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Ukitopia is a membership non profit organisation. Your $10 membership lasts you until next September and helps us manage our arts collective. Be part of our vibrant creative industries network.
The annual membership of $10 is great value for all that we provide and is a valuable show of support for Ukitopia Arts Collective.
Members are entitled to:
1. regular email updates of Ukitopia News, grants and opportunities and other local events of interest ( see right)
2. discounted entry to Ukitopia events
3. right to vote at AGM
4. the opportunity to participate in Ukitopia decision making, planning and volunteering
5. availability to use Ukitopia public liability insurance for your Ukitopia supported workshops and events (with prior negotiation)
6. the availability for Ukitopia to assist you in finding grants and auspicing your art related projects
7. the opportunity for you to have an artist page on our website when it is up and running.
8. the opportunity to be supported in your creative industries endeavors by experienced and skilled mentors.
9. promote your event to the Ukitopia database
For more information: email ukitopia@gmail.com phone 6679 5677 or go to www.myspace.com/ukitopiaartscollective. Send a cheque or money order to Po box 3411 Uki 2484, or contact us for bank transfer or to pay by credit card.
Influences
The Ukitopia Festival November 14 and 15 2009 is our next big event.
On the weekend of November 14 and 15 the quiet village of Uki will come to life with the annual Ukitopia Festival. “It’s a celebration of Uki life arts and culture “, Ukitopia Arts Collective President/festival organiser, Natascha Wernick explained.
The Ukitopia festival, in its second year, is a two day event where the whole community gets involved with creating the space and has an opportunity to celebrate its year.
“Last year it was a one day event and the village was absolutely filled to capacity. This year we have extended the festival over two days and with the Uki Public School and The Uki Kids Club: OOSH involved there will be more space, more parking and more children’s and youth activities”.
The festival begins on the Saturday afternoon with live music on the main stage from 3pm and creative community space making including a wishing wall, lantern and flag making. Saturday evening as the day cools the night comes alive with the opening of the Images of Uki art exhibition ( 6pm) , funky dancing music on the main stage, and for those who wish for a quieter evening there will be a concert featuring intimate performances by talented singer songwriters in the historic Anglican church.
On Sunday, the festivities begin at 9am with the Buttery Bazaar Markets, live music on two stages, street performances and Uki’s first “Eco Expo” where local eco businesses promote their businesses in the Uki Public School grounds. There will be creative arts, soccer and “get wet “activities for the kids
This is a free community event organised by the Ukitopia Arts Collective a non-profit organisation. Donation of around $10 will be gratefully accepted at the festival to contribute to the costs.
Ukitopia Arts Collective is an incorporated non-profit organisation founded in 2008.
Our achievements in our first year were impressive: 3 arts events- an Arts dinner, a Youth Arts Dinner and a Ukitopia Celebration- a day of music, dance and theatre; a website currently under construction and a paid membership of 80 people.
Mission
To nurture, support, and promote arts and culture in Uki and district, through initiating events and programs that bring the arts to the community and the community to the arts.
To create opportunities for the diversity of local artists and youth to develop, sustain and share their work with the wider community.
To celebrate the unique flavour and atmosphere of Uki and district – the place and the people - and to strengthen the community.
Objectives
To establish and develop a creative industries infrastructure including an active website.
To provide opportunities for all sections of the Uki and district community to participate in creative programs
To assist the professional development of Uki and district artists
To provide mentorship for emerging artists in our community, especially youth
To ensure that the actions of the Ukitopia Arts Collective are transparent and open to community consultation.
Hi Uki Arts Collective, I read your recent 2010 write up in the paper. Well done, you are doing a great thing for the arts there. Would anyone like to download my single "I've Been Around" right now for FREE at www.rayburtonmusic.com ? Yes it's absolutely FREE!
I thought I would also let you now that my new songwriter showcase CD titled
"Blu-Azz" is available from CD Baby. Anyone can buy this CD or singular tracks of it here if they wish: http://cdbaby.com/cd/rayburton or from the CD Baby links on all of my web sites.
I would truly appreciate it if you would let YOUR network of music loving
friends know about these songs via email or however you choose. The simplest way I guess is to just copy and paste this entire message into an email and forward it on to YOUR Northern NSW friends. I have several fiends down there too in Rosebank, Lismore, Kyogle, Byron Bay, Fedral, Bangalow . . . and the list goes on. Northern NSW is my very favourite artistic place and UKI is hight on that list.
Anyway, it would be sooo great if you would spread the word on the Blu-Azz CD for me. Keep me posted on your events.
I hope all is well with you all down there in beautiful Uki.
Heya Ukitopia, Really looking forward to this years Ukitopia Festival... What an amazing line-up!!!... All week-end!!!... So much variety!!!... Stuff for the whole family!!!... Wahoo ;)~
