If you have any feedback on how we can make our new website better please do contact us and we would like to hear from you.
30 May 2010 Marketing your event on the agenda at Events Expo in Dubbo Kim Goldsmith of Ochre Communications was one of seven presenters in the seminar program of the inaugural My Event, events expo in Dubbo on Sunday, 30 May. Presenting a seminar titled Marketing your event, Kim's message to her audience was know who your target market is before constructing the message about your event. Target market knowledge is critical to using the right language and choosing the best channels of communication. A PDF of her presentation is available here: Handout_Marketingyourevent.pdf
3 February 2010 WritersLINK workshop focuses on the business side of writing Kim Goldsmith will join Mark Dapin and Tristan Bancks in Mudgee on 27 March for the WritersLINK workshop, hosted by Orana Arts. It is a professional development workshop for writers, storytellers, journalists and literary professionals. Booking deadline: 19 March. For more information contact Orana Arts on 02 6817 8705. W: http://www.oranaarts.com
21 October 2009 Simple steps to marketing success workshop scheduled for Coonabarabran Kim Goldsmith will be delivering a three-hour workshop in Coonabarabran on 10 November 2009, aimed to help small business owners, community groups and individuals with small marketing budgets to tackle the big issues of market research, media relations and online marketing. Organised by regional arts board, Orana Arts Inc., the workshop has been developed to meet the needs expressed by the regional community. Orana Arts Regional Arts Development Officer, Merryn Spencer said, "Kim Goldsmith has the skills and experience to totally demystify the marketing process for people from all walks of life." For more information contact Orana Arts on 02 6817 8705. W: http://www.oranaarts.com
23 July 2009 Coming of Age Project continues beyond Perspectives. Art. Ecology. The Coming of Age Project which was set up as a community consultation framework for the Perspectives. Art. Ecology. exhibition (Western Plains Cultural Centre, 23 May - 19 July 2009), will continue even though the exhibition has now ceased showing. Through Ochre Communications, Kim V. Goldsmith will continue to conduct interviews with individuals and community representatives, post information on the blogsite and seek input and feedback about the issues surrounding the future of the environment. She expects the project to continue for at least the next 10 years, revisiting communities initially consulted for the project. New artworks will be generated during this time to visually communicate issues raised. www.comingofageproject.blogspot.com 18 June 2009 Animal in Art lecture at WPCC investigates Climate Change: Animals at Risk Kim Goldsmith presented her response to climate change as an artist at the Animal in Art series of talks, at the Western Plains Cultural Centre on 18 June. She was one of three speakers on the night, including Dr Michelle Campbell (veterinarian from Taronga Western Plains Zoo) and Adnan Begic (curator at Western Plains Cultural Centre). The Animal in Art talks are designed to further understanding of animals and their ecology through art and sciences.
15 June 2009
Dubbo City Time to Live promotional video showcases artworks by Fresh Arts artists
Artists from the regional artists collective, Fresh Arts Inc. have had their work used as backdrops to interviews conducted for the Time to Live video produced by Dubbo City Council to promote the city. The works were in the Fresh Arts 08 exhibition in Dubbo Regional Gallery - The Armati Bequest in October/November 2008.
The video can be found by clicking here, scrolling to the end of the page and clicking on the video link under Moving to Dubbo.
15 June 2009
New artworks from Perspectives. Art. Ecology & Wood for the Trees online in Gallery
New digital photographic works by Kim V. Goldsmith from two current exhibitions have now been posted in the Gallery. Works from the Perspectives. Art. Ecology. exhibition, curated by Adnan Begic, currently showing in the Main Gallery of Dubbo Regional Gallery - The Armati Bequest include:
Hope
Little River Dreaming
Landscapes in Motion I
Landscapes in Motion II
Perspectives. Art. Ecology. runs until 19 July. The exhibition catalogue is available for download from the Western Plains Cultural Centre website - under Exhibitions.
Works from the Fresh Arts exhibition curated by Jack Randell, titled Wood for the Trees, showing at The Third Dimension Picture Framing and Art Supplies, Depot Road, Dubbo include:
Community encouraged to continue participating in Coming of Age Project
Community comments about issues of ecology and the future of the Central West's environment are still being sought on the blog - The Coming of Age Project, on the eve of the Perspectives. Art. Ecology. exhibition opening at the Western Plains Cultural Centre in Dubbo. The blog, launched in January as part of the community participation process of creating works for the exhibition, will be accessible within the gallery space from 23 May - 19 July 2009.
The Coming of Age Project will extend beyond the Perspectives. Art. Ecology. exhibition, with facilitator and artist, Kim V. Goldsmith planning to check in on communities and individuals who have participated to date over the next five to ten years. More works are expected to be inspired by community input into the project.
Community participation sought for new art project Individuals and community groups with an interest in the future of the environment are being invited to participate online in a new art project being facilitated by Dubbo-based artist, Kim Goldsmith.
This latest project, titled Coming of Age, explores the values individuals and communities place on the environment in which they live. Ms Goldsmith said the underlying concept of the project is based on the best estimates of scientists, which indicate there will be significantly less available water and higher temperatures in 21 years time – by 2030.
