annual report
2016
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table of contents.
who we are. PAGE 1
chair’s report. PAGE 2
executive director’s report. PAGE 3
the shopfront team. PAGE 4
young & emerging artist programs. PAGE 5
socially-engaged programs. PAGE 6
accessible practice. PAGE 8
2016 statistical snapshot. PAGE 9
shopfront season list. PAGE 10
financials. PAGE 22
who we are. For young people, by young people We make sure their voices are heard. We’ve been creating socially relevant, youth-led, multi art form work since our inception in 1976. Shopfront is a space where young people come together to express themselves. To learn, share and bring their imaginations to life. A space for celebrating the amazing ideas and creativity generated by young people and emerging artists. We believe all young people have a right to expression – no matter their background or ability. That finding their voice and ensuring it is heard is crucial to them, as it is to Australia’s cultural landscape. This belief is intrinsic to the Shopfront process of creation.
We would like to acknowledge the Bediagal and Kameygal people of the Eora nation who are the traditional custodians of the land on which Shopfront is built. We would also like to pay respect to the elders past and present.
We may be in our 41st year, but we’re young at heart (just like our members). We’re known for our daring, adventurous and socially relevant work with young people across Australia and Internationally, and are still the only dedicated youth-led arts organisation in the Southern Sydney and Illawarra region. We’ve got big plans for the future, and we hope you’ll join us in promoting our mission to empower the young artists and social change makers of tomorrow. Starting today!
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
As a youth-led co-operative, young people have a say in everything we do. Through Shopfront they gain invaluable skills in artistic leadership and community building, shaping and becoming the next generation of creative content makers and community leaders.
chair’s report.
With hammer and nails in hand, Shopfront’s Executive Director, Daniel Potter, channelled his zeal and commitment and strapped us all in this year! We started the multi-year makeover of our premises, true to our vision for building a more sustainable future. We made our home more accessible, upgraded the theatre, added a performance studio, upgraded the recording studio, renovated our kitchen and bathrooms, and added a wet room. Amid the sawdust and work hazards, our exceptional artistic leadership team stimulated the voices and emotions of our young and emerging artists, reaching new heights. We explored youth identity in Inside//Outside at the Museum of Contemporary Arts, connecting to our world – and the ones that our artists create – though multimedia channels like film, theatre, photography and visual art. We championed our roots in the St George/Illawarra region in Welcome to my World and Windows on St George. And we leveraged the commitment of industry professionals to refresh our ArtsLab offering for emerging artists, which will culminate in a deliciously diverse, thought provoking and invigorating Treats season early next year.
successes in building our accessibility program for young people with a disability.
This year also marked our 40th birthday, and in true Shopfront style, we celebrated with an extravaganza party – with live performances, a special re-run of The Greg Show that linked generations of Shopfronters, cake, and more happy returns than we can count in the waiting.
This year, I announced my intention to resign in May 2017. With much optimism about Shopfront’s future, I am thrilled to be succeeded by Fiona Hulton as Chair, who will guide the cooperative through its next exciting phase with strength, energy and wisdom, beside the Board, and our dedicated and growing team.
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In addition, with the generous support and partnership of the City of Sydney, we secured the opportunity to run an audience development scheme for young people to see arts events and attend cultural institutions across the city from next year. A huge thank you to our artistic partners, collaborators and key funding partners – including the Australia Council for the Arts, ArtsNSW, the NSW Department of Family and Community Services, and local government – who continue to invest in us and contribute to the unbelievable difference that I continue to see Shopfront make everyday. A huge thank you also to our fabulous Accessibility Director, Margot Politis, who we farewelled early this year, for her amazing ABOVE Zack Lewin and Sophie Ward, Shopfront’s 40th Birthday Photo Booth
As always, we welcome all of our new members, including Fiona Hulton and Philip Sansom, who joined our Board as Directors.
Shopfront is 40 years old, and bigger, bolder and braver than ever. I’m so proud to have shared in the last seven years of Shopfront’s history, and all that we’ve achieved. I’m excited to remain an enthusiastic member and a passionate advocate for all that we stand for – ever inspired by the young and emerging artists whose voices resonate in the worlds we create.
Elizabeth Hristoforidis Chair of the Board
Our community banded together to support the co‑op in what was an exciting but in some ways difficult year, and I couldn’t be prouder of our members and young people for their significant contribution of time, energy, creative input and care for each other.
Whenever I visit professional arts companies around the country I almost always run into someone who has been to Shopfront as a young person, who regales me with fond memories of their time here, the work they made, the people they met and the connections they created. This made it all the more exciting to be working with the team for Shopfront’s 40th birthday year. It was such a pleasure to see so many Shopfront Alumni come out of the woodwork to celebrate with our current young people throughout this year and, in particular, at our birthday party celebrations. In year one we have already firmly established the 2016 to 2020 strategic plan as the basis for the work of the company and have embedded a robust ethos around the goals of that plan within the daily operation of the co-operative. The Shopfront board and staff have done amazing things this year, implementing this ABOVE ‘I AM’. Image by Guinevere Klevjer
new strategic vision with enormous skill while creating and streamlining a whole new range of programs in response to the voices of our young members and emerging artists. Running a company like Shopfront is no small feat and we are very fortunate to have such a dedicated team of artists, administrators, board and members making this happen every day. We’ve really felt the love from our donors and funding partners this year too. At a time when the small to medium arts sector have been experiencing significant change, our funding bodies and individual donors have shown their confidence in the company and the work that we do through their strengthened financial support; this support is what keeps the heart of this company beating and we are sincerely thankful to our Trailblazers, Cherubs, Shopkeepers and everyone else who has financially supported the co-op in 2016. It is my absolute pleasure to present the 2016 annual report to you, and knowing what is on the horizon in 2017 I am already looking forward to reporting back to you all again next year.
Daniel Potter Executive Director / CEO
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The work of the company this year has really spoken for itself. The Greg Show had me (quite literally!) on the edge of my seat for the entire season, partly because of the incredible content generated by the young people in it, but also because I was convinced I would have an angry horde of adult interviewees on my doorstep every morning when I arrived at the office (thankfully not the case!). Piece by Piece took me on a lovely walk into the creative history of Shopfront, Inside//Outside gave everyone who came through the MCA that weekend an insight into the lives of young people across Southern Sydney, the Bodylines ensemble showed their skills in their directorial debut with It’s Like This – a fantastic showcase of their work in digital form. Welcome to my World was a pure, hilarious joy to watch and Continuous Lines made some incredible public art, unveiling their mural at the Patricia Carlon park in Bexley which is a work we are all very proud of. This short list of highlights is far from exhaustive, but there has been too much excellent work for me to mention here.
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2016 was a huge year for Shopfront; a significant birthday milestone, a new strategic plan, renewed focus on our values and a huge amount of amazing creative work produced by our young members.
the shopfront team.
