This Is Not Art (TiNA)
ORGANISATION BIO
TiNA (formerly Octapod) is a not-for-profit arts organisation with a 25-year history of supporting experimental and emerging artists in the Hunter region of New South Wales. Our vision is to help every creative take off or take a risk. Our mission is to provide professional services, support and investment for experimental and emerging artists and arts workers across disciplines in the Hunter region so they can make art and learn the business as they grow.
We do our work for experimental, emerging and independent artists and arts workers including art academics, students, researchers, critics, writers and thinkers in the Hunter – Newcastle, Port Stephens, Lake Macquarie, Maitland and Cessnock.
Our goal is to position the Hunter as the go-to region to experience experimental art in Australia.
The ‘TiNA’ festival supports artists to take risks, experiment, and extend the boundaries of their art forms and practices. Emerging and experimental artists from around the country use TiNA as a platform to be inspired, share ideas, network and express their unique selves to a supportive audience.