Arts Mid North Coast: The Concept and Content

Regional Arts Development Officer

Arts Mid North Coast Information/Communications

Arts Mid North Coast Regional Arts Board

Regional Arts NSW Network of RADO'S Contact details

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Regional Arts Development Officer Position(RADO)

Richard Holloway Education Campus Hogbin Drive Coffs Harbour NSW 2457 Tel 02 6658 9400 Fax 02 6658 9411 Email arts@midcoast.com.au Website www.artsmidnorthcoast.org Regional Arts Development Officers are funded by the Ministry of the Arts, a state government department, and generally receive a financial contribution towards their operational costs from each of the local government councils in the defined region. Regional Arts Development Officers exist in most of the Ministry of the Arts designated regions in the state, with the exception of the Far North Coast and the Far South Coast where a collaborative approach from local government, towards regional arts development, has been difficult to obtain. Regional Arts Development Officers usually operate in the capacity of a Chief Executive Officer to a Regional Arts Board, a separately constituted, non-profit, incorporated association which applies for and receives government grants, sponsorship and generates other income in order to carry out its brief. The principal focus of the work of a Regional Arts Development Officer (RADO), is to oversee the development and implementation of arts and cultural infrastructure and activity across the region. In order to do this, the RADO, in conjunction with the Regional Arts Board undergoes a cultural mapping and planning exercise across the region to identify the needs, priorities and potential opportunities. This information forms the basis for a regional strategic plan which the RADO then implements and periodically reviews and evaluates. The scope of the position is extremely broad and encompasses involvement at a grass roots level (eg work with local arts councils), through to high level political and strategic work (eg lobbying for funds, involvement in state level boards etc.). The work is very intense and demanding, often involving traveling large distances, long working hour and evening and weekend work but is an essential part of the arts and cultural infrastructure associated with regional New South Wales.In the Mid North Coast, the Regional Arts Development Officer is Richard Holloway who covers six local government areas from Taree to Coffs Harbour. The office of the Mid North Coast RADO is based on the Coffs Harbour Education Campus. If you would like to find out more about this position and the work of the Mid North Coast Regional Arts Board, feel free to call Richard on 0266 589400 or email arts@midcoast.com.au.

Information/Communications

Russell Stockley Coffs Harbour Education Campus Hogbin Drive Coffs Harbour NSW 2457 Tel 02 6658 9400 Fax 02 6658 9411 Email russells@artsmidnorthcoast.org Website www.artsmidnorthcoast.org Russell has extensive skills with IT related services and functions as well as coming from a visual art's and cultural studies background. Russell has been able to apply his ability to multi-task while fulfilling his role as Information Communications Officer with Arts Mid North Coast. Arts Mid North Coast focuses on the provision of information and aims to gather and distribute relevant information to a variety of individuals and organisations throughout the Mid North Coast region of NSW. Arts Mid North Coast is continually increasinmg its database network and This database extends to over four thousand individuals and organizations, from the working artist in their home studio, to the larger events management groups throughout the region. This database is utilised in broadening the network for all those involved in cultural industries throughout the state and the country. In June of 2001 Arts Mid North Coast began production of an email bulletin on a regular basis, which initially went out to approximately 80 addresses. The email bulletin is now being produced on a fortnightly basis, dates for the Bulletin can be found Here The Bulletin is now distributed to over 800 direct email addresses. From this it is also printed out by some receivers and distributed in hard-copy format. The information contained within this bulletin is gained from the many emails, mail and brochures that arrive at the office on a daily basis. This is then sifted through for information pertaining to events, workshops and funding opportunities within the region, state and beyond. This E bulletin receives an enormous amount of positive feedback from within the state and beyond. Arts Mid North Coast also subscribes to over twenty newsletters from external regional, state and national groups: The email groups are constantly expanding and are being sorted into relevant target areas, enabling target audiences to receive target information. This web site contains many links to funding organizations, as well as having contact details for many groups, individuals and events within the region. This web site is updated on a weekly basis and is an invaluable resource to those that are utilising this exciting medium. Arts Mid North Coast. Tel: 02 66589400  email: russellls@artsmidnorthcoast.org

Arts Mid North Coast Regional Arts Board

Chair: Clr Mave Richardson (Greater Taree City Council) Ph: 0265535412 W: 02 65925399 Vice President: Clr Leigh Vaughan Phone: 02 6555 7489 (Great Lakes Shire Council) Treasurer: Clr Gavin Smithers Phone 66513620 Coffs Harbour Council Secretary: Mr David Quinn (Coffs Harbour Local Arts Council) Phone: 02 66532293 Email: dqcoffs@aapt.net.au Board Member: Indigenous Rep Bea Ballangarry Board Member: Mr Gordan Amann Ph: 0417493896 Education and Training Board Member: Cameron Marshal (ABC Radio MNC) Board Member: Ms Louise Rawson Harriss (Bellingen Arts Council) Phone: 66552533 Email: mark.willis1@bigpond.com.au Board Member: Clr Jillian Cranny (Bellingen Shire Council) 02 66573273 Email: jcranny@midcoast.com.au Board Member: Mr Bruce Wiseman (Taree Arts Council) Phone: 02 65523175 M: 0448824326 Email: ibw1@bigpond.net.au Board Member: Clr Cameron Price (Port Macquarie Hastings Council) Phone: 02 65504330 0427779927 Email: cam@cam.com.au Board Member: Brian Stokes Phone: 02 6584 0566 (Regional Tourism Representative) Board Member: Ms Jennifer Sproule (Mid North Coast Area Phone: 0265 621141 0429453753 Email: accmail@mncacc.com.au Board Member: Clr Jim Gribbin Phone: 02 6562 8938 Kempsey Shire Council Board Member: Clr Martin Ballangarry (Nambucca Shire Council) Phone: 02 65683037 M: 0431033977 Email: martinballangarry@hotmail.com Public Officer: Richard Holloway

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