BUSINESS-SAVVY ARTISTS NAVIGATE CREATIVE CAREER PATHS
Published Friday, 03 November, 2006 at 09:19 AM
Minister for State Development, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
A $105 030 State Government grant will give 64 young Queensland artists the chance to develop their business acumen.
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said the Training in Communities program grant to Youth Arts Queensland for the Navigation—Arts Business Training for Emerging Artists and Arts Workers project would build on the Young Artists Mentoring Program that has been running since 2003.
“The project aims to equip young people with the business skills they need to convert their talent into a sustainable career,” Mr Mickel said.
“It will help them overcome the barriers young people experience when making the transition from education to employment in the arts and creative industries.
“The project will be accessible in five intakes to people from greater Brisbane as well as Caboolture, regional south-east Queensland and north Queensland.
“Participants can take these skills back to their communities, contributing to their economies.”
Youth Arts Queensland chief executive officer Cate Farrar said the Navigation training package was developed to complement the on-the-job training the mentoring program participants receive.
“Young people seeking a career in the arts lack the essential business skills and knowledge to manage a professional practice as a freelance, contract or salaried artist or arts worker in the creative industries,” she said.
“Participants will receive accredited training in marketing; budgeting for, planning and managing a project; occupation health and safety and risk management; and grant application writing.
“The project also will include a peer trainer component to give support to other young participants.
“A Navigation training coordinator has been employed to promote and liaise with stakeholders and act as a key contact for participants, helping them to overcome barriers to participation and gain access to required resources.”
Navigation has become an integral part of the mentoring program with up to 90 per cent of previous participants finding employment.
They include Hamish Clift, 22, of Sherwood, who was appointed production coordinator for the Adelaide Fringe Festival; Fiona MacDonald, 23, from Lutwyche, who has secured long-term employment with the Brisbane Festival and who will work on the openings of the new State Library and Gallery of Modern Art; Yusuke Akai, 22, from Paddington, who has formed a band and will be touring Sydney and Melbourne; and Dan Baker, 22, from Red Hill, who has been recruited by a major artistry and repertoire organisation in Sydney and has his own music label with a major release with an international musician pending.
The Training in Communities program funds organisations to provide training and related assistance to the least competitive in the labour market or those marginalised from learning or training.
It is administered under the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative which, with its predecessor the Breaking the Unemployment Cycle initiative, has helped create more than 113 000 jobs across Queensland since 1998.
Ministerial media contacts: Chris Brown 3224 7349 or Elouise Campion 3224 6784
Navigation: Lisa Christensen 3252 1030
Youth Arts Queensland: Cate Farrar 3252 5115
3 November, 2006
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said the Training in Communities program grant to Youth Arts Queensland for the Navigation—Arts Business Training for Emerging Artists and Arts Workers project would build on the Young Artists Mentoring Program that has been running since 2003.
“The project aims to equip young people with the business skills they need to convert their talent into a sustainable career,” Mr Mickel said.
“It will help them overcome the barriers young people experience when making the transition from education to employment in the arts and creative industries.
“The project will be accessible in five intakes to people from greater Brisbane as well as Caboolture, regional south-east Queensland and north Queensland.
“Participants can take these skills back to their communities, contributing to their economies.”
Youth Arts Queensland chief executive officer Cate Farrar said the Navigation training package was developed to complement the on-the-job training the mentoring program participants receive.
“Young people seeking a career in the arts lack the essential business skills and knowledge to manage a professional practice as a freelance, contract or salaried artist or arts worker in the creative industries,” she said.
“Participants will receive accredited training in marketing; budgeting for, planning and managing a project; occupation health and safety and risk management; and grant application writing.
“The project also will include a peer trainer component to give support to other young participants.
“A Navigation training coordinator has been employed to promote and liaise with stakeholders and act as a key contact for participants, helping them to overcome barriers to participation and gain access to required resources.”
Navigation has become an integral part of the mentoring program with up to 90 per cent of previous participants finding employment.
They include Hamish Clift, 22, of Sherwood, who was appointed production coordinator for the Adelaide Fringe Festival; Fiona MacDonald, 23, from Lutwyche, who has secured long-term employment with the Brisbane Festival and who will work on the openings of the new State Library and Gallery of Modern Art; Yusuke Akai, 22, from Paddington, who has formed a band and will be touring Sydney and Melbourne; and Dan Baker, 22, from Red Hill, who has been recruited by a major artistry and repertoire organisation in Sydney and has his own music label with a major release with an international musician pending.
The Training in Communities program funds organisations to provide training and related assistance to the least competitive in the labour market or those marginalised from learning or training.
It is administered under the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative which, with its predecessor the Breaking the Unemployment Cycle initiative, has helped create more than 113 000 jobs across Queensland since 1998.
Ministerial media contacts: Chris Brown 3224 7349 or Elouise Campion 3224 6784
Navigation: Lisa Christensen 3252 1030
Youth Arts Queensland: Cate Farrar 3252 5115
3 November, 2006