‘ReGenerating Community’ Conference Program

 

Program

The final confirmed program appears in this downloadable version.

Tuesday Sep 1: 'Prelude'

 

12:00 pm

Associated meeting: by invitation only

AusCAN: National Network of Community Arts Networks
Enquiries: Pilar Kasat or Vic Keighery Venue: CH2, Melbourne

 

3:00 pm

Associated meeting: by invitation only

National Research Roundtable for Culture and Community PhD Researchers - download flyer
Centre for Cultural Partnerships, VCA, University of Melbourne, Southbank
RSVP essential to Lachlan MacDowall, by August 22, 2009. Venue to be advised with RSVP.

Wednesday Sep 2: 'Prelude'

 

9:30 am

Associated meeting: by invitation only

Australia Council Community Partnerships Service Providers' Roundtable - Contracted service providers only. Contact: Lucy Mendelssohn

 

 

11:00 am

Associated meetings: all delegates welcome
»Seminar Rooms, Storey Hall


Australia Council Community Partnerships Service Providers' Forum - Contact: Lucy Mendelssohn

 

 

1:00 pm

Associated meetings: all delegates welcome
»Seminar Rooms, Storey Hall


Use both sides of your brain: towards a national lobbying strategy – want to be a part of it? An interactive forum hosted by National Arts and Culture Alliance NACA. All welcome - Enquiries: Gemma Pepper

 
 


1-3:00 pm

Tours: free for all delegates (Booking essential)


Walking Tour to Boyd School Artists Studios, with Eleni Arbus of City of Melbourne's Creative Spaces program. Hear and see how the City is encouraging re-use of vacant city and country spaces for artists. - RSVP: Janel Yau
or
Walkin’ Birrarung – the Yarra River Cultural experience with Indigenous guide from the Koorie Heritage Trust
Meet at Enterprize Park Look for the 20 huge Aboriginal Art installation poles! (Melways ref : 2F CF), on Flinders St, right beside the Yarra, sandwiched between the Melb Aquarium + Queensbridge St bridge. The Aquarium is an easy walk from Spencer St station, or catch the City Circle (or any tram) along Flinders St and get off near Immigration Museum. This tour will finish near the conference venue in plenty of time for the 4 pm start NB: This is an outdoor event so please dress appropriately. Numbers are limited so RSVP essential to : Janel Yau | Download flyer

3:00 -
4:00 pm

Registration
»BMW Edge

 

Art Installation/Meet the Artist
Carbon Obscura - Lloyd Godman

»Federation Square

Story Vessels exhibition - City of Greater Geelong
»BMW Edge

SESSION ONE

4:00 -
6:00 pm


Opening Celebrations
»BMW Edge


Welcome to Country: Auntie Joy Murphy Wandin, Wurundjeri elder

Setting the Conference Agenda
Invited speaker: Penny Hutchinson, Director, Arts Victoria

Keynote Speakers: Robyn Archer, singer, artistic director, and public advocate for the arts
Respondent: Jane Crawley, Acting Manager, Arts and Culture, City of Melbourne
Chair: Paul Holton, Manager, Cultural Liveability, Latrobe City Council

···

Generations Development: 2004 - 2005
Sue Beal, Chair, Cultural Development Network
Kay Rundle, CEO, City of Port Phillip and former CEO, City of Greater Geelong and
Peter McMullin, former Mayor of City of Greater Geelong, and Conference Co-Chair

···

Video Program 1 - curated by Malcolm McKinnon

6:00 -
6:45 pm

Opening Celebration
»From BMW Edge, to the river


Opening Ceremony: Earth Installation and Generations Project Communities' Performance
Auntie Joy Murphy Wandin, Wurundjeri elder,
Meme McDonald
, Artistic Director and
Glenn Romanis
, artist

6:45 -
7:45 pm

Soiree - all artists and delegates welcome
»Riverland Bar (by the river)


Happy Hour for informal drinks, finger food and networking

 

Visiting Mayors' Reception

ReGenerating Community welcomes Generations Cities, Mayors, CEOs and other VIPs
Guest speaker: Anmol Vellani, Director, India Foundation for the Arts
MC: John Smithies, Director, Cultural Development Network

Performance: Jai Cummings and traditional dancers, Charters Towers 

7:45 pm

Informal dinner for delegates
»Blue Train, Southbank (leave Riverland Bar for short walk to Southbank)


Dinner (at own expense) Please RSVP by Monday, September 1, to Janel Yau

Thursday Sep 3: 'Practice'

7:30 -
8:30 am

Networking Breakfast for international, interstate, regional delegates
»reVault Café (next door to Storey Hall entrance, Swanston St)


Informal breakfast (at own expense) hosted by colleagues from your region
RSVP: Janel Yau providing your name and country/ state/ region,

