For Young People
Out There
Out There is a youth arts development program which helps regional communities develop the skills and confidence of young people through the arts. The Regional Youth Arts Development Officer (RYADO) from Country Arts WA works alongside a community for a period of time in the creation of an arts project which is driven by local young people and community members.
Which communities?
Since 2003 Out There has helped communities develop great youth arts projects in Northam, Port Hedland, Busselton, Manjimup, Morawa, Yiyili and Mullewa. Read about the Out There arts projects in those towns and see some photos here
The Regional Youth Arts Development Officer (RYADO) and professional artists will be working in the Gascoyne region (Country Arts WA focus region) for the next three years. Gascoyne communities will be asked to submit an Expression of Interest to host the Out There regional youth arts development program in July 2010.
Contact RYADO Wendy Stewart at ryado@countryartswa.asn.au or regional free call 1800 811 883 for more information.
Past successes with the Out There program:
Out There Yiyili
In early 2007 Country Arts WA formed what was to become a strong partnership with Yiyili Aboriginal Community. Country Arts WA offered the Out There Youth Arts Program to the Kimberley region and Yiyili was selected to host the program following a Kimberley-wide call for expressions of interest in 2006.
Out There Mullewa
In 2009 the Out There program consisted of four residencies led by professional artists Derek Nannup, Tammy Anderson, Binyam Alemu (Biz ) and Scott Griffiths (MC Optamus), in Mullewa community (100km East of Geraldton).
