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| Big hART was established by
John Bakes and Scott Rankin in Burnie Tasmania 16 years ago. Big hART
is a group of people who have been making art together for sixteen years
- creating theatre, film, television, paintings, photography, dance and
radio. Big hART often work in small towns around the country
or in cities where groups of people lack opportunity because of policy
decisions, circumstance, survival issues or personal choice. Big hART experiments with the process of making high quality art over long periods of time, involving large groups of people and then placing the finished work in national and international arts festivals. This often creates new opportunities for participants, helps build skills in communities and contributes to national social policy debate.
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| Awards for Big hART: The success of Big hART's work has been consistently recognised by many awards from diverse areas of government and the community, including: The scope and variety of these awards recognise the integrity of Big hART’s work and indicate that virtuosity and social impact are not mutually exclusive. | |||||
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| National and International Arts Festivals Alongside the work with individuals and communities, each Big hART project results in a range of artworks that continue to attract the attention of national and international festivals and presenters. This recognition helps to promote the participating communities, assisting in community development and cultural tourism. In recent years large-scale theatre pieces have been included in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Tasmanian arts festivals, selling every ticket, and performing to standing ovations. Festivals that have featured Big hART's work include: | |||||
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| Big hART Projects Big hART runs multiple projects across Australia and has a number of presentation-ready works. These include: Ngapartji Ngapartji - A long-term community development program working with Pitjantjatjara young people and elders in Alice Springs, Ernabella (SA) and Docker River (NT). Involves an online Pitjantjatjara language and cultural learning experience, and a touring theatrical work featuring a cross-cultural cast that includes members of the Pitjantjatjara choir and Spinifex man Trevor Jamieson. www.ngapartji.org and http://.ninti.ngapartji.org GOLD- A long-term project with drought-affected farming families across the Murray-Darling basin and young people living in Griffith (Central NSW) Products in development include an acoustic musical and an ABC television documentary. www.au.org.au Drive In Holiday - The result of a three-year project involving 150 community members from five remote Tasmanian shack communities, 92 young people from Tasmania’s North West Coast, 6 visual artists, 4 composers, 4 filmmakers and the Big hART team. This evolving Big hART performance/hybrid work has been informed by the relaxed atmosphere of the shack communities who have worked with us. It is a laid-back blend of media, created over time, on location, in much the same way as shacks themselves come to fruition. This is Living - A theatre
piece created with young mothers, skateboarders and elderly participants
on the North West Coast of Tasmania. This Is Living is a black comedy,
examining the art of aging disgracefully. Featuring Lex Marinos, Bruce
Myles and Anne Grigg. | |||||
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| How you can contribute Big hART is inviting new partners to contribute to the company's work now and in the future, assisting projects to reach their full potential. This invitation is based on a strong track record, future plans and the new possibilities open to Big hART in communities both nationally and in the international cultural arena. Prospective partners or sponsors can support any one of Big hART's projects working directly with communities on the ground, or by investing in the long-term future of the company. Big hART is a Public Benevolent Institution and is registered as a Deductible Gift Recipient. Big hART projects work directly with people experiencing the effects of marginalisation. Donations of over $2.00 are tax deductible. Big hART issues all donors a receipt with all details of the donation and regular updates on our activities. If you would like to assist, please send details of your donation or contribution to the address below, with your name and contact details. If you would like to specify which project should be the recipient of your donation, please indicate which project is of interest to you. Donations can be made by cheque or money order and posted to: Big hART Incorporated The Company Administrator PO BOX 901 Devonport Tasmania 7310 For EFT donations please contact Big hART's national office on (03) 6423 4577 or email bighart@bigpond.com | |||||
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