8:00 -
8:45 am

Registration and tea, coffee
»Storey Hall foyer


Roving performances until 1pm: Regenerators Street Theatre

SESSION TWO

8:50 -
10:30 am

Conference Session
»Storey Hall


Opening remarks: Kathy Keele, Chief Executive Officer, Australia Council

Arts, Identity and Community: Reflections on the Indian experience
Keynote Speaker: Anmol Vellani, Executive Director, India Foundation for the Arts

Artists’ panel response: Khaled Sabsabi, Meme McDonald and Robin Laurie
Chair: Dr. Martin Mulligan, RMIT

Question and Answer

···

Performance: Samoan Body Percussion, Grace Vanilau and Brown Roots Collective

10:30 –
11:00 am

MORNING TEA
»Storey Hall foyer

SESSION THREE

11:00 -
12:30 pm

 

 



Generations projects

»Storey Hall


Refill Project - City of Liverpool, NSW
Khaled Sabsabi, City of Liverpool
Shakthi Sivanathan, Artistic Director, Curious Works et al

···

Connecting Identities Project - City of Greater Geelong, Victoria
Kaz Paton,
Meme McDonald,
Malcolm McKinnon
,
Duncan Esler, et al

Chair: Maz McGann, Rural City of Wangaratta

Working with place
and identity in
regional Australia 1
»Lecture Theatre


All That is Solid Melts Into Air: Australia's Future?
Veronica Brady
, UWA

···

Sustaining Communities, Climate Change, and the Nature of Place
Emily Potter
, Deakin University

···

Creative Collaborations: A case study of the Granite Way Initiative of the eastern wheatbelt, WA
Steve O'Halloran
,
Pilar Kasat
and
Frank Walsh
, CANWA



Creative responses to crises

»Seminar Room 1


At the Coalface: Part I: Winter
Verity Higgins
and
Marilyn Gourley, Regional Arts Victoria

···

Artists as Transition Leaders: Creative-expressive and socio-cultural animateurs
Daryl Taylor
, Consultant, integral evolution et al

···

Community Engagement Through the Creation of Future Stories
Dr. Yaso Nadarajah
, RMIT University, Melbourne



Storytelling workshops
»Research Lounge


Experience two ways of actively engaging in storytelling

One Cuppa, a Thousand Stories
Julie Tipene-O’Toole
, Artist

···

The Hindrance of Holding a Raw Egg: Storytelling: Building communities and social responsibility
Iris Curteis
, Storyteller and Writer

Numbers are limited
RSVP to : Janel Yau

12:30 -
1:15 pm

LUNCH
»Storey Hall

Lunch program
12:30 - 12:50 On The Couch:
Anmol Vellani with Robin Laurie and Maz McGann
12:50 - 1:10 Hip-hop performances

SESSION FOUR

1:15 -
1:30 pm

Performance
Montage - RAWCUS Theatre

»Storey Hall

1:30 -
3:00 pm


 

 


Generations projects

»Storey Hall


Green Expectations Project - Latrobe City Council
Alison Taylor, Artistic Director

···

Generations Project - Rural City of Wangaratta
Maz McGann,
Robin Laurie
and community members
Chair: Kaz Paton, City of Greater Geelong


Working with young people
»Lecture Theatre


Children as Cultural Citizens: What are their rights?
Lenine Bourke
, Young People and the Arts Australia

···

Young People's Art and the Politics of Intervention
Cymbeline Buhler
and
Dave Kelman
, Western Edge Youth Arts

···

A City of Shadows and Ice: Exploring global issues through youth theatre
Rebecca Dalton
, Kogarah Council, NSW

From self to community:
indigenous perspectives

»Seminar Room 1


Producing an Indigenous Festival Program
Bo Svoronos
, City of Port Phillip, RMIT PhD student

···

Calling our Spirits Home: Indigenous cultural festivals and the making of a good life
Lisa Slater
, RMIT

···

Stylin’ UP: Pride in self, pride in community, pride in culture
Jeremy Wellard
, Brisbane City Council and
Karrina Nolan, Program Manager, SpeakOut



»Seminar Room 2


 

3:00 -
3:15 pm

QUICK CUPPA
»Storey Hall foyer

SESSION FIVE

3:15 -
4:15 pm

concurrent sessions
»Storey Hall


Keynote speakers:
Ghosting Community
Paul Carter
, Creative Director,Material Thinking Design

Artistic Approaches to Place-Making in Australia
Dr. Chris Gibson
, Economic Geographer, University of Wollongong
Chair: Prof. Manfred Steger, Director, Globalism Research Centre, RMIT

concurrent sessions
»Lecture Theatre


 

concurrent sessions
»Computer Lab


Curious Works workshop: Use New Media for Good
Web-based Social media workshop
More info

(note - finishes 5:15 pm)

