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Online resource measures community based arts programs
29/07/2010 - Sector News
Western Australia based arts access organisation, DADAA have launched a national arts and health digital platform, in partnership with the Rio Tinto WA Future Fund, Healthway and The University of Western Australia.
Now in its fourth year, the Disseminate initiative aims to demonstrate the valuable contribution that community arts make to the health and wellbeing of people living with a mental illness, intellectual or physical disability.
Disseminate’s online hub will enable practitioners, community groups, policy makers and academics to access and contribute to resources including evaluation frameworks and tools, research results and case studies that will enable evidence-based practice and policy in arts and health.
“The initiative will demonstrate the diversity of arts practice that we have in Australia and its impact on improved health outcomes, particularly through social inclusion initiatives,” said David Doyle, Executive director of DADAA.
“The strong national partnership model that we have established across both sectors will strengthen research and practice, and support the emergence of new practices and thinking for the field.”
Rio Tinto WA Future Fund chair Sam Walsh said: “We are delighted to support this initiative, which will advance national policy efforts in arts and health, have tangible benefits for communities across Australia and build a body of empirical evidence for the value of arts for health projects.”
Other partners in the project include Department of Culture and the Arts, Arts and Health Foundation, and the University of Durham in the UK. The project has also received funding from the Australia Council for the Arts.
DADAA is an organisation that uses all art forms in working with disadvantaged people and communities to give them a voice and place within society, and to provide a meaningful opportunity to be seen and respected.
For further information, and to view the site, go to www.disseminate.net.au .
Disseminate’s online hub will enable practitioners, community groups, policy makers and academics to access and contribute to resources including evaluation frameworks and tools, research results and case studies that will enable evidence-based practice and policy in arts and health.
“The initiative will demonstrate the diversity of arts practice that we have in Australia and its impact on improved health outcomes, particularly through social inclusion initiatives,” said David Doyle, Executive director of DADAA.
“The strong national partnership model that we have established across both sectors will strengthen research and practice, and support the emergence of new practices and thinking for the field.”
Rio Tinto WA Future Fund chair Sam Walsh said: “We are delighted to support this initiative, which will advance national policy efforts in arts and health, have tangible benefits for communities across Australia and build a body of empirical evidence for the value of arts for health projects.”
Other partners in the project include Department of Culture and the Arts, Arts and Health Foundation, and the University of Durham in the UK. The project has also received funding from the Australia Council for the Arts.
DADAA is an organisation that uses all art forms in working with disadvantaged people and communities to give them a voice and place within society, and to provide a meaningful opportunity to be seen and respected.
For further information, and to view the site, go to www.disseminate.net.au .
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