Arts Northern Rivers

Visual Arts Network: 'Taking a whole of government approach to promoting the visual arts’

Background

The Northern Rivers region of NSW is home to the highest concentration of artists outside the capital cities. Many of these artists are established professionals (such as Angus MacDonald, John Dahlsen, Michael Taylor, Rose McKinley, James Guppy, Digby Moran, Rodney Black, Samantha Wortelhoek & Damien Naughton, Erika Mayer and Colin Heaney).

Arts Northern Rivers has developed the regional Visual Arts Network (VAN) strategy to provide professional development, marketing support and export assistance for local artists.

The Visual Arts Network is funded by the NSW Department of State and Regional Development, the NSW Ministry for the Arts, and by the Federal Department of Transport and Regional Services. Arts Northern Rivers is also supporting the project and Austrade is also a key partner.

The aims of the Network are to enable visual artists to reach beyond the region to access broad national and international markets; to make Visual Arts a viable creative industry sector and important economic driver in the region; to provide professional development opportunities for visual artists; to develop national and international partnerships for Northern Rivers artists; and to further the national and international profile of the Northern Rivers as the creative region.

Features:
• regional Network Coordinator with arts business/marketing expertise
• formation of a visual artists network or clusters
• range of marketing events and initiatives
• high profile curated virtual gallery and portal to gallery and artists sites
• high profile Visual Arts Curatorial and Advisory Panel
• collaborative marketing strategies
• business development support and streamed business skills workshops
• export development focus
• series of Northern Rivers exhibitions at targeted national and international galleries
• website and selective virtual gallery

A website is now being developed as a marketing tool and information resource for artists in the region. This website will be linked to the sites of individual artists and galleries. It will include a selective virtual gallery space at the gateway, which will feature monthly exhibitions of work from the region, each curated by a high profile guest curator from the Visual Arts Advisory and Curatorial Panel.

• visual arts curatorial and advisory panel

A high profile panel of twelve nationally recognised arts experts, writers and curators from both outside and within the region will advise leading Northern Rivers artists regarding professional development and marketing possibilities for their work, and facilitate pathways to markets and exhibition opportunities at a national and international level.

Project steering committee & organisations represented

Project Supervisors:
Lois Randall, Regional Arts Development Officer and CEO
Arts Northern Rivers

Don Tadixz, Export Advisor,
NSW Department of State & Regional Development

Syu Ryan, Business Manager,
NSW Department of State & Regional Development

Other Steering Committee Members:
Assoc Proff Jan Davies, Head of the Visual Arts Department, School of Arts
Southern Cross University

Caleb Jarvis, Network Manager
Austrade

Craig Jenkins, Aboriginal Economic Development Officer,
NSW Department of State & Regional Development

Bill Mabey, Northern Area Manager, Tourism NSW,
NSW Department of Tourism, Sport & Recreation

Gary Corbett, Director
Tweed River Art Gallery

Jude McBean, Director
Grafton Regional Gallery

Steven Alderton
Lismore Regional Gallery

Katrina Luckie, Executive Director
Northern Rivers Regional Development Board

Representative of Area Consultative Committee TBC

Curatorial and Advisory Board

Robert Bleakley, Senior Director, Sotheby’s Australia
Dr Gene Sherman, Director, Sherman Galleries, Sydney
Julie Ewington, Director, Australian Art, Queensland Art Gallery
Clair Armstrong, Editor, Art & Australia, Sydney
Russell Storer, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Roslyn Oxley, Roslyn Oxley Gallery, Sydney
Philip Bacon, Director, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane
Jan Murphy, Director, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Lorraine Pilgrim, Curator, Schubert Galleries, Gold Coast
Nicholas Tsoutas, Executive Director, Artspace, Sydney
David Broker, Deputy Director, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
Tamara Winikoff, Executive Officer, NAVA, Sydney,
Sue Saxon, Visual Arts Curator, Sydney Festival, Sydney
Garry Corbett, Director, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah

(left) Artist Daniel Brinsmead from Fingal discusses his work with David Broker from Institute of Modern Art Brisbane (seated) and Russell Storer from the Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney (with back to camera) during the first VAN Curatorial Panel in July.

