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Kumuwuki - Big Wave to hit Goolwa in 2012

The Regional Arts Australia National Conference is Australia's most awaited and largest regional arts gathering held outside of a metropolitan festival.

In October 2012, over 800 people from across the country who are involved or interested in the arts are expected to converge on Goolwa in South Australia.

Held in a different regional destination every two years, each conference is 'part conference, part festival - all art'.

The aims of the Regional Arts Australia national conferences are to:

• profile and celebrate arts from across regional Australia on a national platform
• promote the value of arts in regional communities at a national level
• provide networking and professional development opportunities for artists, arts workers and volunteers
• facilitate and encourage exchange of ideas and strategies about arts projects and programs
• inspire delegates with ideas about how to create positive change in their communities
• leave a legacy of skills in the host regional community.

The 2012 conference, KUMUWUKI / big wave, will take place from 18-21 October in Goolwa in South Australia, a town situated at the mouth of the River Murray, a site where the management of one of Australia's major waterways across four Australian states can be viewed and notions resilience can be explored on its many physical and ephemeral levels. It is also the home of the traditional custodians the Ngarrindjeri Nation, whose vision is all people caring, sharing, knowing and respecting the lands, the water and all living things.

KUMUWUKI / big wave will create opportunities for some of Australia's best regional based artists, companies, and creative communities to produce new works, show examples of their resilience and discuss their innovation and creativity to a large audience.

2012 Regional Arts Australia Volunteer Award - Nominations Open

TRA Annual Report Available on line

TRA 2012 Visual Arts Touring Program now available

Click here to download a copy of the 2012 program.

Bendigo Bank 2012 Material Girl A Success!

Congratulations to all of the winners of the Bendigo Bank 2012 Material Girl competition.The opening night at Moonah Arts Centre was a great event, with the Premier joining 130 artists and arts supporters to witness the best exhibition yet. For a look at the winners, visit the Material Girl Page.

Australia Council Community Partnerships funding changes- Tasmanian Consultations outcomes now available

In 2012 The Australia Councils Community Partnership announced a rethink of how it intends to support community cultural development activities. Over the past five years the Council has supported service delivery arrangements nationally through funding organisations such as TRA.

TRA undertook a series of four consultation sessions in response to the Councils call for submissions. The report of these consultations is available for download as either a PDF or word document.

Currently TRA is awaiting the response to these consultations.

National Australia Council Review Report Released

On 15 May 2012 the findings from the national review undertaken into the overall operations of the Australia Council was released. The full report is available from the Australia Council website or the summarised version is available from TRA by clicking here.

Regional Arts Fund Grants applications closed

New Email Address for RAF Applications

As of 1 January 2012, TRA has a new email address for all RAF applications that are lodged electronically.

All RAF applications (both grant round and quick response grants) need to be emailed to gra...@tasregionalarts.org.au

Please use this new address when making applications, submitting your acquittal or making an enquiry about the program. We have introduced the new address to make sure that all correspondence about RAF is dealt with by our staff.

Quick Response Grants closed until further notice

Eligible small projects or professional development funding opportunities requiring funding of up to $1,500 may be supported by this program. Application processes are straightforward and the application forms are available on line or on request from the TRA Offices.

TRA encourages intending applicants to discuss their idea with the RAF Manager prior to submitting any application.

Due to limited funds and high demand levels this program is often oversubscribed. TRA's RAF Manager can advise as to whether your application is best dealt with via this or the small/major grant round processes.

Time to think ahead - Kumuwuki - Big Wave - RAA 2012 National Conference in Goolwa, South Australia October 18-21, 2012

The Biennial Regional Arts Australia National Conference is on again in 2012 in the beautiful regional location of Goolwa at the mouth of the mighty Murray River in South Australia.

Billed as Part conference- part festival - all art- the RAA event is the largest arts conference in Australia. Following on from the highly successful Junction 2010 Conference in Launceston, Country Arts South Australia's staff have been working hard to develop a conference program and artistic festival that will showcase and inspire delegates.

Be informed! Join the mailing list. Head to www.artsalexandrina.org.au and click on "Regional Arts Australia National Conference". Click "Be informed" and enter your name and email address.

Is there assistance available to get to Goolwa?

TRA advises that potential delegates seeking assistance to attend Goolwa 2012 should apply in the first instance to Arts Tasmania's Artsbridge Program (especially for for invited speakers). TRA is currently negotiating with Office For The Arts to secure further funds under the Quick Response Program for part asssitance for eligible, non - speaking delegates in the lead up to the 2012 conference.