Access to Funding speakers' presentations

Successfully obtaining funds for museums, galleries and community arts organisations requires knowledge and creativity. On Friday 16 March, Museums & Galleries NSW, together with South East Arts, presented Show me the Money! Access to Funding, an invaluable workshop which delivered the essential skills and specialist knowledge to make accessing funds a reality.

Access to Funding was a full day workshop with a range of key arts funding bodies offering valuable insight into each of their funding programs. below are some of the Speakers including representatives from Regional Arts NSW, Community Heritage and the Powerhouse Museum.

Andrew Gray, Regional Arts Officer, South East Arts

Andrew Gray is the Regional Arts Development Officer for South East Arts. Prior to this, Andrew worked in museum education and public programs for The Australia War Memorial, Museum of Australian Democracy and The National Film and Sound Archive. In 2011 South East Arts supported the M&GNSW Museum Standards to run in the region and this year is supporting the Museum Advisors Program.

 

Dianne Dahlitz, Coordinator, Community Heritage Grants

Dianne has worked in the National Library of Australia for 20 years, and has experienced many different work areas. Most recently she has worked in the Oral History and Folklore area, the Preservation Services section and now in the Community Heritage Grants office. She enjoys this position as it allows her to liaise with external community groups and to provide them with advice about accessing funding to assist with their many and varied collections. 

 

Einar Docker, Assistant Curator, Regional Services, Powerhouse Museum

Einar has been at the Powerhouse Museum for 12 years working mainly in Collection Management within the Registration department in a variety of capacities, which includes in that period, over 90 international and local exhibitions. Last year he joined with the Regional Services division and co-ordinates the annual Regional Services internship program, the Movable Heritage Fellowship, research, contributor and technical support for the Australian Dress Register, and curating the latest travelling exhibition for regional events in NSW which will next show at the Hunter Valley Steamfest, Maitland, in April.