ARTRAGE NEEDS YOUR HELP
Fri, 21 Jan 2000, 03:45 pmWalter Plinge3 posts in thread
ARTRAGE NEEDS YOUR HELP
Fri, 21 Jan 2000, 03:45 pmPLEASE COPY THIS LETTER AND PASS IT ON TO EVERYONE ON YOUR EMAIL DATABASE!!!
Artshouse, 51-53 James
Street, Perth
GPO Box T1744, Perth, WA 6000
14th January, 2000
Dear Supporters and Members,
The time is nigh,
Artrage needs you!
As you may well be aware, the Gasworks building has always been under
strict scrutiny by the Perth City Council. Since 1998, the Council have
probed the eviction of the Gasworks and most recently have resolved in
issuing a final eviction notice of the building for January 31. Having
recognised that the Gasworks could be upgraded to provide a much needed
performance, youth and community facility, we have struggled to hold onto
the space for the use of young people and the community until it can be
used again as a public venue. Rather than see this happen, the Perth City
Council are keen to remove Artrage so as not to be lumbered with an
'uneconomic' community facility on their property.
We dispute the Perth City Council's assessment. We believe they are
prejudiced by their own tastes and age, we believe that the Gasworks will
provide unique cultural, youth and economic benefits to central Perth. The
Gasworks will be used by city residents, workers and shoppers alike.
Unlike neighbouring councils, the City of Perth does not provide either a
community arts or youth facility. The Gasworks will be both and it should
be supported by the city.
The City of Perth should be a city for people. Currently it is not. The
council's City for People policy (ie: youth, aged, workers, residents) has
gone off the agenda. This is while neighbouring councils are building new
youth, sport and recreation facilities for residents and visitors.
Needless to say, the situation is serious but you can help in four ways;
1. Attending our strategy planning meeting at 6pm on Monday 24th
January at the Gasworks.
2. Attending the City Council meeting at 6pm on Tuesday 25th January
at the Council House. Bring
friends, the more people the better, we want to show them that
people care. We want to keep
the meeting courteous while emphasising our point. Please
contact the Artrage office for
more information on the meeting strategy.
3. Calling the Artrage office to volunteer to deliver flyers to city
residents, pack envelopes or
help talk to city retailers and residents to get their support.
4. Write to Perth city councillors or the Lord Mayor to voice your
support (list enclosed).
Artrage has used over 10 different warehouses over the past 17 years, they
have all been demolished or developed. Despite our efforts, we have been
unable to find a replacement for the Gasworks. We need to make a stand now
to stay in the city. We hope to see you there.
Yours sincerely
Peter Grant - Artrage Director
Your support and interest in this pressing issue is desperately needed to
keep arts in your city alive.
Write a letter in support of this issue to :
The Right Honourable
Lord Mayor
Dr Peter Nattrass
Email : Lord_Mayor@cityofperth.wa.gov.au
Or City Councillors :
Michael Sutherland
Bert Tudori
Tess Stroud
Noel Semmens
Janet Davidson
Laurence Goodman
Jennifer MacGill
Address:
Council House
Level 11
27 St. George's Tce
Perth WA 6000
Or call to register your support and/or offer your time to volunteer.
Artrage Office 9227 6288
Fax 9227 6188
artrage@artrage.com.au
Artshouse, 51-53 James
Street, Perth
GPO Box T1744, Perth, WA 6000
14th January, 2000
Dear Supporters and Members,
The time is nigh,
Artrage needs you!
As you may well be aware, the Gasworks building has always been under
strict scrutiny by the Perth City Council. Since 1998, the Council have
probed the eviction of the Gasworks and most recently have resolved in
issuing a final eviction notice of the building for January 31. Having
recognised that the Gasworks could be upgraded to provide a much needed
performance, youth and community facility, we have struggled to hold onto
the space for the use of young people and the community until it can be
used again as a public venue. Rather than see this happen, the Perth City
Council are keen to remove Artrage so as not to be lumbered with an
'uneconomic' community facility on their property.
We dispute the Perth City Council's assessment. We believe they are
prejudiced by their own tastes and age, we believe that the Gasworks will
provide unique cultural, youth and economic benefits to central Perth. The
Gasworks will be used by city residents, workers and shoppers alike.