Board of Directors
Supporters
Elizabeth Hristoforidis – Chair Nadia Lindop – Deputy Board Chair Michael Webb – Director (Secretary until May 28) Scott Parker – Director (Secretary from May 28) Glenn Murray – Treasurer Samantha Crome – Director Fiona Hulton – Director (from May 28) Daniel Potter – Director Viv Rosman – Director (until May 28) Philip Sansom – Director (from May 28)
Trailblazers Ben & Suzy Strout Elizabeth Hristoforidis Georges River Lioness Club Jean Prouvaire Marissa Lassere
Staff Team Daniel Potter – Executive Director / CEO Hannah Strout – Workshops Co-ordinator Hannah Grant – Outreach Director Margot Politis – Accessibility Director (until April 16) Natalie Rose – A ccessibility Director (from April 16) Lauren Scott-Young – Admin Assistant Zeng Jones – Book Keeper
Shopfront would like to thank the following donors for their generous support, without the support of our funding partners and these generous donations, what we do would not be possible:
Cherubs Andrew Fox Glenn Murray Illawarra Catholic Club John Christo Lions Club of Lugarno Michael Webb Shopkeepers Chris Ryan Elizabeth Hill Pauline Grant Sarah Emery Sarah Miller Sophia Carvajal Other Supporters Aisha Redmond, Annie Grieg, Alison Pickel, Anastasia Morris, Claudia Walters, Chris Dunstan, Fedy Kaafar, Holly Huang, Hayley Charnock, Helen Sykes, Kurtis Wade, Lauren Scott-Young, Len Wang, Lisa Rathbone Ferguson, Maria White, Nathan Harrison, Rachel Moore, Rachel Roberts, Sally Crawford, Sarah Furnari, Viv Rosman, Yana Taylor.
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Our new Senior Ensemble project filled a performance-making gap for teens, affording them a place to not only develop their skills but to make work relevant to their age group; and also gave opportunities to emerging artists to hone their skills in perhaps their first job as writers, directors, and performers. As well, our workshops are facilitated by a combination of emerging and experienced artists who often rotate between age groups and skill-sets. This affords our participants access to new and exciting artists and art forms, practice methodologies, and a more comprehensive understanding of their chosen field; while also providing employment opportunities for new artist facilitators, and opportunities for our facilitators to drill into their own teaching practices through knowledge and skill sharing with the other facilitators. Responding to a consistent and strong interest in workshops for the 8-11 age group, the introduction of a film and digital media workshop for this group created a simple entry point into creative expression for young members who might prefer not to perform on stage, offering a unique mix of fast-paced creation combined with access to cameras and computers for these keen digital natives. We are extremely pleased to see the return of our ArtsLab supported emerging artist residency program which had taken a brief hiatus in 2015, assisting the facilitation ABOVE Welcome to My World, Senior Ensemble 2016. Image by Hannah Strout
of five new projects. Through this vital program and the introduction of our new Open Shop unsupported emerging artist residency program, we have reaffirmed the importance of such programs in not only ensuring the ongoing vibrancy of the arts sector, but also in developing the confidence and communication of emerging artists. Following on from a successful 2016, Hannah Strout will take on the role of Director of Young and Emerging Artist Programs, continuing to strengthen pathways and create opportunities for our young and emerging artists. This includes the continued refinement of the workshop program to ensure ultimate creative and artistic input from young people, increase in the provision of creative and skills development opportunities for emerging artists and constant evaluation of and feedback on project and programs through the Voice of Shopfront and incoming Young Leader position.
young & emerging artist programs.
At Shopfront, we work holistically, taking into account the complete spectrum of interests, ideas, needs, and opportunities of our young and emerging artists. This means that the programs and opportunities we create often serve multiple purposes and are developed in response to these interests, needs, and opportunities.
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In 2016, Shopfront increased our offer for young and emerging artists with the addition of new workshops, projects and programs. These changes were made in direct response to feedback from our young members and emerging artists; feedback that indicated a desire for clearer pathways through our programs, greater artistic and creative freedom, and increased opportunities to showcase new work.
socially-engaged programs.
Shopfront’s Outreach Program continued to grow, encompassing strong artistic values and engaging around 300 young people. Crucially, across 2016, we transitioned from this program being called ‘Outreach’ to being re-named as ‘Socially-Engaged’.
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For Shopfront, ‘Socially-Engaged’ practice is created in direct response to an identified need. We’re often approached by local community organisations to run an artistic program which engages with young people, using artistic processes to pin-point and examine the issues they face. All projects then enrol young people as socially-engaged artists themselves, as they create artistic experiences to reach out to other people in their communities and to find artistic solutions to local issues. This change saw the re-invigoration of our partnership with Kogarah Intensive English Centre, with the creation of our program Transitions: Here We Are/We Are Here, a drama program which supports newlyarrived young people as they move from IEC to mainstream High School. We continued our long-term project at Kogarah High School, where, in 2015, students identified truancy and littering as key school issues. ABOVE Transitions: Here We Are/We Are Here. Image by Hannah Grant
In 2016, we worked with scenographic artist Imogen Ross to start to bring to life their artistic solutions to these issues. We began a new series of projects that use art as an advocacy and awareness tool, working with Advance Diversity Services to create a booklet on Healthy Relationships using collage and photography, and with St George Youth to create a series of bite-size films on Anti-Racism for social media. We partnered with Menai High School and Hepatitis NSW on a new initiative which saw Menai students create a bespoke video resource for their school on Hepatitis C awareness and prevention – a methodology that we aim to continue to use to enrol young people across the state in creating artistic resources for awareness and prevention. We continued our ongoing work with Lomandra School – a specific purpose school for young people with behavioural needs and emotional trauma – with the second year of our Lomandra Storytime project. A key Western Sydney collaboration, Lomandra Storytime engages young people as artistic place‑makers, responding to the local Campbelltown area to create vibrant and engaging visual installations which share stories, highlight the things we might otherwise
Room 13 entered it’s final year of Arts NSW Fresh AIR funding, culminating in a triumphant series of exhibitions at Woniora Road School and Athelstane Public School. The level and amount of work created with lead artist Howard Matthew and a range of guest artists has been phenomenal, and we’re excited that Howard will be continuing to partner with both schools independently to keep the Room 13 philosophy alive as an ongoing opportunity for students to re-imagine the world around them through the visual and digital art.
Shopfront’s Outreach Director, Hannah Grant (who takes on the title of Director, SociallyEngaged Programs in 2017) is committed to creating programs which enrol young people as artistic thinkers and makers. As a lead artist across the program’s projects and strategic vision, she will expand the reach of socially-engaged arts practice across South East Sydney and to taking its models and methodologies national and international. Hannah Grant is dedicated to the training of Emerging Artists in community and socially-engaged arts practice, adding seven new emerging artists to Shopfront’s Socially-Engaged team in 2016.
ABOVE LEFT Continuous Lines Community Painting Day. Image by Hannah Grant ABOVE RIGHT Exhibition detail, Windows on St George as part of Inside//Outside. Image by Hannah Grant
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2016 saw the return of Continuous Lines to Shopfront’s regular weekly program, this time as a ‘drop-in’. Continuous Lines is a safe and welcoming space, supportive of young people who might find other social and artistic activities difficult to access due to mental health or a range of other things going on in their lives. It’s important to Shopfront to always have this space available for young people, and together we work on public art projects which support Continuous Lines members to feel more confident in public space through the art they make, and create something largescale which they can feel massively proud of.
We worked with several local schools and community partners to bring Windows on St George to life – an enormous multi-form exhibition celebrating the diversity, culture and people of the St George region, bringing a new focus onto South East Sydney. The exhibition was created for Inside//Outside – Shopfront’s major project for 2016 which took place at the Museum of Contemporary Art in October. Shopfront also continued to build on its close relationship with our local councils in the St George region, partnering on several short community initiatives.
