Five professional and two emerging local creatives have been selected to deliver innovative and contemporary new works as part of Central Coast Council’s Creative Art Central program 2022/23.
Creative Art Central is an annual commissioning program which offers funds for established and emerging creatives of diverse disciplines living on the Central Coast.
The program has been designed to inspire local creatives to deliver new and contemporary work that demonstrates a strong connection to community and opportunities for participation.
Creative Art Central 2022/23 attracted 72 registrations from local creatives in diverse disciplines, who each had the opportunity to pitch their idea.
The successful recipients were selected by an industry panel, which recommended the commission of seven contemporary and creative projects that will engage, collaborate and/or involve the broader community.
Central Coast Council Unit Manager Community and Culture, Glenn Cannard, said Creative Art Central sought to foster innovative and contemporary work across all art forms.
“Thank you to everyone who registered; the calibre of proposals pitched shows just how much talent and diversity we have on the Coast,” he said.
“A diverse mix of artists from a cross section of the industry have been selected this year to deliver contemporary works to help define our region as a cultural destination.
“Our seven successful creatives will now share their talents with the wider community.”
The successful creatives are: Homebrewed – Eamonn Snow and Cameron Smith (professional); Lead by Story – Will Small (professional); Merran Winchester (professional); Sarah Staunton (professional); Casey Gray (emerging); Reed Plummer (professional); and Christopher Diaz–Krystof Pelowski and Carlos Diaz (emerging).
Two of the successful recipients, Sarah Staunton and Christopher Diaz, have already started their projects.
Staunton will be delivering an interactive community installation on Saturday, June 10, from 9am-4pm on a wall behind the Box on the Water (playground side) along the Ettalong Esplanade.
Christopher Diaz has commenced the production of a seahorse sculpture, referencing the significance of this locally endangered species.
Council Administrator, Rik Hart, said the annual commissioning program sees professional and emerging artists deliver a variety of new quality projects to help promote, celebrate and activate our region.
“Fostering artistic endeavours builds the footprint of creative industries on the Coast and delivers significant flow-on benefits for our social and economic fabric,” he said.
“Creative Art Central invests in the local creative economy to not only nurture the growth of local artists but also strengthen creative industries on the Coast.”
Since its inception in 2011, the annual program has produced a range of new creative initiatives which have helped shape local culture.
More information is available at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/creativeartcentral
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Central Coast Council