidence, and the ability to work in teams. Young people who take part in the arts do better in school and are more likely to be involved in other community activities. The arts are suitable for people of all ages - it’s fun and a great way to meet new people.
The arts program was to reflect community interests and the artists’ broad experience. Workshops, exhibitions and performances, including the visual arts, theatre, writing, poetry and voice will be on offer at various places around the shire.
IN LATE 2015 THE ART CENTRAL TEAM HANDED THE BATON OF COMMUNITY ART LEADERSHIP OVER TO A TEAM OF LOCAL ARTISTS
Mentoring worshops were held over a few months and guest speakers were invited to share their expertise regarding community grant processes.
At this time the imagination station had been developed as public art concept funded by the Australia Council for the Arts for engineering and installation of an initial structure near the library in Maryborough.
THE IMAGINATION STATION is an ART CENTRAL community art project that will see the installation of outdoor exhibition spaces across the shire. The Imagination Stations will feature art works made by the community that can be changed every three to six months. These community art projects will be facilitated by one or more of the local artists who have been training with Art Central as part of this exciting project. For the first IMAGINATION STATION in Talbot, our community artists are Trish Walsh and Tiffany Titshall. Talbot round one imagination station began in August 2015.
Artists running workshops across the shire in 2015 include Kerry Punton, Naomi Crew, Philip Ashton, Judy Meldrum, Debbie Walter, Monika Roleff and Anna Ashton.