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annual report

ANNUAL REPORT
JAN-DEC 2011
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Cultural Mind Jam 35
CREATIVE ENTERPRISE PROGRAM 36
Highlights Of 2011
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Overview of ICE
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Creative Enterprise Programs
ICE Map: The Visual Guide to ICE
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Graphic Designer: Nasim Harandi
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Chairperson’s Director’s
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ICE Hub
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Executive Director’s Report
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ICEbreakers
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Organisational Chart
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Hubster: Adam Dunn
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Creative Services & Production
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URBAN CULTURES
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In Her Shoes
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Megaphonic Slam!
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Training Services 44
Optic Stories
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Switch Digital Arts Centre
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Hip Hop Projections 6
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Hire - Equipment & Venue
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Transformations: Insights Of The Incited
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A Conversation With The Narcicyst
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Media Producer: Saber Baluch
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User Map Of Creative Services
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CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Reel Words East London West Sydney
SCREEN CULTURE
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INTO THE FUTURE
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RESEARCH & COMMUNICATIONS
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ICE Website And Promo
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Awards
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Seeing The Elephant
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Sustainability
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Get It On The Big Screen
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Ripple Effects: New Paths To Cultural Citizenship
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DigiDiaries Launch 23
Evaluation
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Tropfest Forum
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Reconciliation Action Plan
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Sex In The West
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PEOPLE, PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS
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Stuff Launch
Arab Film Festival Australia
Revolution, Romance, Realities Forum
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Koori Story Exchange
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FINANCIAL REPORT
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Treasurer’s Report
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Balance Sheet
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Income Statement
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Notes For The Year Ended 31 Dec 2011
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Fairfield Mobile Expressions
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Statement By Members Of The Board
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The Artfiles Project
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Independent Audit Report
Artfiles - Profiling Artists
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Auburn Artfiles Clinic
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Upstream: Stories Of Water And Place
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Grant Writing Workshops For Local Government
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ICE ANNUAL REPORT 2011
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VERVIEW OF ICE
ICE was born and raised in Western
Sydney, growing up with our wonderful
family here. And in 2011 we couldn’t
wait to get the family over to our new
place. We threw open the doors to
our high-tech home, and the creative
energies of Western Sydney surged in
to fill the space.
2011 was a fantastic year for ICE. Once
again, we expanded rapidly, and with
our new staff and facilities, our success
stories multiplied too, many of which
are detailed in this report.
Switch Digital Arts Centre provided a
space for the community to explore,
collaborate and network. Artfiles
hosted career-enhancing and industryboosting opportunities for the local arts
scene. The Arab Film Festival wowed
a 4000-strong audience with stories
straight from the heart of the Arab
Spring. And audiences of the Sydney
Festival felt the beat of international
hip-hop theatre brought to them in
collaboration with ICE.
It’s been an action-packed year for
the Cultural Development team. They
started with a bang with East London
West Sydney, and produced ICE’s first
feature film, Seeing the Elephant.
2011 was the first full year of our
Creative Enterprise Program, which
enabled like-minded organisations to
Cultural Development Team
Communications and Research
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utilise Switch. The program launched
creative services so emerging artists
could work alongside ICE’s experienced
team on projects like creating promo
videos and workshops in digital media.
ICE started a partnership with Aurora
TV to create a new community news
program – Chatterbox. The ICE Hub
was in full swing, providing a space
for artists and cultural practitioners in
Western Sydney. Monthly networking
events, ICEBreakers, invited guest
speakers to share their experience and
provide an environment for networking
and collaboration. We provided venue
and equipment hire to dozens of local
artists and businesses and held an
Open Day for Switch to showcase the
spaces and equipment.
We stretched out as an organisation
with a renewed sense of identity and
Executive Team
inspiration and created a 30-second
broadcast-quality promo video to share
our ethos widely. We also completely
redeveloped the ICE website,
integrating social media and getting the
whole organisation blogging.
And finally, it was wonderful to be
recognised for our work with an AbaF
Award for Project 5, and to be runnerup for a Human Rights Award.
Throughout this busy year, ICE’s
incredible team of committed people
(fondly known as the ICE-icles)
maintained the quality and integrity
of ICE’s work to set Western Sydney’s
stories free.
ICE receives core support from
Australia Council for the Arts, Arts
NSW, Screen NSW and Department of
Human Services, Community Services.
Creative Enterprise Team
Operations Team
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CE MAP: THE VISUAL GUIDE TO ICE
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CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT
In 2011 ICE continued its role as one of
the major organisations that supports
communities of Western Sydney, all the
while, working to explore new avenues for
our own creativity and growth.
As an organisation operating for over 25
years, there will always be challenges to
continually create, invigorate and inspire.
However, in 2011 ICE once again delivered
new projects, new services and new
platforms for expression that reflect the
energy of the organisation and the people
who collaborate with us.
Our Creative Enterprise (CE) Program has
delivered training and skills development in
digital arts that are otherwise unavailable
in Western Sydney. CE’s new Creative Hub
Program has also been providing unique
services for artists and cultural practitioners
of the region, such as mentoring, co-working
space and professional development.
Our recently refurbished digital arts
centre, Switch, has finally had a full year in
operation, allowing us to welcome thousands
of people into the space and also deliver
exciting programs.
ICE continues to share the creative work of
Western Sydney at a national and international
level. In 2011 we partnered with The British
Council to produce East London West Sydney
and presented it at Sydney Festival. Thanks
to our innovative Urban Cultures Projects,
we were able to engage artists from both the
UK and Canada this year to collaborate and
share new practices with ICE trainers and
participants. Our Screen Cultures Project
has also raised the bar with our first feature
film being created and entered into the 2012
festival circuit.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
A big thanks goes to our core funders
Australia Council for the Arts and Arts
NSW as well as our key program supporters
Screen NSW and NSW Department of Human
Services, Community Services, your ongoing
support is what makes it all possible.
At ICE we see ourselves as a creative conduit
between Western Sydney and the world. Our
guiding principle is to capture the stories
within the communities that surround us and
work with people whithin them to express
them in creative ways.
Community Services. We have many
other partners, supporters and peers,
all recognised in this report, with whom
we collaborate on many levels. We thank
each of you warmly for your invaluable
support.
On behalf of the Board, we would like to
thank Executive Director, Lisa Torrance for
her amazing energy, drive and commitment
to ICE. Her work is, of course, only one
part of the story. The ICE staff are a very
special group of people and the Board
looks to them for their advice, guidance
and expertise in community arts and
development. They continue to astound us
with the outcomes of projects.
For over 25 years we have worked within a
region with roots in 100 different nations,
being particularly respected for our success
with newly arrived migrant and refugee
communities, as well as young people. Our
role is to work alongside these communities
to enable them to share their stories, as we
believe that culturally specific, communitybased cooperation and creativity can touch
and change the world.
Our bonds with communities, artists
and program participants are often long
and enduring and we thank each of you
for sharing your stories and ideas to
make ICE the leading organisation it has
become. I would also like to thank our
Co-Chairs Sue Green and Tilda Sikes
for their passionate commitment to ICE over
many years, as well as each member of the
Board for their support and guidance.
Through the many projects we ran in
2011, we captured a wealth of stories
and experiences from individuals doing
extraordinary things in Western Sydney.
By really listening to communities we were
able to tap into the deeper currents of what
matters to people in the region. The stories
that emerge from our creative process have
the capacity to become invisible threads that
connect people, contribute to real changes
in society and build empathy.
Each day I am inspired by the dedication
and passion our ICE team and trainers bring
to their work. It is their spirit, imagination
and work ethic that makes this organisation
so special and gives it such prominence. I
thank each of you from my heart for your
commitment to the work that we do.
At ICE we are very proud of our continual
growth, flexibility, and that we are still
an exciting organisation that feels fresh
when you walk through the door. This is
a testament to the staff, but also to the
people of Western Sydney. They come to us
expecting programs that will engage them
and their expectations continue to inspire us.
We thank the people of Western Sydney for
their support and ICE remains unequivocal in
its commitment to our communities.
Sue Green and Tilda Sikes
Co-Chairs
Sue Green
Tilda Sikes
Our sincere thanks go to The Catholic Diocese
and our long-term supporters Parramatta
City Council. 2011 marked our first full year
in our purpose-built, high-tech Switch Digital
Arts Centre in the heart of Parramatta and
We love our new home. We could not throw
open the doors and run our programs without
the valued support of our core funders Arts
NSW and The Australia Council for the Arts
as well as key program partners Screen NSW
and NSW Department of Human Services,
To single out any of our projects is
impossible as each of them is special and
important in their own ways, as you will
discover when you read through this report.
Lisa Torrance
Executive Director
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ICE Board of Management
ORGANISATIONAL CHART
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
MANAGER,
CREATIVE ENTERPRISE
MANAGER,
CULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT
MANAGER,
OPERATIONS
& FACILITIES
MANAGER,
MARKETING
& COMMUNICATION
MANAGER,
RESEARCH & POLICY
SWITCH CENTRE &
TRAINING COORDINATOR
ARTFILES PROJECT
COORDINATOR
IT AND FACILITIES
OFFICER
COMMUNICATIONS
OFFICER
CREATIVE HUB
COORDINATOR
COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
COORDINATOR
ADMINISTRATION &
RESOURCE OFFICER
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
PRODUCTION &
CLIENT SUPPORT
SCREEN CULTURE
PRODUCER
URBAN CULTURE
PRODUCER
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CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Whether working with a small community organisation, an emerging
filmmaker or a teenaged refugee, ICE’s Cultural Development
Program (CDP) builds projects that engage imaginations and
demystify digital technologies.
The program stretches the possibilities of community cultural
development to produce exciting new works that empower
communities and create pathways for professional development.
CDP manages a range of projects including Urban Cultures, Screen
Cultures, Community Engagement and Artfiles.
URBAN CULTURES
ICE’s Urban Cultures project celebrates the raw and often gorgeous voices of
the urban landscape. It throws creative practitioners at ambitious arts projects,
equips them with digital resources and empowers participants to tell their
amazing stories of Western Sydney.
