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ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 We make art. We build community. We drive change.
We acknowledge the Traditional
"Big hART has
Owners of the lands inestablished
which we itself as
work.We pay respect toAustralia's
Elders past,
leading
present and emerging.
arts for social change
Always was, always will beorganisation."
Aboriginal Land. LIMELIGHT MAGAZINE
Contents
PA G E CHAPTER
04. From the Chair
05. From the CEO
06. Big hART Facts & Figures
08. About Big hART
10. Year at a Glance
11. Our Projects
12. Project O
17. Colourathon
18. Namatjira Project
20. New Roebourne
26. SKATE
"Big hART has 27. Other Big hART Projects
established itself as
28. Map – Our Communities
Australia's leading
arts for social change 29. Communications & Media Report
organisation." 33 Staff Profiles
LIMELIGHT MAGAZINE
34 Big hART Board
35 Staff snapshot
36 Financial Report
37 Sponsors and Funders
From the
Chair
It has been an important (Ieramugadu), NW Tasmania, Year and Charity of the Year
year for Big hART in so many Hermannsburg (Ntaria), Cooma, and Scott Rankin, Big hART’s
ways, celebrating 25 years of Canberra and Melbourne. CEO and Creative Director, was
practice, having a presence Big hART has worked with named the 2018 Tasmanian
in all states of Australia young Indigenous people, Australian of the Year.
and working with over 523 Aboriginal elders, young
participants. Along the way Big women, skateboarders, outsider I would like to take this
hART produced 283 events and artists, youth and refugees and opportunity on behalf of the
won a number of high profile collaborated with acclaimed Big hART Board to thank
awards, no small feat for a small artists, designers, filmmakers, all the staff for their tireless
not-for-profit with 14 full-time musicians and performers. All of dedication, passion and
employees. these contributors have given integrity, often working above
their expertise and their stories, and beyond their role to
This year Big hART’s projects ensure projects are innovative
to expose injustice through
have focused on driving and successful, and backed
powerful campaigns.
change around family violence
with strong methodology and
prevention, disadvantage It was the year Big hART’s
cultural safety. I also extend my
and Indigenous intellectual 8 year initiative ‘Namatjira
warm thanks to the board for
property rights, with the aim Project’ with Albert Namatjira’s
their governance, support and
to build stronger communities, family and community in
generous time they give the
inclusion, social harmony, and Hermannsburg came to a close,
organisation voluntarily. I thank
access for all. Key to our work culminating in the incredible
our funders, sponsors, donors
is the warm and supportive historic resolution which made
and supporters who make our
partnerships with our international headlines, with
work possible, and support us
communities and I would like to Albert Namatjira’s copyright
take this opportunity to thank handed back to his family. to build a sustainable future.
all members of our communities It was also the year which JOHN CULLEY
for your generosity and support, Big hART won the Telstra CHAIR
particularly in Roebourne Tasmanian Business of the BIG hART
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From the
CEO
The past year has more sustainability. support for NEO-Learning, a
been remarkable for its new Indigenous Education
The month of May saw the
achievements, and Big hART platform created by the young
conclusion of Big hART’s 25th
has seen strong returns from people of Roebourne which
year celebrations and the
the strategic changes put in will take NEOMAD into schools
end of a process of redesign,
place over the last few years. across the country; and the
shifting the company brand
Everyone,
We have continued to reshape increase in the scale and scope
and position across sectors.
and refine our structure and of Project O led by National
This has seen the publishing
delivery, and this has seen Director Genevieve Dugard,
everywhere,
and distribution of a collection
Big hART establishing three with a new digital component
of project portraits and essays
new pillars of impact under focus which will see young
capturing the companies work
has the right
which all our work must fall - women armed with tech skills
over the last 25 years and a
community safety, digital justice alongside a creative mindset,
celebration hosted by MONA in
and Aboriginal advancement. building Australia’s future young
their beautiful Faro restaurant.
to thrive.
female leaders.
A continued focus on the
The profile of the awards
internal company culture in our There have been so many
Big hART has garnered in this
25th year has seen a deliberate, highlights of the year, such as
financial year has shifted the
year-long contraction in the Project O’s Colourathon at the
profile of the organisation, and
size of the company, so as to National Gallery of Australia
created many opportunities
facilitate an increase in the in Canberra, the successful
for advocacy regarding
precision of our focus. This has proof of concept for SKATE,
disadvantage and public
coincided with the conclusion the final restoration of justice
speaking engagements.
of Big hART’s work with a to the Namatjira family and the
fundraising strategist - with Looking ahead, the increased creation of the John Pat Peace
new systems in place, and profile, stewarding of Place in Roebourne. All of this
coaching across the company opportunities and dedication year’s achievements are the
and board. this result has from staff has paid off in the result of the dedication and
seen us expand our reach into form of substantial large scale effort of staff, and the continued
government, philanthropic and projects coming online in 2019 stewardship of the board, all of
sponsorship sectors, providing and beyond. This includes whom have my deepest thanks.
a stronger base to tackle the SKATE coming to Barangaroo S C OT T R A N K I N
many urgent issues in the in a six month activation; the C E O & C R E AT I V E D I R E C TO R
communities we work in, with Telstra Foundation’s Tech4Good B I G h A RT
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About
Big hART
Big hART is Australia’s leading arts
campaigning organisation, telling Australia’s
most invisible stories. Founded in North West
Tasmania 25 years ago, Big hART has now
worked with over 50 communities in regional,
remote and urban Australia to great acclaim
winning 45 awards from a Telstra Business
Award to an Institute of Criminology, World
Health, Myer and AFI awards. We make art,
build community and drive change, exposing
injustice through powerful campaigns.
