CASP 2024 projects
CASP is an annual small grants program funded by Create NSW and managed by the Regional Arts Development Organisations (RADOs). CASP Grants are for artists, non-profit organisations and community groups across regional NSW interested in investing in their practice or interested in investing in regional artists. This grant is open to residents of Warrumbungles, Narromine and Gilgandra Shires and Dubbo Regional Council areas, and financial members of Studio Co!Lab.
Orana Arts looks forward to seeing these projects come to life over coming months. All projects are to be completed by 31 January 2025.
Our 2024 Country Arts Support Program (CASP) grant recipients are:
MULTI-ARTS/ Erifili Davis (Dubbo) for A thousand words - cross-arts exhibition
A unique opportunity for artists from the Dubbo and surrounding area to respond with new works to local original music through visual art or dance. The works will be showcased at an exhibition at the new Studio 138 multi-arts space in Dubbo.
VISUAL ARTS/ Leanne Wicks (Kandos) for Garrbarra (Sewing)
6 community workshop sessions facilitated by Renee Ford and Leanne Wicks to create two textile scribbly gums installed around structural support columns for the Drayton's Renaming Ceremony and Exhibition in October at the North East Wiradjuri Centre, Kandos.
MULTI-ARTS/ Kim V. Goldsmith (Dubbo) for Stories of Place, Community and Environment (SPACE) Walk
At a time of rapid change within our regions, the Stories of Place, Community + Environment (SPACE) Walk event invites different knowledge holders and community changemakers to come together to creatively explore the local landscape of the Narromine Shire and consider future possibilities for farming, the environment, the community, and the wider region.
WRITING/ Helena Pastor (Armidale) for Sensory Memories: a regional NSW creative writing outreach pilot program
Helena Pastor will develop a pilot program for a creative writing outreach program for regional NSW. In Wellington and Armidale, Helena will deliver free creative workshops based around accessing sensory memories that can be used for fiction/creative nonfiction writing, poetry and song lyrics, or as inspiration for artworks.
PERFORMING ARTS/ Anna Bloomfield (Dubbo) for CORE: Kumi Taiko/ Dubbo Ballet Studio collaboration and performance
CORE is a new, original contemporary dance work that involves the collaboration of Dubbo Ballet Studio's contemporary dancers and choreographers, and the local (Dubbo) Taiko Drumming ensemble. The work is being developed and presented in Dubbo and will eventuate with the dancers and drummers performing the work together live.
WRITING/ Kyro Jurd (Binnaway) for Fundamentals of sci-fi fiction
This project will launch five workshops to hone creative writing skills, culminating in a collaborative publication. Aimed at revitalising Coonabarabran's literary community, fostering a nurturing space for writers, inspired by the Warrumbungle's magnificent dark skies, to explore and express within the boundless realms of science fiction.
WRITING/ Outback Writers' Centre for A Decade of Dreaming
The Outback Writers’ Centre is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Dubbo Writers Festival, a niche event designed to build the competencies and confidence of emerging writers in Regional NSW to both write and seek publication. It will be held in Dubbo from 13-15th Sept.
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