Multicultural Arts Professional Development (MAPD)

Introduction

MAPD is a national program co-managed by the Australian Multicultural Foundation and Kape Communications, in partnership with RMIT Business, and is funded by the Australian Council for the Arts. The key areas of MAPD are Management and Leadership, Income Generation and Marketing. The program is tailored to those wishing to extend their skills in culturally diverse marketing and income generation.

The Multicultural sector is in a unique position to capitalise on the growth of ethnic business in Australia and in expanding its influence over international arts and cultural markets. There is increased demand for culturally diverse arts programs, internationally and nationally.

MAPD on-line

The seven-day intensive program will be followed by six months on-line tuition. Participants will be issued with a login number and will participate through the MAPD website. The MAPD website will also feature a forum through which all participants can communicate and discuss issues relating to their work and their projects. Through the MAPD website notes and related information will be delivered.

Consultants as mentors

The MAPD program will include one-to-one consultancy support of each participant. The participants will be issued with a time sheet upon which they can log the time spend discussing their projects with the consultants in the post-intensive course period. It is important to note that the program coordinator, Fotis Kapetopoulos, will be available throughout the period of the program, but the other consultants will have a time limit placed on the level of direct support that they can provide the MAPD participants. This is to ensure that the questions raised or issues discussed with them are clear, succinct and of genuine relevance to the MAPD participants' projects. This is also to ensure that a ‘real world' scenario is developed in the MAPD program.

Participant projects

Each participant is required to bring to MAPD a project which they are currently working on, or one that they wish to actualise in the future. The MAPD program will then be the forum in which to attempt to realise the project through the application of appropriate business, marketing and communication tools.

To view the MAPD Alumni website please go to www.kape.com.au

Contact details for further information:

Ms Lynn Cain
Training and Project Development Manager
Australian Multicultural Foundation
PO Box 538, Carlton South  VIC  3053
Telephone: 03) 9347 6622
Facsimile:   03) 9347 2218
Email: lynn.cain@amf.net.au