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take for granted and invite audiences to engage with ideas for the future of Campbelltown.
accessible practice. Shopfront’s Accessibility Program expanded both artistically and in scope, with a huge amount of work undertaken. The Bodylines and Harness Ensembles developed and made new cutting edge works that challenged performers and audiences alike.
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The works created were participant driven and focused on the questioning of three specific ideologies: political, social and personal. Both ensembles also took creative control of the work they made in collaboration with the facilitating artists Natalie Rose, Lucy Watson and Claire Stjepanovic. This marked a considerable change to the development process of the programs compared to the past practises; with the artists as facilitators and collaborators rather than directors of the works. By fostering a youth-led, disability-led process, both ensembles of young people and participating emerging artists were enabled to take ownership over the work created and allowed the freedom to have their voices heard; this is at the heart of all the work that Shopfront creates.
ABOVE The Dignity of Risk as part of Inside//Outside. Image by Maja Baska OPPOSITE The Carousel as part of ArtsLab. Image by She’s An Artist
These ensembles continue to provide a safe and supported space for young people with and without disabilities. 2017 will see the creative team focus on this message and ensure these standards are maintained throughout all of Shopfront’s artistic and educational programs. Under the direction of Natalie Rose, Shopfront’s newly appointed Creative Producer, the Accessibility Program has continued to forge relationships with partners such as Australian Theatre for Young People and some of Australia’s most established artists such as Victoria Hunt and James Brown. Natalie Rose is committed to expanding Shopfront’s profile in youth-led and disabilityled processes and projects. In 2017, she hopes to bring the work of young people and emerging artists far beyond the area of St George to national and international audiences, presenters and the industry at large. Working towards developing new partnerships with potential presenters and collaborators that can assist in placing the work of young people and emerging artists, with and without disability, on the main stages around the globe.
Emerging artists employed 27
Performances and public events 59 Audience numbers 7639
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Emerging artists supported 101
New works created 57
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Young people participating in programs 1042
We value our members – their interests and ideas, the shows they want to make and the things they want to see. Through our Voice of Shopfront meetings we engage with our members in meaningful discussion and collaboration. We also create space within our artistic program for members to develop and present their own works. In 2016, Shopfront celebrated our 40th birthday, with our young members electing to present a production from Shopfront’s own history.
Piece by Piece 23 September-1 October and 9-11 December Originally group devised by Shopfront members in 1985 and toured to the Vancouver Youth Theatre Festival, the work is a play about peace and is a powerful, thought-provoking play that still resonates today. In this redux, a new cohort of Shopfronters took to the stage under the direction of an original cast member. The production was so popular a second season was added and Shopfront members past and present came to enjoy the show. DIRECTOR: Kirsty Jordan
Shopfront’s 40th Birthday Extravaganza 11 December A massive birthday like this doesn’t happen very often, and we wanted to celebrate in style! A full day of events including themed party games, performances from our current workshop participants, and of course a BBQ were topped off by a fancy dinner at Rockdale Town Hall. Voice of Shopfront members Zack Lewin and Sophie Ward hosted the evening with prowess, while we shared archival footage from each decade of our history, and some of our current members and emerging artists had audiences on the edges of their seats.
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PRODUCERS: Lauren Scott-Young, Christie Woodhouse
ABOVE Becky Howell, Shopfront’s 40th Birthday Photo Booth
21-23 October Museum of Contemporary Art
Celebrating our 40 years and bringing Shopfront and the young voices of the St George region into the city, Inside//Outside was a three day takeover of the MCA filled with performances, films, interactive art projects, and a massive multi-form exhibition- all made by young people. Across the weekend over 1000 members of the public visited the young people and emerging artists running the event.
Works that premiered at the Festival include:
The Bodylines Ensemble premiered their film work It’s Like This to new audiences at the MCA receiving rave reviews. The work was screened as a looping presentation during each day of the festival and the ensemble held a Q & A session to discuss the devising process, each individual’s experience directing their section of the film, and what it is was like to see their work on the big screen! ARTIST FACILITATORS: Natalie Rose, Margot Politis, Lucy Watson, Claire Stjepanovic
The Dignity of Risk Half way into the development of the show The Dignity of Risk, the Harness Ensemble showcased a snippet of the work. This work is a first for the ensemble where they are in the driver’s seat taking creative control of the project under the guidance of a creative team of some of Australia’s most established artists. The Dignity of Risk will premiere at ATYP in August 2017. ARTIST FACILITATORS: Natalie Rose, Margot Politis, Victoria Hunt, Omer Astrachan SOUND & AV DESIGN: James Brown
MADE BY: Young people from Beverly Hills Girls’ High School, Kogarah High School, Kogarah Intensive English Centre, Woniora Road School, Rockdale Council (now Bayside Council) Youth Advisory Committee, Advance Diversity Services (along with the ADS Nepalese Grandparents’ Group), Athelstane Public School Room 13, Shopfront’s Bodylines Ensemble, and young people and local residents at Hurstville and Rockdale Libraries. ARTIST FACILITATORS: Hannah Grant, Jordan Mackinnon, Joe Parro, Kirby Medway, Kevin Ng, Howard Matthew, Natalie Rose, Claire Stjepanovic, Lucy Watson and William Yang DESIGNER: Imogen Ross STUDENT PLACEMENTS: Rebekah Southwell, Andrea Cabello
The Youth Embassy Young Shopfront members The gateway into Inside//Outside. It was the base for audiences to meet young person tour-guides (all Shopfront members), who led multiple tours for adults and other young people. It was also an interactive installation where audiences got to sit at an ‘embassy desk’ and ask young people questions about what they think of modern issues. ARTIST FACILITATORS: Hannah Strout, Samantha Crome, Hannah Grant, Natalie Rose
ABOVE It’s Like This as part of Inside//Outside. Image by Maja Baska
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It’s Like This
Windows on St George
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Inside//Outside: A Festival of New Works created by Young People
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Young Artist Programs & Projects Shopfront continues to provide exceptional workshops and projects throughout the year for young people interested in artistic skills development and perhaps pursuing a career in the arts. Our 2016 program was an ambitious mix of skills development, new work creation, and the creation of new pathways across all age groups. Holiday Workshops Minecraft the Musical 18-22 January We kicked off the year with an epic holiday workshop production in which young people created their own Minecraft inspired story complete with video projections, giant puppets, and of course – original songs! ARTIST FACILITATORS: Jane Grimley, Melanie Eden Holiday Workshop Extravaganza 18-22 April Our April holiday workshop had a little bit of everything for everyone! Led by some of our emerging artist facilitators, this program included opportunities for young people to explore film-making processes, create a cardboard city for a superhero, play with singing and voice, and discover a range of new performance-making skills. ARTIST FACILITATORS: Claire Stjepanovic, David Molloy Shoot, Cut and Edit 5-7 October A dedicated holiday workshop for budding film-makers, young people were led through a range of film-making techniques and got to take on the role of director, actor, and editor. Due to popular demand, Sarah will be returning in 2017 to run a dedicated film editing workshop.
