DECEMBER 2011

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Merry Christmas!

Wishing you all a very

Christmas break off Friday 23/12/11 Back Tuesday 3/1/12

NEWS BY THE ART SENSE WORKING GROUPS

IN THIS ISSUE

Dear Team
Firstly I would like to take opportunity to acknowledge Elders, Traditional Owners the Island communities Sense currently operates in. this the and Art The initial Art Sense team is still on deck after nearly 6 months incorporating all 36 staff from Coconut, Hammond, Mabuiag, Masig, Murray, Saibai, Thursday, Warraber and Yam Islands. Given the complexities of setting up a new program this large it makes me proud personally that the entire team is still together. Id like to thank the Art Sense team for accepting Vanessa Goggin in taking over the Art Sense management role. By all reports there is a strong connection between all the teams and Vanessa.

2012 is looking very encouraging in many ways; tailored training specific to each Art Sense staff member has been endorsed by CEA and will be rolled out in the first half of next year. With the recent commencement of a CEA Community Development Officer a more streamlined material supply and mentoring process has been implemented for the arts and crafts working groups.

The above featured picture was taken at the Art Sense staff induction held on Thursday Island. Please note Murray Island staff were unable to attend are not pictured.

Art Sense is a business that set out to empower the Torres Strait Working Groups in terms of making localised decisions on working group operations and sustainability in the art sector. The future of the Arts Engagement Strategy centers on our staffs constructive feedback, loyalty and commitment. Merry Christmas and a happy new year! Tim Cram

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Pictured above is the Masig Island Art Sense Team from the left: Simon Naawi, Leila Mosby, Hammonds Mural Ceferino Sabatino, Art Sense staff proudly Ryan walks past one of many structured activities Crow, currently being conducted on Hammond Island. This mural is located at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Hammond Island Campus.

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Josephine Naawi and Yessi Mosby.

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are on holiday we will have the mural completed. As well as finishing the mural, we are organising to work in conjunction with the Vacation Care Holiday Program over the Christmas break. We will be doing Christmas art activities with the children such as Christmas Cards, Little Gifts, singing, etc.

Hammonds Mural
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Seba Sabatino, Art Sense

FOCUS ON: Masig Island

In this issue we take a close look at Masig Island. Each Edition will Focus On a different island to allow a snap shot of the personal achievements and activities which are being conducted.

Over the past few weeks Kirriri Arts and Craft Art Sense Hammond Island have been consulting with the Hammond Island Community Councilor, CEA Community Development Officer, and CEA Hammond Island Supervisor and Project Officer. We have been working together discussing what projects we can do that may draw interest in the community. We are currently working on a mural at the local school Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Hammond Island Campus. This project was put forward to us by the school teacher and we gladly accepted. We saw this as an opportunity to get the children involved by helping with the painting. The children very much enjoyed this activity and the mural is coming along very nicely. All materials for this project were supplied by the school and at this stage the mural is half way completed. Hopeful during the school break whistle the teachers and children

For more information please feel free to contact the Hammond Island Art Sense team on: aeahammond@artsense.com.au
DID YOU KNOW?

All the Art Sense working groups have their own island names. Hammond Island Kirriri Arts and Craft

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moment we are working with the CDEP home craft ladies doing beadings, probably next year we will start our Lino printing, Screen Printing, Sewing, Crochure and paintings. And also we will start our language and weaving program at the school.

Various handmade beaded jewelry featuring earrings, necklaces and bracelets. Warraber

Warraber Island Crafts

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Milleon Tamu, Art Sense

CAIRNS ART FAIR

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

If you would like more information please feel free to contact the Masig Island team on: aesmasig@artsense.com.au

ART SENSE AND CEA CDEP ARTS AND CRAFT

Bringing Skills to life TRAINING COURSE ON MASIG

The above featured picture was taken by Simon Naawi, Afternoon Sunset on Yorke (Masig) Island.

WORKING TOGETHER

Yessies Art Work

Yessie Mosby training in Arts & Crafts, there is also an opportunity through the Art Sense training to assist the Community to skills and is one of them well known Artist on TI. Most of Working Group to eventually manage this (building capacity in the community). The Art set up their own Arts & Crafts his Sense Dhari he is leading the art, like theworkers will be holding in Arts Working Groups providing structured Activities for the CDEP participants with CEA providing the the picture are avenue for makingand development in various arts and crafts areas. already training their Jenny Millen is our Community Development Officer who coordinates the Arts & Crafts program for CEA, for any further way overseas. The Dhari you want that information or ifholding to know more about the Arts & Crafts program, please give her a call. Yessies was by Simon Naawi, Art Sense displayed in the UMI Arts exhibition in Cairns, August this At this present time, we are expecting arts resources that we have FOR MORE INFORMATION year. ordered from Gab Titui. Once our order will arrive, the Arts Mentors &

The ladies collecting Pandanus leaves in preparation of making a mat. CDEP had training on Masig from the 7th Nov to the 2nd Dec. The ladies enjoyed every moment of it. Theyve all learned new thing By Darleen Fell Regional Manager, CEA s every day and are looking forward for the next year. LEFT: is to Naawi, Mowe Billy, TCA Trainer Lulu and Nancy Mene The aim of the CDEP Arts & Crafts programRuth provide CDEP participants and community members (if interested) with

FOCUS ON: Masig Island

Support Workers will start doing craft work. We will also be going Above: If you would likeArt Sense Yessie Mosby, more information please feel free to contact to take some photos of all of the beautiful sights around the community Jenny Millen: j.millen@cealtd.com.au the island to place on some post cards. of
JOSEPHINE NAAWIS ART WORK
Josephine Naawi is a very talented lady that does her art work out of natural materials. She spends time walking on the beach and in the bushes looking at what different things she could use to make her art look better. This is a sample of what she has made.
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Art Work by Josephine Naawi

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Acknowledgment
By Vanessa Goggin, Art Sense Manager I would like to thank all the team who have been involved in the newsletter and for all the stories and pictures, keep them coming in! Special mention goes to Steven Keane our Social Media Support Worker, who has spent many hours chasing up stories and photos for this newsletter. This Newsletter has been created to share the good news stories between the staff, their families and the communities. Please be advised the stories provided by the staff have not been altered in anyway. I invite Elders, Traditional Owners and the general community to be involved in the next issue. Please feel free to contact me directly. Art Sense would also like to take this opportunity to thank the communities for your support and wish you a very Merry

Above: CDEP participant Freda working on a beading project.

Yam Island CDEP Activities

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Chantelle Thaiday

Well at the moment so far we are doing beading, lino and cross-stitch, we have few CDEP participant working with us and its going good so far, two of our ladies are in cairns doing Certificate lV in Financial Services (Accounting) and its going great they had 3 Block Study and this is their last one for this year, and yeah apart from everything going pretty good.

Ghost Nets on Saibai

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Above: CDEP participant Mauga working on a lino print.

Mairanna Babia

Ghost nets are fishing nets that have been left or lost in the ocean by fishermen. Here we can see Lily Nomoa, Art Sense, cutting the floaters off an old washed up ghost net to in preparation for the Art and Craft activities. The floates will be used as mobiles and the net will be recycled and used to weave bags and other projects.

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Vanessa Goggin Manager Mobile: 0488 048 685 Email: v.goggin@artsense.com.au

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