URBAN CULTURES
WORKSHOPS IN THE
WEST
Drawing on personal stories and
community inspirations, young
people from Western Sydney shared
their creative inspiration in two
free workshops focusing on hip-hop
and visual arts during April. Guest
trainers international artists-in-
residence Yassin Alsalman (aka The
Narcicyst) and Sundus Abdul Hadi
worked with local trainers and the
powerful results were unleashed on
an appreciative crowd at Hip Hop
Projections 6 in May (See page 15).
Megaphonic Slam! Participants outside Switch
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Hip-hop is a magic medium for
telling your story, but there are a few
technical tricks you need to nail too.
The free Megaphonic Slam! Workshops
in Parramatta and Liverpool during
April helped young people bring out
their stories and hone techniques to
tell them. The 70 participants looked
at songwriting, music production,
recording and mic technique as well as
video production.
While Megaphonic Slam! kept all ears
tingling, participants of Optic Stories
set out to tantalise the eyes.
REFLECT+IMAGINE+CONNECT
The workshops were hosted by local
artist and ARIA nominee MC Trey
and Iraqi-Canadian hip-hop emcee,
academic and writer Yassin Alsalman
(aka The Narcicyst). A video clip was
produced by Vanna Seang and music
was created by The Narcicyst, Nick
Toth, L-Fresh and participants.
Supporters
Optic Stories Participants at St Marys Corner
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Local digital media artist, illustrator and
painter, Eddie Abd and Iraqi-Canadian
artist-in-residence Sundus Abdul Hadi
led participants on an exploration of
visual art including painting, graphic
art and photography with a focus on
using images to tell a story, and digitally
reinterpreting stories that arose from
the music workshops.
NSW Government through Artstart – TAFE
NSW and Communities NSW – Better Futures
Strategy, Penrith City Council, St Marys Corner,
The Street University – Liverpool, The Hills Holroyd
Parramatta Migrant Resource Centre and Auburn
Community Development Network.
Telling stories, banging beats, sharing
treasures. A crowd of over 200 gathered
at Switch on 14 May to sample the
creative flavours emerging from the
Urban Cultures workshops.
Hip Hop Projections 6 was the mega
showcase of the workshops with
acapella, song and rap together with
multimedia artworks, along with
projections, paintings and illustrations
filling up the Switch space.
On the night, Megaphonic emcee’s,
L-Fresh, MC Trey, DJ Nick Toth, Juse
Crew, 6PounD, The Narcicyst and
participants performed tracks as
multimedia works were displayed by
Optic stories participants and, Sundus
Abdul Hadi, Eddie Adb. The sights and
sounds blew away the crowd, and later
the country, when SBS World News
featured a three-minute story of the
event. Hip Hop Projections 6 had an
international flavour, featuring artists
in residence from Canada, and trainers
and participants representing the rich
diversity of Sydney’s glorious West.
Supporters
Auburn Community Development Network, The
Hills Holroyd Parramatta Migrant Resource Centre,
Street University in Liverpool and Penrith City
Council. Made possible with funding from the NSW
Government through Artstart – TAFE NSW and
Communities NSW – Better Futures Strategy
ICE.org.au/project/hip-hop-projections-6/
Switch Digital Arts Centre in full swing
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TRANSFORMATIONS:
INSIGHTS OF THE
INCITED
On 2 May, hip-hop artists, multimedia
magicians, performers, producers
and community workers joined in a
conversation to expand the mind. They
ranged over topics such as cultural
interaction and creativity across space
and time; engaging community cultural
development aspirations; diversity as an
asset to identities; and the responsibilities
of artists in cultural life.
Artists; MC Trey, Eddie Abd, Sudus Abdul Hadi, Yassin
Alsalman (The Narcicyst)
Forty emerging creative practitioners,
academics and researchers, community
cultural development workers and artists
gathered at Switch to bounce around
these ideas in a conversation moderated
by artist, writer and activist Dr Paula
Abood. Around the table were Sundus
Abdul Hadi (Iraq/Canada) – painter,
visual and multimedia artist; Eddie Abd
(Lebanon/Australia) – illustrator, painter
and digital storyteller; MC Trey (Fiji/
Australia) – hip-hop artist, performer and
community worker and Yassin Alsalman
aka The Narcicyst (Iraq/Canada) – hip-hop
emcee, writer and sound producer.
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A CONVERSATION WITH
THE NARCICYST
“Hip-hop: Highly Intellectual People
Hovering Over Politics” Yassin Alsalman
Acclaimed Iraqi-Canadian hip-hop artist,
academic and actor (Aka The Narcycist)
Yassin Alsalman came down under to
ICE to officially launch The Diatribes of
a Dying Tribe. His book captures the
beginnings of the burgeoning Arab hiphop scene of the past decade.
Fifty people attended the book launch,
while an online audience of 300 people
streamed it live. Hailing from Montreal
Canada (originally from Basra, Iraq) The
Narcicyst was in town as ICE artist-inresidence to facilitate Megaphonic Slam!
workshops. At the launch, he rapped,
ruminated, philosophised and joked with
Egyptian-Australian academic, cultural
commentator and spoken word artist
Farid Farid aka MC Shedeed.
My book, The Diatribes of a Dying Tribe, is
an example of how hip-hop has been used
to create an identity, to help create a space,
for people who feel under-represented or
mis-represented…Arabs in this case.
Yassin Alsalman
REEL WORDS
Young men in the making, cracked
open their creative hearts with the Reel
Words project, which showed artistic
transformation is possible when you
put mics into the hands of inmates and
at-risk youth. Participants from Pacific,
Maori and Indigenous backgrounds
worked using music and digital
storytelling to develop self-expression,
engagement and communication skills.
The program worked with the 40
young males (aged 14 to 26) to build
self-esteem, skills and alternatives
in rehabilitation to support them in
expressing themselves constructively. It
also worked to develop creative crime
prevention interventions beyond the life
of the project.
and online media. Most participants
have gone on to further education and
employment or have used their skills to
train others.
THE WORKSHOPS
Reel Words consisted of four workshop
components. The first was Train
the Trainer workshops in digital
storytelling, music and production.
Skills learnt are now being used at
Parklea Correctional Centre.
The second component was a series of
workshops at Switch from August to
September in which the participants
worked with artists on original songs
and digital stories. The workshops
encouraged them to share their stories
and present them creatively, while
also exploring culture and identity. The
Two digital stories, three music videos,
one documentary, and over ten hip-hop
tracks were produced and showcased
live to an audience of hundreds of
people, while the work continues to
live through videos, street press, radio
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success and popularity of the project
extended the workshops until December.
The third component, Parklea X-Press,
was run at Parklea Correctional Centre.
During November and December.
Inmates attended lyric-writing, beatmaking, recording, film and visual art
workshops. They expressed their stories
and wrote songs for partners and family
members. A multicultural mural of
visual art was also painted.
During November and December, the
workshops also ran as part of the
Rhythm and Reform Program at Ted
Noffs in Mt Druitt. Participants from
Aboriginal and Pacific communities
co-wrote a track, and collaborated using
ICE digital equipment.
Supporters
Attorney General’s Department, Proceeds of Crime
Act, Inner West Skills centre- Youth Linx Ted Noffs
Foundation- Mt Druitt Parklea Correction Centre
Trainers (Switch): Vuli Mkwananzi, Junior Tavola,
Charles ‘6 Pound’ Lomu, Vanna Seang, Ari Roberts,
Isaac Parson, Thelma ‘Trey’ Thomas
Trainers (Parklea X-Press): Sally Lim-Sun, Vuli
Mkwananzi, Isaac Parson, Thelma ‘Trey’ Thomas
Trainers (Ted Noffs): Junior Tavola, Ian Escandor,
EAST LONDON WEST
SYDNEY
Isaac Parson, Thelma ‘Trey’ Thomas
East London West Sydney brought
together a crew of dexterous hip-hop
artists from London and Sydney to
exchange ideas and smash inner-city
stereotypes in a multilingual mashup of spoken word, drama, music and
movement.
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They only judge what they
see, but never want to listen to what
we all have to say. Only see our pain
and frustration, through our struggles of
temptation. Leading to bad decisions and
a misjudged nation.
Lyrics by TJ, Sharn, Savannah & Ame
In the beginning some of the
lyrical content was quite violent and
dark, which reflected the lifestyles and
environment they were in, towards the
end of the project, songs of hope, love
and positivity were produced
MC Trey
ice.org.au/project/reel-words/
Directed by leading UK hip-hop theatre
creator and performer Jonzi D, artists
including Brothablack (Aus), Sarah
Sayeed( UK), MC Trey (Aus), Rima Najm
(Aus) and Maxwell Golden (UK) used the
tools of the urban poet to ride the parallels
and divergences between two cities.
Three years in development, the project
culminated in January 2011, when
almost 2000 people attended eight
shows at CarriageWorks, most of them
sell-out performances.
The show was also a hit with the media,
with Jonzi D appearing on ABC triple
j breakfast radio, features and review
in the Sydney Morning Herald and
inclusions in the Daily Telegraph, MX
and The Australian.
Supporters
Presented by Information and Cultural Exchange
(ICE) and the British Council in association with
Sydney Festival and CarriageWorks
Project Team: Jonzi D, Brothablack, Maxwell Golden,
Rima Najm, Sarah Sayeed, MC Trey, Lina Kastoumis,
Fadia Abboud, Kim Bowers aka Busty Beatz
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As complex and tangential
as our metropolis. Both east & west but
shimmering too with true laughs & an ability
to laugh at oneself. Very very enjoyable. Well
done! Take it to London innit…
Soul connection. I felt
your heartspace, your places of
humanity. HEARD you. Learnt from
you. Am changed through your raw
expression
Excerpts from audience feedback forms
ICE.org.au/project/east-london-westsydney
Performance at Mt Druitt
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SCREEN CULTURE
The digital revolution has put filmmaking within reach of the community, but the
skills required can be intimidating. ICE’s Screen Culture project gets into the nuts
and bolts of storytelling, directing, cinematography, acting and post-production. It
also works to change the content of our digital visual landscape – bringing diverse
perspectives to the screen from Western Sydney and around the world.
STUFF
STUFF LAUNCH
In 2010, the STUFF project put seven
emerging filmmakers into the furnace of
storytelling with an intensive workshop
on writing and directing drama,
characters and story. In March, the seven
films launched to a packed audience of
200 at Parramatta’s Riverside Theatre.
