Funding

Country Arts Support Program (CASP) Grants Announced

Regional Arts NSW is delighted to announce the successful funding applicants of the Country Arts Support Program (CASP) for 2008. CASP is a key regional arts funding program for NSW which provides support to employ artists in locally initiated arts and cultural projects. The aim is to provide access to arts activities for small communities, to encourage communities to work together on cultural projects, to foster cultural diversity in the regions and to ensure that regional and rural areas have an artistic voice.
Over $14,000 of grant funding has been distributed through the program to the Border Region for the following projects:

Chalking it Up: Pavement Art @ Applause Festival
Pavement Artist, Ulla Taylor, will create the template for a chalk drawing which will be completed by community members as part of the Applause Festival.

Going Potty
Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds will attend workshops to learn skills in pottery, teamwork and art design. They will produce items for display to the community.

Culcairn Pipe Band Parade
Two pipe and drum bands will provide traditional cultural music and dance experiences as part of the street parade and festival celebrating Culcairn's 125 year history and culture.

Bollywood Spectacular Dance workshops
Farah Shah, Australia's leading Bollywood choreographer, dancer, teacher and performer will run a series of 'Bollywood Dance ' workshops for adults and children.

Axis of Awesome comedy band workshops
Musical comedy trio, Axis of Awesome, will conduct school and community workshops in musical comedy, songwriting and improvised comedy and perform as feature act of the The Retro Youth Café.

Crime Scene-the sequel art Exhibition Opening with Forum
As part of Youth Week, interstate bands, Mz Ann Thropik and The Wrath will perform at the opening of Crime Scene-the sequel photographic exhibition at the Albury Regional Art Gallery. Mz Ann will also hold a 'tea party' forum in the Cafe on the importance of art and music as healthy and constructive forms of self expression and interaction.

Shaun Caldwell Project
Writing workshops and mentoring opportunities with digital video artist Shaun Gladwell held in conjunction with a dynamic video art exhibition. Works produced will feature in a performance event during the Write Around the Murray Festival.

Applying for Funding

Applying for grant funding is a challenging and competitive process. Before you even fill out the application form, you should have a clear idea about what the project is you are trying to apply for, and what your resources might be. Are you thinking about applying for a grant? Make sure you read this helpful guide and information about what's available by clicking here:

Murray Arts sincerely thanks our sister organisation 'Arts Out West' for the use of this document.

Murray Arts is happy to discuss your ideas and funding applications with you. Call us on (02) 6021 5034 to make a time.