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ARTIST FACILITATOR: Sarah Emery
Termly Workshops Shopfront’s workshop program focuses in developing skills in Theatre-making and Performance and Film-making and Multimedia, from the beginner to the more experienced, all young people are welcome. In 2016, the workshops were tailored to each specific age group, with focus placed on increasing opportunities for ages 12 and over, and the introduction of a new film-making workshop for ages 8-11. ARTIST FACILITATORS: David Molloy, Kevin Ng, Natalie Rose, Lauren ScottYoung, Sarah Emery, Alison Bennett, Lucy Watson, Claire Stjepanovic , Doug Niebling Next Level Designed for HSC Drama students, young artists looking for skills to help create new work, those looking to gain confidence in auditions, and anyone wanting to broaden their understanding of performance creation. This new series of workshops was led by a mix of emerging and experienced artists across voice work and speech, creating performance, devising theatre, physical theatre, and audition preparation. ARTIST FACILITATORS: Alison Bennett, David Molloy, Claire Stjepanovic, post
ABOVE Minecraft: The Musical. Image by Hannah Strout
Bodylines Ensemble
14-17 July
During 2016, the Bodylines Ensemble continued creating their self-directed pieces for It’s Like This. These were group devised movement pieces, solely directed by a different member of the ensemble, and each focused on a different emotion that we all experience – Happiness, Sadness, Anger, Excitement, Fear and Disgust. The ensemble then embarked on a rigorous schedule to showcase these movement pieces onto the big screen for a film work premiering at Shopfront’s MCA Inside//Outside Festival. In 2017 the Bodylines Ensemble will work towards a full-length work Umami which will see the ensemble explore food, how it brings us together, and the banal conversations we all have about food! This group devised work will see the participants expand as artists and explore text as a part of their creative practice.
ARTIST FACILITATORS: Kevin Ng, Steve Wilson‑Alexander with Doug Niebling and Christie Woodhouse
The Greg Show 21-27 November What do young people want to see on TV? What questions do they want to ask adults? How would you turn the Theatre into a live TV set, complete with cameras, advertisements, and a live band? All these questions and MANY more were answered by this year’s Junior Ensemble crew. An ambitious and exciting production, The Greg Show put young people firmly in the driver’s’ seat, they ran the show, they asked the questions. They were Greg. ARTIST FACILITATORS: Kevin Ng, Malcolm Whittaker, with Briar Pultar and Claire Chapman ABOVE The Greg Show, Junior Ensemble 2016. Image by Jerold Chan
ARTIST FACILITATORS: Natalie Rose, Claire Stjepanovic, Lucy Watson.
Contract Workshops These workshops are designed for specific community groups with and without disabilities that require a supported environment to develop skills in confidence, team building, imagination and social awareness. In 2016, Sunnyhaven Disability Services engaged in these workshops and will continue to visit Shopfront weekly in 2017. ARTIST FACILITATORS: Natalie Rose, Chris Dunstan, Lauren Scott-Young STUDENT PLACEMENT: Rebekah Southwell
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The inaugural Senior Ensemble project, Welcome to My World saw young artists team up with a group of emerging artists to create an edgy and unique multi-media performance about mythology, beliefs and our good friend Saint George. A brand new opportunity for 13-17 year olds, the project was an opportunity to create a production targeted to their age group. After a successful season in July, and a whirlwind series of shows as part of Inside//Outside, Shopfront will be taking the process for creating this show down to the ACT to work with Canberra young people as part of You Are Here Festival.
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Artist Support Shopfront has a long history of supporting independent and emerging artists. We pride ourselves on the easy access we provide for emerging and indie artists to rehearsal space, mentorship, skills development. Our Emerging Artist program expanded in 2016 in response to the increased need for rehearsal space and low‑risk performance opportunities. Open Shop Imposter Play 8 July
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The inaugural production in Shopfront’s new Studio performance space and the inaugural recipient of our Open Shop program, the Monday Night Cards gang created a rough and ready play full of mystery, intrigue, and missed calls. ARTISTS: Lily Calderbank, Doug Niebling, Solomon Thomas, Matt Abotomey, with Sam King, Olly McKay, Lane Pitcher, and Steve Wilson-Alexander.
ArtsLab Development: 4 August 2016 – 31 January 2017 Shopfront’s long-running emerging artist-inresidence program returned in 2016 after a brief hiatus. The 6-month program provides ABOVE Killing Gods as part of ArtsLab. Image by She’s An Artist
emerging artists/collectives with the time, space, production resources, and mentorship to create and present a brand new work. Across the latter half of 2016, the six chosen artists took over the Shopfront space every Thursday evening to learn about self-producing in the arts, experiment with ideas, and develop their creative practice as artists. Industry mentors provided artistic and moral support throughout the process, and invited audiences gave positive and constructive feedback at the half-way point showing. The final works are presented in a season in February 2017. ARTISTS: Hannah Goodwin, Pippa Ellams, Kirby Medway, Elle Evangelista, Clare Powell, Imogen Yeomans MENTORS: Sara Black, Anne-Louise Sarks, Miles Merrill, Sue Smith, Frances Barrett
Harness Ensemble As one of Shopfront’s emerging artist collectives we saw our Harness Ensemble double in size, both in participant numbers and the standard of work we are creating. Continuing with the development of The Dignity of Risk, the ensemble is generously, skilfully and demandingly tackling the big social, political and universal ideas they have identified in regards to risk, specifically the right one has to take risk regardless of physical and mental ability. A work-in-progress snippet of The Dignity of Risk was shown at Shopfront’s MCA event Inside//Outside. The ensemble engaged
Indie Artists We are privileged to own our building, and can therefore offer a unique service to many emerging and independent arts companies – affordable rehearsal space. In 2016, with the addition of the new Studio performance space, we were able to support 11 emerging and independent artist groups/ companies to develop their work. Dirtyfeet 5-13 May and 10-29 October Our friends at Dirtyfeet returned to utilise our space for both their Choreographic Lab and Out of the Studio programs which support emerging choreographers and dance artists to test ideas and create new work.
Outset May–August Shopfront worked with Wollongong City Council to connect practising artists at different stages of their careers with young people from local high schools who are considering a career in the arts and creative industries. The purpose of this program was to give young people an opportunity to hear about the experiences, stories and careers of artists in different disciplines, providing an opportunity for those students to gain meaningful insights into what their futures may hold if they choose to pursue an arts career. ARTISTS: Anne-Louise Rentell, Sanja Simic, Natalie Rose, Margot Politis, Chris Ryan, Goldele Rayment, Lauren Scott‑Young, Kevin Ng, Heidi Atkins, Daniel Potter
IN SCHOOLS Transitions: Here We Are/We Are Here Workshops: Term 1 and Term 3 Performances: 7 April & 22 September
Transitions: Here We Are/We Are Here is a drama program specifically developed to support newly-arrived young people in their transition from Intensive English Centre (IEC) to High School. We ran a pilot across Term 1, 2016 at Kogarah IEC and it was so successful that the IEC brought us back in for Term 3 and want us to keep going in 2017! In Transitions, drama process is central. We explore risk-taking, confidence in our voices, language development and collaboration in the program’s drama games and activities. The young people work with us to create a piece of interactive Forum-style theatre which is shared with a High School class and explores the hopes, fears and worries IEC students have about beginning High School. The audience are invited to participate and explore ways in which they can make High School a more welcoming place for new students from the IEC.