Since then films have been entered into a
variety of festivals.
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The launch celebrated the
many months and efforts of the seven
directors, their casts and crews, the
filmmakers started this process as
enthusiasts and emerged as artists who
learned the skills necessary to produce
such high quality films
Amin Palangi
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Family and relationships in multicultural communities of
Western Sydney is the theme of ICE’s first ever feature film.
Seeing the Elephant demonstrates that far from being an
impediment, diversity is essential in expressing tolerance and
mutual respect.
Taking its name from the ’Elephant in the Dark Room’ by the
Persian poet Rumi, Seeing the Elephant evolved from the
STUFF project. The seven STUFF films had common threads
running through them and an idea was born to link them
together. New scenes were shot and, with passion and hard
work, the seven shorts were pulled into one feature film. The
film will be finished in early 2012 and floated for distribution
and festival entry.
ICE.org.au/project/stuff-the-drama-of-it-all
Supporters
STUFF is part of ICE’s Parramatta Screening threeyear initiative building film skills and production,
funded through Parramatta City Council.
STUFF Coordinator, Amin Palangi welcomes the crowd at Riverside Theatre
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SEEING THE ELEPHANT
Actor Ludwig El Haddad in Seeing the Elephant
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GET IT ON THE BIG
SCREEN
Film production is a team effort. The
creative talents of cinematographers,
editors, set designers, make-up artists
and actors must come together to make
it happen. This project did just that –
bringing 25 emerging talents from all
these fields into intensive training that
reinforced the collaborative nature of
filmmaking.
In the second they formed production
teams with a director attached and
made three short films. The workshops
ran over four weekends culminating in a
screening on 30 July at Switch.
Supporters
Parramatta City Council
Trainers
The project involved two stages. In the Amin Palangi, Ben Rose, Katie Newton, Maria
first, participants took part in practical Barbagallo, Mariel McClorey, Ross Giardina
workshops with experienced trainers to
ICE.org.au/project/get-it-on-the-big-screen
expand their skills.
DIGIDIARIES LAUNCH
TROPFEST FORUM
In 2010 the DigiDiaries project worked
with over 80 young people to create,
produce and tell their own digital
stories. The stories took on subjects
ranging from refugees journeying
across the sea, to young girl’s
reflections on wearing a hijab, to tales
of family and love.
The Western Sydney information
night for the world’s largest short
film festival, Tropfest was held on
17 November at Switch. The session
enabled filmmakers to hear firsthand
from Movie Extra Tropfest about
the entry process, selection criteria,
filmmaker activities for 2012, and
to meet award-winning Tropfest
filmmakers and watch their films.
In 2011 their stories were shared with
the world when the DigiDiaries DVD and
accompanying booklet was launched
in March with 180 copies going into
distribution. Over 200 friends, family and
supporters packed out the screening area
at Switch for the launch. The films were
also screened in Newtown in September
for The Sydney Fringe Festival, at the
participating high schools, and their
online home on Vimeo.
Supporters
A partnership with Movie Extra Tropfest.
17 Nov
ICE invites you to come along to
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Supporters
Arts NSW and Department of Immigration and
Citizenship, Fairfield High School, Intensive English
Centre, Sule College, Auburn Community Development
Network and Afghan Hazare Youth Group.
ICE.org.au/project/digidiaries
WHEN Thursday 17 November 6-8pm
WHERE Switch Digital Arts Centre
8 Victoria Rd, Parramatta (Cnr Villiers St)
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The Movie Extra Tropfest Info Session is hosted by Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE) and presented in partnership with Movie
Extra Tropfest. ICE receives core support from Australia Council for the Arts,‚ Arts NSW,‚ Screen NSW and Department of Community
Services – Human Services. This project utilises the facilities of Switch Digital Arts Centre – a partnership with Parramatta City Council.
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SEX IN THE WEST
Though they dust around it regularly, Arab Australian women
are yet to make a dent on the plasma screen. But all this is
about to change with Sex in the West, the first stylish, sexy,
witty series based in Western Sydney featuring wild women
with attitude.
The eight-part series is the brainchild of Fadia Abboud,
recipient of the Parramatta Artist Fellowship for 2011/12. A
pilot episode written by Fadia Abboud and lina Kastoumis
was presented to 80 people at a live script reading at ICE on
7 November. Audience responses were collected to feed into
further research and development for the project.
Supporters
ARAB FILM FESTIVAL AUSTRALIA
The 2011 Arab Film Festival Australia
hit the screen just six months after the
dawn of the ‘Arab Spring’. As the world
scrambled to understand the swiftmoving events, the festival expressed
inspirations and frustrations, conflicts
and passions that propelled Arabs into
that incredible season of change.
Opening Night on 30 June took us
straight to the barricades of Tahrir
Square with The Cry of an Ant, the first
feature film to address the Egyptian
Revolution, which featured live footage
from of the turmoil.
The program of 22 films journeyed
from Australia to Morocco, Kuwait
to Tunisia and Egypt. International
festival favourite Son of Babylon
followed a 12-year-old boy and his
grandmother on a quest through a
ravaged Iraq, two weeks after the fall
of Saddam Hussein. This is My Picture
When I Was Dead investigated the life
of four-year-old Bashir who was with
his father, a member of the PLO when
he was assassinated in 1983, while
Teta, Alf Marra introduced us to a feisty
Beiruti grandmother in a magic-realist
documentary.
Thanks to Etihad; special guests joined
the festival for Q&A sessions including
Nawaf Al-Janahi, whose film The Circle
is described as ‘a major turning point
in Emirati and Gulf cinema’; Khalid Al
Mahmoud, who brings poetry to the
screen in Sabeel and Tania Khalaf,
director of Gaza Shield, which explors
triumph of the human spirit.
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The festival ran at Riverside Theatres,
Parramatta from Thursday 30 June
to Sunday 3 July before touring to
Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide and
Brisbane through July. A record audience
of over 4000 people attended nationwide.
Sponsors
Etihad Airways, the Australian Human Rights
Commission, Australia Council, Arts NSW, Council
for Australian-Arab Relations, Parramatta City
Council, World Media International, Screen NSW,
Media Loft, SBS Film, 2Moro, MySat, Arabic Pages,
Port Bar, Dendy Cinema, Palace Nova Cinema,
Riverside Parramatta, National Film & Sound
Archive and Cinema Nova.
Festival committee
Dr Paul Abood, Alissar Gazal, Firas Naji, Joanne Saad,
Saleh Saqqaf, Omeima Sukkarieh and Farid Farid.
AFFA team
Festival directors: Mouna Zaylah and Fadia Abboud.
Publicist Nicholas Pickard, Graphic Designer
Meiying Saw, Documentation Video Artist Vanna
Seang, Multimedia Support Zahra Al Samawi,
Marketing Kristy Mayhew, Jackie Leewai And Yu Ye
Wu, Communications Consultant Monique Perrin,
Festival Trailer Music Provider The Narcicyst,Website
Developer and Designer Maissa Alamedine.
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Celebrating our 10th anniversary
with over 4000 people was a major
milestone
Festival Co-director Fadia Abboud
arabfilmfestival.com.au/2011
The demands by young people in the Arab world for freedom,
justice and dignity have been a unifying call through the
Arab Spring. This special forum addressed how new media
facilitated a critical mass movement, amplifying everyday
voices and transmitting images globally.
Held on 1 July at Switch, the conversation was led by cultural
worker and activist Dr Paula Abood and featured reel
intelligence, raw gossip, and reflective responses by Randa Abdel
Fattah (Author, Human Rights Lawyer and Social Commentator)
and Farid Farid aka MC Shedeed (Academic, Writer and Spoken
Word Artist). The forum attracted over 60 people.
“
Arab filmmakers are making it without
Hollywood - they are making films under occupation,
in cities of chaos, with limited funds and sometimes no
budget at all
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Mouna Zaylah, Festival Co-Director
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
With over 25 years’ of local experience and digital media facilities, ICE
is uniquely placed to develop and deliver projects that engage Western
Sydney’s diverse communities, and make a difference.
ICE’s Community Engagement Projects work creatively with at-risk and
socially excluded communities on projects in their own local spaces. It
offers access to information and resources that enable people to change
their futures.
Trainers had varied experience in
media production and it was their
creative backgrounds in Aboriginal
media and arts that connected
them with participants. Three of the
Aboriginal trainers have continued as
contractors for ICE.
Supporters
A partnership with Nepean Community and
Neighbourhood Services and funded through
Department of Environment, Water, Heritage
and the Arts and Penrith City Councils Magnetic
Places Neighbourhood Renewal Grants.
Trainers
Emily Mcdaniel –Video, sound, digital storytelling,
Colin Kinchela – Video artists, actor, Simon
Menzies – Hip-hop artists and youth worker and
Isaac Parsons – Documentary maker.
“ ”
It was off the Hook
Connor aged 11
ICE.org.au/gallery/koori-story-exchange
KOORI STORY EXCHANGE
Stories, songs and perspectives from
youth in Cranebrook were given
a digital twist with photography,
animation, hip-hop and music
production in Koori Story Exchange.
showcased the stories. The event
featured performances and screenings
from the young participants and also
their trainers, who put together a rap
to get things going. Over 60 people
attended, including crews from ABC
TV’s 7.30 Report, Koori Radio and 2SER.
the-scenes digital stories, a behind-thescenes mini documentary-doco and a
30-minute documentary.
On September 22, the Koolyangarra
Aboriginal Child and Family Centre
The project trained 25 young Aboriginal
people in digital media and equipped
four Aboriginal community workers to
become digital storytelling trainers.
Between May and August Koori Story
Exchange produced eight digital stories,
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UPSTREAM: STORIES OF
WATER AND PLACE
What happens when a group of
refugees from Egypt, southern Sudan,
Bhutan, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Iran,
Afghanistan and Sri Lanka come
together to tell their stories about
water? The answer: The Upstream
DVD. Produced through a sevenday digital storytelling workshop,
it features seven digital stories
discussing the sustainable use of water.
The stories look at ways communities
use water in Western Sydney and
compare it to their experience of water
resources in their homeland.