BIG hART’S WORK
It’s harder to hurt someone if you know
their story.
Big hART’s work exists to restore justice
and disadvantage through innovative
transformational projects, and is led by co-
founder and CEO Scott Rankin, the 2018
Tasmanian of the Year.
“Big hART has shown
Big hART uses film, theatre, documentary, us opportunities that
events, music, podcasts, apps, digital media,
augmented and virtual reality to tell powerful leadership and courage
stories which ensure that the voice of the
powerless influences decision makers. are important.
No issue is too hard. Big hART’s projects have This has helped us
driven change in homelessness, addiction,
slavery at sea, domestic violence, inequality grow and work out
and intergenerational injustice faced by
Indigenous Australians. our futures."
Big hART supports Indigenous communities MAX COPPIN,
to help change their story. We enable young
women to be change-makers in family violence BIG hART ALUMNI & MENTOR
hotspots and work with isolated communities
and prisons, delivering exceptional community
driven solutions which are proven, evidence
based and innovative.
08
Big hART tackles
disadvantage
through:
INDIVIDUALS
Providing individuals with tailored pathways out of
disadvantage which brings about changed behaviour
and personal growth.
COMMUNITIES
Working with communities to develop local solutions
which drive cultural shifts, change community attitudes
and build new community narratives.
GOVERNMENT
Sharing successful initiatives and evidence with
government which helps bring about long-term change
through better policy.
AUDIENCE AND STUDENTS
Big hART’s audiences receive a deep understanding of
the issues and we share our knowledge with students
and peers to help achieve positive new community
narratives.
09
2017 Big hART wins Telstra Tasmanian Charity of the Year &
Telstra Tasmanian Business of the Year Award
2017-2018 JUL Canberra Project O commences
Timeline
This is not a Speech Night performances, Wynyard High
Namatjira Project World Premiere, Melbourne
AUG Salam Tasmania Project, Launceston
Wynyard Winter Fest
John Pat Peace Place Opening, Roebourne
SEP Cooma Project O young women meet Premier
Cape Grim Project, Smithton
Copyright handed back to Namatjira family
Tunes in the Tulips, Table Cape
OCT
Big hART 25th Volumes published
SKATE Showing, Melbourne
NOV Colourathon, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Scott Rankin named 2018 Tasmanian Australian of
the Year
Project O in Cooma & Canberra concludes
DEC
Big hART named as Finalist, Human Rights Award
2018
Barangaroo Creative Development, Sydney
JAN
WMYAC steps forward with major cornerstone
funding for Roebourne
FEB Social media 25 years series begins
Roebourne workshop & music program commences
TAS State Govt & Telstra Confirm to back Project O
in NW TAS for 3 years
MAR Roebourne E-news begins
M AY Mona 25th Celebration, Hobart
JUN Outsider Art Exhibition with James Perry, Wynyard
10Our
Projects
“(Big hART) is a very
important partner
with government. An
organisation very well
known to many Tasmanians
but also familiar to
the World Health
Organisation, the Human
Rights Organisation and
the Institute of Criminology
as a multi award-winning
organisation.”
T H E H O N . W I L L H O D G M A N M P,
P R E M I E R O F TA S M A N I A
11PROJECT O
Project O is a primary agency, removing the barriers aspirations, match these with
prevention project where arising from family violence and skills, develop the habits of
young rural women develop delivering generational change work, and explore unusual
new confidence and skills, and in communities. employment pathways.
learn to advocate for change in A key strand of the initiative This allowed young people
communities affected by family this financial year was the to expand their horizons,
violence. It invests in young 20+20 Project, which supported and move beyond negative
rural women as change-makers, young rural people to make generational expectations.
through grassroots workshops the workplaces of the future,
and public events and is providing real life work In the 2017-2018 year, Project O
guided by female mentors. The experience in the creative operated in Wynyard Tasmania,
initiative builds confidence, industries. The project assisted Canberra, Cooma NSW and
resilience, advocacy and young people to define their Roebourne WA.
"This is an amazing
project. I wish there could
be a Project O in every
single community across
Australia and the world.
This is the kind of model
that works."
R O S I E B AT T Y
09.
12"A group of young women
from Wynyard are making
a difference to their
community."
B U R N I E A D V O C AT E
North West
Tasmania
In North West Tasmania, 230 young people
aged 14-16 from Wynyard and Smithton High
participated in Project O in 2017-2018.
In Tasmania the young women had a particularly
busy year with many events and workshops
in the last 6 months of 2017, leading up to
the cohort graduating at the end of the year.
Highlights included This is Not a Speech Night
production, the Wynyard Winter Festival,
Salam Tasmania, Tunes in the Tulips, Women’s
Business and Colourathon.
13CASE STUDY:
North West
Tasmania
On commencement of Project O in NW TAS 2017,
52.2% of the young female cohort had experienced or
witnessed family violence, 77% experienced generational
poverty and 27% reported substance abuse issues in the
family. In addition, 17% of young people reported mental
health issues, 34% truancy issues and there was a 76.7%
deficit in soft skills.
