Program - Conference Sessions

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THURSDAY JULY 26

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9.00	Registration	Chapel Off Chapel open for light breakfast
9.30	Conference Opening Chair: Helen Baker, City of Yarra	Welcome and background to conference Helen Baker, City of Yarra
		Welcome to Stonnington Councillor Claude Ullin, City of Stonnington
		Traditional Welcome Carolyn Briggs, Elder of the Boonwurrung people, traditional owners of the land around Melbourne Framing the conversation: the history of community based arts in Australia, especially the relationship with local government Graham Pitts, playwright, community artist and Chair of National Arts and Culture Alliance
	Ministerial address	The changing shape of community cultures and their impact on local government in Australia Local government, communities and the arts Richard Wynne, Minister for Local Government, Victoria
10.10	Keynote Speaker	New Zealand government’s adoption of the fourth pillar of culture 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, Co-ordinator, Agenda 21 for Culture, United Cities for Local Government.
11.45	Concurrent sessions Chair: Sue Beal, Chair, Cultural Development Network	How can we advance a cultural development agenda in Victoria?: local government peak bodies respond. Rae Perry, CEO, Victorian Local Governance Association David Priess, Local Government Professionals Dick Gross, President, Municipal Association of Victoria
	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, Community Partnerships, Australia Council Community Partnerships Program
12.45	LUNCH (Foyer)
1.45	Pre-afternoon warm-up	Laugh your socks off Laughing workshop to enliven the afternoon’s discussions
2.00	Local government’s engagement with Indigenous art and culture Chair: Cr David Wilson, City of Melbourne	Indigenous communities and local government: can the arts contribute? Colleen Marion, Director, Gathering Place, western suburbs Melbourne 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 (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 & Bridget Robinson, City of Greater Bendigo, Passage Through Ceremony and Hand Me Down Project Karen Wyld, City of Onkaparinga, Southern Indigenous Weavers Project  Interweaving People: Connecting Communities Kylie Belling, Artistic Director, Ilbijerri Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Theatre Co-op, Strengthening the Aboriginal Community in Smith Street, the Dirty Mile
	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, first 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	The changing shape of community cultures and their impact on local government in Victoria Moderator: Professor Peter Sheldrake, RMIT	The great debate: Expanding Cultures: ‘Interculturalism versus multiculturalism’ should we be encouraging expression of traditional cultures or new forms of cultural expression? Jude Bloomfield, independent researcher, UK Jordi Pasquale, Agenda 21 for Culture, Spain Claude Ullin, Councillor, City of Stonnington Jill Morgan, Executive Officer, Multicultural Arts Victoria Rick Connors, Professional in Residence, Shepparton Khalid Abdul Wahib, hiphop artist and Youth Officer, MAV Isabel Jackson, Arts and Culture Officer, City of Hobsons Bay
5.00	BREAK
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, artist playwright and Chair of National Arts and Culture Alliance
7.00	Conference Dinner Prahran Town Hall MC: Aamer Rahman	Highlights of the evening will be performances by National Institute of Circus Arts graduates and the ‘Pitching for Communities’ competition, where teams of artists and community groups present their dream project to conference delegates Background music by Akash Entree Pitching for Communities finalists Main course Performance by NICA graduates Dessert, coffee

FRIDAY JULY 27

9.00	Registration	Chapel Off Chapel open for light breakfast
9.30	Conference Opening Chair: Morris Bellamy, Manager Arts and Culture, City of Melbourne	Welcome and introduction to the day
	Keynote Speaker	The changing shape of community cultures and their impact on local government; Victoria, Australia and overseas 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 & 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, Assoc. Prof. David Dunt, Victoria Johnson, Lindy Joubert, Dr. Margaret Kelaher, Dr. Janet Stanley Linda Sproul, Manager, Public Programs, Museum Victoria Georgie Meyer, Community Engagement Manager, Museum Victoria Karl Hatton, Cultural Services Officer, Glenelg Shire Council
	Concurrent sessions Chair: Marion Mathews, Regional Arts Development Officer, Horsham	Working with diverse partners: positive outcomes for all? Debby Maziarz, Director, Westside Circus Dean Michael, Brimbank City Council and Lisa Arnott, Maribyrnong City Council, Celia Robinson, Unit Manager, Community Development and Paula Jorgenson, 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, Director, Globalism Institute, RMIT
3.00	Concurrent sessions Chair: to be advised	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: to be advised	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 Trengrove, 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, photographer and Helena Spyrou, writer, Carlton Public Housing Estate
4.00	AFTERNOON TEA (Foyer)
4.30	Conference Wrap-up Chairs: Peter Redden and Helen Baker, Conference Co-Chairs	Moving Forward from here- do we have another conference? Jude Bloomfield Local delegates and speakers
5.15	Farewell Drinks	Final chance for networking