A full house of 250 people launched the
DVD, which also features a 10-minute
behind-the-scenes documentary,
at Hoyts, Blacktown in June. The
DVD has been distributed to partner
organisations and three of the
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FAIRFIELD MOBILE
EXPRESSIONS
What if you could document your
activities, generate your own
promotional material, and harness
social media to spread the word about
what you do?
participants have joined further ICE
projects.
Supporters
This project is funded by Western Sydney Regional
Organisation of Councils’ Water in the Landscape
Cultural Grants Program through The NSW
Environment trust in partnership with Sydwest
Multicultural Services Inc. This project is powered
by Switch.
ICE.org.au/project/upstream
This was the question posed to
participants in Fairfield Mobile
Expressions, a free, five-week series
of digital media workshops. The
workshops targeted community workers
in the Fairfield Local Government Area,
aiming to equip organisations with the
latest promotional skills. At the end of
the project each organisation received
a digital media kit to keep.
The response was strong and
the program was expanded to
accommodate extra people from 10
community organisations. Participants
learned to use digital media equipment,
produce and package their own digital
media and train others in these skills.
They were also introduced to Switch
as a community resource and had
the chance to make new connections
between community organisations
within the group.
Supporters
St Johns Park Bowling Club through the Community
Development Support Expenditure Scheme (CDSE)
“
I think this training offers
a good opportunity for workers and
organisations. You have done a great job
in offering a useful training
Participant
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THE Artfiles PROJECT
Armed with the 24/7 portal artfiles.com.au and a love of connecting people, the Artfiles
Artist Professional Development Project eyeballs new ways to promote and navigate the
creative jungle of Western Sydney’s exploding arts scene. Artfiles is out there pounding
the pavement (actual and virtual) to engage and collaborate with artists, organisations,
government and supporters on career-enhancing and industry-boosting opportunities.
PROFILING ARTISTS
ERRYN ARKIN
Artfiles
Erryn Arkin was IN FOCUS on artfiles.
com.au in July. Westmead born and
bred, this prolific film actor, writer
and producer- now based in Los
Angeles- still calls Artfiles home.
artfiles.com.au shares
the love as your online
directory and news service
covering who’s who and
what’s what in Western
Sydney arts (all half-amillion hectares of it).
Get news of opportunities
and grants, see what’s
on in our region, and
find or be found. In 2011,
Artfiles.com.au welcomed
118 new profiles to the community
including commercial artist Chris
Wahl, the Bullaburra Life Drawing
Group and classical dance artist Aruna
Subbiah. There are now over 3000
profiles online, 2261 subscribers receive
the weekly e-news and 300+ people
connect with Artfiles through Twitter
and Facebook. And, in the actual world,
Artfiles was getting amongst it in a
big way; serving on the Arts Advisory
Committees for Holroyd Council and
Fairfield City Council; hosting artist
professional development activities
in Auburn, Cabramatta, Canley Vale,
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I like dramas and I’m drawn to
stories that deal with the human mind
and all its complexities
Erryn Arkin
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Parramatta and Penrith; and working
with other ICE projects to provide artist
professional development opportunities.
Find & be found with Artfiles. Find
people and information, put yourself out
there, upload your own news and events.
All for free. Gold.
Supporters
Artfiles is managed by ICE and is a partnership with
Arts NSW and the Australia Council for the Arts.
Artfiles is supported by Fairfield City Council and
Penrith City Council and is Community Partners
with Auburn Community Development Network,
Peacock Gallery and Auburn Arts Studio, Fairfield
City Museum and Gallery, Parramatta Artists
Studios, Casula Powerhouse, and Liverpool
Regional Museum.
“
I love Artfiles! The e-news
put me onto the ICE Hub call-out for
emerging creative enterprises and now I
have a space where I can grow my arts
business and be inspired
Jerome Valencia
artfiles.com.au
and four new Artfiles profiles were
created. The clinic was rolled out on
23 February and covered the Auburn
local government area which includes:
Auburn, Berala, Homebush Bay West,
Lidcombe, Newington, Regents Park,
and Silverwater.
The clinic enabled participants to
prepare text and images for their own
Artfiles profile, work with technological
glitches and gave them an overview
of how to upload their own events
and news items to Artfiles.com.au. All
participants received Artfiles Quick
Guides for profiles, news and events
to remind them of what to do next
time they post something to Artfiles.
com.au. Most participants were over
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AUBURN Artfiles CLINIC
In February a new-style Artfiles Clinic
rolled out in partnership with Auburn
Council whose LGA includes many
active but under-resourced artists.
Provided in-kind by Artfiles, the ‘clinic’
was created as a way to assist artists
and arts groups who might be a bit
shy when it comes to technology or
talking about themselves. Eight artists
attended the clinic in Auburn Library
the age of 45 and keen to get online
despite not having done it before which
was inspiring. The online world isn’t a
scary place! With just a little support
even the most disdainful-of-technology
artist can use Artfiles.com.au to
promote themselves and learn about
opportunities.
Supporters
Auburn Council
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GRANT WRITING WORKSHOPS FOR
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
On top of providing online and
professional development support
to artists, Artfiles also delivers grant
writing workshops to support artists
in nosing out the funds available from
local government for projects.
In 2011 both Fairfield and Penrith City
Councils utilised the Artfiles project to
skill up local artists and cultural groups
in the craft of applying for funding,
in Community Cultural Development
practise (CCD) and Place-making.
PENRITH
In 2011 Artfiles delivered an intensive
grant-writing workshop for Penrith City
Council to assist potential applicants
in applying for the collaborative Placemaking grants program, Magnetic Places.
Also lead by facilitator Dr Paula Abood
the workshop gave participants an
overview on partnering strategically,
using language effectively and meeting
legal requirements of programs such
as Magnetic Places. The session
CULTURAL MIND JAM
We couldn’t think of a better way to
put the cherry on top of 2011, than
bringing together CCD practitioners,
cultural producers and cultural
development workers in a relaxed
setting here at Switch. We dubbed this
Artfiles event - Cultural Mind Jam. The
gathering was organic and took the
shape of informal mingling, and gave
us all a chance to reflect on the years
big and small wins, what’s cooking
right now, and hopes for the future.
FAIRFIELD
For four years Fairfield City Council have
boosted the impact of their annual CCD
Grants by engaging Artfiles to deliver
grant writing workshops and mentoring
sessions to potential applicants from
across the LGA. Led by skilled facilitator
Dr Paula Abood, workshop participants,
including artists and representatives
from cultural and/or community groups
learned the ins-and-outs including the
principles of CCD, how to develop an idea
into a funding submission, and realistic
budgeting. Participants also have the
opportunity to bounce these ideas off
their peers in a supportive environment
and book a further mentoring session
with Paula. Fairfield City Council offered
a total of ten CCD grants in 2011 and five
of these were awarded to participants
of our workshops. We held a further
workshop on 20 December for grants
due in March 2012.
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included a presentation by Dante
Barcoma, former successful recipient
of a place-making grant. From the
workshop’s ten participants, two were
successful recipients of grants. Outside
this key outcome, lively discussion was
had, fresh ideas were sparked and a
general awareness of CCD as a practice
and an exciting artistic opportunity
filled the air.
Supporters
Fairfield City Council and Penrith City Council.
networking events in the region and also
an opportunity to connect face-to-face,
not just device-to-device. When urged
to enjoy each other’s good company the
crowd took to it like the proverbial to
water. It was great to see and the happy
buzz was music to the ears.
Attending the event were around 20
guests from local government, cultural
institutions, arts companies, community
organisations, festivals, and the world
of freelancing. A ‘word wall’ was created
for everyone to texta up their wins and
hopes, identify gaps, and hint at what
was on the horizon for next year. We
asked the question – More Mind Jams?
And the answer was yes. So stand by
for more Jamming of the minds in 2012.
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“”
we (the national we) can
overcome the anxious, hyphenated
identity crisis and have an honest and
equal dialogue about us as Australian
and our Australian stories (like, not
Asian-Australian- oh the offending
hyphen)
Recognition for our filmmakers,
parkour artists, graphic artists in Fairfield
and beyond.
The inaugural Cultural Mind Jam on
14 October was a direct response to
anecdotal evidence of the need for more
Quotes from our “Big and Small” wins
word wall.
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2011 was the first full year of Creative Enterprise, one of ICE’s key programs. It has
established there is a need for creative services in our communities. The significant
opportunities that it allows ICE to create for artists and producers in sustainable
pathways through projects and employment are an equally important outcome.
The team, Benjamin Rose, Kate Taylor, Leeanne Torpey and Indu Balachandran
came together to develop and deliver a range of beautiful and exciting projects,
ranging from training, to media and cultural services.
The promise of our work within our communities is now bearing fruit in opportunities
for project collaboration with our artists through our networks, digital capacity,
facilities, and project management such as Sydney Festival’s Parramatta Chill Out
Lounge 2012, and ICE-produced TV series Chatterbox.
The key principles we uphold in our projects are being consultative
(underpinned by principles of cultural community development), being
representative (engaging artists relevant to the project community), working in
partnership (to develop objectives and outcomes), being community advocates (of
the communities’ interests and outcomes), and understanding community issues.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER: NASIM HARANDI
Nasim Harandi connected with
ICE as an intern while studying
her Masters in Convergent Media at the University
of Western Sydney.
She was soon offered a paid position
as ICE’s graphic designer.
Although Nasim had
10 years of experience working as an
Art Director at Daarvag Interna-
“
tional in Tehran, Iran, she faced
considerable difficulty finding
an internship in Australia.
Nasim has launched
her own graphic design studio based
in Western Sydney
designasim. Nasim
is a highly regarded contractor for
ICE, and now for
other organisations
through our networks.
Without contacts, it was very difficult. I was so lucky that I
found ICE and met their welcoming people – they understood the
challenges as a new Australian, and supported me and connected
me up to other opportunities. I am developing my network and my
friendships through ICE, and hopefully this will be continued.
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HUBSTER: ADAM DUNN
In 2011, the dream of a creative, professional workspace in Western Sydney
with facilities to connect, incubate and support cultural producers and creative
entrepreneurs came to life. Through business mentorship and fresh networking
opportunities, the ICE
Hub helps creatives, who care about community, to grow
their enterprises and spark new connections.
ICE identified that there was a networking gap in Western Sydney for creative
people to get together and share their successes, challenges, and opportunities.
