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Money, Money, Money.....
Money is available for Australia-Indonesia cultural exchange projects. The major funding body for projects which address cultural relations between Australia and Indonesia is the Australia Indonesia Institute, Department of Foreign Affairs, Canberra. Applications for the next round of cultural grants close in March 2002.
Web site: http://www.dfat.gov.au/aii/index.html
Asialink
Ford Foundation supports Asialink
By Susan Strano
Asialink's Artists in Residency program sends Australian artist into the Asia Region on cultural exchange. Over the last few years we have been looking for ways to bring the important dimension of reciprocity to our work and have piloted projects of internships and individual residencies, mostly from Indonesia. The Australia-Indonesia Insitute has been active in encouraging this type of activity and currently funds one out of four residencies to come from Indonesia to Australia each year.
However, making reciprocity work relies on strong, committed partners in other countries to contribute to the two-way exchange. Between 1998 and 2000 the Ford Foundation supported a program to bring three arts managers from Indonesia to work with organisations in Australia. The lessons learned, and needs that emerged from this 'pilot' led Asialink and its Indonesian partner, Yayasan Kelola (a non-government organisation based in Solo), to apply to the Ford Foundation in Jakarta for a more significant program. And… success!
The three-year program (with the working title 'Indonesian Internship program') will offer experience and opportunities to Indonesian artists and arts managers through internships with Australian Arts organisations, master classes and workshops in Indonesia and seed funding for follow-up projects in Indonesia.
The Australian leg of the program - the placements with Australian arts organisations - is called Operasi: Kembali ('Operation Welcome') to emphasise the role we will be playing as host and the responsibilities and opportunities inherent in the relationship.
Australian's are hospitable, welcoming and genuinely interested in foreign visitors, particularly from Asia. However, our arts organisations have little experience of hosting international visitors for long stretches of time and it can put a strain on their cash strapped resources. The benefits for an Australian organisation in hosting an Indonesian curator, artistic director or arts coordinator can be manifold if expectations are adequately matched. Here lies the crux of the matter.
Operasi: Kembali will identify the expectations and offerings of Australian organisations - profiles of potential hosts are being developed to use as a tool to begin matching Indonesian candidates. Cross-cultural communication will be a continuous negotiation but we are trying to find a common language to navigate the crucial stage of putting people together.
We are identifying mechanisms to support organisations that host a visitor and resources required offering the best possible experience. Being a good host also means having a central contact / 'critical friend'; offering the personal touch with airport pick, welcome and introductions; providing a working space; finding accommodation; and linking the visitor with other people of interest to them.
Operasi: Kembali will just be one stage in a process of capacity building for the arts community of Indonesia. The program will involve workshops and master classes to be run in Indonesia by Asian and Australian practitioners and significantly, a fund to allow for the implementation of some projects arising from the internships. Returning artists will be encouraged to develop projects that will further their vision for their work: ideas they may have formed during their placement. The end result will, no doubt, be closer relationships between Indonesian and Australian arts practitioners and the enrichment of cultural exchange.
Susan Strano is performing Arts Program Manager for the Asialink Centre and is Program Manager for the Indonesian Internship program, generously supported by the Ford Foundation, Jakarta
Contact: Asialink
website: www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au
email: arts@asialink.unimelb.edu.au
Residences in Arts Management
Kelola Announces
International residencies in arts management
Kelola is a national, non-profit organization established in 1999 to support the growth of the arts in Indonesia through providing learning opportunities, funding and access to information.
Kelola offers a range of overseas residencies for Indonesian arts managers. This program is conducted in partnership with the Asialink Centre, Australia and the Asian Cultural Council, United States of America. For the period 2002-2003, there will be up to six arts management residencies available in Australia, Asia, and the United States of America.
The objective of the program is to develop and strengthen arts management skill of individuals in the performing and visual arts community and to provide Indonesian arts managers with the opportunity to build networks, to develop and exchange ideas.
We invite Indonesian arts managers to apply for the 3 to 4 months residency program. The residencies may focus on any area of arts management in either the performing or visual arts or festival management. Kelola will discuss details of the residency with the selected applicants, so that placements can be effective and appropriate.
The closing date of the application is on 22 February 2002. All applications must be post marked on or before the mentioned date. Faxed and emailed applications will NOT be accepted.
For more detailed information about the program, please review the application guidelines accompanying this announcement or visit our website: www.kelola.org
Residensi Internasional
bidang Manajemen Seni
Melalui program International Residency Kelola menawarkan peluang kepada para pekerja seni di seluruh wilayah Indonesia. Program ini terlaksana atas kerjasama dengan Asialink Centre dari Australia dan Asian Cultural Council dari Amerika Serikat.
Program ini bertujuan mengembangkan dan meningkatkan kemampuan individu para pekerja seni dalam komunitas seni pertunjukan dan seni rupa, serta membuka kesempatan bagi pekerja seni Indonesia untuk membangun jejaring dan saling tukar-menukar gagasan.
Untuk periode 2002-2003, Kelola menawarkan enam peluang residensi internasional bidang manajemen seni dengan cakupan bidang antara lain: seni pertunjukan, seni rupa, dan manajemen festival. Lokasi pelaksanaan program residensi ini, antara lain berada di negara Australia, Asia dan Amerika Serikat.
Peluang yang ditawarkan kepada para pekerja, pakar, pelaku dan peminat seni untuk program residensi ini, berjangka waktu antara 3 sampai 4 bulan. Bersama dengan Kelola, Peserta yang terpilih harus mendiskusikan lebih lanjut program yang akan dijalani sehingga penempatannya akan lebih efektif, tepat dan sesuai dengan latar belakang peserta.
Batas waktu melamar adalah sampai dengan tanggal 22 Februari 2002 (cap pos). Pelamar tidak diperkenankan mengirimkan lamarannya melalui fax atau e-mail.
Keterangan selengkapnya dapat diperoleh dari Pedoman dan Formulir Lamaran terlampir, atau silakan mengunjungi website kami di http://www.kelola.org.
Kelola
YAYASAN UNTUK SENI BUDAYA
Jl. Mawar No. 198
Badran
Solo 57142
Tel. 0271-729.545
Fax. 0271- 713.750
Email: kelola@indo.net.id
Website: www.kelola.org