Central Coast Council is putting out the call to all creatives in the region, with registration now open for Creative Art Central 2022/23.
The program has been designed to inspire local creatives to deliver new and contemporary creative work which demonstrates a strong connection to community and opportunities for participation.
The annual initiative offers up to $20,000 to four established professional creatives and up to $10,000 to two emerging creatives based on the Central Coast.
One previous recipient is Beneath the Surface, a contemporary body of work which connects to the Central Coast and its unique identity.
This was a collaborative creative production combing the skills of NAISDA dance college, Uncle Gavi Duncan, professional photo-based fine artist Sharon Aldrick and cinematographer and contemporary artist Ryan Lee.
The work concentrates on identity and connection to place.
The group produced a series of site-specific work exploring the Coast’s rich and vibrant landscape through the production of digital imagery representing shared and juxtaposed views of connection to the environment, family, culture, and story.
The work followed and documented selected NAISDA dancers and their story, their journey of becoming dancers and how that is connected to past and present kinship.
For details on Creative Art Central 2022/23 go to Council’s website.
Terry Collins