Barring Yanabul
Expression of Interest
Open: 1 December 2016
Close: 8 January 2017
Guidelines
The City of Melbourne is many things to our community. It is your country, your birth land or the
place you call home. It is a gathering place and ceremonial ground, a site of resistance and a nighttime playground for the young and young at heart.
Yirramboi First Nations Arts Festival is a citywide blak out, gathering creative visionaries from across
Australia, Victoria and the world. A ten day feast of arts and events that honours yesterday and
dreams forward into tomorrow.
Yirramboi is seeking Expressions of Interest from artists, collectives and community groups to
present creative performances and activities on the streets and public spaces of Melbourne over the
final weekend of Yirramboi, for Barring Yanabul.
Barring Yanabul is Yirramboi’s day-long program of takeover theatre: a city-wide blak out of local
talent celebrating the power and diversity of First Peoples arts and cultures.
On Saturday 13 May 2017, audiences will wander the streets of Melbourne’s CBD and be
entertained, enlightened and enthralled by singers, weavers, poets, actors, writers, woodworkers,
circus performers, dancers, musicians, comedians and more…
If you have a new idea, an activity, a performance, or an idea that you want to put out there, in
public spaces, then Yirramboi wants to hear from you.
What is involved?
YIRRAMBOI is seeking Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait Islander artist/s to present live performances
or installations on Saturday 13th May 2017 in various public spaces around the City of Melbourne’s
Central Business District (refer to Appendix 2 for site examples).
Yirramboi is seeking to commission multiple live performances and installations covering any artistic
genre. Projects must:
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Be suitable for presentation in outdoor, public spaces (including minimal technical / production
requirements, and able to be installed and de-installed quickly)
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Enhance the visibility of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to the wider City of
Melbourne population;
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Show new ways of working in public spaces to engage audiences and create dialogue.
Yirramboi will produce the project including confirmation of sites, the securing of relevant permits
and production management across the event. You must visit your proposed site/s as part of your
EOI planning to ensure your project will work in the space. We cannot guarantee that specific
spaces will be available, so consider more than one potential site. The Yirramboi team will advise on
any site restrictions or challenges and assist in advising the optimum site for a proposal. You can
use the maps utility through the City Of Melbourne website to assist in site research:
http://maps.melbourne.vic.gov.au/
What is the budget for proposals?
Budgets of up to $3000 are available depending on the scope of your project, number of
performances / activations, and any production requirements. The fee will include any rehearsal and
preparation costs, and your time in managing and delivering your work. All Barring Yanabul artists
will be supported by the Yirramboi event team who will manage production, permits, sites and
undertake all marketing and communications around the event.
If you have an idea of a bigger scope, please contact us to talk through your proposal before
submitting.
Can I submit more than one proposal?
Yes, you can submit more than one proposal. Please be sure to let us know how you plan to
manage delivering more than one project, and feel free to contact us with any questions.
Who can apply?
To apply for this project, you must:
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Identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander;
Be a practicing artist / organisation with demonstrated experience applicable to the proposed
performance outcome, including the project management skills to realise the project in public
space in conjunction with the Yirramboi event management team;
Be 18 years or over
Be based in the state of Victoria.
Selection of participants
In assessing your EOI the following will be considered:
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Do you meet the criteria above in ‘Who can apply’?
Are you available for Saturday 13th May 2017 and production meetings in the lead up?
Does your project demonstrate artistic merit – quality, integrity and originality?
Is your idea suitable for presentation in outdoor, public space?
Does your project show new ways of working in public spaces to engage audiences and
create dialogue?
Expressions of Interest will be reviewed by Yirramboi Festival staff.
Timeline
1st December 2016
Expressions of Interest Open
8th January 2016
Expressions of Interest Close at 5:00pm
18th January 2017
Applicants Notified
January – February 2017
Finalise plan / scope of projects with successful artworks in
consultation with Yirramboi Event team and Production Manager
5th – 14th May 2017
Yirramboi Festival dates
13th May 2017
Barring Yanabul Performance Day
YIRRAMBOI Contact Details
For any questions regarding your expression of interest or to return your completed form please contact
Yirramboi staff using the following details:
Staff Member:
Email:
Phone:
Website:
Jacob Boehme, Creative Director
[email protected]
03 9658 9874
www.Yirramboi.net.au
Post:
YIRRAMBOI Barring Yanabul
City of Melbourne
GPO Box 1603
Melbourne VIC 3000
Closing Date
Applications close at 5pm on Sunday 6 January 2017.
Application
Remember to keep a copy of your proposal for your own records
Applicant Details, please print in block letters.
Name:
Address:
Contact Number:
Email:
Website (if relevant):
Expression of Interest
Proposal Name:
Artistic Genre/ Medium:
Please give us a short description of your work. (100 Words)
Proposal (m axim um 1 page, this can be provided as an attachm ent, ensure you
detail the location, what you want to do and how you will m ake this happen):
Appendix 1: Application Checklist
To apply for this program you must submit this checklist as part of your proposal.
Item
Check List
Completed Application Form
One page proposal detailing your idea, including:
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Who is involved
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Brief budget
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Type of site including any specific sites you’re interested in – feel free to
include photos or maps if this helps describe sites
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Any production / technical requirements including how it can set up and pack
up quickly
Up to 6 images to help demonstrate your proposed concept and/or show your
previous work
(Send a Dropbox link OR attach .jpeg or .pdf files, each image numbered and
named. Please name your files clearly.)
Resume (up to 2 pages)
Optional:
Up to 4 reviews of your previous work (if you have some), or a link to footage or
audio of previous work (via Youtube, Vimeo, etc).
Appendix 2: Examples of Sites
Note: These sites are an indication of the types of spaces available. Please note we cannot guarantee the
availability of specific sites, so please consider more than one potential site for your work.
Examples of Laneway Sites:
Examples of Laneway Sites:
Examples of Laneway Sites:
Examples of Laneway Sites:
Campbell Arcade:
Birrarung Marr, Upper Terrace:
Queensbridge Square/ Red Steps [confirmed site]
Les Erdi Plaza [confirmed site]
ArtPlay – Front Yard or Backyard [confirmed
site – suitable for works for children and
families]