By the end of 2017, participants in the Year 9 cohort
reported an increase in agency of 53.8%, their
confidence by 29.4% and their resilience by 14%. The
high schools reported that truancy issues for the core
participant groups dropped from 34% (on enrolment) to
17% by the end of 2017. All of the Year 10 cohort enrolled
in Year 11 for 2018. Given the structural barriers faced by
many of the young women this reflects great success of
the program.
The core objectives of the program are developing
agency, advocacy, confidence, resilience and thereby
social and emotional wellbeing in young women, through
the delivery of workshops, mentoring and events.
Through the presenting and producing of events young
women learn skills in leadership, public speaking, media
liaison, conflict resolution, marketing, digital media,
social media, event production and entrepreneurialism.
This year the Project O young women met the Tasmanian
Premier and Cabinet, Commissioner for Children and
Young People and Governor, represented their region
at the Tasmanian Youth Conference, participated in 14 53.8% increase
events. In the media, they were featured on ABC Radio
National Life Matters, ABC Canberra, ABC Sydney and in
in personal agency.
Frankie Magazine.
The initiative also engaged with young women from the
Launceston refugee community in the project Salam
29.4% increase
Tasmania, which brought young women from migrant in confidence.
and refugee backgrounds together with young women
from the North West in 2 key projects which fostered
respect, confidence, cross-cultural awareness and pride.
14% increase
Project O’s work has also impacted on the wider
community. In 2017 there was over 2789 community
in resilience.
members attending events in Tasmania that Project O
ran, 95 media stories captured nationally and a national
social media campaign which reached thousands of
Australians.
14"Project 0 empowers young
women to speak up, take
action, and make a change
in the community and
develop a whole range of
new skills along the way."
THE MONARO POST
Cooma
The final year of Project O Cooma focused Highlights of the 2017-2018 year include
on a core committed group of 17 young meeting with the NSW Premier Gladys
women in grades 7 to 9 from Monaro High Berejiklian at Parliament House Sydney,
School. The project extended its network of presenting at White Ribbon business
partnerships, with supporters including the breakfast, meeting with local Federal MP
Cooma Youth Hub, the Southern Regional Mike Kelly, volunteering at the Australian
Business Enterprise Centre, Mission Australia, Busking Championships and with the Monaro
the YMCA Cooma, Cooma Little Theatre, Committee for Cancer Research for charity
the Snowy Monaro Regional Council, the screening and featuring on ABC ME “Girls Can
Monaro Domestic Violence Committee, and Change the World” Series. The last module
Rotary Cooma. Successful local business of the program was particularly focused on
Birdsnest partnered with Project O to pilot readying the young women for producing and
the ‘Colourathon for Corporates’ Kit launch presenting Colourathon.
and also mentored young women weekly in
business skills, entrepreneuring and innovation
in Term 2 of 2017.
15"I’ve learnt heaps by being
involved in Project O and
we’ve shown people that
domestic violence just
isn’t okay."
T AY L A H B R O O K S , P R O J E C T O PA R T I C I PA N T,
CANBERRA TIMES
Canberra
A capsule program of Project O ran in Canberra which Indigenous resident visual artist Elisa
in the final six months of 2017. In Canberra the Carmichael created exceptional artistic content
initiative was supported by a key partnership for Colourathon with the young women.
with the Canberra Theatre Centre (CTC) and
Highlights of the Canberra capsule included
Campbell High School with the engagement of
meeting with ACT Arts Minister and ACT
Canberra based Producer Pip Buining to lead
Minister for Women, assisting with stage
the project, supported by Indigenous associate
management at CTC for the Fearless Comedy
Tania Keed. Up to 15 participants from Campbell
Gala, meeting with the ACT Commissioner for
High School attended weekly workshops at
Children and Young People, and presenting
CTC, learning a range of new capabilities with
a focus on theatrical production skills. Visiting Project O at Creative Capital: Drama Australia
artists coming through CTC, as well as local Symposium 2017 at CTC.
Canberra artists and CTC staff, mentored The Canberra program culminated in a public
the young women in areas such as technical outcome and application of these skills at
production, lighting design, sound design Colourathon at the National Gallery of Australia.
and operation, public speaking, media and
publicity. Participants also benefited from a The Project O program in Roebourne will be covered in the
partnership with the Gorman Arts Centre, in New Roebourne chapter.
16C O L O U R AT H O N
Colourathon was a 12 hour art marathon day. Supporters who attended Colourathon
held on 30th November 2017, produced at the NGA include the Telstra team,
and presented by 42 young women from the Canberra Raiders football team, the
Project O nationally, to raise awareness National Library of Australia, the National
and funds for children affected by family Folk Festival, ACT Police, ACT Ambulance,
violence. Launched by Rosie Batty, ACT Fire & Rescue, Fortescue Metals, the
Colourathon was held at the National National Gallery of Australia and many
Gallery of Australia in Canberra, with others. Leading female artists engaged
smaller satellite events also occurring in with the project, delivering workshops
the regions Project O works.
with young people in each region, and the
The Project O young women aged 12-16 , event showcased outstanding female visual
from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists and musicians.
backgrounds, travelled from Wynyard
In the lead up to the event the Project O
Tasmania, Roebourne WA, Cooma NSW
young women developed agency and
and Canberra to produce and present the
event. advocacy by skilling up in public speaking,
marketing, campaign management,
Colourathon was supported by a national social media activation, media liaison,
crowdfunding campaign driven by the
photography, filmmaking, event
young women, which raised $40,000
management and more.
for children affected by family violence.
