Noosa Cultural Plan 2019-2023 Implementation Update · Att 1 - 2023 Cultural Plan Report

3   Support local communities and     • Connecting Noosa program successfully delivered across 2021-22 at a variety of venues and activities - art
    organisations in initiating and     activities included collaborations with Noosa Arts and Crafts, Butter Factory, and free music events in Noosa
    delivering local community          Botanic Gardens (with Friends group)
    cultural activities               • Library outreach, involvement in festivals and events (Cooroy Fusion, Noosa Show etc.) -Over the Cultural
                                        Plan timeframe, Libraries have delivered 173 outreach programs with 3321 attendees.
                                      • Council's Alliance 3-year operational funding supported Noosa Arts Theatre (2019-22 & 2022-25), Noosa FM
                                        (2019-22 & 2022-25) and Pomona Arts Inc (2019-22)
                                      • Council's Signature event 3-year funding supported Noosa Alive! (2019-22 & 2022-25), Noosa Open Studios
                                        (2019-22 & 2022-25), Noosa Jazz Party (2019-22 & 2022-25) and Anywhere Festival (2011-22 & 2022-25)
                                      • Libraries hosted artist 'Pam Walsh' to deliver a workshop on how to tell your story through art
                                      • Noosa Libraries hosted Noosa Alive! writing workshop series
4   Prioritise support for            • CD Officer supports community arts organisations - Noosa Arts and Crafts, Noosa Arts Theatre, Pomona Arts
    organisations which respond to      Inc, Pomona Railway Station Gallery, Noosa FM, Noosa Alive!, Noosa Open Studios etc.
    community needs and               • Noosa Arts Theatre have recently celebrated 50 years and Noosa Arts and Crafts 30 years.
    preferences
5   Improve information sharing and   • Grow Your Arts e-news moved from quarterly to monthly in 2020 as a COVID response. 12 editions are sent
    marketing of creative and           out each year to over 500 subscribers.
    cultural activities to increase   • Employment of a 0.8 EFT Marketing and Communications Officer as part of the Noosa Regional Gallery team
    audience awareness and uptake       (2019 - present).
                                      • New Noosa Regional Gallery website designed and delivered (2020)
                                      • New Floating Land website designed and delivered (no website existed previously) (2019 and significant
                                        redesigns in 2021 & 2023)
                                      • substantial increases in NRG email subscribers (2,050), Facebook followers (1,800), and Instagram followers
                                        (2,409) since employment of Marketing position in Gallery team.
6   Work with families, educators     • Mentored young Kabi Kabi artist, Shauna Hill, through a Hub internship to develop her digital illustration skills
    and carers to increase              and begin providing professional services.
    opportunities for young people    • DRAW Student Drawing Award 2020 - a contemporary drawing award open to all Year 9 to 12 students living
    to be exposed to and engaged        on SC and Gympie, aiming to promote drawing as a fundamental step in arts practice: Art After School online
    in the arts                         art classes for kids - Artist and QCT-registered teacher Jane Karnowski teaching centres on drawing as an
                                        intuitive and enjoyable expression of creativity. Her unique and highly popular online workshops for children
                                        use guided drawing processes and practical demonstrations to motivate children to examine their own creative
                                        interests. Art After School is available for children aged between 7 and 12 years; Kids Creative Space - free
                                        creative art and craft projects for kids (online) with educator via video tutorials and downloadable instruction
                                        sheets.
                                      • CDO supported development and delivery of 40 under 40 application with mentoring and support for 2 RAF
                                        grants and one RADF grant
                                      • Noosa Libraries delivered the grant-funded event - 2023 Queensland Day - Little Day Out, which included a
                                        Welcome to Country by the Sunrise Dancers, interactive theatre performance by Nadia Sunde and a local
                                        author fair.
                                      • NRG delivery of Art Play Sunday, 3rd Sunday of every month (FREE).
                                      • NRG delivery of After School Art Class program aligned with each school term.
                                      • NRG delivery of Imaginate (2018 & 2022 (not 2020 due to COVID) - a children's focused exhibition aligning
                                        with Winter School Holidays.
                                      • NRG delivery of free children's activities in front window of Gallery - refreshed with each new exhibition.