help?????

What are the situations in which an Arts organisation could be of use to a visual or performing artist?

T wrote:
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> What are the situations in which an Arts organisation could
> be of use to a visual or performing artist?



Maybe if the visual artist was a photographer and the people in the Arts Organisation posed for the camera...? I'm sure there are others...


Maybe your question's a bit vague or broad in scope - I don't know how anyone can give you a specific answer that's going to have any value...what are you really trying to ask? (Or hang on...is this just trying to get answers for a school assignment?)


crg

I'm doing a module for a course and I need to know what sort of situation a person might be in to require help from an Arts organisation, such as financial support. Apparently there are many but to pass my course I need to figure these out and I'm at a loss.

T wrote:
>
> I'm doing a module for a course and I need to know what sort
> of situation a person might be in to require help from an
> Arts organisation, such as financial support. Apparently
> there are many but to pass my course I need to figure these
> out and I'm at a loss.



Try the ArtsWA website

http://www.cultureandarts.wa.gov.au/DepartmentofCultureandtheArts/PortfolioAgencies/ArtsWA.asp


or the PACS (Blue Room) Subsidy program

http://www.blueroom.net.au/main.html


or The Australia Council

http://www.ozco.gov.au/


or call the Equity Guild if you're a member


and excuse my wry cynicism, but if this is for an arts management degree, I hope you learn how to do all this before they let you out on the industry...

Hope this helps.

Craig

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that is a huge question!

Here are some other basic ideas that might give you a head start:
First think about what the "normal" arts organisation does:
- looks after the financial aspects - ie gov funding, business sponsorship, budgets etc
- marketing
- employs artists
- and generally co-ordinates activities of organisation ie lets the artists focus on the arts rather than the admin.
(in no particular order!)

But then they also:
- allow artists to be involved in big plays with big budgets (and therefore exposed to other great artists)
- lobby for the arts cause
- increase awareness in the public of the arts in general. ie its great to have heaps of arts organisations creating a hub and creating arts awareness (breaking down negative perceptions non-arts attendees may have)

hmm thats all i can put together off the top of my head . . . hope it helps!