Regional Arts NSW

culture@com.unity: the arts and cultural domain in new south wales

THE PROGRAM

The arts and cultural domain is the reference point from which culture@com.unity state conference explored ideas of the unity and diversity in our work. The language of the internet and new technology gave shape to the program: networking, sharing, up- and down-loading and recharging what we do and how we do it in new and innovative ways.

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Day 1 - Friday 5 October 2001
9:30 - 11.00
the domain: culture@com.unity

Valuing arts and culture
How community, financial and creative well-being should be considered in the equation.

Simon Roodhouse, Research Professor, Bolton Institute, and Chief Operating Officer, the University Vocational Awards Council, UK - Creating
Deidre Williams, Consultant: Arts and Cultural Development - Defining the domain - valuing arts & culture
Lyndon Terracini, Performer and Artistic Director, Northern Rivers Performing Arts and the Queensland Biennial Festival of Music 2001.

11:30 - 12: 30

featured sites

Cultural success stories involving local government

Janet Cohen, Cultural Planner, Hastings Council
Kylie Winkworth, Museum & Heritage Consultant, Museum Adviser, Hastings Council
Amanda Buckland, Coordinator of Cultural Development, Wollongong City Council - Featured Sites – Cultural Industries & City Revitalisation
Sue Boaden, Director, Australia Street Company - Measuring Cultural Value

icons & templates

Incubator session for professional artists.
Four artists discuss their personal strategies for sustaining their professional practice.

1:30 - 3:00
cinema@com.unity

Developing partnerships between community organisations and the NSW Film and Television Office to support regional cinemas around NSW.

Brendan Smith, Regional Cinema Officer, NSW FTO
Hugh Packard, Montreal Community Cinema, Tumut

mapping the domain

Profiling community - three different approaches to cultural mapping.

Victoria Keighery, CEO, Regional Arts NSW - State profiles
Emma Wise, Project Officer, Mapping the West - Inside the Outback
Chris Pidd, RADO, South West Arts - Hay Kids - Let's Map

downloading exhibitions I

Unlocking the secrets to exhibition technologies
A practical workshop on the use of audio-visuals and interactive technologies with the people who make it happen at the Powerhouse Museum.

site map I
Tour of museums on the Sydney University campus.

3:30 - 5:00
power leads
Plugging in to new sources of funds.

Patricia Parker - The Will to Give - leaving a legacy.
Jennifer Mors, Program Manager, Craft Australia - Creative outcomes, commercial reality.

performance superhighway

Touring in 2002 and beyond - what are the possibilities?
Arts on Tour - A Guide to Community Presenting and Shows on the Road.
MusicNSW - Whichway bands touring in 2002.
Musica Viva - Country Wide Touring Roster.
Touring the North - The Performing Arts Touring Forum.

downloading exhibitions II

Designing for small museums
A session which outlined the stepping stones in developing an exhibition design to the end product, with examples from a volunteer-run museum and a design consultant.

Aaron Maestri - The Design Process
Susan Peacock - Project Management.

retrieve

Programs with human remains at Sydney University museums.
Hosted by the Nicholson Museum.

Karin Sowada, Assistant Curator, Nicholson Museum - Ethical considerations with the Egyptian Mummy project
Rosemary Stack, Indigenous Heritage Officer, Macleay Museum - Aboriginal skeletal remains and community consultation
Craig Barker, Education Officer, Nicholson Museum, Human remains in schools education programs

Day 2 - Saturday 6 October 2001
9:00 - 9:15
Presentation of Regional Arts NSW Life Memberships

Ian Gzell, QC, Malcolm Kiehne and Margaret Kiehne

9:15 - 11:00
whose domain?

Negotiating cultural ownership and taking responsibility

Virginia Hollister, consultant/researcher - Who owns museums?
Kim McConville, National Community Development Coordinator, BIG hART, Kiri Smith and Sheree Bamforth, members, Cobar BIG hART Local Advisory Group - Legacy and capacity building - empowering communities.
Bea Ballangarry, Gumbaynggirr Elder and member, Mid North Coast Regional Arts Board - Positive and intelligent strategies for personal and community [Cancelled]
Paula Masselos, Chair, Carnivale, The art of inclusion

frameworking

Incubator for professional arts and cultural workers
Developing a strategic plan to manager your responsibilities, time, resources, program and risks.

Deidre Williams, Consultant: Arts & Cultural Development

refresh

Strategic planning for volunteer-based community organisations
An introduction to strategic planning including identifying key stakeholders, understanding what is unique about your organisation, and developing action plans.

Janie Raffin, OAM, Regional Arts Consultant - Strategic planning for volunteer-based community organisations.

11:30 - 1:00
supercharged: small resources BIG IMPACT

Great examples of remarkable achievements from limited resources.

platforming

Incubator for current and potential Regional Arts Boards Members
Discussion group: Forward planning for Regional Arts Boards.

hyperlink

Visions of Australia - Touring Exhibition Forum
The role of Visions of Australia. A Q&A session on how to apply for funding. Presented by David Andre, Senior Project Officer.

search engine

A practical introduction to audience research for small museums and galleries. Hosted by the Macleay Museum.

Lynda Kelly, Head, Audience Research Centre, Australian Museum.

2:00 - 3:00
maximum hits

How to develop the range and numbers of your audiences and participants.

Cheryle Yin-Lo, MGF Multicultural Audience Development
Brian Peddie, RANSW Regional Audience & Marketing Development
Charlie Trindall, RANSW Indigenous Cultural Officer - Indigenous
Kiersten Fishburn, Accessible Arts, Audience & Market Development - Accessing Change:Arts, Disability and Strategies for Inclusion.

codetalk

De/re-coding community cultural development.
An interactive session where attendees participate in the close examination of assumptions and terminology often accepted and used in community arts practice.

hardware/software?

How to handle touring exhibitions.
Discussions on packing and receiving touring exhibitions and associated occupational health and safety issues.

site map II

Tour of galleries on the Sydney University campus.

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