1000 people supported Colourathon, Colourathon was led by Project O National
with staff teams and individuals from the Director Genevieve Dugard alongside
corporate, government and not-for-profit a team of Project O producers, stage
sector all ‘colouring for change’ on the managers, mentors and staff of Big hART.
"We here at Frankie
are proud to be
sponsoring Colourathon,
a world-first initiative
raising awareness and
funds for family violence
prevention."
09.
FRANKIE MAGAZINE
17N A M ATJ I R A P R O J E C T
Big hART was invited into the win 4 awards including a Helpmann
Hermannsburg community by Award, Sydney Theatre Award
the Namatjira family 9 years ago and Arts Hub Award. Big hART
to help bring about change and also facilitated for the Namatjira
renewal. At the end of 2017 the family a private meeting with the
Namatjira Project finished on an Queen at Buckingham Palace and
incredible high, with the objective presented over 23 contemporary
Part of a painting by Edwin Pareroultja
of Big hART’s campaign being won, watercolour exhibitions, produced a
CD, webcasts, and an iPad painting
copyright to Albert Namatjira’s
app, 28 conference presentations
paintings was handed back to the
in Australia and overseas, and
family.
delivered over 1700 workshops,
Highlights of Big hART’s work working with 995 Indigenous
with the community over the community participants. In March
8 years include producing the 2017 Big hART and the Namatjira
internationally acclaimed theatre family together established the
show Namatjira which toured independent Namatjira Legacy
nationally and to the UK to an Trust which was launched at the
audience of 50,000, and went on to National Museum of Australia.
"A whole new landscape
opens up for Namatjira."
THE AUSTRALIAN
18"Bold and unconventional
…the ignition source that
lights a fire of discussion
around...what his life and
death have to say about
overseas, and without their support, the outcome today
the fraught relationship would not have been possible. The role of the media to
between white and create social impact was also key, with 200 stories captured
in the 2017 year, and media outlets like the Australian and
Indigenous Australia." the ABC giving unprecedented support.
FILMINK
In 2018 Namatjira Project continued to screen around the
country and overseas — showing in Paris, New York, Tahiti
and London and playing inflight on Qantas. The film had 210
screenings in total, to an audience of over 6508. The film
Big hART’s documentary with the Namatjira was acquired by ABC TV and went on to screen in July 2018
family Namatjira Project, directed by Sera playing to an audience of 232,038 with 6652 plays on ABC
Davies, produced by Sophia Marinos, starring
iview. Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) worked with Big
Trevor Jamieson, and distributed by Umbrella
hART to develop a study guide which accompanies the film
Entertainment, had its world premiere at Melbourne
for teachers and students.
International Film Festival in August 2017, touring to
cinemas and film festivals around the country. It was Sadly, senior Namatjira artist, cultural leader and Executive
at the end of the cinema screenings, with increased Producer of the film Kumantjai L Namatjira, passed away just
media and public pressure building throughout days after the copyright decision in October 2017, a battle
2017, that the copyright was finally restored to the which she had fought alongside us for so many years. A
Namatjiras, with the assistance of law firm Arnold
year later in 2018, Kumantjai K Namatjira, accomplished artist
Bloch Leibler and Dick Smith working alongside
and one of the key drivers of the copyright campaign passed
Big hART and the family. Copyright now belongs
away. Big hART would like to pay our deep respects to these
with the Namatjira family and is overseen by the
Namatjira Legacy Trust. incredible artists and campaigners and to their families.
Big hART’s campaign for justice for the Namatjira The Namatjira Legacy Trust continues to work to build a
family was supported by many institutions, art sustainable future for the Hermannsburg (Ntaria) community
galleries, partners and funders in Australia and and carry on the Namatjira legacy
19NEW ROEBOURNE
Big hART was invited by Elders Out, create the award-winning the young bright future of
to work in the Roebourne interactive comic NEOMAD, Roebourne - delivering impact
community in 2010. With produce health film initiatives, by mentoring young women
the guidance of elders and virtual reality projects, award- to be change-makers in
alongside the community, Big winning apps, podcasts, their community, supporting
hART’s focus is to build on films and develop the new strong culture and heritage by
what is strong, develop skills Tjaabi - Flood Country inspiring and engaging young
and capacity and drive long- production. men and women in cultural
term change. Big hART works activities, reconnecting
Working with all language groups,
with the community to build groups across generations
safety and resilience, raise Big hART's work is practical, and empowering Roebourne’s
awareness of hidden issues non-welfare and task-focused young people with new digital
and create community projects and aims to strengthen skills in literacies to self-entrepreneur
which support healing, pride the community. Big hART keeps and build pathways back to
and resilience. young people safe and returns education.
them to education, building
The remarkable culture and The New Roebourne program
engagement, and fostering pride
richness of the Roebourne from 2017-2018 has had 85
and respect.
community has seen community participants, delivered 135
members perform and tour with The 2017-2018 program workshops, and produced 25
the nationally acclaimed theatre in Roebourne has been events to an audience of
production Hipbone Sticking particularly centred on 630 people.
"In Roebourne in WA there
are passionate community
members who are working
hard to lift the negative
media attention and to tell
their own story in their
own way."
DANIEL BROWNING,
A B C R A D I O N A T I O N A L ‘A W AY E ’
20"The whole of the Big hART
project has been so inspiring.
