Program - Conference Sessions

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WEDNESDAY 25 JULY - EVENING

5.30 Delegates Reception
Hosted by Helen Baker & Peter Redden, Conference Co-Chairs
 Committee Room, Prahran Town Hall
City of Stonnington function to welcome delegates and VIPs prior to the formal conference program. All delegates and conference guests welcome.
RSVP to Elodie Hodgkins or +61 3 9658 8593 by Monday July 23
6.30 Casual dinner for conference delegates
 Gurkha’s Nepalese Brasserie. 190 Chapel Street Prahran. Ph: 9510 3325
RSVP to Elodie Hodgkins or +61 3 9658 8593 by Monday July 23
6.30 Sponsors Reception (invitation only) Oriental Tea House, 455 Chapel St. South Yarra
Hosted by Cr Claude Ullin, City of Stonnington
Guest speaker, Jordi Pascual, Coordinator of the Working Group on Culture of ‘United Cities and Local Governments’ based at Barcelona City Council.
RSVP to Odilla O'Boyle or +6 3 8290 1130 by Friday July 20

THURSDAY JULY 26

9.00 Registration  
9.30 Conference Opening
Chair: Helen Baker, City of Yarra 		Welcome and background to conference
Helen Baker, Coordinator Arts & Cultural Services, City of Yarra
Welcome to Country
Carolyn Briggs, Chairperson Boon wurrung Foundation Ltd
Official Welcome
Tony Lupton, MP, State Member for Prahran, Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Innovation
Welcome to the City of Stonnington
Councillor John Chandler, Mayor of Stonnington
Framing the conversation: the history of community based arts in Australia, especially the relationship with local government
Graham Pitts, freelance artist and Chair of the National Arts and Culture Alliance
10.10 Keynote Speaker Cultural Well-Being: Linking local and central government to promote cultural well-being in New Zealand
Hon Nanaia Mahuta, Minister for Youth Affairs, Associate Minister for Local Government, New Zealand
10.30 MORNING TEA (Foyer)  
11.00 Policy directions for the future: how can policy in arts and culture contribute to strength of local communities?
Chair: Sue Beal, Chair, Cultural Development Network		 Global Community and Local Government: Agenda 21 for Culture
Jordi Pascual, Coordinator of the Working Group on Culture of United Cities and Local Governments, Barcelona
11.45 Concurrent sessions
Chair: Sue Beal, Chair, Cultural Development Network 		Agenda 21 and the Australian context: local government leaders respond
Rae Perry, CEO, Victorian Local Governance Association
Justin Hanney, CEO City of Yarra,
in discussion with Jordi Pascual, and responses from the audience
Concurrent sessions
Chair: Paul Holton, Manager, Arts and Leisure, Latrobe City Council		 Strengthening relationships between spheres of government: new directions for arts policy and funding
Elisabeth Jones and Ian Rogers, Arts Victoria, Local Partnerships Program
Frank Panucci and Lynda Newton, Community Partnerships, Australia Council
12.45 LUNCH (Foyer)  
1.45 Pre-afternoon warm-up
Laugh your socks off
Laughing workshop
Bronwyn Roberts, President Laughter Clubs Victoria
2.00 Local government’s engagement with Indigenous art and culture
Chair: Cr David Wilson, City of Melbourne		 Indigenous communities and local government: the role of culture
Colleen Marion, Director, Western Suburbs Indigenous Gathering Place
The Hon Nanaia Mahuta Minister for Youth Affairs, Associate Minister for Local Government, New Zealand
2.00-
3.45		 Concurrent sessions
Workshop - Studio 1
Host: Anne Maree Pfabe, City of Moreland
(maximum 20 participants) 		How do we get the truth into reconciliation?
Steve Payne, Executive Officer, The Torch Project
2.45-
3.45		 Concurrent sessions
Chair: Kim Kruger, Audience Access Project Manager, Ilbijerri Theatre Company		 What have we learned from arts projects with indigenous communities?
Maree McLachlan and Bridget Robertson, City of Greater Bendigo
Kylie Belling, Artistic Director, Ilbijerri Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Theatre Co-op and Sally Isaacs, City of Yarra
Concurrent sessions
Chair: Councillor David Wilson, City of Melbourne 		How can we get indigenous arts on the agenda of local government? case study of City of Melbourne’s Indigenous Arts Program
Wal Saunders, Warrnambool, inaugural Chair Indigenous Arts Advisory Panel
Kutcha Edwards, current Chair, Indigenous Arts Advisory Panel
Janina Harding, Manager, Indigenous Arts Program, City of Melbourne
3.45 AFTERNOON TEA (Foyer)  
4.15 Moderator: Professor Peter Sheldrake, RMIT The Multi-Intra Cultural Debate: should we be encouraging expression of traditional cultures or new forms of cultural expression?
Jude Bloomfield, independent researcher, UK
Jordi Pascual, United Cities and Local Governments, Barcelona
Cr Claude Ullin, City of Stonnington
Rick Connors, Professional in Residence, Berry St Victoria, Shepparton
Khaled Abdulwahab, hiphop artist and Youth Officer, MAV
Isabel Jackson, Arts & Culture Officer, Hobsons Bay City Council
Jill Morgan, Executive Officer, Multicultural Arts Victoria
Jorge Torrico, Multicultural Development Officer, Hobsons Bay City Council
5.00 SINGING SESSION Jane Coker, Co-ordinator Catalyst Team, Community Music Victoria
Sixty minutes of guaranteed fun along with advice for local government about supporting singing
6.00 Pitching for Communities Competition
Committee Room, Prahran Town Hall
Chair: John Smithies, Director Cultural Development Network		 Judging Panel:
Andy Miller, Senior Arts Officer, Arts Victoria
Rita Dimasi, Editor, ArtsHub
Graham Pitts, freelance artist and Chair of National Arts and Culture Alliance
7.00 Conference Dinner
Prahran Town Hall
MC: Aamer Rahman 		Big Night Out: ‘Expanding Cultures’ conference dinner Download Flyer
A great night of entertainment and networking for conference delegates and guests. Enjoy a delicious three course dinner and drinks, and a chance to meet other conference delegates and speakers in an informal setting. Featuring entertainment by '3times' circus performers, pianist Akash and the finals of the 'Pitching for Communities' competition.

