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Newmont Tanami Sponsorship

Indigenous Music Emerging Artist Award Winners

B2M - 2008

Pott Street - 2009

Wildflower - 2010

In 2008, Artback NT was very excited to enter into a partnership with Newmont Tanami Operations and HWE Mining to sponsor an Award at the Indigenous Music Awards 2008 - 2010. The Award provides skills and industry development to the winner of the Emerging Act of the Year and involves a guaranteed tour of the Northern Territory the following year which would be facilitated and managed by Artback NT: Arts Development and Touring.

The tour will offer a:

- Community benefit through the presentation of high quality live music performances to regional and remote audiences;

and the benefit for the performers of

- Increased recognition musically throughout the Northern Territory and an opportunity to develop regional audiences.

The NT Indigenous Music Awards, presented by Music NT at the Amphitheatre as part of the Darwin Festival each August, are now the NT music industry's highlight of the year. As the only dedicated Indigenous music industry awards in Australia it is an event increasingly gaining a national reputation as a showcase and high quality night of performance. The Awards are broadcast live on Indigenous radio throughout the NT and nationally, and for the first time in 2007, were filmed for TV broadcast on National Indigenous TV.

Artback NT, Newmont Tanami Operations and HWE Mining are proud to sponsor this Award for the next three years.

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Opening of the Yulyurlu – Lorna Fencer Napurrurla retrospective at the Chan Contemporary Art Space, Darwin Presented by Artback NT in conjunction with Mimi Arts and Crafts. Curated by Margie West. Exhibition opening and artist's talk – Wednesday 3 August 2011. Photographer: Katie O’Connell Photo gallery for more images *Yulyurlu – Lorna Fencer Napurrurla* Exhibition Catalogue Margie West, Louise Partos, Barbara Ambjerg Pedersen, Chips Mackinolty, Christine Nicholls RRP: $34.95 www.wakefieldpress.com.au This comprehensive profile of Yulyurlu illustrates her bold and expressive artwork, with its brilliant use of colour and ongoing graphic explorations of her Yam Dreaming complex from the Tanami Desert. Collectively these represent a major transitional moment in the history of the contemporary Indigenous art movement. 'This magnificent production will confirm Napurrurla’s place in the pantheon of artists of the Central Desert art movement and her honoured place in contemporary Australian art.' - Paul Newbury, Bonzer Literary Blog

		Artback NT DanceSite 2011 Presented by Artback NT and Barkly Regional Arts 'Anyinyi Manu' Desert Harmony Festival, DanceSite was again successfully staged on Saturday 3rd September, at Purkiss Reserve in Tennant Creek. This year, DanceSite was hosted by the Warumungu of Tennant Creek showcased over 120 Indigenous dancers from the Barkly, Roper and Central Australian regions to a mostly Indigenous audience of over 1500 people. Special guests, the Mornington Island Dancers headlined the showcase event together with last years favourites from Numbulwar - Red Flag Dancers. The rest of the line-up also included; Warumungu Karti, Munga Munga and Milyiwayi Dancers from Tennant Creek; Mara, Yanyuwa, Kudanji & Wandangula Dancers from Borraloola;Jarra Jarra Dancers from Ali Curung; Papunya Tjupi; Nturiya Dancers from Ti-Tree and Southern Ngalia Dancers fron Yuendumu . Photograph of Mornington Island Dancers by Wayne Quilliam

Artback NT: Arts Development and Touring is represented on the Blue Heeler Network by Angela O’Donnell. As an associate Blue Heeler, our role is to represent the interests of producers and presenters in the Territory. The Blue Heeler Network coordinates national touring and is there to enable producers and presenters to meet and work together. Blue Heelers do this through: Providing advice and assistance to producers and presenters Managing the Cyberpaddock and Long Paddock forums Acting as Tour Coordinators Working with producers and presenters on Playing Australia applications During 2010 Angela worked closely with Shellie Morris to present Shellie’s Story at Long Paddock as well as supporting Darwin Festival to support their pitch for touring ' Head Full of Love' at Long Paddock in Melbourne. Angela then worked with venues across Australia to develop a national tour for these productions and to submit Playing Australia applications for 2012 touring. In addition information and support was given to a number of NT producers in order to get their profiles and productions up on the Cyberpaddock network. Exciting news is that Darwin has been selected to host the Long Paddock National Touring forum to take place in late 2012, this is a major event for the touring industry and will form a large part of the Performing Arts Program in 2012. The NT has never hosted a Long Paddock before – this provides an amazing opportunity to showcase Territory talent and engage with regional venues across Australia.

Image Courtesy Country Arts WA		Artback NT wishes to congratulate Tammy Anderson on a great social outcome for theatre. After a successful NT regional touring season of 'I Don't Want To Play House', Tammy Anderson has been invited by several organisations in the Tennant Creek community to return and facilitate workshops at a residency. Starting 11 October 2010, Tammy will be working with the Stronger Sista's program at the Tennant Creek Women's Refuge, the Tennant Creek Middle School and Beyond Empathy to protect and inform children at risk in the area. Her residency will include another performance of the theatre piece that is based on her experiences during her first 15 years of 'living in 16 houses, three caravans and going to 12 schools' and raises all the now familiar issues of abuse, domestic violence, love, survival, dysfunctional families and hope.

Artback NT: Arts Development and Touring has won the: Excellence Award for Inclusive Art Practice Presented by Darwin City Council on the International Day of People with Disability, 3rd December 2009 by Alderman Kerry Moir, Acting Deputy Lord Mayor.

Artback NT are pleased to announce that Muttacar Sorry Business has been presented with the Project of the Year Award in the National Not For Profit sector. The other two shortlisted finalists were: - Ronald McDonald House Charities - Reading for Life - Learning Links Project Muttacar - Sorry Business In 2008, the Artback NT tour of Muttacar - Sorry Business travelled throughout central Australia for 22 performances and covered over 5000 kilometres. In 2009, Artback NT worked again with the Transport Safety Division of the Department of Planning & Infrastructure and Yirra Yaakin (YY), an Indigenous theatre company based in Western Australia, to tour Muttacar - Sorry Business throughout Darwin and Arnhem Land.		Cast of Muttacar Sorry Business Yirara College, Alice Springs, July 2008 Photo: Louise Partos

Above: B2M receiving the 2008 award Below: Pott Street receiving the 2009 award		Newmont Tanami Sponsorship Indigenous Music Emerging Artist Award Winners B2M - 2008 Pott Street - 2009 Wildflower - 2010 In 2008, Artback NT was very excited to enter into a partnership with Newmont Tanami Operations and HWE Mining to sponsor an Award at the Indigenous Music Awards 2008 - 2010. The Award provides skills and industry development to the winner of the Emerging Act of the Year and involves a guaranteed tour of the Northern Territory the following year which would be facilitated and managed by Artback NT: Arts Development and Touring. The tour will offer a: - Community benefit through the presentation of high quality live music performances to regional and remote audiences; and the benefit for the performers of - Increased recognition musically throughout the Northern Territory and an opportunity to develop regional audiences. The NT Indigenous Music Awards, presented by Music NT at the Amphitheatre as part of the Darwin Festival each August, are now the NT music industry's highlight of the year. As the only dedicated Indigenous music industry awards in Australia it is an event increasingly gaining a national reputation as a showcase and high quality night of performance. The Awards are broadcast live on Indigenous radio throughout the NT and nationally, and for the first time in 2007, were filmed for TV broadcast on National Indigenous TV. Artback NT, Newmont Tanami Operations and HWE Mining are proud to sponsor this Award for the next three years.