Kids are clever and if the right
people come they encourage and
strengthen their behaviour…
Thank you to Big hART for
all you have done for our
community."
A L L E R Y S A N D Y, C U LT U R A L A D V I S O R
& BOARD DIRECTOR
WIRLU-MURRA YINDJIBARNDI ABORIGINAL
C O R P O R AT I O N
Workshop program
The workshop program at the Ngarluma Yindjibarndi Foundation's Ngurin Cultural Centre is
intergenerational and delivered in two streams for young women and young men. Responsive to
community aspirations for a 'new' Roebourne, the program involves community members from all
generations and language groups. The youth workshop program aims to build confidence, agency
and leadership. The program this financial year was diverse and supported the interests of young
people, focusing on radio producing, production management, public speaking, dance, cooking,
radio producing, songwriting, recording, music, performance, virtual reality, film, design, media
training, culture and inter-generational projects and more. Outcomes included 23 opportunities for
young people to present and lead in public events and presentations and evidence of an increase in
confidence, leadership and public speaking.
21"Mentoring kids in Big hART
workshops is awesome. Seeing
these younger girls grow and
step up, and being with them
during their journey makes me
see a positive future for them."
ALISON LOCKYER, MENTOR BIG hART
A training hub
The Ngurin Pilbara Aboriginal Centre is a place of intercultural and intergenerational exchange in
the heart of Roebourne. Big hART’s ongoing residency at the Cultural Centre also offers training and
mentoring to foster local skills and employment in cultural tourism, arts, event management and other
industries. 7 Indigenous trainees were supported at the training hub throughout the year.
In addition to training opportunities for adults, workshops also involve peer mentoring. This
opportunity has developed through 8 years of work in Roebourne - there are now strong young
adults inviting a new generation into Big hART’s workshops and passing on their skills. The
intergenerational structure of programs enables older participants to mentor, coach, support and
nurture skills of younger participants. 8 youth mentors, ranging in age from 15-21, have been engaged
during the 2017-2018 year.
22John Pat Peace Place
The Peace Place came about as an exchange where family and community can gather in
with the Pat family after they shared their peace, sit by a fire and participate in the
son John’s story in Big hART’s theatre piece ongoing cultural life of Roebourne.
Hipbone Sticking Out.
On 28th September The John Pat Peace
The process of designing and building the Place was opened with an intimate family and
John Pat Peace Place was guided by John’s community gathering. The opening was a warm
mother and his sister, in conversation with
and reflective day full of gratitude, joy, peace
members of the Pat family and facilitated by
and healing and was hosted by young women.
Big hART. It celebrates the memory of young
Family and community came together to
Yindjibarndi man John Pat. In 1983, aged 16,
honour the memory of John Pat. A legacy of 8
John died in a police cell in Roebourne, his
death sparking the 1987 Royal Commission into years of work with the community, the garden
Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Accommodated will be a place to celebrate peace annually
by the Ngarluma Yindjibarndi Foundation in and to continue bringing awareness to deaths
the grounds of the Ngurin Cultural Centre in custody. As part of the opening of the
overlooking the river, the Peace Place aims to memorial garden the young women created
be a serene and reflective setting for healing and performed a peace dance.
"Roebourne leader Michelle
Adams said the project was
significant because it was
the first time a memorial in
the town had been named
in honour of John Pat. 'It is
about a new Roebourne, and
all the work we do is so the
young people themselves know
who he was,’ she said."
PILBARA NEWS
23Living culture and country
wrapped in sound, image and
story. An intersection between
old and new.
Tjaabi - Flood Country
Led by Ngarluma performer Patrick Churnside, Tjaabi was first performed in 2016 and
developed over many years, with much consultation with families and communities in the
Pilbara. The tjaabi formed the centrepiece for much of the cultural and on-country workshops
with all generations of the community. In 2017-2018, the theatre production is now being
developed into Tjaabi – Flood Country, co-created by Patrick and Big hART, and written by
Scott Rankin. Flood Country is simultaneously music, mystery and life. Living culture and
country wrapped in sound, image and story. An intersection between old and new.
Creative developments of Tjaabi – Flood Country have taken place in Roebourne and
Tasmania in 2018 including a short excerpt version performed at Big hART’s 25th fundraising
event at MONA in Hobart for 80 invited guests.
24Project O Roebourne
Big hART’s program with young women in of production. In the lead up to Colourathon,
Roebourne is focused on the young bright young women in Roebourne worked with
future of Roebourne, enabling these engaged high-profile artist George Rose to create digital
young women who are passionate about their artworks for Colourathon. They then worked
community to develop new skills and learn to with award-winning interactive designer Stu
advocate for change. This positive program is Campbell to turn them into an augmented
about supporting the young future leaders of reality app, which was downloadable on the
the region - building resilience, confidence, day of Colourathon. For many of Roebourne’s
young women who attended Colourathon it
employment pathways and delivering
was the first time they had visited Canberra.
generational change in communities.
During this period the young women of
Project O Roebourne was focused on engaging Project O Roebourne also met the Minister for
young women of the community in 2 events Women Michaelia Cash at Parliament House in
– the John Pat Peace Place opening and Canberra, and also hosted the WA Minister for
Colourathon. At both events young women Women’s Interests and Prevention of Family
gave speeches, MC’d, hosted, showcased their and Domestic Violence Simone McGurk at the
artistic talents and assisted with all aspects local Roebourne Colourathon.
