PROGRAM 2018

Access to arts and culture for people with disability or a lived experience of mental illness

COMMUNITY STUDIOSVISUAL ARTS

Offering a wider range of programs than ever before, our visual arts studios operate from each of our three creative hubs, with workshops on every day of the week. All workshops are facilitated by a professional artsworker who focuses on developing each artist’s unique abilities in a group setting. Developing creative concepts, building technical skills and sharing work with audiences are all part of our studio-based workshop program.

TIMETABLE: VISUAL ARTS

WORKSHOP LOCATION DAY TIME LEVELALL MEDIUMS Fremantle Tuesday 10–12pm All levels

Midland All days 10am–12pm12.30–2.30pm

All levels

Lancelin TuesdayThursday

9am-1pm9am-1pm

All levelsAll levels

MIXED MEDIA Fremantle MondayTuesday

10am–1pm1–4pm

BeginnerAdvanced

DRAWING Fremantle ThursdayFriday

10am–1pm10am–1pm

All levels

Midland All days 10am–12pm12.30–2.30pm

PAINTING Fremantle Wednesday 1–4pm Beginner/Intermediate

PRINT-MAKING Fremantle Wednesday 9.30am–12.30pm All levelsMidland All days 10am–12pm

12.30–2.30pmAll levels

Geraldton Thursday 9.30am–12.30pm All levels

TEXTILES, SOFT SCULPTURE, SEWING

Fremantle Friday 10am–12pm Beginner/Intermediate

Midland Friday 10am–12pm12.30–2.30pm

Beginner/Intermediate

CLAY, POTTERY AND SCULPTURE

Midland Friday 10am–12pm12.30–2.30pm

All levels

Lancelin Tuesday 10.30am–12.30pm All levels

METAL AND JEWELLERY

Fremantle Friday 10am–12pm Beginner/Intermediate

INTERVENTIONIST ART

Fremantle Thursday 2–5pm All levels

COMMUNITY SHED Lancelin Wednesday 9am–11am All levels

DIGITAL ARTS

DADAA’s digital arts program is well established, developing skills in digital story-telling and film-making. Participants work on a project of their choice, and are guided by professional artsworkers and film-makers to develop their story, capture vision, edit content and present, publish or perform their work in a professional setting or online.

All workshops are facilitated by a professional artsworker who focuses on developing each artist’s unique abilities in a group setting. Developing creative concepts, building technical skills and sharing work with audiences are all part of our studio-based workshop program.

TIMETABLE: DIGITAL ARTS

WORKSHOP LOCATION DAY TIME LEVELPAPER PROJECT Fremantle Monday

TuesdayWednesday

10am–2pm10am–2pm10am–1pm

All levels

INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL ARTS

Fremantle Monday 3.30–5.30pm Beginner

FILM-MAKING 1 Fremantle Wednesday 3.30–5.30pm Intermediate

PHOTOGRAPHY MidlandFremantle

WednesdayThursday

12.30–2.30pm1–3pm

BeginnerIntermediate

MIXED REALITY Fremantle Various Various Intermediate/Advanced

VIRTUAL REALITY Fremantle Friday 10am–12pm All levels

DANCE AND PERFORMANCE

If you love movement, dance, performance or public art, then consider one of the programs below.

Interventionist Art is our Green Brigade Project: a social and public arts project. The Mixed Reality program is a digital arts/film-based performance program. All others follow more traditional approaches to dance and performance.

TIMETABLE: DANCE AND PERFORMANCE

PROGRAM LOCATION DAY TIME LEVELINTERVENTIONIST ART: GREEN BRIGADE

Fremantle MondayThursdaySaturday

TBC2–5pm9am–12pm

All levels

MIXED REALITY Various Various Various Intermediate

TRACKSUIT Midland Monday 10am–1pm Advanced

ON TRACK Midland Wednesday 10am–12pm Beginner/Intermediate

Lancelin Friday 10am–12pm Beginner/Intermediate

YOUTH PERFORMANCE

Fremantle Thursday 9.30am–12.30pm Beginner/Intermediate

MUSICOur music program has expanded for 2018. Work individually with a professional musician or join a small ensemble that gets to learn from professional musicians and perform periodically throughout the year and work. Focus on technical skill or explore music with performance and dance.

TIMETABLE: MUSIC

PROGRAM LOCATION DAY TIME LEVELLOOSE TOOTH Fremantle Tuesday 6–8pm Beginner/

Intermediate

THE DEFINITIVE Midland Monday 3–4.30pm Beginner/Intermediate

PIANOEASY Fremantle By arrangement By arrangement Beginner/Intermediate

SOUND ART Fremantle By arrangement By arrangement Beginner/Intermediate

CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS

For school-aged children, our Artlink programs develop a love of the arts and performance, and prepare children to continue arts activities into their futures. This is part of our Act-Belong-Commit partnership.

School Holiday Programs change throughout the year with new information posted to the DADAA website.

For young adults aged 16–25, we offer programs to support you as an early-career artists and aim to develop your professionally – as an individual artist or in preparation for tertiary study.

