ARTS ALIVE	PGM 33 - 2007.  TX: 4:04 Eastern Time 20 August 2007
THIS PROGRAM IS 55' 50" WITH A NATURAL BREAK AT 31' 00"

On this week・s program*  Bookseller Angus & Robertson plans to charge publishers for access to their shelves* the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal see arts and cultural projects as part of its portfolio* and the Woodford Folk Festival has made its annual call for entries to the Spirit of Woodford Awards for 2007.  Our guest is New Zealand photographer, Frank Habicht, whose work spans the decades from London and Europe in the Swinging 60s, to the dramatic and romantic landscapes of the Bay of Islands in the North of New Zealand, where the foundations of modern New Zealand were laid with the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.

But first a round up of the news*

STING		NEWS:  	(
5.00) 			    Ends approx. 6.40   

It has been standard practice for years for supermarket to charge manufactures shelf rentals to display their products in the aisles.  Now it seems that the Angus and Robertson chain of book shops is getting into the act.  It has written to publishers to say that A&R plans to levy a fee ranging from $1,500 to over $45,000 on publishers for access to the companies shelves and, hence its customer.  Now the retailer normally gets up to 50% of the recommended retail price of books, so I asked the CEO of the Australian Publishers Association, Maree McCaskill, whether this profit oriented strategy was the result of widespread price discounting*

Item 1: APA / Maree McCaskill (4.51)
First words: Probably*
Last words:  *that also supplies the domestic needs of Australia；.

Maree McCaskill, the CEO of the Australian Publishers Association.  An interesting development for the firm that, to quote their website, ．played a central role in the development of uniquely Australian literature and published many classics by authors including Banjo Patterson, Henry Lawson, May Gibbs, Norman Lindsay and CJ Dennis・. It sounds like its time for readers to mobilise:  pop into your local A&R-owned bookshop and tell the manager if you support this policy or not.  I came across an interesting community oriented foundation the other day.  It is called the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal, and its programs support a diversity of social and cultural initiatives.  I caught up with its Bendigo-based CEO, Sylvia Admans during a conference in Albury* and first asked about the foundation・s interesting history*

Item 2: RFFF / Sylvia Admans (4.10)
First words: ：We・re known as frrr**
Last words: * .org.au；

Sylvia Admans, the CEO of the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal.  And application to this round close on 30 September. There are two rounds each year. And the Small Grants for Small Rural Communities Program is only one of a number of programs supported by the Foundation.  All the details are on their website at www.frrr.org.au.  And the number again for grant enquiries is: 1800 170 020 or Email: info@frrr.org.au 

Track 1:  Sting from Aeolian by Kim Chalmers

Item 4A: Frank Habicht (9.15)
First words: You・re listening to*
Last words: *

Track 2: Improvisation ! (piano solo) by Kim Chalmers

END VOICE	27 min 03 sec		END OF PART ONE	30 min 04 sec

Item 4B: Frank Habicht (10.02)
First words: You・re listening to*
Last words: *Thankyou.

Track 3: Winter Coat /Paul Kelly

The Woodford Folk Festival has made its annual call for entries to the Spirit of Woodford Awards for 2007.  Jeni Kendall is one of the organisers and she and her partner Paul Tait made a decade long commitment to the awards when they launched the awards five years ago*

Item 5: Woodford Awards / Jeni Kendall (7.44)
First words: Yeah, we actually made*
Last words: ....get it there hopefully.

Jeni Kendall one of the organisers of those three awards associated with the Woodford Folk Festival in Queensland. And entries for all awards close on 15 September next. Jeni Kendell can  be contacted at gaiafilm@bigpond.com and the web address is: www.woodfordfolkfestival.com for entry forms and more information.. And the spoken word content from the past four programs is available as audio on demand at www.artsaliveradio.com  And that is ddue tom the excellenrtwork of our website manager, Mr Vincent Fok.  I・m Vincent O・Donnell and you can find example of the work of our guest, Frank Habicht, on the website of the Gow-Langsford Gallery in Auckland which had a retrospective of his work last June.  It is www.gowlangsford.com .  And Random House has just published Frank & Florian Habicht・s photographic essay 'I DO - classic New Zealand weddings・.  Now to end*  some music from a live performance of * Circus OZ* this is Duo Acro* two acrobats*

Tr 4:  Duo Acro / Circus Oz band

END VOICE	52in 07 sec 		PROGRAM ENDS	55 min 50 sec

APRA Details:
Opening Theme: "Same like B3" / d.i.g. / d.i.g. / CP / 5285392 / 20 sec.
Stings: Federation Bells Sting
Track 1: Aeolian Air (sting)/ Kin Chalmers/ditto/CP/ audition CD/ 10 secs Track 2:  ：Improvisation no.1 (piano solo)/ Kim Chalmers/ ditto/CP/ audition CD/ 3 min. Track 3:  ：Winter Coat；/ Paul Kelly/ ditto/CP/MUSH33009.5/ 3.05 Track 4:  ：Duo Acro； / Circus Oz band/ ditto/ CP/ live recording/ 2.55