"[Big hART's] work is
positive and non-welfare,
building on our assets and
our resilience, and will assist
to create new employment
pathways, focusing on the
young future leaders of our
region and helping to create
generational change."
J O H N S A N D Y, W I R L U - M U R R A Y I N D J I B A R N D I
A B O R I G I N A L C O R P O R AT I O N
25S K AT E
SKATE is fast, furious and culminating in 6 preview/ building to assist the team
fearless, a highly commercial showcase performances of to steward investors and
theatre show set to be an trial material for SKATE. All donors at the showing.
international blockbuster to elements of the production, Potential investors, presenters,
build a sustainable future for set design, music and sound supporters, corporates, donors
Big hART. It aims to hothouse design, choreography, motion and media were invited to
Big hART’s capacity to generate capture, projection and lighting the showings with strong
box-office and help fund the were given an opportunity to positive feedback and high
core costs of Big hART’s work be trialled and developed. level interest captured. Part of
in disadvantaged communities. Much time was put into the this showing also included a
SKATE is underpinned by creative planning with the key celebration of Big hART’s 25
an innovative social impact team - developing the concept, years of work.
strategy which will see all music direction, investigating In 2018, the SKATE team and
profits go to disadvantaged percussive rhythms with local Big hART have continued to
communities, with all investors skateboarders, developing work on developing investor
benefiting from financial as well and trialling video content and presenter relationships,
as social returns. and video tracking, set marketing and promotional
In 2017, SKATE had a major development and build, and material, and have developed
development period in the creation of high-end a key new relationship with
Melbourne. 10 performers marketing collateral. Barangaroo Delivery Authority,
and 12 creative and technical Led by a fundraising expert, which will support a major
production staff were the Big hART team had Sydney development and
engaged in a full-time creative professional development community engagement for
development of 8 weeks support in donor relationship the project in 2019.
"Your methodology is unique.
You create incremental
change, you’re not creating a
big splash. Projects that last
over 3 years in gestation. You
change one artist at a time,
one spectator at a time, one
community at a time."
B R I A N R I TC H I E , M U S I C C U R ATO R M O N A
26OTHER BIG hART PROJECTS
This year Big hART has also worked on a number aim to build inclusion, visibility and recognition of
of additional projects internally. The celebration outsider artists.
of 25 years was marked with the production of a
This year Big hART also embarked on a new film
2-book set about Big hART written by Scott Rankin
and history project in partnership with Smithton
as well as significant media stories and a major gifts
High and Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation
campaign which was supported by professional
in North West Tasmania - Cape Grim. The team
development and learning in this area.
worked with Indigenous and non-Indigenous
Research and development continue with
young people to tell the largely unknown true
Big hART’s Samurai Digger project, which honours
story of the Cape Grim Massacre, and that of
the relationship of Japan with Australia and the
local Indigenous identity and resistance fighter
nature of peacemaking, with Big hART gearing up
for a presentation of this work in 2019. Tunnerminnerwait.
The Outsider Project is another initiative Preparation has also begun for Big hART’s
Big hART has supported, which brings together acclaimed Acoustic Life of Sheds for 2019 at Ten
artists from North West Tasmania who have Days on the Island Festival, transforming farm
disabilities and live in supported accommodation sheds into concert halls, with Australia’s finest
to collaborate with professional artists, with the musicians.
"Big hART is privileged
to work with regional
communities across Australia,
creating art that reflects their
invisible stories."
A N D R E W V I N E Y, P R O D U C E R
ACOUSTIC LIFE OF SHEDS
27Our
Communities
Hermannsburg NT
F O C US: IN DIGEN OUS IN T ELLECT UA L
P ROPERT Y & A BORIGIN A L A DVA N CEM EN T
K EY C ITY: A LICE S PRIN GS & H ERM A N N S BURG
DE MO GRAPHIC O F
PARTIC IPANTS: FIRS T N ATION S
A LL AGES & GEN DERS
PROJ E C T : N A MATJ IRA PROJ ECT
Pilbara WA
FO CUS: ABORI GI N AL ADVA NCE M E NT
Cooma NSW
KEY CITY: ROEBOU RNE
D EMO GR A PHIC O F PA RT I CI PA NTS:
F IRS T N ATI ON S AL L AGES & G E ND E RS , FO C US: FA MILY V IOLENC E
PARTI CUL AR FOCUS O N YOU T H PREV EN TION
PR OJECT : N EW ROE BO U RNE K E Y C ITY: COOM A
DE MO GRAPHIC O F
PARTIC IPANTS:
YOUN G WOM EN AGED 13 - 17
PROJ E C T : PROJ ECT O
Canberra ACT
FO C US: FA M ILY V IOLENC E
PREV EN TION
K E Y C ITY: CA N BERR A
Melbourne VIC DE MO GRAPHIC O F
PARTIC IPANTS:
FO CUS: SKATEBOA R D I NG
YOUN G WOM EN AGED 13 - 17
NW Tasmania
KEY CITY: MEL BO U RNE
PROJ E C T : PROJ ECT O
DEMOGR A PHIC OF
& COLOURATH ON
PA RTICIPANTS :
FO C US: FA M ILY V IOLEN CE
SKATEBOARD ERS 15 - 3 0 Y R S ,
PREV EN T ION
AL L GEN D ERS
K E Y C ITY: WYN YA RD
PROJECT : SKAT E
DE MO GRAPHIC O F
PARTIC IPANTS:
YOUN G WOMEN AGED 1 3-1 7
PROJ E C T : PROJ ECT O
28Communications &
Media report
“Long-lead, deep
engagement characterises a
Big hART project."