TIMETABLE: ARTLINK CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

PROGRAM LOCATION DAY TIME LEVELVISUAL ARTS Fremantle Saturday 10am–12pm Beginner/

IntermediateMidland Saturday 10am–12pm Beginner/

IntermediateQuinns Rocks Saturday 10am–12pm Beginner

SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMS

Fremantle September September Beginner/ Intermediate

Lancelin September September Beginner/ Intermediate

TIMETABLE: YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS PROGRAMS

PROGRAM LOCATION DAY TIME LEVELVISUAL ARTS Fremantle Tuesday

Saturday10am–12pm1–3pm

All levels

Midland Saturday 10am–2pm All levelsQuinns Rocks Saturday 12.30–2.30pm All levels

YOUTH PERFORMANCE

Fremantle ThursdayTBC

9.30am–12.30pm3.30–5.30pm

Beginner/Intermediate

TERTIARY TRANSITIONS: VISUAL/DIGITAL

NorthbridgeOther locations TBC

Saturday 10am–12pm Intermediate/Advanced

PROFESSIONAL PATHWAYS

ONE-TO-ONE MENTORSHIPSOne-to-one mentoring with a professional artist or artsworker is also available across all artforms. DADAA connects emerging artists with professional artists to develop skills and career paths. Please contact us to discuss options if you are interested in this pathway.

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMSAct-Belong-Commit Artist in Residence: Hard Pressed with Lizzy Robinson runs from 10 January to 4 February. The program includes masterclasses with professional print-maker Lizzy Robinson to develop large-format prints. Additional community workshops will develop smaller prints. All work printed in a Public Print Day, 31 January 2018, with a steamroller outside the Fremantle Old Boys School, DADAA Fremantle

EXHIBITION OPPORTUNIITESOur annual program of artist exhibitions at the DADAA Galleries and professional galleries in the Perth metro area give DADAA artists numerous avenues to connect with audiences and develop their capacity as professional artists.

ONLINE GALLERY AND BLOG SPACE Via the stARTSPEAK platform, a growing number of artists have the opportunity to showcase their work and communicate with new audiences.

PARTNERSHIPS

FESTIVAL CONNECT: You Know We Belong TogetherYear three of our four-year partnership with Perth Festival will see DADAA co-produce You Know We Belong Together with Black Swan Theatre and Perth Festival. Artist Julia Hales takes her show to the Festival stage, in collaboration with writer Finn O’Branagain and director Clare Watson.

ARTS ACCESS VICTORIA: The Other Film FestivalBringing this well-established film festival to Western Australia for the first time, DADAA partners with AAV to show internationally acclaimed films made by film-makers with disability. This initiative is supported by Healthway and promotes disability leadership in the film industry.

TELETHON KIDS INSTITUTE: Performance and Evaluation ProgramIn an exciting new partnership, DADAA collaborates with Circus WA to provide an avenue for young people with high-support needs to push their bodies as they learn new performance skills. A digital component complements physical activity to overcome any barriers, with performances at the Awesome International Festival in 2019. DADAA collaborates with Telethon Institute researchers to conduct a Quality of Life evaluation that will also develop and test new research methods.

SCULPTURE BY THE SEA: Tactile ToursNow in its tenth year, the DADAA–Sculpture By The Sea partnership again runs tactile tours and beach access tours for audiences with disability to access this iconic summer exhibition.

ACT-BELONG-COMMIT: Artlink Children’s Program, Artist in Residence, The Other Film Festival, Audio DescriptionWe continue to partner with WA’s highly successful Act-Belong-Commit initiative that addresses mental health and wellbeing. Funding continues to support children and dance programs while, in 2018, also extending to supporting the inaugural Act-Belong-Commit Artist In Residence program, the Other Film Festival and our live Audio Description service.

CROWN RESORT AND PACKER FOUNDATION: School Holiday ProgramNow in year two of funding for DADAA’s School Holiday Programs, this program is aimed at building resilience in school-aged children by developing skills and a love of comedy, film and performance.

REGIONAL PROGRAMS

HARD PRESSED (GERALDTON)Community print-making to develop big-format linocuts, with final works printed on a community print day with a steamroller. Local and travelling exhibition program tours outcomes to other regional WA communities.

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

FREE STATE ARTS AND HEALTH (SOUTH AFRICA)Now in its third year, this international collaboration sees DADAA’s arts and disability practice and IP transferred to South Africa through participatory CACD programs and artsworker exchange. The Free State Arts and Health project has held several successful on-the-ground arts projects targeting key health issues, such as HIV. The program is made possible with additional funding from the Mellon Foundation, University of the Free Sate and the Vry Festival. Broader partnerships with the South African government and Witwatersrand University will come on board during 2018.

ACCESS SERVICESAUDIO DESCRIBED SHOWS AND TACTILE TOURS

Working across Perth’s major festival and performance venues, DADAA offer the only live Audio Description service in WA. This year, we will Audio Describe in excess of 25 performances and bring Tactile Tours to significant exhibitions, including Sculpture by the Sea.

TRAINING FOR ORGANISATIONS

Training for businesses, arts organisations and local governments, DADAA takes Disability Awareness Training, Vision Awareness Training, Digital and Touchpad Training to organisations or hosts training at our Fremantle hub: the heritage-listed Old Boys School.

RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

Ongoing evaluation consultancy focused on DAIP awareness and implementation; program and venue accessibility; participatory arts program evaluation.

CREATIVE HUBS

DADAA FREMANTLE: Now located at the Fremantle Old Boys’ School mid-year, this hub includes additional studios, performance spaces, gallery spaces, a café, cinema and partnerships with other community programs.

DADAA MIDLAND: Serving the eastern region of Perth, Midland is a vibrant hub for daily workshops in visual arts. The centre has a growing Aboriginal Arts program and is located in the NDIS Hill Trial site.

DADAA LANCELIN: Based at the Wangaree Community Centre, DADAA is lead tenant and a key provider of community arts programs for the Shire of Gingin.

MORE INFORMATIONwww.dadaa.org.au