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ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ARTS BOARD

NATIONAL CONSULTATIONS ON THE KEY ORGANISATIONS PROGRAM REVIEW & INDIGENOUS ARTS INFRASTRUCTURE

The Australia Council for the Arts’ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board is reviewing its key organisations funding program and the Indigenous arts infrastructure. This review is called Making Solid Ground. A discussion paper and a national series of roundtable discussions seek input from people and organisations with an interest in support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. We welcome your response.          

Forum details are available and updated regularly at www.australiacouncil.gov.au/makingsolidground

Please confirm if you are attending by contacting Mark Stapleton Free call 1800 226 912 or (02) 9215 9014 or email: makingsolidground@australiacouncil.gov.au

National consultations are being held from August-September 2008 at the following locations:

HOBART (TAS)
Date: 25-26 August 2008
Time: Monday 9am-3.30pm and Tuesday 9am-12.30pm
Venue: Half Merino Room, The Old Woolstore, Apartment Hotel, 1 Macquarie Street, Hobart
Contact: Lola Greeno (03) 6336 2349 or email Lola.Greeno@arts.tas.gov.au

LAUNCESTON (TAS)
Date: 27-28 August 2008
Time: 8.30-4.30pm
Venue: The Tram Sheds, 29 Inveresk Rail Yards, 4 Invermay Road, Mowbray
Contact: Lola Greeno (03) 6336 2349 or email Lola.Greeno@arts.tas.gov.au

DARWIN (NT)
Date: 2-3 September 2008
Time: Tuesday 8.30pm-5pm, Wednesday 8.30pm-4pm
Venue: Browns Mart Theatre, Cnr Smith Street & Harry Chan Avenue, Darwin
Contact: Stephanie Hawkins (08) 89996303 or email Stephanie.Hawkins@nt.gov.au

BROOME (WA)
Date: 4-5 September 2008
Time: Thursday 2pm-5pm for one on one meeting, Friday 9am-5pm
Venue: Gimme Club at Goolarri Media Enterprises on 7 Blackman Street, Broome
Contact: Roz Lipscombe (08) 9224 7401 or email roz.lipscombe@dca.wa.gov.au

PERTH (WA)
Date: 8-9 September 2008
Time: Monday 9am-5pm, Tuesday 9am-12.30pm for one on one meetings
Venue: Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company,  65 Murray Street Perth 6000
Contact: Roz Lipscombe (08) 9224 7401 or email roz.lipscombe@dca.wa.gov.au             

BRISBANE (QLD)
Date: 10 September 2008
Time: Wednesday 9am-5pm
Venue: QPAC via Cremorne Theatre entrance, Little Stanley Street, Southbank
Contact: Please RSVP to Raelene Baker, Principal Indigenous Adviser, Arts Qld (07) 32244896  or email Raelene.Baker@atrs.qld.gov.au

CAIRNS (QLD)
Date: 11-12 September 2008
Time: Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-12.30pm
Venue: 7-11 Chester Court, Manunda
Contact: Please RSVP to Raelene Baker, Principal Indigenous Adviser, Arts Qld (07) 32244896 or email Raelene.Baker@atrs.qld.gov.au

ADELAIDE (SA)
Date: 15-16 September 2008
Time: Monday 9am-5pm, Tuesday 9am-12.30pm
Venue: Tandanya  253 Grenfell Street Adelaide, South Australia 5000
Contact: Alex Reid (08) 84635403 or email reid.alex@dpc.sa.gov.au

CANBERRA (ACT)
Date: 17 September 2008
Time: Wednesday 9.30am-5pm
Venue: Billabong Aboriginal Corporation, 158 Stockdill Drive, Holt
Contact: Nigel Featherstone (02) 6207 2381 nigel.featherstone@arts.act.gov.au

SYDNEY (NSW)
Date: 18-19 September 2008
Time: Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-12.30pm
Venue: Australia Council, 372 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills
Contact: Mark Stapleton (02) 9215 9014 or email M.Stapleton@australiacouncil.gov.au