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ARTISTS: Natalie Rose, Margot Politis, Victoria Hunt, Omer Astrachan, James Brown
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Crucially, this is not a program where facilitators ‘use’ drama to help the group, but rather one in which the young people become theatre-makers themselves with a strong awareness of why creating and sharing stories through theatre can support their move to High School and help inspire greater empathy from the High School students. ARTIST FACILITATORS: Hannah Grant, Michaela Burtenshaw, Jordan Mackinnon, Grace Partridge
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in masterclasses in movement, text creation as well as sound and AV design with Victoria Hunt, Omer Astrachan, Natalie Rose and James Brown to strengthen their skills as emerging theatre-makers. In 2017, the ensemble will continue devising and rehearsing this groundbreaking work to be premiered as a part of ATYP’s season in August 2017. The ensemble of emerging artists will continue to make work that aims speaks to us all, exploring themes that are relevant to audiences with and without disability and will attempt to continue to place disability-led works on the main stages of Australia’s theatres – where they belong.
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Going Viral
Pixel Playground at Kogarah High
Workshops: Term 2 Screening: 16 September
Workshops: Term 4
Going Viral was Hepatitis NSW’s Hep C awareness and prevention program, Hepatitis NSW invited Shopfront to create a schools’ project for Going Viral. The project saw the creation of a bespoke video resource made at Menai High School for Menai High School. The video combined stop-motion animation and live action to share information about Hep C. The project’s impact was based on the premise that the students would respond more positively to awareness and prevention films made within their own school by their fellow students, rather than the more generic health films. The success of Going Viral means that Shopfront will begin to roll out this methodology of placing young people-created arts projects for advocacy in other schools in Sydney and around NSW. ARTIST FACILITATORS: Kevin Ng, Claire Stjepanovic
Pixel Playground works with young people who are disengaging from school for a range of reasons, from social anxiety to behavioural issues and peer pressure. In 2015, we worked with students at Kogarah High who identified two key areas at their school that they wanted to change of talk more about. The first was the amount of litter dropping in the school, and the second was truancy (jigging), focussed around how the padlocked school gates made students feel trapped. At the end of 2015, they created large, interactive installations to find out what the rest of the school thought about these issues. In 2016, we began by arranging a roundtable meeting for the Pixel Playground young people and the School Principal, so they could present their findings from the 2015 installation event. Through this meeting, everyone agreed that our next steps should be to decorate the school bins to make them more prominent and encourage people to use them, and to create large, colourful artworks to affix to the school gates to make them feel less oppressive.
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Working with scenographic artist and designer, Imogen Ross, the Pixel Playground students led workshops with other classes in the school to bring these ideas to life.
Pixel Playground places ‘artistic thinking’ at the heart of student-led school change. ARTIST FACILITATORS: Hannah Grant, Imogen Ross, Solomon Thomas, Steve Wilson-Alexander ABOVE Transitions: Here We Are/We Are Here. Image by Hannah Strout
Windows on St George at Kogarah Intensive English Centre
Workshops: Term 3 & 4 Final event: 21-23 October (Inside//Outside)
Workshops: Term 3 Final event: 21-23 October (Inside//Outside)
At Kogarah High School, we worked with a Year 8 class to create works for Windows on St George – a component of Shopfront’s Inside//Outside Festival.
Kogarah IEC students took to the streets of Kogarah with cameras to share their memories and first impressions of the area through photography. They interviewed and photographed local shop and business owners to find out their stories in Kogarah, meeting people from all over the world who have run shops in the area for decades. They built colourful, cardboard buildings to represent their own take on Kogarah’s shops and houses.
ARTIST FACILITATORS: Hannah Grant, Kevin Ng, Kirby Medway STUDENT PLACEMENT: Rebekah Southwell
Windows on St George at Woniora Road School Workshops: Term 3 & 4 Final event: 21-23 October (Inside//Outside) At Woniora Road School, we explored Hurstville with cameras, taking playful photographs to point out small quirks in the area, or to notice things we might normally walk past. We also made a series of stop-motion animations comparing Hurstville and Sydney’s landmarks to make a short film work which invited people to think about the Sydney beyond the MCA’s Harbour Views. The audiences at Inside//Outside watched the short film on tablets whilst sitting on a balcony which overlooked the Harbour Bridge and Opera House. ARTIST FACILITATORS: Hannah Grant STUDENT PLACEMENT: Rebekah Southwell
Windows on St George at Beverly Hills Girls High School Workshops: Term 3 & 4 Final event: 21-23 October (Inside//Outside) Beverly Hills Girls’ High School explored Beverly Hills through photography, taking photos featuring paper labels which shared memories they have of the area. The also created works inviting Inside//Outside audiences to learn more about the diversity of Sydney’s South East combining creative writing and visual art. ARTIST FACILITATORS: Hannah Grant, Kirby Medway STUDENT PLACEMENT: Rebekah Southwell
ARTIST FACILITATORS: Hannah Grant, Joe Parro, Kirby Medway
Lomandra Storytime Workshops: Terms 2, 3 & 4 Exhibition Event: 2 December
Lomandra Storytime hit the ground running for its second year at Lomandra School – a specific purpose school for young people with behavioural needs and emotional trauma. In 2015, we had explored real and imagined stories set within school space and in 2016 we went out onto the streets of Campbelltown for inspiration and worked towards creating an exhibition of interactive and visual works. We used post-it notes in photographs to tell powerful and whimsical Campbelltown stories. We collected ‘treasure’ (found objects) and gave it away in decorated boxes, we built a miniature skate-park in which people could compete with tech-decks after answering questions about Campbelltown. One young person made a miniature drive-in cinema based on the idea that more people would visit Campbelltown if it had one, another young person created a comic about Campbelltown’s very own superhero and a third engaged the audience in colouring giant posters of Campbelltown pictures. ARTIST FACILITATORS: Hannah Grant, Steve Wilson-Alexander, Lauren Scott-Young, Matt Scott-Young
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We began by sharing stories of connection to place, and exploring the local area through photography. The class observed how they can often feel ‘small’ in the world. We created a photography series called Big Small World, which played with perspective to make small landscapes appear big and the young people appear small. Each photograph represented a real memory story that the young people had about Kogarah.
