In addtion to the production of a major exhibition, companion publication and multi-media and education programs, the CSR Project is committed to supporting professional development through two pilot training programs:
The Emerging Aboriginal Curators Program &
The Emerging Aboriginal Multimedia Practitioners Program
These programs offer artistically innovative career experiences for six young Aboriginal people in remote and regional communities. They proovide a transferable skill-set that can return economic, cultural and social benefits for both the individual participants, the out-bush enterprises they currently work for and the community at large.
Emerging Aboriginal Curators Program
Murungkurr Terry Murray (KALACC) from Fitzroy Crossing, Hayley Atkins (Martumili Artists) from Jigalong, and Louise Mengil from Kununurra – have gained hands-on curatorial skills under the mentorship of the FORM team and were fortunate to have had the invaluable experience of working closely with Wally Caruana from July 2007 to November 2008. During this time, they working witih Wally and the team to curate 15 of the collection's works for exhibit at the launch in the Beijing Olympics.
Emering Aboriginal Multimedia Practitioners Program
Morika Biljabu (Martumilli Artists) from Punmu, KJ Kenneth Martin (Kimberley Language Resource Centre) from Halls Creek and Clint Dixon (Goolarri Media Enterprises) from Broome - are working under the mentorship of award winning film maker Nicole Ma, developing a range of skills specific to the film and multimedia industry.
FORM is extremely grateful to the above mentioned community organisations who employ six emerging curators / multimedia practitioners and who have supported their participation in the project since 2007.