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Roll up… roll up… Fremantle Festival positions available

THE word is out - various Fremantle Festival positions need to be filled by June 26 and the City of Fremantle wants to hear from you.

Held each November, the Fremantle Festival is currently looking for:

• A Parade Coordinator to maximise community participation in the Lotterywest Street Parade, coordinate practical elements and to work on the artistic development of all aspects to bring a strong overall design concept to the celebration. Click here for more details

• Community Artists with the skills and expertise to work with and support community groups making their entry for the parade. Click here for more details

• A Carnival Artistic Director to develop a carnival atmosphere to bring the streets of Fremantle alive after the parade (this includes the Bhangra Street Dance Party).Click here for more details

• A Program Editor to put together the annual Fremantle Festival program using succinct and engaging text that promotes the range of events in the program as well as coordinate the production of the program.

• A Publicity and Sponsorship Coordinator to identify and implement publicity and sponsorship opportunities arising from the Fremantle Festival program, including community-initiated events.

• The hunt is also still on for a Visual Artist to design the Fremantle Festival image for 2007. Click here for more details

All applications should include a letter describing their experience in relation to the position and a CV including three referees – send to Doreen Johnson, City of Fremantle, PO Box 807, Fremantle WA 6959 or e-mail doreen@fremantle.wa.gov.au. More details about each position are available by calling Doreen on 9432 9728.

“With more than 80 events in the program, the Fremantle Festival is truly a celebration of our community’s diversity through the arts,” City of Fremantle Cultural Development Coordinator Lou Westbury said.

“The Fremantle Festival delivers arts and culture as far as the eye can see each year with an eclectic mix of music, dance, art, fashion and performance and these positions are a chance for people to get involved right at the heart of the events.

“Carnival Day is a highlight for the tens of thousands who flock to the cappuccino strip each year to enjoy a fun-filled day of action, colour and a host of free activities while the Lotterywest Street Parade always animates the streets of Freo with a dazzling procession of extraordinary floats and colourful costumes.”

* For more information, contact Cultural Development Coordinator Lou Westbury on 9432 9716 or e-mail LouW@fremantle.wa.gov.au