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Windows on St George at Kogarah High School
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Socially Engaged Arts Programs & Projects IN THE COMMUNITY Anti-Racism Project Workshops: 6 April – 15 June St George Youth Services invited Shopfront to collaborate with them to create a series of bite-sized films for social media on anti‑racism. A group of young film-makers learnt how to use cameras and edit and worked with Shopfront to create 4 hard-hitting and informative short films. Keep an eye on your newsfeeds for their release in 2017. ARTIST FACILITATORS: Hannah Grant, David Molloy, Sarah Emery
Windows on St George with Advance Diversity Services Workshops: 26-30 September Final event: 21-23 October (Inside//Outside) Young people from Advance Diversity Services’ youth groups joined Shopfront for a school holiday program for Windows on St George. From Shopfront’s base in Carlton, we created humourous photography works about the area by interviewing and photographing local business owners. We uncovered some fascinating stories as to how shop-owners ended up on Carlton Parade and Railway Parade. We moved over to Advance Diversity Services’ based in Rockdale for the final days of the program where we built colourful cardboard representations of local buildings and made a short film which involved the young people sharing memory stories of Rockdale standing in the places where the memories happened. On our final day we were joined by members of the Nepalese Grandparents’ Group and by special guest artist William Yang who shared his own photographic storytelling work with us. The young people created photography and storytelling works with the Nepalese seniors inspired by William’s work. ARTIST FACILITATORS: Hannah Grant, Joe Parro, Jordan Mackinnon and special guest William Yang STUDENT PLACEMENT: Rebekah Southwell
Windows on St George at Rockdale and Hurstville Libraries Workshops: 5-7 October Final event: 21-23 October (Inside//Outside) We worked with local residents of Rockdale and Hurstville to create a ‘door’ for Windows on St George at two of our local libraries. People were invited to join us for some craft making, to create a cardboard prop or costume which symbolised the area, or something they do in the area. They posed for photographs with their props and at the final exhibition all of these people appeared standing in a specially-built St George doorway at the MCA. ARTIST FACILITATORS: Hannah Grant, Joe Parro, Jordan Mackinnon STUDENT PLACEMENTS: Rebekah Southwell, Andrea Cabello
Windows on St George at Rockdale Council (now Bayside Council) Workshop: 5 September Young people from Rockdale’s Youth Advisory Committee created works for Windows on St George after meeting and interviewing Rockdale Library go-ers to discover what they think about Rockdale and what the role the library plays in their lives. ARTIST FACILITATOR: Hannah Grant
ABOVE Exhibition detail, Windows on St George as part of Inside//Outside. Image by Maja Baska
Continuous Lines – Shopfront’s program supporting young people with mental health issues – returned in 2016 after a year-long break. Continuous Lines is now a dropin program so young people don’t have to feel pressure to be on time, or to stay for the entire session, and in this way find it a more accessible program supportive of their mental health needs. In 2016, the program focused mainly on stencil and aerosol street art, which led to a major project for the Continuous Lines group. In the later part of the year, we worked on ideas and decorations for Shopfront’s 40th birthday celebrations. ARTIST FACILITATORS: Tom Christophersen, Hannah Grant STUDENT PLACEMENT: Rebekah Southwell
Continuous Lines: Patricia Carlon Mural Community Painting Days: 11 & 17 September Mural Reveal Day: 9 October Bayside Council invited the Continuous Lines group to create a large 25-metre long mural in Bexley to commemorate local author Patricia Carlon who had lived in the area. Patricia lived in Bexley during the 1960s and our mural was inspired by our imagined version of her 1960s house. It featured crazy-patterned stencilled wallpaper designs, paper paste-ups of brightly coloured furniture, a room full of books and ABOVE Continuous Lines Community Painting Day. Image by Hannah Grant
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typewriters and a room adorned with cat portraits to honour how Patricia was known as the ‘cat lady of Bexley’. The Continuous Lines group designed the entire mural. They made the wallpaper stencils and the paste-ups and selected all colours. We held Community Painting Days across two weekends and invited local residents to help colour, spray and stick to get the mural up on the wall. The mural was officially unveiled at an event attended by Patricia’s family who travelled all the way from Melbourne to see the final work. ARTIST FACILITATORS: Tom Christophersen, Hannah Grant STUDENT PLACEMENT: Rebekah Southwell
Healthy Relationships Booklet with Advance Diversity Services Workshops: 14-15 April, 4 May Advance Diversity Services invited Shopfront to work with them to create visuals for a booklet on Healthy Relationships for local migrant communities. The young people used photography and visual art to share child-friendly stories on healthy relationships for the booklet. ARTIST FACILITATOR: Hannah Grant Annual Report 2016
Continuous Lines Drop-in
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Local Council Partnerships Shortstuff Short Film Competition & Workshops Launch Event: 7 April Workshops: 31 August & 7 September Filming Weekend: 23-25 September Presentation Gala: 11 November The Shortstuff film festival happened again this year, in partnership with Georges River Council. Over ten teams took part in the event, producing a fantastic array of short films, which were presented as part of a gala event at Event Cinemas Hurstville on November 11. This year’s festival saw two teams led by Darwin Schulze and Brendon Liu share the title for best film, while the People’s Choice Award was presented to our own Zack Lewin for the film Reptilians, Beware. All of the entries to the 2016 Shortstuff festival will be showcased along with behind the scenes photos and props at the Hurstville Museum & Gallery for Youth Week 2017. This event is an initiative of Georges River Council, supported by Shopfront Arts Co-op, Headspace Hurstville and Event Cinemas Hurstville.
Domestic Violence Awareness & Support: Coffee Cup Design Project with Georges River Council Workshop: 25 August
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Georges River Council asked Shopfront to host a workshop for young people to each draw a coffee cup design for domestic violence and support. We talked about representation and responsibility and how that would influence the designs – we didn’t want our designs to reinforce stereotypes about who might experience domestic violence and we wanted to make sure the designs were not triggers but rather were messages of support for anyone who is experiencing domestic violence and gets one of these cups when they pick up their morning coffee. The winning design is now on coffee cups around the Kogarah area. You can also pick one up at Shopfront! ARTIST FACILITATOR: Hannah Grant
Room 13 Between 2014-2016 Shopfront placed a lead resident artist in two schools every week of the academic calendar as part of establishing the first two Room 13 Studios in Australia. Room 13 is a growing network of student-run arts studios in schools and community settings worldwide. The story of Room 13 began in 1994, when a group of students established their own art studio in Room 13, Caol Primary School near Fort William, Scotland. They ran the studio as a business, raising funds to buy art materials and employ a professional Artist in Residence to work with them. Slowly and organically, Room 13 has gone on to establish a network of creative studios and a thriving community of young artists and entrepreneurial thinkers that stretches around the globe. In addition to the Artist in Residence, both schools hosted a guest artist for two terms every year. In total 9 artists worked on Room 13 bringing a host of skills into the mix including writing, spoken word, digital sound, puppetry, video, photography and the visual arts. Athelstane School mounted an end of year exhibition and entered a number of external competitions and events. Woniora Rd School exhibited their work widely, venues included The MCA, Sydney Opera House, Seaview Gallery Dulwich and a digital walking tour of Hurstville LEAD ARTIST FACILITATOR: Howard Matthew OTHER ARTISTS: Kay Yasugi, Michael Moebus, Grant Moxom, Candy Royalle
ABOVE Domestic Violence Awareness and Support Workshop. Image by Hannah Grant
21- 23 April Following on from the success of Shopfront’s 2013 Junior Ensemble work The Drawing being remounted in Blacktown Arts Centre in 2015, the committed creative team of Natalie Rose, Chris Dunstan, Imogen Ross and James Brown approached BAC to bring another Shopfront Junior Ensemble work to Western Sydney for a new community of young people to engage with. Recognising the creative team’s passion to make theatre accessible for all young people and hear the voices of all young people, Blacktown Arts Centre jumped on board again to continue their partnership and support of Shopfront and so The Hungry Games had another life, in Western Sydney! Taking the blueprint of the Junior Ensemble 2014’s work The Hungry Games the creative team, Nat, Chris, Imogen and James engaged with a new community of young people in Blacktown, Mt Druitt and beyond over a 2-week intensive rehearsal and devising period to recreate The Hungry Games. This work was presented at Blacktown Arts Centre and FUNPARK Festival and has extended to the commitment of a weekly ensemble of young people in Western Sydney wanting to create, make and engage in theatre-making. ARTIST FACILITATORS: Natalie Rose, Chris Dunstan, Imogen Ross, James Brown
Way Out West Festival (Casula Powerhouse Theatre) 16 July With the continued effort to make Shopfront a recognised and innovative company at the forefront of youth-led arts, the creative team of the Junior Ensemble 2015, Natalie Rose, Chris Dunstan and Valerie Berry successfully approached Casula Powerhouse Theatre to present the 2015 ensemble’s work Chasing Your Shadow. This sent the Junior Ensemble of 2015 to Casula Powerhouse Theatre’s largest children’s festival, The Way Out West Festival, to perform their work to the new audiences of the Liverpool community. The work received such a positive response, that Shopfront has been invited back in 2017! ARTIST FACILITATORS: Natalie Rose, Chris Dunstan, Valerie Berry. ABOVE Exhibition detail, Mexico Link. Image by Hannah Grant
Mexico link 4 June – 6 July In 2016, Shopfront’s Hannah Grant went to Puebla, Mexico, for an Arts Education Residency with Arquetopia. Working with students at Bachillerato (high school) 5 de Mayo, she created an exhibition which took over the school and fused photography with storytelling. A key element of the exhibition was a link between Bachillerato 5 de Mayo and Kogarah High School. The two groups shared a back-and-forth question and answer video exchange. They explored three questions ‘what are the first images that come into my mind when I think about the other country?’, ‘what questions do I have about life in the other country?’, ‘how do I think people in the other country see me?’. Through these questions the young people picked apart stereotypes, why we have them, and the worries they had about how people from other countries might stereotype them. You can view one of the exchange videos on Shopfront’s Vimeo site.
