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The Great Lakes Arts Network
The Great Lakes Arts Network (GLAN) is a section 355 committee of Great Lakes Council. The purpose of the network is:
- to improve access to arts and cultural opportunities
- to integrate arts and culture into everyday life
- and to promote involvement and inclusion in arts and cultural development in the community
What is the Great Lakes Arts Network?
- GLAN is a committee of Council consisting of representatives from cultural organisations and practitioners including visual and performing artists, writers, theatre groups, musicians, teachers, cultural venues, crafts workers and community groups.
- Working groups are established to focus on and develop arts programmes.
- GLAN meetings are open for people to come and represent their work, raise issues, seek support and make connections. You can learn what is happening around the Great Lakes including opportunities for your group- funding, training, performances, resources. Shape the cultural development of your community.
- GLAN aims to promote the cultural well being of the area and to emphasise community engagement and the creative expression of values and aspirations to inform council policies and decisions, thereby bringing the culture of government closer to that of communities.
- GLAN also aims to improve links with other spheres of government in order to increase opportunities for partnerships and funding to enable council to devise and implement cultural processes consistent with broader objectives.
GLAN Arts Directory
An arts database has been established to assist local residents and visitors to access local artists and organisations.
Click here to open the information form pdf.
Alterations and additions may be made by completing the information form or emailing your updated information to:
council@greatlakes.nsw.gov.au
The Great Lakes Cultural Awards
The Great Lakes Arts Network and Great Lakes Council acknowledge and honour outstanding contributors to the visual and performing arts in the Great Lakes Local Government Area.
The Awards:
- Recognise individuals and organisations for artistic excellence, innovation achievement and / or support of the arts. Raise the awareness and profile of the arts in the Great Lakes.
- Glan has a workshop programme designed to improve the capacity of community organisation in developing programs and services for the community. Previous workshops include: how to apply for funding, organise events, develop plans and engage in networking.
- A cultural Industry Marketing working group is developing resources and programmes to promote the local arts industry.
The objective of this project are:
- Assist visual arts producers in the area to increase their profile, leading to inquiries, visitors, sales and commissions through the production and targeted distribution of a high quality booklet.
- To increase the range of arts interests for residents and visitors to the local area. To demonstrate to producer the benefits and cost effectiveness of cooperative marketing activities. To demonstrate to producers the benefits and cost effectiveness of cooperative marketing activities.
- To demonstrate to producers the benefits and cost effectiveness of cooperative marketing activities. To demonstrate to the community and Governments the economics and cultural importance of the arts industry to this area.
Nominate for cultural awards
Nominations for the Awards open 13 July and close on 22 August.
Nomination packs are available for download.
Nomination Pack in MicroSoft Word Compatability Format (.doc) 219KB
Nomination Pack in Adobe Document Format (.pdf) 182KB
Do you know anyone who has made a great cultural contribution to our area? Give them the recognition they deserve by nominating them for a Great Lakes Cultural Award in 2011.
Great Lakes Council acknowledges and honours outstanding contributions to the visual and performing arts in the local government area through the Great Lakes Cultural Awards.
The cultural awards are an initiative of the Great Lakes Arts Network (GLAN), a committee of Council. The Awards recognise individuals, groups and organisations for artistic excellence, innovation, achievement and/or support of the arts.
Nominations are invited under seven categories, namely: Visual Arts: Organisation, Individual and Youth (under 18); and Performing Arts: Organisation, Individual and Youth (under 18).
The seventh category, Enlightened Support is awarded to an individual, group or organisation that has made a significant contribution to any creative discipline either by endowment or by creative practice.
"The cultural awards are a wonderful way for people to acknowledge the artistic achievements of the people around them" said Chair of GLAN, Cr Leigh Vaughan. "Since their inaugural year in 2007, many creative people have been recognised across the Great Lakes.
"In 2011 we'd especially like to encourage nominations in the youth categories as we know there are many talented and creative young people living in the Great Lakes."
The Great Lakes Cultural Awards will be presented at an exciting "Great Night Out"