ICEBreakers are the ICE Hub’s answer: monthly after-work opportunities
for creatives to connect with ICE Hub residents, ICE staff and industry experts on
issues pertinent to creative enterprise. The first ICEBreaker was held in August
2011 and over the year themes have ranged from starting up a creative business
to social enterprise collaborations and how to run a campaign that attracts
mainstream media attention.
ICE Hub Residents
Adam Dunn first noticed ICE on
a flyer for Hip Hop Projections –
one of ICE’s CCD projects. As an
established hip-hop MC who was
studying digital media at TAFE,
Adam has become
involved with several
aspects of ICE that
assist his development.
Adam became a
resident of the ICE
Hub program and is
supported while he
establishes his own
creative enterprise. He is also
mentored in a structured approach
to running a business. “I’ve learned
so much in the short time I’ve
spent involved with the ICE Hub,
many very specific lessons about
art, the process, and industry
know-how of videography as well
as learning about community and
cultural development. Originally
working in the building
industry, Adam was
concerned
about
taking the plunge
required to change his
career, that his aspirations were nothing but
a dream. “I am more
and more confident
that I can operate a
freelance business combining
a varied skills set that up until
recently I didn’t perceive to be
compatible or even valuable” said
Adam.
“
I believe the most valuable lesson I’ve learned is that by
actively aiming to help and learn from others I have had wonderful
opportunities presented to me. I have rapidly built an amazing network
of friends, colleagues and mentors. I have had access to jobs directly
from ICE and their network which have led to further referrals and
repeat clients. This has really been my journey so far, it’s been exciting
and at times terrifying due to the speed at which my life is changing,
but having support in all areas gives me a confidence to tackle things
that I previously thought impossible.
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Our creative
services and
production work grew significantly
as word continues to spread about ICE
offering creative services. Government
agencies, councils, universities, community
organisations and businesses are now
working with ICE to develop and deliver
projects that use technology and digital
media meaningfully and appropriately to the
diverse communities of Australia.
The Hills Holroyd Parramatta Migrant
Resource Centre provides high quality holistic
services, support, and settlement information
to migrants and refugees in order to facilitate
successful integration into the wider
community.
For more information contact the The Hills
Holroyd Parramatta Migrant Resource Centre
Level 4
1 Horwood Place
Parramatta NSW 2150
Phone: 02 9687 9901
Fax: (02) 9687 9990
The Hills Holroyd Parramatta
Migrant
Resource
Centre
[email protected] or
[email protected]
www.thhpmrc.org.au
POP UP ROCKS
Showreel for Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
CHATTERBOX TV
TV program with Aurora for the community by the community
IDEAS ON EDGE
Showreel for Parramatta Council’s design competition
PARRAMATTA HILLS HOLROYLD MRC
Showreel for Migrant Resource Centre
AUSTRALIA DAY
Capturing Parramatta Park Trust’s event on video
FILMLIFE
Young filmmakers’ stories about organ donation and transplantation
IDEAS ON EDGE
Showreel for Parramatta Council’s design competition
YOUTH PEACE INITIATIVE
Documenting Noam Chomsky at Cabramatta High School
EASE THE WHEEZE
Music Video on Asbestos with Holroyd High School
IN HER SHOES
Media campaign for Australian Immigrant and Refugee Women’s
Alliance (AIRWA)
“
The In Her Shoes project has
been the best thing we’ve done for improving
the perception of migrant and refugee women in
Australia. It’s been a mind blowing experience for
AIRWA members, because we wanted to engage
with media in articulating the migrant women’s
experiences in a way that their stories can inspire
other Australians rather than continuing to victimise
them. The colour, accents, languages and depth
of the campaign has redefined the perception of
the immigrant and refugee experience in Australia,
and has created a dialogue that is just as important
for our daughters as it is for us.
”
Sela Taufa, Australian Immigrant and Refugee
Women’s Alliance (AIRWA)
SEVENS GOLF
Showreel for Sevens Golf
COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT SHOWCASE
For Australia Council for the Arts Cultural Policy Forum
FRESH
Showreel for University of Western Sydney’s digital project
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Our training service has seen a regular stream of organisations seeking us out
to develop and deliver customised training and workshops, from digital storytelling
to film production. Switch training has started scoping and delivering a schedule
of paid training, to begin to address some of the needs in the region.
Parramasala
Twin Worlds
DIGITAL BITES (MDAA)
Creative production workshops for siblings of disabled youth
WAKAKIRRI
Film production training for teachers
All of the training, mentoring and creative opportunities engaged the converted
warehouse space that is Switch Digital Arts Centre. It never fails to
surprise us how Switch can be transformed. From powerful theatre performances
as part of the Refugee Art Project launch, to a technical class on WordPress
production, to a buzzing networking event via the ICEBreakers, and much
more. Throughout 2011, the gallery, training facilities, performance space and
recording space were all used extensively; each tailored to respect the diverse
communities, cultures and creative abilities in Western Sydney.
None of the projects would have been possible without the extensive amount
of equipment at our fingertips at Switch. The capabilities of the Sony EX3,
Canon 5D and a JVC HM100 can be seen in the quality of work produced by ICE
in their film based works in 2011. The capabilities of the Canon 550D can be seen
in some of the beautiful photography that was taken at ICE, and the high quality
sound productions created using our zoom recorders.
TWIN WORLDS (BORONIA MULTICULTURAL Services)
Digital storytelling workshops for Sri Lankan youth
PARRAMASALA
Music production workshop
TRANSMEDIA WORKSHOP
In partnership with Metroscreen
BONDS FOR LIFE: LIFE AFTER BONDS (TCFUA)
Arts advocacy project with retrenched workers
WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A KID
Digital Storytelling with Mission Australia
WATER IN THE LANDSCAPE (WSROC)
Digital Storytelling with Glenmore Park
Hip Hop WHO R U
WordPress production and reflection on global citizenship
en Day
FBi Music Op
FBi Music Open Day
Kabul Kids
FOOTBALL UNITED (TRAINING, VENUE)
Training partnership for Western Sydney schools
FBi MUSIC OPEN DAY (VENUE)
Venue partnership with community radio station
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Sponsorship partner for short film competition on the environment
COLOURFEST (EQUIPMENT)
Sponsorship partner for film festival promoting diversity on screen
REFUGEE ART PROJECT (VENUE)
Venue partner for project launch
KABUL KIDS (VENUE)
Venue partner for photo exhibition
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MEDIA PRODUCER: SABER BALUCH
We have truly begun the journey of connecting creativity to
sustainability and the future is bright and exciting for Creative Enterprise.
A growing pipeline of interesting projects with diverse organisations will bring
new challenges and opportunities for our artists and communities and allow us
to leverage income and employment into our communities.
The potential for innovation in digital media with and for the dynamic
communities and artists of Western Sydney and beyond will continue to drive us.
We will develop the ICE Hub as a platform for producers and entrepreneurs,
and bring new knowledge, networks and people to spark creative collisions that
will speak to the unique issues and solutions for communities that we work with
and for. In 2012 ICEbreakers, our monthly after-work meetups, will be held on the
last Tuesday of every month.
Regular Switch training courses will address the skill gaps in the region and seek
appropriate structures and accreditations for delivery of training that is
appropriate to the needs and strengths of the communities within which we work.
Parramasala
Digital Bites
Digital Bites
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Saber Baluch officially began his
journey with ICE in 2009, as a participant of Create Media! which
mentored young digital artists
from newly arrived refugee
and migrant backgrounds to
encompass the essential skills
necessary to find work or start
a business in digital
media. “The environment of ICE is
like a box and you
jump inside that box
and come out with
so many new skills
and
discoveries.
Apart from my script
writing,
directing,
filming and editing skills, I learnt
so many other skills such as
people skills, leadership skills and
the list goes on” said Saber.
Saber continued his involvement
in workshops and began working
“
as a trainee film and digital
media trainer for ICE while he
was completing his Bachelor of
Communications Studies. “ICE
provided me with skills and also
enabled me to have access to
equipment so I could practice and
have a reasonable income while I
was studying.”
Fast forward to 2012,
Saber is the Director
of his own production company, Saber
Media and is a highly
respected trainer and
contractor for ICE,
who is also mentoring
emerging ICE trainers.
He is currently undertaking a
traineeship with SBS, due to a
connection that was facilitated
by ICE. “This has already opened
new doors” said Saber.
When it comes to the question ‘how has ICE helped me with
my career?’ my response is ‘how didn’t ICE help me with my career?’
Because most of the career kick offs I have had, are because of ICE…
I have had a life at ICE and life is all about learning. I have learnt so
many things. I can go on and ten pages are not enough.
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Students from Holroyd High School worked with several of ICE’s filmmakers to write,
produce and edit a rap song and music video with a strong social message about the
dangers of working with asbestos.
Seven’s Golf (Creative Services, Hub)
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of ambassadors, capacity building and training, the
campaign provides a platform for stories to be told, and
conversations to be had, encouraging Australian women
and men to share the journey “In Her Shoes”.
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Transmedia Masterclass (Training, Hub)
Facilitated by Hub resident Michelle Cotterill, the workshop brought together a group
of creative, cultural and technical practitioners. It explored storytelling techniques
that draw in an audience through integrated media
platforms, and applied these to participants’ projects.
Bonds for Life: Life after Bonds (Training)
In the aftermath of 2000 workers being retrenched
when Pacific Brands moved production offshore, The
Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA) worked with ICE on
an arts advocacy project Bonds for Life: Life after Bonds. Participants from the
Wentworthville factory attended workshops to document and represent their
experience as workers and as members of their communities.
Western Sydney Business Enterprise engaged ICE to produce
a corporate video to showcase their national golf tournament.
ICE’s artists worked with caricatures, actors and renowned
voice-over artists on location and in studio to create a fun way to
promote the competition.
Football United (Training, Venue)
Football United uses soccer as a tool for social development. Western Sydney high
school students worked with interactive technology, and sport. Five ICE facilitators
have worked on the project building the capacity of participants to create their
own works, tell their own stories, and actively work against the stereotypes that
culturally and linguistically diverse populations face every day.
“You could tell it was a special moment, to suddenly be in this space where they
were being taken seriously.” Facilitator, Mayu Ganeshan.
Chatterbox (Creative Services, Hub)
Aurora TV and ICE are producing Chatterbox – a monthly community arts and
events program. Chatterbox shows events that bring communities together –
introducing the people behind the projects and the passion and joy of those working
behind the scenes. The project is an opportunity for emerging screen practitioners
to apply their skills, and provides a platform for diverse communities to tell the
stories of contemporary Australia.
Kabul Kids (Venue)
“The workers who made the iconic brand Bonds are courageous, hardworking and
loyal. Their story is a story of real people, families and communities” said Michele
O’Neil, National Secretary, TCFUA.
Photographer Palwesha Yusaf held a photography workshop at Hope House
Orphanage in Afghanistan. The 6 participants’ work were on
display over the course of a week including a launch event.
In Her Shoes (Creative Services)
“Launching at ICE meant I had a space to strengthen
the ability of the community to work with the wonderful
organisation that is Mahboba’s Promise.” Palwesha Yusaf.
The Australian Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Alliance (AIRWA) is working
with ICE to raise awareness of issues faced by immigrant and refugee women in
Australia. Combining social media, video production, consultation, engagement
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PROJECT 5
Project 5, our ongoing collaborative,
artistic and philanthropic partnership
between aMBUSH Gallery, Cockle Bay
Wharf, Leonard Joel Auction House
and a rotating bill of four urban art
trailblazers, was bigger than ever
in 2011, with the third live art event
and auction resulting in $14,800 for
ICE. This takes the total of Project 5
contributions to around $40,000 since
the partnership began in 2009.
ICE would like to warmly thank Cockle
Bay Wharf for the last three years of
support for Project 5, as we look to
secure a new venue partner for 2012.
The funds raised so far have been
essential in supporting Switch Digital
Arts Centre and extending the depth
and breadth of ICE youth engagement
programs.
ICE WEBSITE & PROMO
ICE.org.au took on a brand new look
and feel in 2011 thanks to the clever
creative vision of The Nest, a good
friend of ICE and an amazing digital
agency specialising in creating stunning
websites for the arts and creative
industries. The new ICE website is a
super user-friendly WordPress site with
gateways through to our social media
augmenting our audiences’ experience
in the one place. ICE staff have really
taken to blogging and creating their
own projects online, so now you can
look forward to hearing the voices of all
ICE-icles and their unique POV’s (points
of view), online.
Whilst we’re on the topic of
communications, 2011 was also the year
we produced a brand new ICE promo
video. With the generous pro-bono
services of acclaimed Director, Platon
Theodoris and a cast of 50 plus very
enthusiastic volunteers from ICE’s
Western Sydney communities, we
made magic happen on the screen. The
promo is now running on Aurora TV
and making the rounds online. ‘We are
Storytellers. We create, We collaborate.’
To watch the promo, check out our
Vimeo site vimeo.com/infocult.
The live art event in March at Cockle
Bay Wharf attracted large audiences
with Kid Zoom, Ghostpatrol, James
Jirat Patradoon and Deb working
aerosol cans and brushes. Kid Zoom,
dubbed Australia’s Rembrandt with a
spray can, sparked a fierce bidding war,
topping the auction with $8,000 for the
2 by 1.2 metre artwork.
Perhaps the most exciting news for
Project 5 in 2011 was our National AbaF
Award win. We flew to beautiful Perth
in hopes that the Australian Business
Arts Foundation would put the cherry
on top of our already successful and
vibrant partnership. And the answer
was yes! Project 5 won the National
Partnering Award in the Australia
Council Emerging Artists category, a
real honour in front of our peers.
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AWARDS
Won AbaF National Award – Australia
Council’s Emerging Artists Category
Finalist Human Rights Awards
Finalist Australian and New Zealand Internet
Awards (ANZIA) in the category of Internet
Access and Digital Skills
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SUSTAINABILITY
ICE’s commitment to sustainability continues. Whether it be
minimalising our impact on the environment through crafting
policies for the efficient use of resources within Switch Digital
Arts Centre, working to find sustainable practices within the
creative industries or reducing the amount of marketing material
we produce, such as creating this annual report primarily as an
E-version, ICE has it’s finger on the pulse of the future.
Our passion for supporting sustainability was evident in 2011
when we partnered with Western Sydney Regional Organisation
of Councils’ (WSROC) Water in the Landscape Project to produce
our Community Engagement Project, Upstream. Individuals from
the Blacktown area were trained in the digital storytelling process
and mentored through the process of making their own digital
stories about water and place from a variety of different cultural
perspectives. Their reflections on the importance of water as a
resource were shared with the world.
ICE also partnered with 48 Green Hours, a film competition based in
Western Sydney that promoted sustainability through stipulating a
‘green’ theme running through each of the films. ICE will continue to
support creative practitioners and organisations that are proactively
involved with sustainable and environmental responsibility and look
forward to sharing our sustainability policy with the world shortly.
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RIPPLE EFFECTS
NEW PATHS TO CULTURAL CITIZENSHIP
In recent years the concept of participation in cultural and media
practices - often making use of digital media - has created a shift in how
we understand being culturally active. This shift can be thought of as
a change in direction from active cultural and media consumption to
active cultural and media production.
For three-years, ICE has partnered on the Ripple Effects Project
with researchers from the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)
Transforming Cultures Research Centre, Arts NSW and the Australia
Council for the Arts. The Ripple Effects research project is funded by the
Australian Research Council–funded Linkage research project.
In November it was time to bring these discussions, ideas and concepts
out of the hard drives and into the world, resulting in the first ever
Ripple Effects Symposium developed by ICE and partner UTS. Years
of research led to this presentation surrounding community building,
participation and cultural citizenship through creative practices in
Western Sydney. The symposium explores what happens when
participation in cultural activities and the making of cultural forms
become a way to engage in a process of social change.
The symposium was full of creativity, participation and action with
a number of plenary sessions, facilitated panel discussions, creative
showcases as well as the presentation and showcase of research
findings about ICE, Western Sydney and the nature the creative process,
namely, how it develops strength and autonomy within communities.
The research team is led by Dr Ilaria Vanni. Researchers are Dr Tanja
Dreher, Dr Christina Ho, Dr Justine Lloyd, Dr Tony Mitchell, Dr Devleena
Ghosh and the research assistant is Jemima Mowbray. It was managed
at ICE by Caitlin Vaughan, Research & Policy Manager.
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EVALUATION
ICE’s evaluation policy has been a key
component of our processes at ICE in
2011. Our research and policy program
has identified measurable practices and
techniques which allow ICE to translate
the learning and intuitive knowledge
of participants and trainers into simple
language. We find points to check in
with the creative journey of our projects
to identify personal and professional
impacts, both subtle and evident
outcomes, which supplement the more
prevalent learnings.
East London West Sydney, ICE’s hip-hop
theatre performance at which featured in
the 2011 Sydney Festival, attracted large
audiences and we took the opportunity
to design a survey card to collect
feedback on the show. Around half of the
audience provided feedback. The form
had simple questions but also space for
free-form feedback which allowed for
drawing and unlimited self-expression.
The data collected from these forms
has given ICE a real insight into our
audiences and will greatly assist the
development of this genre of show for
the next phases.
RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN
This year we have been collaborating
with key partners and communities in
the production of our Reconciliation
Action Plan (RAP) which we will
launch in 2012. ICE recognises
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people as Australia’s first people and
the traditional owners of this land. We
recognise a continuous living culture
rich in diversity, language, knowledge,
creativity, heritage and contemporary
expression and this recognition
is a starting point for all of ICE’s
collaborations.
On 27 October, ICE hosted
a discussion session called
‘Reconciliation Action
Conversations’ to bring together
Aboriginal artists and community
members along with others from
our many valued partners, projects
and collaborations who are
working towards Reconciliation.
These conversations were vital
to assist us in developing our
Reconciliation Action Plan. It was
also a great opportunity for old
and new friends to connect.
The activation of our Evaluation
Strategy has allowed us to better track,
monitor and report on the outcomes of
our work. It enables critical reflection
and assessment at different levels of
our practice, and allows us to better
understand and communicate the wider
scope and impacts of our work.
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PEOPLE, PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
ICE would like to warmly thank our partners, sponsors and supporters for
their support in 2011.
KEY ORGANISATIONAL
PARTNERS
Arts NSW
Australia Council for the
Arts
Department of Human
Services - Community
Services NSW
Parramatta City Council –
a partner of Switch Digital
Arts Centre
Screen NSW
ICE Hub Capital Works
and Facilities PROJECT
PARTNERS
Arts NSW
Catholic Diocese,
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Parramatta
Toland Architects
Walton Construction
Berents Project
Management
PROJECT FUNDING
BODIES and SPONSORS
Arabic Pages
Arts NSW
Artstart NSW
NSW Department of
Health and Ageing
Attorney General’s
Department, Proceeds of
Crime Act
Auburn Community
Development Network
Aurora Television
Australia Council for the
Arts
Australian Human Rights
Commission
Casula Powerhouse Arts
Centre
Community Services Families NSW
Community Services –
Better Futures Strategy
Council for AustralianArab Relations
Department of Health and
Ageing
Department of
Immigration and
Citizenship
Department of Water,
Heritage and the Arts
Etihad Airways
Fairfield CDSE
Fairfield City Council
Fairfield City Museum and
Gallery
Holroyd City Council
Inner West Skills centreYouth Linx
Loud Multicultural
Media Loft Web Design
and Development
NSW Community Relations
Commission
NSW Department of Trade
and Investment
NSW Environment Trust
Parklea Correction Centre
Parramatta Artists Studios
Peacock Gallery and
Auburn Arts Studio
Penrith City Council
Port Bar and Restaurant
Riverside Theatres
Parramatta
SBS Film
SBS TV
Social Ventures Australia
St Marys Corner
Sydwest Multicultural
Services Inc
Ted Noffs Foundation- Mt
Druitt
The Hills Holroyd
Parramatta Migrant
Resource Centre
The Street University –
Liverpool
The Nest
Fairfield City Council
Fairfield High School
Fairfield Intensive English
Centre
Family Violence Response
Support Strategy (FVRSS)
PROJECT PARTNERS
FBi Radio
Fiji Youth Initiative
48 Hour Film Project
Football United
48 Green Hours
Holroyd City Council
Afghan Hazare Youth
Holroyd High School
Group
Holroyd Youth Services
aMBUSH Gallery
Inner West Skills Centre
Arts Law Centre of
Institute for Sustainable
Australia
Futures
Auburn City Council
Kala Indian Dance
Auburn Community
Mars Hill Cafe
Development Network
Mission Australia
Aurora Community
Mount Druitt Family
Channel
Australian Immigrant and Violence Response &
Refugee Women’s Alliance Support Strategy
Movie Extra Tropfest
(AIRWA)
Multicultural Disability
Bay East Auction House
Advocacy Association
Boronia Multicultural
Music NSW
Services
Braddock Primary School National Film and Sound
Archive, Canberra
British Council Australia
Napean Intensive Care
Cabramatta High School
Unit
Casula Powerhouse Arts
Noffs Foundation – Mt
Centre
Druitt
Civictec
Nova Cinema (Melbourne)
Cockle Bay Wharf
Parraconnect
Colourfest Film Festival
Parramasala
Cranebrook High School
Parramatta Artists Studio
Cranebrook
Neighbourhood Centre
Parramatta Hills Holroyd
Darling Park
Migrant Resource Centre
Deliottes
Dendy Cinemas (Brisbane Parramatta Park Trust
Penrith City Council
and Adelaide)
Western Sydney
Organisation of Councils
(WSROC)
World Media International
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Powerhouse Youth Theatre
School of Social Entrepreneurs
Sevens Golf
Social Ventures Australia
South Penrith Youth Neighborhood
Services
Stockland Property Group
Sule College
Sydney Festival
Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
TAFE NSW, Ultimo
The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union
of Australia
The Street University - Liverpool
University of Technology, Sydney
University of Western Sydney
UWS College
Wakakirri
Word Travels and the National Poetry Slam
ICE STAFF AND KEY CONTRACTORS
Lisa Torrance: Executive Director
Lena Nahlous: Executive Director
(maternity leave)
Yu Ye Wu: Executive Assistant to the
Executive Director
Jill Chambers: Manager, Operations
Jerome Pearce: IT and Facilities Officer
Kim Tan, Georgie Lampe: Administration
and Resource Officer
Kanaki Nadesan: Bookkeeper
Caitlin Vaughan: Manager, Research and
Strategic Development
Mouna Zaylah: Manager, Cultural
Development and Co: Director, Arab Film
Festival
Donita Hulme: Coordinator, Artist
Professional Development
Christian Tancred: Coordinator,
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Community Engagement
Fadia Abboud : Co:Director, Arab Film
Festival
Amin Palangi: Screen Cultures Producer
Thelma Thomas aka MC Trey: Urban
Cultures Producer
Indu Balachandran: Manager, Creative
Enterprise
Leanne Torpey, Switch Centre and
Training Coordinator
Ben Rose: Production and Client Support
Kate Taylor: Creative Hub Coordinator
Kristy Mayhew: Manager, Marketing and
Communications
Jackie Leewai: Communications Officer
Nasim Harandi: Graphic Designer
Maria Tran: Urban Cultures Project
Coordinator
Saleh Saqqaf: Project Consultant and
Trainer
Saber Baluch: Enterpise Apprentice:
Saber Media Productions
Vanna Seang: Chatterbox D.O.P.
ICE HUB CREATIVE RESIDENTS
Mike Chin
Michelle Cotterill
Andy Minh Treiu
Adam Dunn
Ravi Kambhoj
Hugo Moline
Heidi Axelsen
Jerome Valencia
Rusalia Bazlamit
Elena Parashko
Elizabeth Vu
Emily McDaniel
Environmental Art +
Design
Evan Kaldor
Adam Dunn
Fadle El-Harris
Adrian Tan
Fadia Abboud
Aiden Keogh
Farid Farid
Aisha Kamara
Fatima Mawas
Akeesha Horton (USA)
Felicity Castagna
Alan Butterfield
Felino Dolloso
Alexis Axelbaum
Felix Ryan
Alissar Chidiac
Fraink Mainoo
Amy Kwong
Garry Trinh
Ari Roberts
Haidar Noor
Aveline Hernandez
Hakan Manav
Ben Hoh
Hatef Ahankoob
Bheki Mkwananzi
Heidi Axelsen
Bill Lesi
Hugo Moline
Billy Marshall Stoneking
Isaac Parsons
Brad Crawford
Brothablack (aka Shannon Jacqueline Andres
Jacqueline Leewai
Williams)
James Carr
Catherine Tsai
Jane Bennett
Charles ‘6 Pound’ Lomu
Jay Johnson
Christina Alvarez
Jeff Purser
Colin Kinchela
Jemwel Danao
Courtenary Botfield
Jaivir Dhruv Signh
Dan O’Reilly-Rowe
Jill Colvin
Dante Barcome
Joanne Saad
David Beaumont
Joanne McNeill
Danielle Antaki
Joanne Villacruz
Darrall Thompson
Jonzi D (UK)
David Cassat
Junior Tavola
Dennis Cala
Juse Crew
Dev Singh
Kerrie Noonan
Diana Sedlarevic
Kevin Crouse
Duncan Underwood
Khalid AlMahmood (UAE)
ECJ Technology
Kim Bowers aka Busty
Eddie Abd
ARTISTS,
CONTRACTORS
AND CREATIVE
CONSULTANTS
Beatz
Kim Huong Nguyen
Kristina Scudds
Kristy-Lea Payne
L-Fresh Sukhdeep Bhogal
Larry Heath
Len Metcalf
Liane Rossler
lina Kastoumis
Lisa Colley
Lisa Rhodes
Lisa Walker
Ludwig El Haddad
Maissa Alameddine
Matt Fallon
Maria Barbagallo
Maria Tran
Marian Abboud
Marian Marcatili
Marie Setiwan
Marina Kingsley
Marissa Kaye
Martin Cox
Maxwell Golden (UK)
Maya Newell
Meiying Saw
Merlyn Bilas
Mia Viaña Stewart
Michelle Cotterill
Mickey Kovari
Miranda Nation
Miriam Cabello
Monique Perrin
Monireh Khabiri
Nasim Harandi
Nawaf Aljanahi (UAE)
Negin Asadipour
Neveen Hanna
Nicholas Pickard
Nocile Miller
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Nick Toth
Palangi Productions
Parramatta Clay and Arts
Incorporated (PCAI)
Patrick Heeger
Paula Abood
Paulo Goncalves
Peta Downes
Peter Davidson
Peter Knight
Peviter Veygal
Platon Theodoris
Qamar Zaman
Quan Tran
Rajaella Priogioni
Randa Abdel-Fattah
Rebecca Laubi
Redemption Band
Reza Taheri
Richard Teague
Rima Najm
Saber Baluch
Saleh Saqaff
Sally Lim-Sun
Samanatha Lang
Sanaz Fotouhi
Sania Saeed
Sarah Sayeed (UK)
Saro Carlwig (UAE)
Seina Rahimi
Sheila Pham
Somnang Seang
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Simon Menzies
Soul Benefits
Steve Pozel
Stuart Buchanan
Sue McReady
Sundus Abdel Hadi
(Canada)
Tania Khalaf (USA)
Thelma ‘Trey’ Thomas
Toni Blackman
Uncle Greg Simms
Vanessa Scott
Vinh Nguyen
Vanna Seang
Vuli Mkwananzi
Yassin al-Salman aka The
Narcicyst (Canada)
Zahra Alsamawi
PROJECT ADVISORY
MEMBERS
VOLUNTEERS AND
STUDENT INTERNS
Dominik Brunner
Jacob Ching
Jannika Gier
Maria Kirov
Rachida Pearce
Lisa Walker
FINANCIAL REPORT
INFORMATION AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE INC.
31 DECEMBER 2011
C O N T E N T S
Treasurer’s Report
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Balance Sheet
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Income Statement 64
Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements
Statement by Members of the Board of ICE
Arab Film Festival
Advisory Committee
Alissar Gazal
Farid Farid
Firas Naji
Joanne Saad
Omeima Sukkarieh
Paula Abood
Saleh Saqqaf
Independent Audit Report
65-66
67
68-69
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TREASURER’S REPORT
I am pleased to report that we have
ended the 2011 financial year in a sound
financial position with a surplus of $1,253.
This result was achievable due to all our
core funders and partners, their ongoing
support has allowed the organisation to
continue to expand and grow. On behalf
of the Board, I would like to thank them
all for their support. Key funders include
Arts NSW, Australian Council for the Arts,
Screen NSW and the continued support
from the Catholic Diocese, in particular
Bishop Anthony and John Spillane.
Due to the support and financial backing
of the aforementioned organisations,
and all our partners, 2011 was a year of
continued expansion and growth as ICE
developed new partnerships with SBS,
Sydney Festival, AIRWA (Australian
Immigrant and Refugee for Women’s
Alliance) and Aurora resulting in
collaboration on various projects that
achieved great success in spreading
the stories from our richly diverse
communities in Western Sydney.
The past year was also a time of stability
for the ICE team as they settled into the
newly refurbished Switch Digital Arts
Centre for their first full year. This new
chapter of growth saw the completion
of the Creative Hub and the first nine
enterprising individuals taking up
residence in August 2011. The completion
of this centre could not have been
achieved without the generous financial
support received from Arts NSW and
Social Ventures Australia.
Over the years ICE has developed a
fantastic reputation and is frequently
approached to undertake a number of
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BALANCE SHEET
projects to continue to work with the
many community members for the
expression of the region’s extraordinary
cultural voices. Unfortunately not all
offers can be accepted, due to the
additional resources that would be
needed to do so. This being said, a special
thanks goes to Social Ventures Australia
whose funding has made it possible to
employ an additional eight people in 2011
on various short term contracts. This has
enabled the organisation to take up the
project offers that we would otherwise
have declined.
Another component of our revenue
stream has been generated by ICE’s
own Creative Enterprise program with
self-generated funds. This will be a
fundamental focus for 2012 as ICE looks
to identify new opportunities in raising
support from a diverse range of sources
to ensure the long term sustainability of
this organisation.
