ArTELIER artists are mindful of the legacy of colonial occupation of lutruwita (Tasmania) and acknowledge the ancestors of all lands on which we meet. We are committed to actively engaging with the current elders and emerging leaders of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community, and learning from the perspectives of First Peoples of all Nations.
About us
Using ZOOM at the Learning Exchanges
ArTELIER artists are mindful of the legacy of colonial occupation of lutruwita (Tasmania) and acknowledge the ancestors of all lands on which we meet. We are committed to actively engaging with the current elders and emerging leaders of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community, and learning from the perspectives of First Peoples of all Nations.
ArTELIER provides a collegial platform for artists to critically investigate and develop their arts practice to ensure quality engagement with children and young people. ArTELIER provides a paid learning exchange program for over 35 socially engaged artists in Tasmania. Artists across a range of disciplines, cultural backgrounds and experiences co-design and co-deliver the learning activity, and select experienced community and culturally engaged practitioners as provocateurs around agreed themes each month.
ArTELIER fosters interdisciplinary collaborations, peer review, playful enquiry and new approaches to co-creation with children and families. ArTELIER artists are engaged with a wide range of established cultural organisations and providers in Tasmania, including, Moonah Arts Centre, Contemporary Arts Tasmania, Salamanca Arts Centre, Kickstart Arts, and Drill Theatre Company. Through ArTELIER, artists have opportunities to partner and work on projects in communities with young people. Community organisations and arts organisations now seek to partner with ArTELIER to ensure quality and professional engagement.
Key fundamental beliefs underpin the work of ArTELIER:
regional community arts contribute to the social, cultural and economic wellbeing of regional communities. (Research demonstrates regional community and cultural engaged practice enriches lives and nurtures pride, resilience, empowerment, connectivity and healing in communities.)
Identifying and responding to community need is best driven through community-based partnerships
artists of all disciplines have great capacity to unleash community and individual agency through cross sector community arts partnerships
building the capacity of the community of community engaged artists in Tasmania will lead to more effective and impactful projects in the communities with whom they work across the state and beyond. · commitment to knowledge-sharing and challenging colonial discourses by supporting the leadership and participation of Aboriginal artists through local and national partnerships
“Each session has provoked great questions for really deep thinking and built on the learning from previous ArtELIER meetings. As I question my identity and how I can incorporate more inclusiveness and listening in my practice, II observe a strengthening philosophy in the world around me and a clearer contrast between what is ‘being with” and what is not.”
This website has contributions from may ArTELIER artists - but special thanks to Bec Stevens, Sheree Martin and Simon Spain for creating the site.
