ABORIGINAL ARTS AND CULTURE — GRANTS
1247. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Culture and the Arts:
I refer to a new funding program
aimed at Aboriginal arts organisations to support business development, tourism
opportunities and social cohesion in regional and remote WA.
(1) Given that
the short window for funding is open now, has the minister's department
been liaising with organisations in the sector prior to the announcement of
these grants?
(2) How much of
the $20 million regional arts and cultural investment program, from which these
grants are funded, will be allocated to regional and remote Aboriginal arts
organisations?
(3) How many rounds a year will be
offered by this fund?
(4) Will this new program be a permanent
funding pool for Aboriginal arts organisations going forward?
Hon
SAMANTHA ROWE replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question and provide the following answer on behalf of the
Minister for Culture and the Arts.
(1) Yes. The Department of Local Government, Sport and
Cultural Industries has been liaising with organisations prior to the
announcement of the grant round opening to advise of the program being
available. It was also discussed at the recent Aboriginal Art Centre Hub Western
Australia forum in Geraldton in October, which regional and remote Aboriginal
arts and cultural organisations attended.
(2) Approximately
$2.9 million has been allocated to date from July 2019. A list has been
provided in tabular form and I seek leave to have the information incorporated
into Hansard.
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Organisation
|
Program
|
Amount
$
|
Nintirri Centre Inc
|
RACIP Regional and Remote Festivals Fund
|
40,000
|
Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre
Aboriginal Corp
|
RACIP Regional and Remote Festivals Fund
|
80,000
|
Marrugeku Inc
|
RACIP Playing WA
|
120,000
|
Magabala Books Aboriginal Corp
|
RACIP Regional and Remote Festivals Fund
|
32,785
|
Tjuma Pulka Media Aboriginal Corp
|
RACIP Aboriginal Arts Commissioning Fund
|
244,000
|
Big hART Inc
|
RACIP Regional and Remote Festivals Fund
|
�50,000
|
Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre
Aboriginal Corp
|
RACIP Aboriginal Arts Commissioning Fund
|
300,000
|
Waringarri Arts Aboriginal Corporation
|
RACIP Aboriginal Arts Commissioning Fund
|
299,750
|
Bunuba Cultural Conservation Institute Ltd
|
RACIP Regional and Remote Festivals Fund
|
50,000
|
Big hART Inc
|
RACIP Regional and Remote Festivals Fund
|
50,000
|
Big hART Inc
|
RACIP Community Participation and Inclusion Program
|
79,200
|
Kimberley Aboriginal Law and
Culture Centre Aboriginal Corp
|
RACIP Community Participation and Inclusion Program
|
�80,000
|
Shire of East Pilbara – Martumilli
|
RACIP Aboriginal Arts Commissioning Fund
|
300,000
|
Juluwarlu Group Aboriginal Corp
|
RACIP Aboriginal Arts Commissioning Fund
|
220,100
|
Warlayirti Artists Aboriginal Corporation Inc
|
RACIP Aboriginal Arts Commissioning Fund
|
299,000
|
Wilurarra Creative
|
RACIP Regional Arts Sector Investment
|
102,837
|
Ku'arlu Mangga
|
RACIP Regional Arts Sector Investment
|
112,500
|
Aboriginal Art Centre Hub of WA Aboriginal Corp
|
RACIP Aboriginal Arts Capacity Building
|
�528,713
|
Mowanjum Artists Spirit of the Wandjina Aboriginal
Corp
|
RACIP Regional Arts Resilience Grants
|
14,807
|
Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre
Aboriginal Corp
|
RACIP Regional Arts Resilience Grants
|
15,000
|
Broome Aboriginal Media Association Aboriginal Corp
|
RACIP Regional Arts Resilience Grants
|
14,000
|
�
|
TOTAL
|
3,032,692
|
This
includes multi-year contracts and payments issued.
(3) There will be one round only.
(4) No.