REGIONAL STAFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Alicia Legget
- Email rado@oranaarts.com
- Mobile 0429 945 811
- STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND ENGAGEMENT
- Andrew Glassop
- Email projects@oranaarts.com
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- ADMINISTRATION/STUDIO
- Amanda Donahue
- Email operations@oranaarts.com
- CREATIVE CONTENT PRODUCER
- Kim V. Goldsmith
- Email communications@oranaarts.com
- NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL LEAD AMBASSADOR
- Georgie Saunders
- Email Info@oranaarts.com
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
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- CHAIR: Diane McArthur
- DEPUTY CHAIR: Alan Fowler
- TREASURER: Aunty Ruth Carney
- DIRECTOR: Ruth Carney
- DIRECTOR: Virginia Handmer
- DIRECTOR: Stephen Lawrence
- DIRECTOR: Fiona MacDonald
CONTRIBUTING COUNCILS
Dubbo Regional
Warrumbungle Shire
ABORIGINAL ARTS & CULTURE
Aboriginal Population and Language Groups
- Almost 7,500 Aboriginal people live in the region (approximately 10% of the general area population)
- Highest concentration of Aboriginal people live in Narromine, followed by Gilgandra and Dubbo City
Orana Arts Aboriginal Arts Development
- In 2012 Orana Arts commenced sponsorship of an Aboriginal Art Prize in Art Unlimited, supported Central West Aboriginal Arts Development Officer in partnership with Arts OutWest, began offering the service to create and maintain CVs for all Aboriginal Artists in Orana Arts region, ran a copyright workshop for Indigenous artists and arts workers with Viscopy in Dubbo and Coonabarabran and increased networking opportunities and individual support for Aboriginal artists
- In March 2013 an Aboriginal Arts Development Officer was appointed through funding support from the Australian government’s Office for the Arts. This position aims to support the development and sustainability of a vibrant Aboriginal arts and crafts industry in the Orana region.
Festivals Red Ochre Festival Aboriginal Arts Organisations
- Gamilaraay Language Circle, Coonabarabran
- Mudyigalang Narromine
- Red Ochre Events, Dubbo
- Sculptures in the Scrub Reference Group
- Biamie Dreaming Cooperative-Artists’ Cooperative
- Yalmambirra Boogijoon Aboriginal Cultural Camp, Balladoran
- Cooee Heritage Centre, Gilgandra
- Direct Descendants Aboriginal Corporation, Wirrimbah
Aboriginal Arts Training Institutions
- Charles Sturt University Centre For Indigenous Studies, Dubbo
- TAFE Western