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RICS
July 2005 – ongoing
$51,476 + GST
The Regional Indigenous Cultural Strategy was
commissioned in 2005 to look at Indigenous programs
in the region and how further development and
support could be coordinated regionally in a
strategic manner.
In July 2005 Outback Arts
commissioned Participatory Corporate Development
Pty Ltd (trading as Jalay) to develop a
Regional Indigenous Cultural Strategy (RICS). The
strategy was designed to identify priorities in the
region and to develop an approach around which the
need for a Regional Indigenous Cultural Development
Officer (or similar) would be demonstrated and
reinforced.
The Jaylay group included consultants Richard
Kelloway (Team Leader), Joe Craigie, Alison Page,
Toby McGilvray, Andrew Parker, Bea Ballangarry, and
Margaret Bruggisser. The Strategy was formally launched at
the 2005 Annual General Meeting in Warren in March
2006.
In summary the RICS was designed to:
- Provide the governing principles upon
which the Outback Arts will act upon Indigenous Arts
and Cultural issues.
- Provide a more focused direction for
Outback Arts to address Indigenous Arts and Cultural
issues at a regional level.
- Assist communities to implement
Community Working Party Action Plans - with a view
to maintaining, preserving and creating new arts and
cultural activity at a local level.
- Build capacity in the region to
provide skills to communities so they can implement
their own arts activities.
- Give a voice to Aboriginal Arts and
Cultural practices at a Local, State and Federal
level through identified partners.
- Represent a best practice model for
possible modification/duplication across the state.
The total
cost of the RICS strategy project was $51,476.
Regional Indigenous Cultural Development Officer (RICDO)
Program
$75,000 Arts NSW
At
present due to the allocated funding the Regional
Indigenous Cultural Officer position is part time
operating one day per week in each of the 6 Shires
with a local person in the position or the position
serviced by Outback Arts Staff. Our ultimate goal is to increase
the hours of the Murdi Paaki Regional Indigenous
Officers to full time in each Shire. Outback Arts also sees there
is need for more than one Regional Indigenous
Officer due to the high Indigenous population
throughout the Outback Arts region.
In the recent years Outback Arts has set
some excellent foundations for the position to work
with which are;
- The RICS Strategy, a guide to work with
outlining the issues within the indigenous region
and how to go about addressing these issues. The
RICS offers some workable strategies in dealing with
the needs of the indigenous communities in the
Outback Arts region.
- The recently developed indigenous
arts and cultural website; Our Living Arts and
Culture. An excellent portal to showcase, increase
the profile and market our regions indigenous
artists.
- The splitting of the
position into 6 part time positions with a position
operating in each Shire. To have a permanent 'face'
in each Shire has built trust and confidence in the
position from the indigenous communities in the
Outback Arts region.
- The current project
Marks and Country that offers to each community an
opportunity to connect with their indigenous
heritages 'markings' that are specific to their
region. With access to this information they
are able to develop new works that relate to their
region and bring credibility to their work. The
project will be a major tool in establishing
an identity for their specific indigenous group. The
project has been an excellent tool for youth to
reconnect with their heritage.
Cobar RICDO - Anita Burcher
Warren RICDO - Peter Browne
Coonamble RICDO - Jamie Lea Hodges
Bourke RICDO - Bruce Turnbull
Lightning Ridge - Karin Thurston
Walgett RICDO - Sue Lawrence
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