north east regional extra | July 17 - 23, 2024
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July 17 - 23, 2024
Connecting students with visual arts in city By CHLOE JAENICKE
REGIONAL students will get the chance to discover what it’s like to have a career in the visual arts space thanks to the Australian Centre of Contemporary Art’s (ACCA) REACH Art program. The program was devised with support from the Victorian Government through the Raising Rural and Regional Student Aspirations 2024-2025 grant. REACH Art’s aim is to connect regional and remote students and teachers with leading contemporary artists, arts workers and exhibitions in order to build interest, knowledge, participation and career aspirations in the visual arts, with the longterm goal of supporting the development of future creative industries workers. ACCA education manager, Felicia PinchenHogg, said they decided to target the program to regional and remote students due the gap in career aspiration and knowledge relating to the visual arts sector. “The idea grew out of a deep desire to build creative career aspiration and remove barriers to engagement with the visual arts for regional students,” she said.
◆ ACCOMMODATING SCHOOLS: ACCA is looking to help expose more regional students to visual arts, particularly visiting its facilities in Melbourne. PHOTO: Keelan O’Hehir
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