Lost WW1 Diary

Country Arts WA and Act-Belong-Commit present

Damian Callinan in The Lost WW1 Diary.

 

 

 

Locally presented by Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council

 

Created and performed by Damian Callinan, Directed by Tim Overton

 

Jerdacuttup Town Hall, Saturday 29th August 2015

Doors open 6:30pm

 

Bar and cheese platters ($25) by Jerdacuttup Community Association

 

Free Lotterywest funded buses depart both Ravensthorpe CRC and Hopetoun CRC car parks at 6pm. Please book bus when purchasing tickets.

 

 

Tickets now available from Ravensthorpe CRC( 9838 1340 for credit card) and Hopetoun CRC.

 

Adults $25     Concession $20  recommended ages 15+

 

Further inquiries to RRAC Coordinator, Melissa Daw on 0427 381 530

rraccoordinator@westnet.com.au

 

Monday to Wednesdays, 10 -2pm

 

Its a long way to Tipperary without a GPS!

 

 

After discovering a WW1 diary in a country op shop, Callinan leads the audience into its pages where we meet hilarious but believable characters. The story goes from rollicking farce to aching pathos in a heart-beat.   

“Memorable, Moving, Brilliant. We laughed, we gasped, we wiped tears from our eyes.” 

5 Stars Adelaide Advertiser

https://www.facebook.com/lostww1diary

Wearable Art Project

This year the Ravensthorpe District Art Group is working with the Wildflower Show Committee and the Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council to present an exhibition/parade of "wearable art" pieces at the 2016 Wildflower Show Gala Dinner on Saturday 19th September in the Ravensthorpe Town Hall.

The Art Group are requesting that community individuals, or groups (get your sporting team or work place together to submit a collaborative entry) to submit wearable art pieces...it doesn't have to be a whole outfit, think hats, scarves, shoes....

Entry forms need to be in by 30th August and can be emailed to rraccoordinator@westnet.com.au or posted to PO Box 248, Ravensthorpe, 6346. Cost is $10 per creation and each person/group may submit up to two pieces.

Information and entry forms can be requested on the above email, your local CRC or by phoning Jen Chambers on 0429 381 018.

Get involved!

Writer's Workshop with Fleur McDonald

Employment Opportunity- RRAC Coordinator Position

Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council Inc. is seeking Expressions of Interest from an enthusiastic and energetic person to support their passion in the planning, development and delivery of the annual artistic program. The job is part time, approx. 10-15 hours per week, flexible hours can be worked from home, commence mid-August 2015.

Essential Requirements

·         Excellent communication skills

·         Excellent organisation skills; able to meet deadlines

·         Ability to work collaboratively as a team

·         Ability to work independently

·         Basic computer skills such as Word, Excel, Internet, Social Media

Desirable Requirements

·         Experience in the Arts Industry

·         Experience in Community Development

·         Experience in writing grant applications and acquittals

·         Project management and event planning

·         Marketing

 

All inquiries to Mel Daw on 0427 381530 or rraccoordinator@westnet.com.au

More Wearable Art

If you are making an outfit for the Ravensthorpe District Art Group's Wearable Art exhibition in September at the Wildflower Show Gala Dinner, why not enter this one as well and take a trip to Esperance!

New Creative Regions Fund Announced!

MEDIA RELEASE

June 2015

 

MAJOR INVESTMENT FROM ROYALTIES FOR REGIONS - CREATIVE REGIONS PROGRAM TO FOCUS ON CREATIVITY THROUGH REGIONAL WA

Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council is proud to announce that they are receiving funding from the recently announced Royalties for Regions’ Creative Regions program which will see the State Government invest $24million in arts and culture in regional Western Australia over four years.

Jessica Machin, CEO of Country Arts WA which four years ago called on the State to open its eyes to the wide ranging benefits delivered to regional communities through culture and the arts, congratulated Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council and praised the State government on its investment which was unveiled this week by the Minister for Culture and Arts The Hon. John Day and Regional Development Minister Terry Redman at the Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre on Wednesday 10 June 2015.

Ms Machin said the allocation of funds is the largest and most significant investment in regional arts in Western Australia and across the country would support vibrancy and capacity building and positive social impact for the regions.

Known as the Royalties for Regions – Creative Regions program, the initiative will be delivered through a memorandum of understanding between the Department of Culture and the Arts (DCA) and the Department of Regional Development (DRD).

Ainsley Foulds, current Chairperson of the Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council, stated that the organisation is excited at the prospects this funding will enable it to achieve throughout the Shire of Ravensthorpe. The committee expects to meet with Key Stakeholders and consult its Strategic Plan to ensure this funding has a long lasting positive social impact on the community and supports the committee’s sustainability goals.

 

Overview of Scheme 4

Scheme 4 will be managed by Country Arts WA on behalf of the Department of Culture and the Arts. It will expand on existing partnerships and develop new partnerships and programs to strengthen regionally based arts and cultural organisations in Western Australia. The funding will provide services to regionally based arts organisations, artists and art workers across all art forms.  Programs will be informed by regional funding priorities identified in a 2013 survey which revealed strong support for the arts for regional people.  More info www.countryartswa.asn.au

2015 Art Exhibition