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Shopfront Arts Co-Op. Limited Statement by Directors The Directors consider that the Co-operative is not a reporting entity as in their opinion there are no users dependent on general purpose financial statements for information which would be useful for them in making and evaluating decisions about the allocation of scarce resources. These accounts are regarded as “special purpose financial statements” which have been prepared solely to meet the reporting obligations of the Co-operatives Act 1992, as well as the National Co-operatives Law and the various funding bodies. In the opinion of the Directors:1.
Comply with Accounting Standards and the Co-operatives Act 1992and National Co-operatives Law, as amended.
2.
The Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statements of Changes in Equity and Statement of Cash Flows of the Co-operative are drawn up so as to give a true and fair view of the result of the Co-operative for the year ended 31 December, 2016.
3.
The Statement of Financial Position for the Co-operative is drawn up so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Co-operative as at the end of the financial year, 31 December, 2016.
4.
There are reasonable grounds to believe that the Co-operative will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due.
5.
No matters or circumstances have arisen since the end of the financial year which significantly affect the operations of the Co-operative, or the state of affairs of the Co-operative in financial years subsequent to the financial year ended 31 December, 2016.
Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors.
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Dated this 22nd day of May 2017.
………………………………….. Elizabeth Hristoforidis Chair
………………………………… Glenn Murray Treasurer
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Sandra Grollmus
Registered Company Auditor Registered Tax Agent 7 Burraneer Close Allawah 2218 Telephone: 9546 7366 Facsimile: 9546 2267
SCOPE I have audited the financial statements of the Shopfront Arts Co-op. Limited for the year ended 31 December, 2016. The Co-operative’s Directors are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the financial statements consisting of Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Changes in Equity (Retained Earnings and Asset Revaluation Reserve) Statement of Cash Flows and Notes and the information they contain. I have conducted an independent audit of these financial statements in order to express an opinion on them to the Members of the Co-operative. My audit was conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards to provide reasonable assurance as to whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. My procedures included examination, on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial statements, and the evaluation of accounting policies and significant accounting estimates. These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion as to whether, in all material respects, the financial statements are presented fairly in accordance with Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements and statutory requirements so as to present a view which is consistent with my understanding of the Co-operative’s financial position and performance as represented by the results of its operations and its cash flows. The audit opinion expressed in this report has been formed on the above basis. AUDIT OPINION In my opinion, the financial statements of the Shopfront Arts Co-op. Limited are in accordance with: a) the Co-operatives Act 1992 as well as the National Co-operatives Law, including i) giving a true and fair view of the Co-operative’s financial position as at 31 December, 2016 and the performance of the Co-operative for the year ended on that date; and ii) complying with the Accounting Standards and the Co-operative Regulations; and
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b) other mandatory professional reporting requirements.
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BUILDING INSURANCE Without qualification to the opinion expressed above, attention is drawn to the following matter. The theatre complex is insured for a replacement cost of $2,746,320 (a revised valuation will be required) as noted in the accounts and contents are insured for an additional amount of $150,000, making a total of $2,896,320 this replacement cost being the insurance company estimate.
……………………………………………. Sandra Grollmus Registered Company Auditor Registered No. 1254
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Dated at Allawah, this
day of
2017.
AT 31 DECEMBER, 2016
Note
2016
2015
$
$
Current Assets Cash
2
380,354
357,110
Receivables
3
58,777
19,770
Other
4
2,951
8,379
442,082
385,259
2,502,707
2,320,181
TOTAL NON CURRENT ASSETS
2,502,707
2,320,181
TOTAL ASSETS
2,944,789
2,705,440
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS Non Current Assets Property, Plant & Equipment
5
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Statement of Financial Position
Current Liabilities Creditors & Borrowings
6
24,837
17,140
Tax Liabilities
7
13,525
9,362
Provision
8
29,045
11,385
Other
9
209,133
189,384
276,540
227,271
2,668,249
2,478,169
2,100,000
2,100,000
568,249
378,170
2,668,249
2,478,170
TOTAL LIABILITIES NET ASSETS Members’ Equity Asset Revaluation Reserve Retained Profits TOTAL EQUITY
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The above Statement of Financial Position is to be read in conjunction with the attached notes to the financial statements.
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Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 2016
Note
2016
2015
$
$
Income Grants
11
561,832
400,733
Performances & Community Delivery
12
39,878
16,064
Other Funding
13
46,238
30,000
7,775
6,055
199,086
69,281
854,809
522,133
161,073
79,979
38,865
26,479
19,589
89
Audit Fees
3,850
4,080
Bad Debts
3,325
1,389
69,786
46,025
Computer Supplies
3,899
2,465
Consultancy Fees
3,578
635
Council Rates
8,291
7,527
Depreciation
5,296
9,818
457
471
–
468
15,028
15,596
Light, Power & Water
5,349
6,135
Miscellaneous Expenses
3,192
1,218
10,660
604
9,355
2,970
223
1,692
Repairs/Maintenance/Replacements/ Cleaning/Security
4,936
3,520
Staff Recruitment
1,073
–
Staff Salaries & Contractors
232,682
235,753
Subscriptions/Licence Fees
2,113
2,161
33,943
28,883
Telephone/Fax/Internet/Website
3,722
3,443
Travel/Accommodation & Allowances
2,614
4,856
Workers Compensation Insurance
4,171
12,339
Provision
2,660
3,345
15,000
-
Building Capital Works Costs
187,822
-
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
852,552
501,940
2,257
20,193
Interest Received Other
14
TOTAL INCOME Expenditure Project Costs – Artists’ Fees – Expenses Advertising/Marketing/Documentation
Building Repairs & Replacements
Financial Charges Fund Raising Expenses Insurance
Other Equipment Printing/Photocopying/Postage/Stationery Professional Development & Training
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Superannuation
– Annual Leave – Building Repairs
PROFIT FOR THE YEAR The above Statement of Comprehensive Income is to be read in conjunction with the attached notes to the financial statements.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 2016
Note
2016
2015
$
$
2,257
20,193
Building Capital Works Costs transferred to Statement of Financial Position
187,822
-
ADJUSTED PROFIT FOR THE YEAR
190,079
20,193
Retained Profits Brought Forward
378,170
357,977
568,249
378,170
2,100,000
1,657,200
–
442,800
2,100,000
2,100,000
2016
2015
$
$
Grants Received (Net of GST)
513,441
454,497
Other Income (Incl GST)
330,769
216,596
(828,741)
(546,811)
15,469
124,282
7,775
6,055
Retained Earnings Profit for the year
RETAINED PROFITS CARRIED FORWARD
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Statement of Changes in Equity
Asset Revaluation Reserve Opening Balance Asset Revaluation – Land CLOSING BALANCE
Statement of Cash Flows
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 2016 Note Inflows
Outflows Wages, Suppliers, GST NET CASH USED/PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES Interest Received NET CASH USED/PROVIDED BY OPERATING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES
10
23,244
130,337
Cash at beginning of Year
2
357,110
226,773
CASH AT END OF YEAR
2
380,354
357,110
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The above Statements of Changes in Equity, Statement of Cash Flows are to be read in conjunction with the attached notes to the financial statements.
