Big hART

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Formation1992
Headquarters Burnie, Tasmania
Location
  • Australia
Creative Director
 Scott Rankin
Website www.bighart.org
Formerly called
Big hART

Big hART is an Australian arts and social-justice company based in Tasmania.

Contents

History

Big hART was founded in 1992 by playwright and director Scott Rankin and John Bakes [1] in Burnie, north-western Tasmania, [2] with the aim of countering disadvantage and a spike in crime following mill closures in the town. [3]

Work

The company initiates large scale, long-term community cultural development projects in disadvantaged communities in urban, regional and remote Australia. [4] Projects are task-focused and are to increase social, cultural and economic participation for community members following a three-step model approach.[ citation needed ]

Projects

Projects by Big hART include, among others:

Awards

Ngapartji Ngapartji

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References

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  2. ↑ Lehman, Ros (15 November 2017). "Big hART's business of art: Marking 25 years of shining a light on hidden stories". ABC News. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Dillon, Netia (13 October 2022). "Q&A with Scott Rankin, CEO, Creative Director and Founder of BighART". Future Generation. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Ros Lehman (16 November 2017). "Big hART's business of art: Marking 25 years of shining a light on hidden stories" . Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Museum of the Long Weekend". Screen Australia.
  6. ↑ Campbell, Stuart. "Yijala Yala Project". ABC Pool (Interview). Interviewed by Ellie. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Amanda Smith (22 August 2010). "Namatjira" . Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  8. ↑ Wright, Peter: Evaluating Big hART's SMASHED project: Building Bridges for Personal, Social and Institutional Change. Perth: Murdoch University, 2011.
  9. 1 2 Palmer, Dr. David; James, Dr. Diana; Wright, Dr. Peter & Windmill: Suite of Arts and Wellbeing Projects; April 2009 – June 2010. Evaluation Reports, Perth: Murdoch University, 2010.
  10. ↑ Gary Smith (16 January 2008). "Review: Ngapartji Ngapartji, Belvoir Street Theatre". Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  11. ↑ Palmer, Dave: Ngapartji Ngapartji: The Consequences of Kindness, evaluation report, Perth: Murdoch University, 2010.
  12. ↑ Palmer, Dave & Wright, Peter: 'People now know me for something Positive': An Evaluation of Big hART's work at the John Northcott Estate, Perth: Murdoch University, 2007.
  13. ↑ National Library of Australia. Bigh hART. Retrieved 12 November 2012
  14. 1 2 Palmer, Dave: I'm Only Young But That's How I Will Feel Forever. The Evaluation of Big hART's Lucky Project, Perth: Murdoch University, 2008.
  15. ↑ Anica Boulanger-Mashberg (2 April 2009). "This is Living: arts@work reviews". Tasmanian Times.
  16. ↑ Wright, Peter: 'It's Like Thinking With Both Sides of Your Brain'. Big hART's LUCKY Project: An Imaginative Intervention, Perth: Murdoch University, 2008.
  17. ↑ Yvette Barry (26 March 2009). "Junk Theory, a floating multimedia artwork". ABC Hobart.
  18. ↑ "BIG hART". World Summit Award. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  19. ↑ Rod Ainsworth & Jack Ritchie. "North West & Far West Regions" (PDF). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  20. ↑ Rhys Graham. "Faces Etched, Scarred and Engraved Beyond Their Years". Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI). Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  21. ↑ Ben Hermann (17 July 2012). "Ngapartji Ngapartji One". BMA Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2013. Written by Jamieson and Big hART's Creative Director Scott Rankin, the production was awarded the 2008 Deadly Award for Most Outstanding Achievement in Film, TV and Theatre...
  22. ↑ "2008". Sydney Theatre Awards. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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