HUNTER ARTSWORKER DATABASE

About the Hunter Artsworker Database

The Hunter Artsworker Database is for arts, disability and community organisations that wish to employ independent arts workers who have experience working with people with disability. It will be housed online on www.culturehunter.org, the cultural database for the Hunter region. 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. 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 see a good example of a directory profile: http://culturehunter.org/directory/albatross-wirehead or http://culturehunter.org/directory/kira-puru-and-bruise.

Step 2: Send an email to Christina Robberds (admin@octapod.org) or call her on 02 4927 0470 to confirm that you are a member of culturehunter.org and would like to register on the Hunter Artsworker Database.

Step 3: Complete the registration form (attached). Email the form to Christina Robberds (admin@octapod.org) or post to Octapod Association, 401 Hunter St, Newcastle NSW 2300.

Step 4: Email up to 3 photos of your work (either of your arts practice and/or workshop facilitation).

Maximum file size: 2 MB
Allowed extensions: png gif jpg jpeg
Images larger than 640x480 pixels will be scaled

Please provide a description for each photo that you send.

For more information:

Contact Christina Robberds, Octapod Coordinator

Email: admin@octapod.org

Phone: (02) 4927 0470

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