For further information on the Northern Rivers Visual Arts Network, please contact:
Arts Northern Rivers Ph (02) 6628 8120 Email: norvan@tpg.com.au



	Visual Arts Network: 'Taking a whole of government approach to promoting the visual arts’ Background The Northern Rivers region of NSW is home to the highest concentration of artists outside the capital cities. Many of these artists are established professionals (such as Angus MacDonald, John Dahlsen, Michael Taylor, Rose McKinley, James Guppy, Digby Moran, Rodney Black, Samantha Wortelhoek & Damien Naughton, Erika Mayer and Colin Heaney). Arts Northern Rivers has developed the regional Visual Arts Network (VAN) strategy to provide professional development, marketing support and export assistance for local artists. The Visual Arts Network is funded by the NSW Department of State and Regional Development, the NSW Ministry for the Arts, and by the Federal Department of Transport and Regional Services. Arts Northern Rivers is also supporting the project and Austrade is also a key partner. The aims of the Network are to enable visual artists to reach beyond the region to access broad national and international markets; to make Visual Arts a viable creative industry sector and important economic driver in the region; to provide professional development opportunities for visual artists; to develop national and international partnerships for Northern Rivers artists; and to further the national and international profile of the Northern Rivers as the creative region. Features: • regional Network Coordinator with arts business/marketing expertise • formation of a visual artists network or clusters • range of marketing events and initiatives • high profile curated virtual gallery and portal to gallery and artists sites • high profile Visual Arts Curatorial and Advisory Panel • collaborative marketing strategies • business development support and streamed business skills workshops • export development focus • series of Northern Rivers exhibitions at targeted national and international galleries • website and selective virtual gallery A website is now being developed as a marketing tool and information resource for artists in the region. This website will be linked to the sites of individual artists and galleries. It will include a selective virtual gallery space at the gateway, which will feature monthly exhibitions of work from the region, each curated by a high profile guest curator from the Visual Arts Advisory and Curatorial Panel. • visual arts curatorial and advisory panel A high profile panel of twelve nationally recognised arts experts, writers and curators from both outside and within the region will advise leading Northern Rivers artists regarding professional development and marketing possibilities for their work, and facilitate pathways to markets and exhibition opportunities at a national and international level. Project steering committee & organisations represented Project Supervisors: Lois Randall, Regional Arts Development Officer and CEO Arts Northern Rivers Don Tadixz, Export Advisor, NSW Department of State & Regional Development Syu Ryan, Business Manager, NSW Department of State & Regional Development Other Steering Committee Members: Assoc Proff Jan Davies, Head of the Visual Arts Department, School of Arts Southern Cross University Caleb Jarvis, Network Manager Austrade Craig Jenkins, Aboriginal Economic Development Officer, NSW Department of State & Regional Development Bill Mabey, Northern Area Manager, Tourism NSW, NSW Department of Tourism, Sport & Recreation Gary Corbett, Director Tweed River Art Gallery Jude McBean, Director Grafton Regional Gallery Steven Alderton Lismore Regional Gallery Katrina Luckie, Executive Director Northern Rivers Regional Development Board Representative of Area Consultative Committee TBC Curatorial and Advisory Board Robert Bleakley, Senior Director, Sotheby’s Australia Dr Gene Sherman, Director, Sherman Galleries, Sydney Julie Ewington, Director, Australian Art, Queensland Art Gallery Clair Armstrong, Editor, Art & Australia, Sydney Russell Storer, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney Roslyn Oxley, Roslyn Oxley Gallery, Sydney Philip Bacon, Director, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane Jan Murphy, Director, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane Lorraine Pilgrim, Curator, Schubert Galleries, Gold Coast Nicholas Tsoutas, Executive Director, Artspace, Sydney David Broker, Deputy Director, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane Tamara Winikoff, Executive Officer, NAVA, Sydney, Sue Saxon, Visual Arts Curator, Sydney Festival, Sydney Garry Corbett, Director, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah (left) Artist Daniel Brinsmead from Fingal discusses his work with David Broker from Institute of Modern Art Brisbane (seated) and Russell Storer from the Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney (with back to camera) during the first VAN Curatorial Panel in July. For further information on the Northern Rivers Visual Arts Network, please contact: Arts Northern Rivers Ph (02) 6628 8120 Email: norvan@tpg.com.au

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