Limited places: RSVP essential to Janel Yau

concurrent sessions
»Public Art Theatre Studio


Creating New Connections
Western Edge Youth Theatre Workshop
More info
(continues all day Friday)

Limited places: RSVP essential to Janel Yau

4:15 -
5:00 pm

concurrent sessions
»Storey Hall


Generations Project: Connecting through three generations of time
Charters Towers Regional Council, Queensland
James Gott, CEO
Ben Callcott, Mayor,
Su McLennan
Project Manager / Artistic Director,
Patricia Dallachy
, Cultural Advisor and Senior Artist
Chair: Meme McDonald artist, author

Charters Towers theatre performance

concurrent sessions
»Lecture Theatre


Producing 'Alleyway Honor': A critical analysis of the development of a creative community
Joanna Winchester
,
Tim Carroll and
Mohammed Ahmed, University of Western Sydney

concurrent sessions
»Seminar Room 1


Creators Not Consumers: How community media uses creative responses to address crucial social and environmental issues
Rachael Bongiorno
, National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters Council
Georgia Webster, SYN
Jon Staley, Youthworx Media

concurrent sessions
»Public Art Theatre Studio


Creating New Connections
Western Edge Youth Theatre workshop
(Conference delegates invited to view workshop in progress)

6:15 -
6:45 pm

Performance
»Federation Square

Charters Towers theatre performance: Children of the Black Skirt

7:00 -
11:00 pm

CONFERENCE DINNER * NOTE BOOKED OUT
»Tjanabi, Federation Square

With performance by Brown Roots Collective and Constantina Bush

Workshop
»Public Art Theatre Studio

Creating New Connections
Western Edge Youth Theatre workshop

Friday Sep 4: 'Reflections'

8:15 -
8:45 am

Registration, tea and coffee
»Storey Hall foyer

SESSION SIX

8:45 -
9:45 am


Conference Session
»Storey Hall


The Great Good Neighbour: Expanding the community role of arts and cultural organisations
Lyz Crane
, Director of Program Development, Partners for Livable Communities, USA

Question and Answer

Chair: Peter McMullin, former Mayor of the City of Greater Geelong, Co-Chair Conference Committee

Workshop
»Public Art Theatre Studio


Creating New Connections
Western Edge Youth Theatre workshop
(continued)

9:45 -
10:00 am

Videos
»Storey Hall
Video Program 2
- curated by Malcolm McKinnon

10:00 -
11:00 am

Conference Session
»Storey Hall
Learnings from the Generations Project report
Martin Mulligan
and Pia Smith, researchers, Globalism Research Centre, RMIT

11:00 -
11:30 am

MORNING TEA
»Storey Hall foyer

Performance: Creating New Connections: Western Edge Youth Theatre Workshop performance

SESSION SEVEN

11:30 -
12:45 pm




concurrent sessions

»Storey Hall


Not Just a Hero on a Horse: Art in the public domain
Artist panel discussion:
Dr Andrew Shoben, Greyworld Artist’s Collective, Goldsmiths University, UK
Lloyd Godman, artist, Carbon Obscura
Tania Blackwell, Hobsons Bay City Council,
Glenn Romanis, artist
Chair: Dr Megan Evans, Victoria University


Arts, culture and local government

»Lecture Theatre


Community Planning Isn't Usually This Much Fun
Judy Spokes
, Redland City Council, Qld

···

Whose Role is it Anyway? Building state and local government partnerships to support creative communities
Deborah Miles
, Arts Queensland

···

Arts and Culture in the Community: Why should local governments pay?
Kevin Johnson

Understanding the value of arts in the community 1
»Seminar Rm 1


Re-Igniting Community Victoria (RICVIC)
Michelle Chiller
The Torch Project

···

Who Decides? Cultural Indicators and Community Engagement
Marnie Badham
Uni Melbourne

···

The Power of Being There: Reflections of a regional community artist
Angie Russi
artist, Shepparton

 

Working with place and identity in rural Australia 2
»Seminar Rm 2


Emotional Ecologies of Community
Michelle Duffy, Monash University

···

The Ways Creative Processes can Mobilize Communities for Positive Social Change
Brittany Moxham
, WA

···

A Methodology for Determining the Role of the Arts in Rural Resilience: Applications, dilemmas and solutions in the measurement of arts impact in communities
Julia Anwar McHenry
, UWA

Ways of working with cultural diversity
»Research Lounge


How Creative Processes at the Immigration Museum can Mobilize Communities for Positive Social Change
Nadia Tkachenko
Immigration Museum

···

I to You – Passages of Encounter
Jude Anderson
, Artistic Director, Punctum


concurrent sessions

»Public Art Theatre Studio


Creating New Connections Western Edge Youth Theatre Workshop
(continued)

