HUNTER ARTSWORKER DATABASE

About the Hunter Artsworker Database 

The Hunter Artsworker Database is currently being developed and will help you find artists who have experience working with people with disability. It will be housed online on www.culturehunter.org, the cultural database for the Hunter region under the 'Cultural Resources' section of the Directory.

The Database will list artists according to artform, with a link back to individual artist profiles on culturehunter.org, outlining their arts practice and experience working with people with disability.

We are calling for artists who have experience working with people with disability to register for the Hunter Artsworker Database. Registration is free.

About Octapod

The Octapod Association is a non-profit community organisation that supports the development of a vibrant creative sector in the Hunter region. We seek to provide opportunities for artists to develop their professional and creative skills, as well as support participation in the arts by broader communities.

Our flagship project is the This Is Not Art Festival. We also manage www.culturehunter.org and support PODspace Gallery, an artist-run-initiative. We work with community organisations on arts based projects and since 2010 we have worked actively to support participation in the arts by people with disability.

How to register for the Hunter Artsworker Database

Step 1: Become a member of www.culturehunter.org. Membership is free and you can then create a directory profile.

To be included in the Hunter Artsworker Database you will need to include the following information in your culturehunter.org directory profile:

1. 100 word biography

Please include:

- details of your arts practice

- state the state the year that you started practising as an artist

- your professional experience facilitating workshops for people with and without disabilities

- state the year that you started this professional experience

 

2. Arts practice
Please nominate which art form/s you have experience in:

- Music

- Visual arts

- Dance

- Writing

- Theatre

- Film/video

- Multimedia

- Photography

- Other (please specify)

 

3. Inclusive practice

Please nominate who you have experience working with:

People with:

- Limited mobility

- Autism

- Low vision/blind

- Hearing impairment/deaf

- Brain injury

- Low intellectual disability

- Moderate intellectual disability

- Severe intellectual disability

- Mental illness

- Other (please specify)

 

Please also nominate who you would like to work with:

People with:

- Limited mobility

- Autism

- Low vision/blind

- Hearing impairment/deaf

- Brain injury

- Low intellectual disability

- Moderate intellectual disability

- Severe intellectual disability

- Mental illness

- Other (please specify)

 

4. Age group

Please nominate what age groups you have worked with:

- Children (0 -12 years)

- Youth (13 - 17 years)

- Adults (18 - 65 years)

- Aged (65+)

 

5. Local government areas where you are able to work:

Please nominate the local government areas where are you able to work:

- Cessnock, Dungog, Gloucester, Great Lakes, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Singleton, Upper Hunter. 

 

6. Contact details (phone and email address)

 

7. Upload at least 3 photos of your work (either of your arts practice and/or workshop facilitation)

 

Step 2: Email Christina Robberds (admin@octapod.org) or call her on 0415 699 227 and let her know that you are a member of culturehunter.org and that you would like to be added to the Hunter Artsworker Database. Christina will then check your directory entry to ensure that it contains the required information. Once that has been done, your name will be added to the Database on culturehunter.org. The Database will include a link back to your directory entry on the site.

 

For more information:

Contact Christina Robberds, Octapod Coordinator

Email: admin@octapod.org

Phone: 0415 699 227

 

Octapod acknowledges the support of Accessible Arts NSW in developing the Hunter Artsworker Database.