As we creep closer towards the end of another financial year, the month of May - which is Queensland Small Business Month - seems like a perfect time to share a number of exciting project updates and announcements in relation to my business!
The BIG news:
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve commenced a new contract with the good folk at Blackbutt Avocado Festival, where you’ll find me riding the avo-bus as Arts Project Officer two days a week until mid-2022. This new position has been made possible with thanks to funding from FRRR’s Tackling Tough Times Together program. You’ll still catch me in my role at BIEDO (Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation) for the next six weeks, before I’ll be hanging up my Economic Development hat to focus on my new Festival role and the completion of my Master of Business (Arts and Cultural Management). It has been a joy and a privilege to work with the BIEDO team over the last 3.5 years, including my most recent contract as Economic Development Officer.
More EXCITING stuff:
I’ll be delivering two free grant writing workshops in the month of May in my role with BIEDO, which have been kindly sponsored by the Burnett Mary Regional Group. Both workshops are suitable for small business operators, community groups, not-for-profit organisations and individuals seeking funding. Here’s everything you need to know:
Tuesday 18 May 10am - 12:30pm @ Blackbutt Memorial Hall: Grant Writing & Project Planning Fundamentals, register here.
Tuesday 25 May 10am - 12:30pm @ Wondai Regional Art Gallery (Studio): Unpacking Budgets for Grant Writing & Project Planning, register here.
Progress also continues on Stage 2 of my Cultural Resource Mapping project, ‘South Burnett Arts & Cultural Ecosystem Mapping Mentorship’ - there is much to unpack here and I will share a dedicated blog article in regards to this project shortly, with the online map anticipated to be ‘live’ in June. Watch this space!
This project was made possible by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, which supports the arts in regional and remote Australia.
The CHERRY on top:
This month I was also pleased to be appointed to the Pool of Peers for a three-year term by the Australia Council for the Arts. I am honoured to have this opportunity to contribute as a Peer Assessor from 2021-24.
Please note that my books are currently closed to new clients, and I look forward to sharing further announcements in regards to this at the end of the financial year. I look forward to sharing more project updates in the near future!