Unlike neighbouring councils, the City of Perth does not provide either a
community arts or youth facility. The Gasworks will be both and it should
be supported by the city.
The City of Perth should be a city for people. Currently it is not. The
council's City for People policy (ie: youth, aged, workers, residents) has
gone off the agenda. This is while neighbouring councils are building new
youth, sport and recreation facilities for residents and visitors.
Needless to say, the situation is serious but you can help in four ways;
1. Attending our strategy planning meeting at 6pm on Monday 24th
January at the Gasworks.
2. Attending the City Council meeting at 6pm on Tuesday 25th January
at the Council House. Bring
friends, the more people the better, we want to show them that
people care. We want to keep
the meeting courteous while emphasising our point. Please
contact the Artrage office for
more information on the meeting strategy.
3. Calling the Artrage office to volunteer to deliver flyers to city
residents, pack envelopes or
help talk to city retailers and residents to get their support.
4. Write to Perth city councillors or the Lord Mayor to voice your
support (list enclosed).
Artrage has used over 10 different warehouses over the past 17 years, they
have all been demolished or developed. Despite our efforts, we have been
unable to find a replacement for the Gasworks. We need to make a stand now
to stay in the city. We hope to see you there.
Yours sincerely
Peter Grant - Artrage Director
Your support and interest in this pressing issue is desperately needed to
keep arts in your city alive.
Write a letter in support of this issue to :
The Right Honourable
Lord Mayor
Dr Peter Nattrass
Email : Lord_Mayor@cityofperth.wa.gov.au
Or City Councillors :
Michael Sutherland
Bert Tudori
Tess Stroud
Noel Semmens
Janet Davidson
Laurence Goodman
Jennifer MacGill
Address:
Council House
Level 11
27 St. George's Tce
Perth WA 6000
Or call to register your support and/or offer your time to volunteer.
Artrage Office 9227 6288
Fax 9227 6188
artrage@artrage.com.au
RE: ARTRAGE NEEDS YOUR HELP - What a joke!
Thu, 27 Jan 2000, 09:40 pmWalter Plinge
What a joke!
Artrage consistently plays fast and loose with the City of Perth over venue compliancy, refuses to abide by agreements to vacate the building at the conclusion of the past three Festivals, applies for permission to use the Gasworks AFTER the Festival program is finalised forcing the C.O.P. to grant permission or face bad press.....and then has the stupidity to think that this will allow them to negotiate a permanent tenancy.
The current Board of Management and Directorship Artrage have been the authors of their own misfortune, repeatedly acting against the wishes of its membership through systematic gagging of debate on the Gasworks issue.
You deserve to be left out in the cold.
Perhaps when the Artrage Director stops playing politics and gets back to the founding principals of assiting arts development and exposure for artists, then support for the organisation will return.
Until then however, the Board must come to realise that the political aspirations of the current director and his personal grandstanding does nothing for the reputation and future of the organisation.
I urge all members to reject this call for support until the truth of the past relationship and history of matters between the C.O.P. and Artrage is made known to the membership. Without this information, any decision made by the membership amounts to nothing more than blind and bland sycophancy.
Artrage consistently plays fast and loose with the City of Perth over venue compliancy, refuses to abide by agreements to vacate the building at the conclusion of the past three Festivals, applies for permission to use the Gasworks AFTER the Festival program is finalised forcing the C.O.P. to grant permission or face bad press.....and then has the stupidity to think that this will allow them to negotiate a permanent tenancy.
The current Board of Management and Directorship Artrage have been the authors of their own misfortune, repeatedly acting against the wishes of its membership through systematic gagging of debate on the Gasworks issue.
You deserve to be left out in the cold.
Perhaps when the Artrage Director stops playing politics and gets back to the founding principals of assiting arts development and exposure for artists, then support for the organisation will return.
Until then however, the Board must come to realise that the political aspirations of the current director and his personal grandstanding does nothing for the reputation and future of the organisation.
I urge all members to reject this call for support until the truth of the past relationship and history of matters between the C.O.P. and Artrage is made known to the membership. Without this information, any decision made by the membership amounts to nothing more than blind and bland sycophancy.