CASP 2024 Recipients Announced
We are so excited to announce the successful recipients of CASP 2024 funding! This year we will support 6 community arts projects that aim to increase cultural experiences and regional opportunities.
Congratulations to Sprung! Integrated Dance Theatre Inc, Mullumbimby Neighbourhood & District Centre, SeedArts Australia Inc, The Tropical Fruits Inc, Benjo Kazue and Karenza Ebejer.
PROJECTS -
Sprung! Integrated Dance Theatre Inc - Dis-co Ball 2024.
Disability Community Ball will be an annual, disability-led community arts event. Championing access and inclusion, Dis-co Ball showcases the creative talent of our local disability community and brings together people of all backgrounds and abilities in a celebration of difference.
Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre - Kinship Doobai Dancers.
This project is to develop dance collateral for a contemporary Aboriginal Womens Dance Troupe. The project will focus on working with a local musician to develop the music and sound scapes for the dances and to run an intensive to finalise and share the dances with women and girls.
SeedArts Australia Incorporated - The Con Story: Aim higher and walk the wire.
A mobile tightwire performance and workshop for Northern Rivers youth exploring positive risk-taking and identity using circus, movement and visual arts. We draw on our previous work, The Xrossing, the unbelievable story of Lismore born Indigenous tightwire walker, Con Colleano to rework it into a schools touring show with workshops.
The Tropical Fruits Inc - Arts and Culture program at Tropical Fruits New Year Festival.
The Arts and Culture Program at Tropical Fruits 2024 Festival will expand upon the inaugural program presented in 2023 and features workshops, installations and performances. It aims to increase participation in the arts through artistic development workshops and funded art installations and roving performances at the event.
Benjo Kazue - Kyogle Zine + Print Fair
A zine + print fair and gig at the KMI Hall in Kyogle, in March 2025, featuring 25 local Northern Rivers artists, with bands from Lismore/Kyogle/Casino, a food truck and youth-run coffee cart on site. This community-focused event celebrating zine culture, independent publishing and DIY art will encourage, educate and inspire the community, engaging the public in discussions promoting zine-making as an accessible art form and platform for creative expression in Kyogle.
Karenza Ebejer - The Future is...
A series of digital storytelling workshops for young women and gender diverse people aged people aged 18-25. Participants will learn the process of story creation using accessible digital tools! These hands on, creative, fun workshops are designed to build connection, creativity and give a voice for all involved. There will also be a group show in Lismore.
