The application forms and instructions on how to apply can be found on the downloads page of the new RLADT website.

All forms are also available on the Arts SA website.  If you would like the application forms posted to you, please contact Lara Torr on 84635423 or torr.lara@dpc.sa.gov.au.

One of the most important things to do if you are planning to apply for a grant is to share your idea with the RLADT staff. This gives them a chance to confirm that your project is eligible for funding and to make sure that you have all the information you need to apply. Even if you have applied before and even if you are applying as an organisation, it is important to call or email Clare on 84635424 or tizard.clare@dpc.sa.gov.au or Lara on 84635423 or torr.lara@dpc.sa.gov.au.

Community Arts Network SA, as part of its Community Arts Development Program, and the Disability & Arts Transition Team, are presenting a disability and arts Funding Application Workshop (view the flyer in pdf or doc formats).

This will be a free workshop for artists and arts workers on the ins and outs of applying to funding programs.

11am to 3pm

Wednesday 10 February 2010

Topics covered include:

• How to explain your idea
• Understanding the criteria
• Getting your budget right

Guest presentations by Arts SA

Clare Tizard, Manager
Richard Llewellyn Arts & Disability Trust
and Community Arts Development Fund

Sandra Naulty, Manager
Independent Makers & Presenters

Lunch and drinks provided
View the access and dietary requirements form
Or phone us on 8231 0900 with your requirements

Where

Restless Studio
Community Arts Network SA (view map)
234a Sturt St Adelaide
(Enter off Arthur St)

RSVP Essential

Monday 8 February 2010

8231 0900

datt@cansa.net.au

INDIVIDUALS
Amr Abdallah – Music
$8000 to produce and market a debut EP.

Robert Cettl – Literature
$6000 for ebook publication of Always An Other?  Representations of disability in Australian film.

Naomi Clarke – Visual Art
$7500 towards the purchase of adapted photographic equipment and a photographic exhibition in 2010.

Adam Cocca – Music
$3000 towards the purchase of adapted music equipment to assist in the production of songs.

Elizabeth Dickinson-Sharpe – Music
$800 professional music study fees to assist in the development of her piano skills.

Helen Katsinis – Literature
$3000 for attendance at a national conference for professional romantic fiction writers.

Mel Kelly – Performing Arts
$2745 for stage one development of Drug Of Choice, a hybrid performance-art piece.

Teri Kelly – Literature
$5000 to assist in the publication of Girls Like Me, a poetry anthology.

Kyra Kimpton – Dance
$10000 for development of solo dance piece Prelude.

Daniel Levy – Music
$6000 to produce a second EP.

Suzanne MacKenzie – Music
$2600 for travel costs to access singing and music lessons.

Gaelle Mellis – Theatre
$8829 for stage two development of contemporary performance piece Take Up Thy Bed And Walk.

Nina Pearce – Theatre
$4000 to re-stage This Place, a play to be presented during Mental Health Week.

Jungle Phillips – Visual Arts
$4094 to produce a professional quality catalogue and exhibit at three Sydney galleries.

Phil Spruce – Literature
$5100 to draft a novel All That You Can Be.

Kelly Vincent – Theatre
$8900 to create Startspace, a cross media installation theatre work.

ORGANISATIONS
CanDo4Kids – Visual Arts
$8179 for a mentorship program with professional artists to make a tactile mural for vision and hearing impaired children.

Central Northern Adelaide Health Service: Club 84 – Music
$11,925 to support The Harmony Of Hearts Choir to produce a professional quality performance for presentation at various community events.

City of Port Adelaide Enfield – Community Cultural Development
$11,000 to present the Umbrella Fest by Tony Doyle Visions at the Port Festival in October 2009.

Ink Pot Arts Inc- Music
$8036 for Tutti artists to work with The Gathering Wave choir to develop a concert performance.

Kym MacKenzie and Darryl Williams – Theatre
$7880 for professional development of Roadies – a comedy act about two stagehands.

Mental Health Coalition SA – Visual Arts
$3000 to have an exhibition during Mental Health Week 2009.

No Strings Attached – Theatre
$13,300 for stage two development of the play Steak ‘n’ Chelsea with Rachel High and Julie MacNamara.

Restless Dance Theatre – Dance
$17,500 for development of a new dance theatre piece Beauty with choreographer Ingrid Voorendt.

SA Writers Centre – Literature
$13,000 to employ a writer in residence to assist writers with a disability.

Individuals:            16                      $86,168
Organisations:        9                       $93,820
Total Applications: 25     Total:       $179,988

The Richard Llewellyn Arts and Disability Trust (RLADT) fund was introduced in South Australia in 2006. The first of its kind in Australia, the fund supports the creative and artistic aspirations of people with disabilities.

This year, 16 individuals and nine organisations successfully applied for funding and received a combined total of $179,988.

