Community Partnerships
Kirk Robson Awards
2013 Guidelines + Nomination form / 2013
Closing date: 1 March 2013 / Award ceremony September 2013
GUIDELINES
Purpose
The Kirk Robson Awards recognise the outstanding leadership in community arts and cultural development, particularly in the areas of reconciliation and social justice, demonstrated by the young artist, who died in 2005. The awards acknowledge that true leadership is based on the values of inclusiveness, consensus, and self-determination.The purpose of the Kirk Robson Awards is to recognise, promote and encourage leadership among young community arts and cultural development artists and artsworkers in Australia.
The awards recognise past achievements and nominees are not required to provide a program of activity.
Kirk Robson (16/5/1978 - 20/7/2005)
Kirk Robson graduated from Deakin University in 1999 after completing an Arts (drama)/Teaching double degree. Kirk then worked on a number of theatre and film projects. From 1999 to 2003, Kirk was Artistic Director of The Torch Project, a community cultural development company that uses theatre as the vehicle to explore critical issues. Highlights included: Mechtron (1998), The Torch (1999, 2000, 2001 & 2002), The Bridge (2003) and Idol Quest (2004). Films included The Smooth Move (2002), The Dirt on Squirt (2003), Faith (2005) and his first documentary The Turning of the Tide (2004).Kirk was a recipient of the Australia Council for the Arts 'Young and Emerging Artists Initiative' in 2002. He was the son of a Uniting Church Minister and Elder at the Church of All Nations in Carlton. Kirk had a passion for exploring issues of cultural identity and for using the arts to imagine a fairer, better world.
Amount
$10,000 per award recipient. Up to two nominations may be awarded.Who may nominate
Nominations will be accepted from organisations, communities and individuals. Artists or artsworkers may not nominate themselves.- Nominees must be Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia
- Nominees must be 30 years or under in the calendar year in which they are being nominated
- Nominees must be able to demonstrate a sustained commitment to community arts and cultural development practice over at least a three-year period.
Selection criteria
- A sustained commitment of at least three years to community arts and cultural development practice
- Artistic and/or community leadership
- Evidence of positive achievements for a communitywith whom the nominee has worked.
How to apply
Nominations should comprise:
- The attached nomination form
- Curriculum vitae of the nominee including DOB and contact details (maximum of 5 pages)
- A letter from the nominator explaining the reasons for their nomination (related to the selection criteria, maximum of 5 pages)
- Up to five letters of support (in addition to the nomination letter) from colleagues, peers and/or communities who can speak for the community arts and cultural development work of the nominee (1 page each)
- Any ONE of the following:
Please ensure that all support material is clearly labelled, identifying the images and briefly explaining how this material is relevant to the nominee’s past work.
Before forwarding your nomination please check:
- Does the nominee meet the eligibility requirements?
- Are the letters of support signed and dated and from people who have been involved in or are aware of the nominees Community Arts and Cultural Development work?
- Is the visual/audio/print support material clearly labeled and does it relate directly to the nominees Community Arts and Cultural Development work?
The Community Partnerships Committee reserves the right not to make an award in any year.
Please note: All nomination materials must be postmarked by 1 March 2013. Material arriving after that date will not be included in the assessment process.
For further information
contact Community Partnerships:
Ph: 02 9215 9034 or Toll free: 1800 226 912
Email:
CLOSING DATE: / Award Ceremony: /
1 March 2013 / September 2013
Q1. Nominee’s Details (i.e. the person whom you are nominating for theaward)
This should be their full name. For example, the name used on their passport or ABN registration.
Title: / Mr / Ms / Other (specify) / Date of birth / / / /
Given names: / Family name:
Does this person have Australian citizenship or permanent residency status? / Yes / No
Tel (Bh): / () / Tel (Ah): / ()
Fax: / () / Mob:
Email(please write clearly):
Address details
Street:
Suburb: / State: / Postcode:
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Postal address(if same as street address, write ‘as above’):
Suburb: / State: / Postcode:
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In which federal electorate does the nominee reside? (if known)
Q2. Nominator’s details (i.e. the person making the nomination)
Title: / Mr / Ms / Other (specify) / Date of birth / / / /
Given names: / Family name:
Tel (Bh): / () / Tel (Ah): / ()
Fax: / () / Mob:
Email(please write clearly):
Address details
Street:
Suburb: / State: / Postcode:
Country:
Postal address(if same as street address, write ‘as above’):
Suburb: / State: / Postcode:
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Nominee’s Name:
Q3. Support material
Your nomination must include:
Curriculum vitae of the nominee including DOB and contact details (maximum of 5 pages).
A letter from the nominator explaining the reasons for their nomination (related to the selection criteria, maximum of 5 pages).
Up to five letters of support (in addition to the nomination letter) from colleagues, peers and/or communities who can speak for the community arts and cultural development work of the nominee (1 page each)
You must submit ONE of the following additional support material:
Type / Description
Up to five A4 pages of written material (e.g. excerpts of published writing, research or press coverage)
Up to ten printed photographs or electronic images
CD-ROM(no more than 5 minutes will be viewed by the assessment committee)
DVD(no more than 5 minutes will be viewed by the assessment committee)
URL’s (up to three live website links – these must be embedded in to a Word or pdf document)
Please note: You need to ensure that the CD-ROM or DVD you send has the 5 minutes you want the Committee to view at the very beginning.
Q3.1 Please briefly tell us how this support material is relevant to the nominee’s past work
Please send your application to:
/ Note:Applications postmarked after the closing date or applications received by fax will not be eligible; nor will applications that do not have all required support materials attached. If the closing date falls on a weekend or public holiday then the application must be postmarked by the next working day.
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