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Shopfront Arts Co-Op. Limited Notes to the Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 December, 2016
NOTE 1: Statement of Accounting Policies The financial statements are a special purpose financial report that has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Co-operative Act 1992, as well as the National Co-operatives Law. The financial statements are for an individual entity incorporated and domiciled in Australia. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies adopted by the Cooperative in the preparation of the financial statements. Historical Cost Basis The statements have been prepared using historical cost accounting principles which do not take into account changing money values or, except where stated, current valuations of non current assets. Basis of Preparation The report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Co-operative Act, 1992, as well as the National Co-operatives Law and the following applicable Australian Accounting Standards and Australian Accounting Interpretation: AASB AASB AASB AASB AASB AASB
101 107 108 110 1031 1048
Presentation of Financial Statements Statement of Cash Flows Accounting Policies Events after Balancing Date Materiality Interpretation and Application of Standards
No other Accounting Standards, Accounting Interpretations or other authoritive pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board have been applied. Property, Plant and Equipment Freehold land and buildings are brought to account at Valuer General Valuation dated 1/7/2015 $2,100,000, plus a Building Valuation $500,000 respectively, total $2,600,000. The Co-operative has however building insurance coverage of $2,746,320 being the estimated cost of replacing the venue should it be destroyed. As the building has under gone extensive upgrades, renovations and repairs it will be necessary to obtain a revised valuation of the building in order to cover the increased value. Contents are insured for $150,000. The depreciable amount of all non current assets are depreciated over their useful lives commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use.
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Income Tax The Co-operative, being a non profit organisation is exempt from income tax. Employee Entitlements Provision is made for the Co-operative’s liability for employee entitlements arising from services rendered by employees to balance date. Contributions are made by the Co-operative to industry based superannuation funds and are charged as expenses when incurred.
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Director’s Remuneration Board Directors receive no remuneration for their services to the Co-operative, with the exception of the Chief Executive Officer, who receives remuneration for duties as a staff member of the Co-operative, but no remuneration as a board member.
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Cash For the purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows cash includes cash on hand, at banks and on deposit.
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Notes to the Financial Statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 2016
2016
2015
$
$
400
394
44,732
14,282
– Cash Management & Savings Accounts
100,301
161,901
– Term Deposits
234,921
180,533
380,354
357,110
58,777
19,771
3,430
3,975
–
4,404
643
–
(1,122)
–
2,951
8,379
2,202,800
1,760,000
Note 2: Cash Cash on Hand Cash at Bank – Operating Accounts
Note 3: Receivables SUNDRY DEBTORS Note 4: Other Current Assets Prepayments Cash Drawer – Payments in advance to employees for expenses Undeposited Funds Electronic Clearing Account
Note 5: Property, Plant & Equipment Land & Buildings – Opening balance Land revaluation – NSW Valuer General valuation as at 01/07/2015 Building Improvements – Cost
442,800 293,034
105,212
2,495,834
2,308,012
(23,866)
(21,235)
2,471,968
2,286,777
141,944
141,944
(111,205)
(108,539)
30,739
33,405
2,502,707
2,320,182
200
8,418
24,637
8,722
24,837
17,140
PAYG Withholding Payable
6,386
4,712
GST Payable (Net)
7,139
4,650
13,525
9,362
Accumulated Depreciation
Furniture & Equipment – Cost Accumulated Depreciation
Note 6: Creditors and Borrowings Superannuation Payable
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Trade Creditors & Accruals
Note 7: Tax Liabilities
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 2016
2016
2015
$
$
Annual Leave
12,045
9,385
Building Repairs
17,000
2,000
29,045
11,385
Funds Held for Other Parties
7,000
–
Reimbursements
2,325
–
2,761
–
17,347
4,058
–
109,976
125,000
–
– Dept of Education & Community – Project CBP
–
21,000
– Crown Resorts and Packer Family Foundation
–
15,000
– St George Foundation
–
30,000
54,700
9,350
209,133
189,384
2,257
20,193
5,296
9,818
(39,007)
27,922
Decrease/(Increase) other Assets
5,429
1,426
Increase/(Decrease) in Creditors
11,860
(15,301)
Increase/(Decrease) in Provisions
17,660
3,345
Increase/(Decrease) in Other Liabilities
19,749
87,115
NET CASH (USED)/PROVIDED BY OPERATING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES
23,244
134,518
Note 8: Provisions
Note 9: Other Current Liabilities
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Notes to the Financial Statements
Grants for Future Expenditure – Other – NSW FACS – Operating – NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing – Australia Council
– Local Council Grants
Note 10: Cash Flow Information Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Operating Surplus Profit for Year Non Cash Flows in Operating Surplus Depreciation Changes in Assets and Liabilities
Purchase of Assets/Building Improvements NET CASH PROVIDED BY ACTIVITIES
(4,181) 23,244
130,337
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Notes to the Financial Statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 2016
2016
2015
$
$
100,000
84,000
40,000
40,000
– Strategic Initiative
–
4,000
– Disability Partnership
–
62,700
72,634
59,460
3,010
5,000
97,180
–
–
85,000
Department of Education
21,000
–
Multicultural NSW
15,000
–
Local Council Funding
29,350
1,900
5,000
26,173
178,658
32,500
561,832
400,733
6,250
11,959
491
1,486
–
237
Contract Workshop Fees
11,061
574
Project Management fees
22,076
1,808
39,878
16,064
–
10,000
1,238
–
Crown Resorts and Packer Family Foundation
15,000
15,000
St George Foundation
30,000
5,000
–
–
46,238
30,000
Note 11: Grants Received Arts NSW – Annual Program – Project Funding – Fresh Air
NSW Family & Community Services – Operating NSW Family & Community Services -"One Off" Australia Council – Project Funding – Theatre Fund
ClubGrants ClubGrants Category 3 – Building Upgrade
Note 12: Performances & Community Delivery Box Office Bar Sales Merchandise Sales
Note 13: Other Funding Matana Foundation Accessible Arts
Shopfront Arts Co-op
Other Funding
2016
2015
$
$
Workshop Fees
56,107
49,150
Donations
11,055
7,363
1,100
2,375
29,620
4,625
3,255
5,141
–
628
97,949
–
199,086
69,281
Note 14: Other Income
Membership Fees Venue & Equipment Hire Miscellaneous Fundraising Sponsorship
financials.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 2016
Annual Report 2016
Notes to the Financial Statements
Shopfront Arts Co-op 88 Carlton Parade, Carlton NSW www.shopfront.org.au E hello@shopfront.org.au T 02 9588 3948