Tag Archive for Art and Community

Lecture Series | Palimpsest at La Trobe | Shamin Momin, Jack Becker and Rob Garrett

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Ash Keating La Trobe Palimpsest

Arts Mildura, La Trobe University and LUMA | La Trobe University Museum of Art partner to bring to Melbourne three leading international curators all with a long standing interest and commitment to site-specific contemporary art practice. All three speakers are taking part in Mildura Palimpsest Biennale #9, 4-7 October, a biennial visual arts event that invites artists to engage with the cultural and natural environment of the Mildura and Murray Darling region. Palimpsest is organized by Arts Mildura an independent non-profit organization with full tax deductible gift status. La Trobe…

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Call for Participation | Masterclass - Re-presenting Community-based Arts: the challenge for curators, critics, and researchers

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spectres of evaluation

Presented by the Centre for Cultural Partnerships, University of Melbourne and Birkbeck, University of London on February 3 and 4, 2014 as part of the international conference in Melbourne, Australia: Spectres of Evaluation: rethinking art/ community/ value. Convened by Dr Marnie Badham and Dr Danielle Wyatt, the Centre for Cultural Partnerships is seeking applications from PhD and early career researchers to participate in a master class. This intensive two day workshop includes: lectures from international experts Dr Sophie Hope (Birkbeck, University of London, UK curatorial studies), Associate Professor Ted Purves (Californian College of the Arts, USA,…

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Forum | Pacific Arts and Culture

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Image: Kirsten Lyttle via http://footscrayarts.com/

Contemporary Pacific Arts Festival: Pacific Arts and Culture Forum The CPAF forum series brings together critical thinkers, creative practitioners, academics and arts industry professionals whose work engages with the contemporary Pacific. The program will include three discussion panels around the following themes: Addressing the Archive – Pacific collections in Australian museums and galleries Who Will Claim Me – Authenticity and identity in contemporary art of the Pacific diaspora Mobilizing Pasifika – