DATA REVIEW OF INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND CULTURAL PRODUCERS individual artists and cultural producers in Victoria Information on individual artists and cultural producers was reinforces the diversity of activity identified in the collected from Arts Victoria, the Australia Council for the Arts, the Victoria-Asia Engagement Survey: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Asialink Between 2008 and 2012 over 130 Victorian individual Arts Residency Program. practitioners undertook projects in Asia. Activity took place in 20 countries, including inbound The review of data relating to individual artists and cultural projects into Australia. producers includes an analysis of: In the years 2008 to 2012, Japan was the most popular the Asia engagement activity of individual practitioners destination for activity, followed by India, Indonesia and South between 2008 and 2012; Korea. outputs of activities supported by Arts Victoria and the The activity undertaken in Asia included professional Asialink Arts Residency Program; and development, research, networking and the production of new results of the Asialink Arts Residency Alumni Research work. Project, conducted by Asialink Arts in Ninety per cent of respondents to the 2012 Asialink Arts Residency Alumni Research Report had produced projects that Data Limitations had arisen from residencies. These included exhibitions, Data in this section has been collated from multiple sources, and as publications, collaborations, performances, recordings, such does not attempt to present complete figures regarding activity workshops and exchange programs. in Asia. Rather, it provides an overview of the activity undertaken All survey respondents had maintained a connection with by Victorian individuals in Asia in the last five their host countries. Seventy-five per cent had maintained contact with their host The information was collected from the funding bodies that provide organisations. grants for Victoria-Asia related activities. In addition to these Ninety-five per cent had maintained contact with organisations, there are multiple avenues for individual practitioners individuals they met during their residencies. to undertake inbound and outbound activities in Asia. These include Individual artists and cultural producers identified self-funded research trips, crowd funding, international residencies additional resources as important for Asia-Australia cultural and private philanthropy. Sourcing information relating to engagement, residency programs and reciprocal residencies. projects was deemed beyond the scope of this research. New models of international residencies and opportunities for involvements in key cultural events were identified as Summary of Key Findings key factors in improving Asia engagement. The rich variety and scope of activity undertaken by
DATA REVIEW OF INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND CULTURAL PRODUCERS Information on individual artists and cultural producers was collected from Arts Victoria, the Australia Council for the Arts, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Asialink Arts Residency Program. The review of data relating to individual artists and cultural producers includes an analysis of: the Asia engagement activity of individual practitioners between 2008 and 2012; outputs of activities supported by Arts Victoria and the Asialink Arts Residency Program; and results of the Asialink Arts Residency Alumni Research Project, conducted by Asialink Arts in Data Limitations Data in this section has been collated from multiple sources, and as such does not attempt to present complete figures regarding activity in Asia. Rather, it provides an overview of the activity undertaken by Victorian individuals in Asia in the last five The information was collected from the funding bodies that provide grants for Victoria-Asia related activities. In addition to these organisations, there are multiple avenues for individual practitioners to undertake inbound and outbound activities in Asia. These include self-funded research trips, crowd funding, international residencies and private philanthropy. Sourcing information relating to projects was deemed beyond the scope of this research. Summary of Key Findings The rich variety and scope of activity undertaken by individual artists and cultural producers in Victoria reinforces the diversity of activity identified in the Victoria-Asia Engagement Survey: Between 2008 and 2012 over 130 Victorian individual practitioners undertook projects in Asia. Activity took place in 20 countries, including inbound projects into Australia. In the years 2008 to 2012, Japan was the most popular destination for activity, followed by India, Indonesia and South Korea. The activity undertaken in Asia included professional development, research, networking and the production of new work. Ninety per cent of respondents to the 2012 Asialink Arts Residency Alumni Research Report had produced projects that had arisen from residencies. These included exhibitions, publications, collaborations, performances, recordings, workshops and exchange programs. All survey respondents had maintained a connection with their host countries. Seventy-five per cent had maintained contact with their host organisations. Ninety-five per cent had maintained contact with individuals they met during their residencies. Individual artists and cultural producers identified additional resources as important for Asia-Australia cultural engagement, residency programs and reciprocal residencies. New models of international residencies and opportunities for involvements in key cultural events were identified as key factors in improving Asia engagement.
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