Andre Steyl

Multi media community artist - drawing, painting, video, digital, festivals and special events

Winner - 2008 Country Arts WA State Regional Arts Conference Award

graduated BA Fine Art at University of Cape Town 1969

I believe that collaboration, innovation and the unknown are the most important elements in a community arts event.

arts development 1978 Arrived in Denmark WA, 1979 Founding member - Denmark Film Group, 1980 Founding member - Denmark Arts Council, 1981 President - WA Fed of Film Societies, 1981 President - Denmark Arts Council, 1981 - 2002 Projects coordinator Annual Program of arts activities, 1989 - 1992 Grants Panel - WA Dept for the Arts Community Arts, 1992 Committee member - Cultural Centre Feasibilty Study, 1999 - 2001 Working group for conversion of civic centre to theatre, 2003 - 2004 President - Denmark Arts Council

community arts projects 1979 - 1980 Winter Festival & Workshops, 1981 - 2011 Denmark Market Days, 1983 Clowns Convention, 1985 2nd Clowns Convention, 1990 - 1995 Seniors Autumn School, 1992 3rd Clowns Convention, 1994 - 2000 Festival of Classics - annual perfomances, 1994 - 2007 Brave New Works, 1995 Cork Mural - civic centre, 1995 first international Australian Jugglers festival, 1996 Jugglers Gathering, 1997 Festival of Fairies, 1998 Tidy Town Festival, 1999 'Inside Out' a group exhibition at Moores Bldg, Freo, 2000 - 2002 Market Day CD volume 1 & 2, 2000 - 2011 dvtv project - video production & documentation, 2000 - 2007 dvtv movie club 2004 - 2007 seniors movie club, Webmaster for Denmark Arts Website

2008 Researched and published ‘Done My Way’ - first hand account of 20 years of community arts in Denmark