12:45 -
1:45 pm

LUNCH
»Storey Hall foyer

Lunch program
Research poster presentations

SESSION EIGHT

1:45 -
3:00 pm



Arts in regional communities

»Lecture Theatre


The Nati Frinj: How bad spelling can revitalise a small rural town
Greg Pritchard
and
Melissa Morris, Horsham Rural City Council

···

Assessing the Social and Cultural Impact of the Arts on a Rural Community in Queensland
Patrick Mitchell
, Griffith Uni

···

Dreaming Utopia: Un-remembering a Century of Prairie Settlement
Kathleen Irwin
, Regina, Canada

Understanding the value of arts in the community 2
»Seminar Rm 1


How Can We Measure the Change we Seek? Indicators and evaluation in arts and local government
Kim Dunphy
, Deakin Uni/CDN

···

Strengthening Infrastructure: A community based project to increase arts participation
Therese Riley
, Uni Melbourne


Arts and social inclusion 2

»Seminar Rm 2


The Case for Quiet Engagement: A case study - Stepping Stones Indigenous Arts Project 
Merryn Tinkler
, Frankston Arts Centre

···

The Invisibility of Disability in the Cinema: It's not on the screen or in the audience
Rick Randall
, Director, The Other Film Festival


Arts and civic engagement 1

»Seminar Rm 3


Border Crossing Towards Belonging
Liss Gabb
, Arts and Culture Program, North Richmond Community Health Centre

···

The Artist Collective: Collectively collaborating for community, cultural and social change
Tiffaney Bishop
, Dandenong Ranges Community Cultural Centre

···

A Share in the Commons: Equitable access as a function of civic engagement
Dean Merlino
, Uni Melbourne

 


Arts and public spaces
»Seminar Rm 4


Public Art Practice and Suburban Social Spaces
Anthony McInneny
RMIT and practitioner

···

Interventions in dormant urban space: Public Art Practice and Community in Central Melbourne and Sydney
Tammy Wong
, RMIT

···

A Political Lecture on Heads, Alias Blockheads
Dr Lachlan McDowall
, Uni Melb

 

 



Workshop

»Storey Hall Gallery


Cross Cultural Workshop: Stories and symbols - with Fading Memories art exhibition
Patricia Dallachy and Joy Murphy Wandin

Limited places: RSVP essential to Janel Yau

 

concurrent sessions
»Research Lounge


Navigating the Ethics and Aesthetics of Community
Artist panel discussion:
Brian Cohen, TRAX
Andrew Mac, City Lights Gallery
Angela Frost, community artist,
Fiona Blair, Old Van Theatre
Chair: Malcolm McKinnon, filmmaker

 

concurrent sessions
»Public Art Theatre Studio


Creating New Connections Western Edge Youth Theatre Workshop (continued)

3:00 -
3:15 pm

QUICK CUPPA
»Storey Hall foyer

SESSION NINE

3:15 -
4:30 pm

 


Arts and civic engagement 2

»Lecture Theatre


From Cultural Policy to Cultural Production: Reconstructing community-based arts at Footscray Community Arts Centre
Rimi Khan
, University of Melbourne

Creative Partnerships Generate Dynamic Renewal
Cali Vandyk-Dunlevy
, Neighbourhood Renewal Program, Penrith City Council, NSW


Ways of working with indigenous communities

»Seminar Rm 1


Where You From? Indigenous community art in the western suburbs
Paola Balla
, artist

Hot One-Pa: Successful cross-agency arts-based CCD in the very remote desert Indigenous community of Warburton Ranges
Ben Fox
, Warburton Youth Arts and
Kate Fielding, Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku, WA


Arts and social inclusion 3

»Seminar Rm 2


Inclusion is not Just Good for our Health; it is Good for our Art.
Myfanwy Powell
, City of Voices, community theatre, Uni Melb

Making Marks: Mental health and the arts in the outer east
Santha Press
et al, Arts Access

Realigning Community, Culture and Development in Dispersed Urban Settings
Shanene Ditton
, Griffith University

Understanding the value of arts in the community 3
»Seminar Rm 3


Holding the Space: An evaluation involution
Ian Cuming
, Australia Council Fellow.

Processes of Circularity: Permapoesis and the Shed of Interrelation
Patrick Jones
, independent artist

Creative Friction: Disrupting the boundaries of 'art' and 'community art'
Victoria Stead
, TRAX


City walk and talk

»Leaving from Storey Hall Foyer


Twenty-First Century Graffiti Tour,
More info

Dr Lachlan McDowall, University of Melbourne with tricycle guide

CLOSE OF CONFERENCE

4:30 -
5:00 pm

Future Directions, Future Possibilities
»Storey Hall foyer


Screening: Curious Works, Creative Documentation Screening

MC: John Smithies, Director, Cultural Development Network

5:00 -
5:30 pm

FAREWELL DRINKS
»Storey Hall foyer