The Board would like to thank Jill
Chambers, ICE Operations Manager and
Lisa Torrance our Executive Director,
who have both worked tirelessly over
the past year to ensure the continuation
of tight operational processes. This has
resulted in the sound
financial position
of the organisation
and allows for ICE to
continue to reach out
to people in Western
Sydney communities.
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2011
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Receivables
Prepaid Expenses
Inventory
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Building Improvements - at cost
Less: Accumulated Depreciation
Office Furniture & Equipment - at cost
Less: Accumulated Depreciation
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Payables
Deferred Income
Provision for Staff Entitlements
Provision for Building Maintenance
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Provision for Staff Entitlements
Deferred Income
Provision for Building Maintenance
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
TOTAL LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
EQUITY
Accumulated
Income at the beginning of the year
NOTE
3
4
5
6
7
8
6
Operating Surplus for the year
Total Accumulated Income
TOTAL EQUITY
2011
$
565,377
75,835
8,010
7,710
656,932
2010
$
797,408
135,761
6,117
939,286
1,284,605
(154,057)
1,130,548
716,494
(282,803)
433,691
1,564,239
1,227,902
(28,434)
1,199,468
696,279
(129,870)
566,409
1,765,877
2,221,171
2,705,162
140,279
328,551
109,809
8,000
586,639
174,271
474,244
131,842
8,000
788,357
152,681
1,422,140
38,501
1,613,322
189,122
1,675,725
32,000
1,896,847
2,199,961
2,685,204
21,211
19,958
19,958
1,253
21,211
21,211
21,182
(1,224)
19,958
19,958
The accompanying Notes form part of these financial statements.
Jennifer Widjojo
Treasurer
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INCOME STATEMENT
NOTES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011
INCOME
Arts
NSW - Triennial Funding
Arts NSW - Capital Works
Arts NSW - Project
Arts NSW - Digi Diaries
Arts NSW - AFF
Arts NSW - ELWS
Australia Council for the Arts (CCD Program & Project grants)
Australia
Council for the Arts (AFF Project grant)
NSW Human Services, Community Services
NSW Human Services, Community Services - one off grant
Dept of Premier and Cabinet
DEEWR
- One off grant for capital work
Screen NSW
Department of Environ, Water and Heritage
Attorney General’s Department
Communities NSW
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Events NSW
Industry & Investment NSW
TAFE NSW (ArtStart)
Local Government Social Ventures Australia
Westpac Foundation
British Council Australia
Community Development and Support Expenditure (CDSE)
Foundation
for Young Australians
Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC)
Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)
Community
Relations Commission
University of Western Sydney
Mary MacKillop Foundation
Other Small Grants
Unexpended grants at the beginning of the year
Unexpended
grants at the end of the year
Interest Received
Project Funding
Donations
Other Income
TOTAL INCOME
LESS: EXPENDITURE
Relocation expenses
Employee expense
Equipments purchase
Depreciation expense
Insurance expense
Media and marketing expenses
Programmes
and production expenses
Rental expense
Contractor expenses
Administration expenses
Other expenses
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FROM OPERATIONS
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2011
$
307,500
60,500
17,000
10,000
3,000
206,544
70,000
112,024
60,000
50,000
42,300
54,915
20,000
9,000
5,000
53,500
130,500
97,300
40,012
20,000
15,000
13,000
3,000
11,818
-
2010
$
300,000
131,084
205,531
70,000
89,227
110,000
50,000
1,500,000
55,000
10,479
9,000
5,200
132,528
62,844
9,712
14,600
4,000
1,500
-
2,050
1,675,725
(1,422,140)
18,668
68,768
17,087
151,975
1,924,046
(1,675,725)
53,956
151,788
25,085
44,345
1,360,154
6,672
866,032
15,457
278,556
21,990
112,325
299,383
31,086
108,931
70,943
111,419
1,922,793
22,031
651,900
7,516
80,596
20,665
92,756
219,344
30,694
35,429
84,370
116,077
1,361,378
1,253
(1,224)
The accompanying Notes form part of these financial statements.
1. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
This financial report is a special purpose financial report prepared in order to satisfy the
financial reporting requirements of the Association Incorporation Act NSW. The board has
determined that the association is not a reporting entity.
The financial report has been prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historic costs
and does not take into account changing money values or, expect where specifically stated,
current valuations of non-current assets.
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistent with the previous
period unless otherwise stated, have been adopted in the preparation of these financial
report.
(A) INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION
The services were incorporated on 1st May, 1986 as an incorporated Association, under the
Associations Incorporated Act, 1984. The members liability is limited to the extent of any
unpaid membership fees.
(B) Revenue
Interest revenue is recognised on a proportional basis taking into account the interest rates
applicable to the financial assets as it is received.
Grant and donation income is recognised when the entity obtains control over the funds
which is generally at the time of receipt.
Revenue from funding authorities received in advance is deferred to the period to which it
relates and included as an accrual on the balance sheet.
(C) Inventories
Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value.
(D) Economic Dependence
Information and Cultural Exchange Inc. is dependent on the Arts NSW and Australia council
of Arts for the majority of its revenue used to operate the business. At the date of this report
the Board of Management has no reason to believe the Arts NSW and Australia Council of
Arts will not continue to support Information and Cultural Exchange Inc.
(E) Employee Entitlements Provision is made for Long Service Leave, Sick Leave and Annual Leave estimated to be
payable to employees on the basis of statutory and contractual requirements. Provision
is made for redundancy for long standing employees as the association is exclusively
dependent on tiers of government, and that policies and funding arrangements are subject
to periodic change. Provision is made for the payment of twelve (12) weeks maternity leave
in accordance with pending staff agreements. The amounts provided have been apportioned
between current and non-current, the current provision been the portion that is entitled to
be paid within the next (12) months. Payroll on costs associated with leave entitlements are
recognised as liabilities.
Contributions are made by the Association to an employees’ superannuation fund and are
charged as expenses when incurred.
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NOTES
CONTINUED
STATEMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
2
3
2011
$
2010
$
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
564,377
1,000
565,377
796,008
1,400
797,408
RECEIVABLES
Trade Debtors
Less: Provision for impairment of debtors
Total
75,835
75,835
135,761
135,761
INVENTORIES
Current
Books published available for sale
7,710
-
114,650
213,901
1,422,140
1,750,691
70,200
404,044
1,675,725
2,149,969
60,758
49,052
109,809
78,002
53,840
131,842
28,198
74,483
50,000
152,681
30,074
80,638
78,410
189,122
AUDITOR’S REMUNERATION
Remuneration of the Auditor for:
- Auditing the financial statements
Total
4
5
In the opinion of the board the financial statements:
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash at Bank
Cash on Hand
Total
Inventories
are measured at the lower of cost and current replacement cost.
6
7
DEFERRED INCOME
Total Unexpended Grants
Grant in Advance - Other
Unexpended Building Grant
Total
PROVISION FOR STAFF ENTITLEMENTS
The Board have determined that the association is not a reporting entity and that
this special purpose financial report should be prepared in accordance with the
accounting policies outlined in Note 1 to the financial statements.
1.
Present a true and fair view of the financial position of the Information and
Cultural Exchange Inc. as at 31 December 2011 and its performance for the
year ended on that date.
2.
At the date of this statement, there are reasonable grounds to believe that
Information and Cultural Exchange Inc. will be able to pay its debts as and
when they fall due.
This statement is made in accordance with the resolution of the board and is
signed for and on behalf of the Board by:
Current Liabilities
Annual Leave
Sick Leave
Total
8
PROVISION FOR STAFF ENTITLEMENTS
Non-Current Liabilities
Long Service Leave
Maternity Leave
Redundancy
Total
9
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RESTATEMENT OF COMPARATIVE INFORMATION
During the year 2010, Information and Cultural Exchange
Inc applied grants and funding revenue for relocation
and establish a Digital Arts Centre at 8 Victoria Road
Parramatta. The full sum of unexpended grant has been
recognised as a non-current liability to be applied in the
year the asset is amortised. The carrying amount of
assets are presented in the balance sheet as a non-current
assets. The reclassification of deferred income to noncurrent liability is adopting a uniform presentation of the
unexpended grant and the unexpended depreciable assets.
Associate Professor Susan Green, Co-Chair
Jennifer Widjojo, Treasurer
Date: 22 February 2012
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policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the
Committee as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report.
Chartered Accountants
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional
Standards Legislation
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate
to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
C M PITT & CO
Chartered Accountants
TELEPHONE (02) 9715 1555
FACSIMILE: (02) 9715 1566
2 PHILIP STREET
STRATHFIELD NSW 2135
PO BOX 580
CHARLES M PITT B.BUS FCA
E-MAIL [email protected]
Report on the Financial Report
We have audited the accompanying report, being a special purpose financial report of
Information and Cultural Exchange Inc. which comprises the committee’s report, the assets
and liabilities statement as at 31 December 2011, the income and expenditure statement for
the year then ended, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and
other explanatory information, and the statement by members of the committee.
Board’s Responsibility for the Financial Report
Independence
In conducting our audit, we followed applicable independence requirements of Australian
professional ethical pronouncements.
Audit Opinion
In our opinion, the financial report presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Information and Cultural Exchange Inc as at 31 December 2011 and its financial
performance and cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with the accounting
policies described in Note 1 to the financial statements, and the Association Incorporation Act
NSW 1984.
Basis of Accounting
Without modifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 1 to the financial report, which
describes the basis of accounting. The financial report has been prepared for the purpose of
fulfilling the directors’ financial reporting responsibilities under the Corporations Act 2001.
As a result, the financial report may not be suitable for another purpose.
The board is responsible for the preparation of the financial report and have
determined that the basis of preparation described in Note 1 is appropriate to meet
the requirement of the Association Incorporation Act NSW 1984 and the needs of
the members. The board’s responsibilities also include such internal control as the
committee determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial report
that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our
audit. We have conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing
Standards. Those standards require that we comply with relevant ethical
requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material
misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the
amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend
on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material
misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making
those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the
entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in order to
design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances but not for
the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal
control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting
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Charles M Pitt
C M PITT & CO
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
ICCA Membership No. 20180
Registered Company Auditor No. 2944
Unit 6 & 7, 2 Philip Street Strathfield
Date: 22 February 2012
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation
All correspondence: PO Box 580, STRATHFIELD NSW 2135
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