Funding will support a diverse and exciting range of arts and cultural activities including photographic exhibitions, mentorships, writers’ residencies as well as upcoming concerts and performances. A visual arts exhibition developed by the Mental Health Coalition of South Australia and a performance of a play by Nina Pearce called This place will be presented during Mental Health Week in October 2009

Previous and current recipients have applied to the fund to develop or present work at a national and international level.

Gaelle Mellis, a leading advocate for disability arts and who proudly identifies as a disabled artist has won numerous awards, including a 2005 Churchill Fellowship and was shortlisted for a Ruby award in 2007. In previous funding rounds Gaelle undertook a research trip to the UK. Having successfully re-applied for the fund in 2009, she will complete the second stage development of a contemporary performance piece called Take up thy bed and walk.

As a set designer and artist Gaelle’s work is highly sought after by leading performance companies, including Australian Dance Theatre, Restless Dance Company and Brink Productions.

Adelaide’s Restless Dance Theatre continues to win accolades for their groundbreaking and innovative style. In 2008, the RLADT supported professional artists Sam Haran, Steven Mayhew Alison Currie and Jo Stone to work with members of the ensemble including Lorcan Hopper and Dana Nance to develop Debut. Restless successfully applied for funding this year for their new production called Beauty.

Kyra Kimpton who is also part of the Restless ensemble, will use the fund to undertake a creative development with UK artist Jemima Hoadley for a solo dance piece called Prelude, which she will perform during the 2009 Adelaide Fringe and in London the following year.

The Hon Jennifer Rankine, Minister for Disability, has extended her congratulations to all this year’s recipients and adds, “It is particularly exiting to see so many of our local talented artists and companies, presenting their work much further afield. The Government of South Australia recognises the significant role that arts and culture plays in enriching the lives not only of people with disabilities, but across the wider community.”

The Richard Llewellyn Arts and Disability Trust is a partnership between the Department for Families and Communities and Arts SA. The fund is financially controlled by the Public Trustee and administered by Arts SA.

Disability Minister Jay Weatherill announced the recipients of the grants today. Mr Weatherill said the trust was named in honour of the late Richard Llewellyn, who was a diligent supporter of the arts and advocated for universal access for people with disabilities across South Australia.

“The Trust combines Mr Llewellyn’s two passions – the arts and disability advocacy. It aims to encourage people with a disability and disability organisations to further their artistic interests and foster their creative talent,” Mr Weatherill said.

“People with a disability have a lot to contribute to every part of our community – including the arts – and these grants are an important part of supporting them.”

The Trust was established by the State Government two years ago, and this year $200,000 is being distributed between 22 individuals and organisations. This year, the 13 individuals to receive funding for projects ranging from theatre and visual arts to literature and music are:-

 Michael Doman, Port Pirie, $10,000 for a music project called the Dragon Tree project. 

Tony Doyle, Adelaide, $7,800 for a theatre project – The Professor and the Wizard of Wind.
Daniel Levy, Kensington, $7,000 for a music project and to create a professional demonstration CD.
Maxwell Magain, South Plympton, $9,527 for a jewellery workshop.
Ben Martin, Somerton Park, $5,572 to produce music CDs for release.
Gillian Mears, Mount Barker, $10,000 to complete a novel called ‘Foal’s Bread’.
Matthew Nolan, Frewville, $3,927 to run workshops about making music with a computer.
Colleen Sweeney, Northfield, $5,000 to assist with a poetry manuscript.
Jeanette Tierney, Magill, $4,211 to exhibit work at South Australian Living Artists 2008.
Bryan Tingey, Exeter, $7,000 to create work for exhibition at the 2009 Fringe Festival.
Mary Anne White, Golden Grove, $6,880 to record a CD – The Mary Anne White Album.
John Willanski, St Peters, $3,500 to develop an exhibition – Ink Rain Overflow.
Ben Adam Wimshurst, Torrensville, $7,000 for a musical performance group to record a CD.

A total of nine organisations received more than $110,000 of funding for projects covering theatre, literature, visual arts and dance and are as follows:-

Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association, $3,800 for a resident artist to capture user insights from the ARATA Biennial National Conference 2008.
- FEAST – Adelaide Lesbian and Gay Cultural Festival, $4,781 to support UK performer, Julie McNamara, as speaker, performer and co developer of a work in progress.
- The Lampshade Shop, $17,020 to develop a new script by Robert Moore, Costume Change.
- Take Up Thy Bed and Walk Project, $20,000 for a two-week creative dance and theatre project.
- No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability Inc, $10,550 for two theatre projects.
- Restless Dance Company, $16,400 to assist with Debut, a program of short dance performances.
- SA Writers Centre, $17,200 to employ a part time Writer-in-Residence to help writers with a disability.
- Tutti Ensemble Inc, $16,000 to assist with a new music theatre piece.
- Queer and Differently Abled, $5,000 to help with skill workshops.