FRIDAY JULY 27

9.00 Registration  
9.30 Conference Opening
Chair: Cr Dick Gross, President Municipal Association of Victoria 		Welcome and introduction to the day
Keynote Speaker Arts Victoria and State Government's relationship with Local Government
Penny Hutchinson, Director Arts Victoria
Keynote Speaker Intercultural Dialogue - creating the new
Jude Bloomfield, research associate of the International Cultural Planning & Policy Unit, De Montfort University, Leicester and Comedia, UK
10.40 MORNING TEA (Foyer)  
11.10 Different approaches to evaluation: how do we measure the outcomes of arts and cultural development activities?
Chair: Sue Doyle, Arts Victoria		 The contribution of cultural development to community well-being:  key trends and emerging ideas
Professor John Wiseman and Dr. Kathleen Brasher, McCaughey Centre, Melbourne University
12.00 Concurrent sessions
Chair: Sue Doyle, Arts Victoria		 Different approaches to evaluation: how do we measure the outcomes of arts and cultural development activities?
Naomi Berman, Research Fellow & Dr Margaret Kelaher, Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
Linda Sproul, Manager, Public Programs, Museum Victoria and
Georgie Meyer, Community Engagement Manager, Museum Victoria
Karl Hatton, Cultural Services Officer, Glenelg Shire Council
Concurrent sessions
Chair: Marion Matthews, Regional Arts Development Officer, Horsham		 Working with diverse partners: positive outcomes for all?
Debby Maziarz, Director, Westside Circus Rotary Youth Arts Project
Dean Michael, Brimbank City Council and
Lisa Arnott, Maribyrnong City Council
Paula Jorgensen, Moreland City Council
Concurrent sessions
Chair: Alice Park, Senior Arts Officer, Arts Victoria		 Arts in public spaces: how do we deal with differing agendas?
Louise Rollman, independent curator, Queensland
Glenyys Romanes, Manager, Community Relationships, Department of Infrastructure
Natasha Shaw, Arts Co-ordinator, Queensland Rail
1.00 LUNCH (Foyer)  
2.00 Pre-afternoon warm-up Bollywood dance workshop
Kita Performing Arts company
2.15 Session
Chair: Jon Hawkes, Director, Community Music Victoria and author ‘Fourth Pillar of Sustainability’		 Arts and democratic participation in Australia: how can the arts be more strategically important to local government?
Martin Mulligan, Deputy Director, Globalism Institute, RMIT
3.00 Concurrent sessions
Chair: Peggy Stevenson, General Manager City Services Latrobe City Council		 Regional focus: how can local arts projects contribute to the strength of regional communities?
Marty Cunningham, Dept of Culture and the Arts, WA
Lindy Allen, Director, Regional Arts Victoria
Clare Irvine, Education Coordinator, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, NSW
Concurrent sessions
Chair: Richard Holt, City of Port Phillip 		Issues arising from practice
Gaynor Cuthbert, PhD candidate and art tutor, Melbourne University, volunteer Heide Musesum
Rebecca Lister, Arts and Culture Coordinator, Jesuit Social Services
Lesley Hall, Arts & Cultural Development Officer, City of Darebin,
Jane Trengove, Disability Planning Officer City of Yarra
Concurrent sessions
Chair: Verity Higgins, Regional Arts Development Officer, Ballarat/Central Highlands Region		 Multiple Public Voices: working with diverse communities
Sarah Poole and Mark Wilkinson, Darebin and Whittlesea councils
Catherine Rinaudo, formerly Cultural Development Officer, City of Maribyrnong
Angela Bailey and Helena Spyrou, Project Artists, The Flats Arts Project: Carlton Public Housing Estate, City of Melbourne
4.00 AFTERNOON TEA (Foyer)  
4.30 Conference Wrap-up
Chairs: Peter Redden and Helen Baker Conference Co-Chairs		 Moving forward from here - review of conference and discussions about future directions for the sector
Jude Bloomfield with local delegates
5.15 Farewell Drinks Final chance for networking