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It's always interesting to see what our staff learn when they take a trip around different parts of WA. Have you learnt anything new by visiting somewhere different recently? 🤔🎨🤔

Feb 25, 2018

We had such a good time sharing coffee and advice with performing arts producers at Blind Dates this week. ☕❤️🎨 Hey, actually - next Tuesday 27 Feb is our last session. If you're a producer and want to have a yarn about getting your show touring around the state why don't you come buy and have a chat with us? We'll even buy you a free coffee. Book in here: www.countryartswa.asn.au/blind-dates/ Huge thanks to the ladies and gents at Lot Twenty who give us an incredible space to have these meetings in (and some pretty top notch coffee).

Feb 23, 2018

🎸🥁👨‍🎤 Nannup Music Festival is so close! Who's got tickets? There's so many incredible WA artists gathering for the festival. Not just musicians either, there will be weaving, and poetry, and artists of all artforms. Festival starts 2 March, so don't hold off too long on grabbing your spot if you haven't already!

Feb 22, 2018

🎨📰 Did you catch our eNews this afternoon? 📰🎨 Up top we had some awesome funding tips from a Drug Aware YCulture Regional panellist. The advice is so good we have to share it here as well! If you want to make sure you get all the best tips, new grants and jobs straight away, head over to bit.ly/CAWAeNews and put yourself on our list.

Feb 21, 2018

How does your understanding of 'community' affect your artistic practice?

Feb 20, 2018

It's festival time! Festivals Australia funding is NOW OPEN! Festivals Australia has funding to cover artist fees, travel costs, materials, venue and equipment hire - and even the appointment of a project coordinator. Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre scored a grant in last year's round for their awesome Women's Artistic Exchange! There's no limit to the amount you can apply for but applications are closing 16 March - so get writing!

Feb 19, 2018

Do you know someone who has give their all to build bridges between artists and the private sector? If so you may want to give them a nomination in this year's Creative Partnership Awards. The award is open to all Australians who show creative leadership in philanthropy, business or culture.

Feb 18, 2018

🎬🎁🎥 PRIZE ALERT: For all the aspiring filmmakers out there, Revelation Film Festival has just opened up entries to their Life In Pictures competition. There's a prize pool of up to $20,000 and entries close 18 May. Open exclusively to WA entrants, the competition is for pieces of up to two minutes which highlight how older people contribute to WA communities.

Feb 18, 2018

It's a pretty incredible week coming up in Hopetoun, so make sure you get out of the house and head down to the Community Centre! On Wednesday resident artist Gustav Hellberg will be giving a talk about his latest project 📷 then on Saturday you can catch the best new Australian short films for the 2018 Flickerfest. 🎥 Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council International Art Space

Feb 17, 2018

Country Arts WA staff were fortunate last week to be immersed in the Artful Leadership for Community Building program. We were joined by some of our Board and invited regional guests to take part in a fantastic program helping us all to consider how we can all grow personally to become better leaders in life and work. The workshop was lead by Kim Lisson from Karrak Consulting and our own Barb Howard, both of whom will run this same program in the second half of the year for a cohort of regional participants associated with our Regional Art Hubs. Using a seamless blend of games, activities, readings, group discussions and smaller conversations, it was evident by the final reflection session how much everyone had valued their participation and were looking forward to taking the skills and insights we’d gathered into our lives and learning more through our declared personal projects. This was the first session of a three part program and the promise of more learning has been matched by the commitment of all who took part – we can’t wait for April! - Paul MacPhail, Executive Director of Country Arts WA

Feb 16, 2018

🚗🎨✈️ Tourism and the arts can be a bit of a tangled pair, depending on how big your local audience is you might not be able to have one without the other - which means it's important to get a handle on your tourism scene if you can spare the time. Tourism Council Western Australia runs all kinds of great events, including regional "Connect" events that let you network with the key tourism folks from near you. Check out the dates below.

Feb 15, 2018

The incredible performers over at Riptide are opening their doors on Sunday to anyone who wants to come check out what they do. It's an opportunity you really shouldn't miss! This weekend Riptide also have masterclasses with Deanna Fleysher (aka Butt Kapinski) thanks to Drug Aware YCulture Regional funding. If you're a regional artist aged 12-26 why not run something awesome in your town too? Apply now at www.countryartswa.asn.au/yculture

Feb 15, 2018

💗 Looking for an artsy date this Valentines Day? 💗 Well, we can't really help you there - but we can hook you up for some quality time with our presenting team and the dreamboats at CircuitWest. They're very keen to chat about all the challenges and opportunities of regional touring, and they'll buy you a free coffee to boot. Sessions available on 20 and 27 Feb: www.countryartswa.asn.au/blind-dates/

Feb 14, 2018

CALLING FOR ARTISTS: Heartwalk is an incredible shop-front conversion project that took Kalgoorlie-Boulder by storm last year, and we bet it's going to be even better this year. 🎨🖌️🏬 You want in on some awesome mural painting? Make sure to apply, and don't wait - the deadline is March 2. Can't wait to see what you folks can accomplish!

Feb 14, 2018

The wonderful folks over at Propel are looking for new board members. Do you know anyone who could make an awesome contribution to the future of youth arts in WA? 🎨🤔

Feb 13, 2018