Published on Thursday, 24 September 2020 at 2:00:00 PM
Six local artists will be flexing their creative muscles after successfully receiving a Creative Enterprise grant from the City of Albany aimed at supporting economic and social recovery following Covid-19.
Vancouver Arts Centre committed a total of $25,000 which was allocated across all grant recipients to develop projects and events in partnership with the small business sector in the Great Southern.
A website highlighting iconic beaches of our region created by Alex Gott-Cumbers will incorporate a traffic light system that lets users know the best time to visit each beach depending on weather conditions.
Author Dianne Wolfer will activate two literary events involving four Albany authors, a visiting author and an Albany musician with event partners Six Degrees, Paperbark Merchants and Albany Stationers.
Albany’s three original York Street and Albany Highway arcades will provide the canvas for Make a Scene artist pop-up project including markets and workshops and support surrounding businesses.
Matt Ward is developing an interactive QR code trail that will encourage users to solve clues to discover the location of the next QR code in View from the Magpie’s Nest: The QR Code Trail where each QR code brings a story to life through song.
Kwongkan Middars (Sand Dancers) is a film by Robert Castiglione that follows the journey of two 16-year old Noongar boys as they establish a business that presents traditional cultural dances for visitors to Albany.
The Menang Women’s Weaving Circle features Noongar women and Elders sharing skills in fibre weaving, creating utilitarian objects and wearable adornments that relate to Menang history.
City of Albany Chief Executive Officer Andrew Sharpe said supporting local creativity and talent was vital.
“The six projects that have received these grants display a wide range of disciplines and attract a broad audience which will enable a vast amount of our community to engage with local art,” Mr Sharpe said.
“Covid-19 has been a trying time for the creativity sector so we want to see them bouncing back stronger than ever and offering some excitement, engagement and inspiration to our local community.”
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