THE GUARDIAN AUSTRALIA
Creating social impact through media
and communications has been a strong
focus for Big hART for this last financial
year with a full-time staff member Bettina
Richter now driving this area, plus the
creation of a new website.
2017-2018 has seen a strong build in
media support for Big hART and projects
with 313 media stories in print, online,
radio and TV captured in total for Big
hART in the financial year.
29Namatjira Project attracted the most media Tasmanian Australian of the Year accolade.
coverage, with 56% of all media captured. Social and traditional media is also being
The copyright campaign was the key message harnessed to change and influence social
pitched to media and many media supporters opinion, by generating positive stories of
pledged ongoing support for the campaign Roebourne, including the promotion of positive
including The Australian. The media support stories of Roebourne’s young women.
in turn raised national awareness of the There has been a strong strategic social media
key issues for the Namatjira family and the plan implemented across Big hART’s channels
Hermannsburg community, and assisted over the last 12 months which has helped
in the final historic resolution of copyright increase Big hART’s online community by 40%
being returned to the family. Namatjira media and build support across initiatives. Big hART
highlights include TV coverage on SBS TV, has attracted 4.5K new followers this financial
ABC TV and NITV, front cover stories in The year, with a total audience now reaching
Australian, and international stories in the over 16K followers across Facebook, Twitter,
New York Times, The Telegraph in the UK and Instagram, YouTube and Vimeo. Big hART
Deutsche Welle in Germany. Facebook has the highest following, followed
Big hART’s 25th anniversary has also been by Namatjira Project Facebook and Big hART’s
another key focus of media interest, alongside Twitter channel. The most popular video on
Big hART winning the 2017 Telstra Business Big hART’s YouTube channel in this period was
Awards for Tasmanian Charity of the Year and the Namatjira Project trailer, which has now
Business of the Year and Scott Rankin’s 2018 reached 4K views.
Big hART’s 25th anniversary
has also been another key
focus of media interest,
alongside Big hART winning
the 2017 Telstra Business
Awards for Tasmanian
Charity of the Year and
Business of the Year and Scott
Rankin’s 2018 Tasmanian
Australian of the Year
accolade.
30#colourforchange hashtag had
50K reach on Facebook,
Twitter and Instagram
Social impact campaigns
Big hART had 2 key social impact campaigns on social media this year, for Namatjira
Project and Colourathon. The Colourathon social media campaign ran for 6 weeks, raising
awareness of family violence prevention and profiling young women as inspiring change-
makers. Multi-layered and vibrant, the social media campaign, assisted by Project O young
women and led by the campaign hashtag #colourforchange, included a powerful campaign
video (50K reach on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram), fact memes with family violence
statistics, short social media videos, branded images, thought leadership articles, photos,
boomerangs, collages and selfies.
31The Big hART website audience
figures have increased by 941%,
with 13K users in 2017-2018.
New website
A new website was launched in 2017, with a great deal of work, design and strategy, alongside
new marketing messaging for Big hART with the positioning statement ‘We make art, We build
community, We drive change’. The Big hART website audience figures have increased by 941%,
with 13K users in 2017-2018. Page views are up by 724% with 42K page views. The majority of Big
hART’s visitors are returning customers, who primarily visit the website through organic searches
(54%). Big hART’s home page is the most popular page on the website, with the Namatjira page
the most popular project page, followed by New Roebourne. 74% of Big hART’s web users are
from Australia, with 68% of session visits from desktop computers and 24% from mobile. Spikes in
website traffic can be directly linked to media coverage and the publication dates of Big hART’s
e-news, with the largest visitation to the website occurring on 5 September, which heralded a
big week of media around Namatjira Project, including Scott Rankin’s interview on Richard Fidler
Conversation Hour on ABC local radio.
The first monthly e-news for Big hART began in June 2017 and goes out to a subscriber base of
5,500. This financial year there have been 39 e-news in total produced and delivered, with 72.8K
emails sent. This includes the monthly Big hART feature, Namatjira E-news, Colourathon updates
and specific project or event news, and also the instigation of a new newsletter for Roebourne which
provides a focused local round-up of Roebourne projects to major Roebourne funders.
32Staff
C E O & C R E AT I V E D I R E C T O R
2017-18
SCOTT RANKIN
GENEVIEVE DUGARD
A S S O C I AT E D I R E C T O R &
N AT I O N A L D I R E C T O R
PROJECT O
FINANCIAL MANAGER
P I E R S R A M S AY
ANDREW VINEY
SAM HAWKER BETTINA RICHTER
N AT I O N A L P R O G R A M M A N AG E R
N AT I O N A L P R O D U C E R & M E D I A & C O M M U N I C AT I O N S
& PRODUCER ACOUSTIC LIFE
P R O D U C E R S K AT E MANAGER
OF SHEDS
ADELINA LARSSON
A S S O C I AT E A R T I S T
A S S O C I AT E A R T I S T
A S S O C I AT E A R T I S T
AARON HOPPER
MARK LEAHY
LUCY HARRISON
E X E C U T I V E A S S I S TA N T
PRODUCER PROJECT O
A S S O C I AT E P R O D U C E R
P R O J E C T O TA S M A N I A
JANELLE JOHNSTONE
GRACE WALSH
TA S M A N I A
SHELLI JOHNSTON
A D M I N I S T R AT I O N RACHEL SMALL
P R O J E C T O TA S M A N I A PRODUCER PROJECT O
APRODUCER NEW ROEBOURNE
SARAH WRIGHT
ANGELA PRIOR CHYNNA CAMPBELL ALLERY SANDY
PRODUCER NEW ROEBOURNE COMMUNITY PRODUCER C U LT U R A L A D V I S O R
NEW ROEBOURNE & BOARD MEMBER
A S S O C I AT E P R O D U C E R , S K AT E
S O C I A L M E D I A , N A M ATJ I R A
H O L LY R A N K I N - S M I T H
AMY MORCOM
PROJECT
SOPHIA MARINOS
PIP BUINING
P R O D U C E R N A M ATJ I R A
PRODUCER ACT PROJECT O
PROJECT
33Big hART Board
John Culley Neal Rodwell
CHAIRMAN MEMBER
Education: With 30+ years in his field, John has Disability: Neal is the Manager of North West
long-term experience in working with poverty and Residential Support Services Inc., with 30+ yrs
disengaged students. He is currently state school experience in disability and the not-for-profit
principal in a highly disadvantaged community. His key sector. He is highly skilled in the areas of financial
areas of experience are in HR, counselling, and policy. management and policy development.
Andrew Viney Wendy Page
PUBLIC OFFICER, TREASURER Member
Entertainment: Andrew has 20+ years in the private Media: Wendy has 25+ years experience as a
sector, and the music and entertainment industry. He television journalist with ABC TV, including nearly 20
is experienced in logistics, financial planning, and HR years with Australian Story where she was one of the
management. founding producers.
Barbara Baikie Carla Wall
MEMBER
MEMBER
Justice & Gender: Barbara has held 20+ years of Technology: Carla is the Managing Director of COINS
senior positions in juvenile justice, disability, child Australia. She has 20+ years’ experience driving the
protection, and policy. She is currently President of vision, business strategy and growth in the software
the National Council of Women of Australia. Her key and construction industries; ensuring organisations
experience includes strategic planning and consulting. deliver successful transformational change.
Scott Rankin Patrick Churnside
MEMBER
MEMBER
Community Development & Arts: Scott is Big hART's Community Development & Arts: Patrick is a
Co-founder, CEO, and Creative Director, with Traditional Owner from the Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi
additional roles as Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Language Groups and a gifted performer and has
essayist and public speaker. He is a leader in CCD worked with Big hART leading intercultural workshops
project design, consulting to Government and the for many years. Patrick is also a board member of
corporate sector. the State Government Aboriginal Cultural Materials
Committee and City of Karratha Arts & Cultural
Allery Sandy Advisory Group.
MEMBER
Michelle Adams
Community Development & Arts: A Yindjibarndi leader MEMBER
and artist, Allery has been working with Big hART in
Roebourne for 6 years, as a key elder on the project Community Development & Arts: Michelle is a
and a cultural consultant. Allery's background includes Yindjibarndi woman from Roebourne, who has worked
community welfare, Yindjibarndi language education, with Big hART for many years to ensure the program
work for the Aboriginal Church and she is also a is safe culturally. Michelle has also been a senior
Director on a number of boards. government adviser in Indigenous Affairs and the
Department of Communities and is a trained language
Sandra French AM specialist.
MEMBER
Local Government: Sandra is a businesswoman with
previous experience as a Mayor, and is highly skilled
in senior management. She has sought after board
experience including: Tasmanian Police, Tasmanian
Community Fund, and Tasmanian Local Government.
34Employee
Snapshot
22% 26%
Young people Indigenous
59% 63%
Regional/remote Female
35Financial
Report
9%
REVENUE $000S 22%
9%
Commonwealth Grants 579
Community Groups 548 9%
REVENUE
SPLIT
Philanthropic 404
21%
State Govt 386
15%
Corporate 229
16%
Australia Council 227
All Other 223
T O TA L R E V E N U E 2,596 C O M M O N W E A LT H G R A N T S
COMMUNITY GROUPS
EXPENSES PHILANTHROPIC
STATE GOVERNMENT
People 1405
CORPORATE
Travel 555 AUSTRALIA COUNCIL
ALL OTHER
All Other 688
T O TA L E X P E N S E S 2,648
DEFICIENCY FOR YEAR (52)
26%
BALANCE SHEET
Assets
EXPENDITURE
Bank 384 SPLIT
53%
Trade and Grant Debtors 325
Other Assets 20 21%
T O TA L A S S E T S 729
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities 187 PEOPLE
ALL OTHER
NET ASSETS 542 TRAVEL
36Sponsors &
Funders
SUPPORTED BY YIRRAMAGARDU
BIANCA RINEHART COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATION
Indigenous Languages and Arts
NAMATJIRA SCHOOL OF ART
B I G h A RT WO U L D A L S O L I K E TO AC K N OW L E D G E T H E G E N E R O U S S U P P O RT O F
T H E B L A C K E T F A M I LY, T H E R E S T O R E H O P E F O U N D AT I O N A N D O U R M A N Y
P R I VAT E D O N O R S A N D O N G O I N G S U P P O R T E R S .
F O R F U R T H E R E N Q U I R E S C O N TA C T :
ANDREW VINEY
Big hART National Programs Manager
E: andrew@bighart.org
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