ARTillery's History
The 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was celebrated here in WA with a multi-art extravaganza on the 7th of December 2008. The ARTillery Youth Arts Festival began in 2008 as the project of a group of six young Amnesty International Activists. Originally exaggerated expectations of a southbound style spectacular were, thankfully, tempered by our amazing Amnesty mentors, and the planning began for a whole day and night of entertainment, inspiration and action at the Bakery ARTRAGE complex in Northbridge.
Workshops, local and cultural dance, drama and music acts, and the masterPEACE art gallery inspired and educated ARTillery’s audience of 13 – 25 year olds about their human rights, and how they could become part of the campaign for universally upheld Human Rights.
The festival was organised by a group of young Amnesty International activists and artists whose dream to encourage youth activism in Western Australia envisaged art being used as a weapon to defend human rights: art was their artillery. A Welcome to Country from Greg Nannup, song writing, drama, drumming, screen printing and street art workshops of the afternoon’s ARTillery Bootcamp engaged 13-17 year olds in Amnesty International campaigns. “Our Rights”, a human rights-themed song was created, complete with recorder solo, and 16m2 of portable wall was covered with human rights street-art slogans and images.
ARTillery Showdown for the 18+ crowd was an evening of entertainment and inspiration with local and cultural dance, music and theatre acts. Throughout the evening, campaign postcards were signed, a 3m petition in support of a Human Rights act for Australia was filled, passports for human rights were distributed, and festival goers participated in ARTillery’s human rights quiz.
ARTillery was a festival run by young people, for young people that educated, inspired and informed a new generation of human rights activists in Western Australia.
Workshops, local and cultural dance, drama and music acts, and the masterPEACE art gallery inspired and educated ARTillery’s audience of 13 – 25 year olds about their human rights, and how they could become part of the campaign for universally upheld Human Rights.
The festival was organised by a group of young Amnesty International activists and artists whose dream to encourage youth activism in Western Australia envisaged art being used as a weapon to defend human rights: art was their artillery. A Welcome to Country from Greg Nannup, song writing, drama, drumming, screen printing and street art workshops of the afternoon’s ARTillery Bootcamp engaged 13-17 year olds in Amnesty International campaigns. “Our Rights”, a human rights-themed song was created, complete with recorder solo, and 16m2 of portable wall was covered with human rights street-art slogans and images.
ARTillery Showdown for the 18+ crowd was an evening of entertainment and inspiration with local and cultural dance, music and theatre acts. Throughout the evening, campaign postcards were signed, a 3m petition in support of a Human Rights act for Australia was filled, passports for human rights were distributed, and festival goers participated in ARTillery’s human rights quiz.
ARTillery was a festival run by young people, for young people that educated, inspired and informed a new generation of human rights activists in Western Australia.
Sponsors and Supporters of ARTillery Festival 2009:
http://www.xpressmag.com.au
http://cottonmouth.org.au
http://mojosbar.com.au/main.asp
http://hq.org.au/
http://remidawa.com/
http://theendstop.com
http://thejackards.com/
http://myspace.com/boombappow
http://myspace.com/belleends
http://iknowyoufromtheinternet.com
http://teeaitchenkay.com/
http://www.youlikeplanes.com/
http://sirencountry.blogspot.com/
http://www.illsean.com/
http://daekone.blogspot.com/
http://sam-knest.blogspot.com/
http://cottonmouth.org.au
http://mojosbar.com.au/main.asp
http://hq.org.au/
http://remidawa.com/
http://theendstop.com
http://thejackards.com/
http://myspace.com/boombappow
http://myspace.com/belleends
http://iknowyoufromtheinternet.com
http://teeaitchenkay.com/
http://www.youlikeplanes.com/
http://sirencountry.blogspot.com/
http://www.illsean.com/
http://daekone.blogspot.com/
http://sam-knest.blogspot.com/
Pictures from the 2008 ARTillery Festival
