Big hART is an Australian arts and social-justice company based in
Tasmania.
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]
^Campbell, Stuart.
"Yijala Yala Project". ABC Pool (Interview). Interviewed by Ellie. Archived from
the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
^Amanda Smith (22 August 2010).
"Namatjira". Retrieved 15 November 2012.
^Wright, Peter: Evaluating Big hART's SMASHED project: Building Bridges for Personal, Social and Institutional Change. Perth: Murdoch University, 2011.
^
abPalmer, 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.
^Palmer, Dave: Ngapartji Ngapartji: The Consequences of Kindness, evaluation report, Perth: Murdoch University, 2010.
^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.
^National Library of Australia.
Bigh hART. Retrieved 12 November 2012
^
abPalmer, 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.
^Wright, Peter: 'It's Like Thinking With Both Sides of Your Brain'. Big hART's LUCKY Project: An Imaginative Intervention, Perth: Murdoch University, 2008.
^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...
^"2008". Sydney Theatre Awards. 4 March 2016.
Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
Big hART is an Australian arts and social-justice company based in
Tasmania.
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]
^Campbell, Stuart.
"Yijala Yala Project". ABC Pool (Interview). Interviewed by Ellie. Archived from
the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
^Amanda Smith (22 August 2010).
"Namatjira". Retrieved 15 November 2012.
^Wright, Peter: Evaluating Big hART's SMASHED project: Building Bridges for Personal, Social and Institutional Change. Perth: Murdoch University, 2011.
^
abPalmer, 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.
^Palmer, Dave: Ngapartji Ngapartji: The Consequences of Kindness, evaluation report, Perth: Murdoch University, 2010.
^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.
^National Library of Australia.
Bigh hART. Retrieved 12 November 2012
^
abPalmer, 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.
^Wright, Peter: 'It's Like Thinking With Both Sides of Your Brain'. Big hART's LUCKY Project: An Imaginative Intervention, Perth: Murdoch University, 2008.
^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...
^"2008". Sydney Theatre Awards. 4 March 2016.
Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2022.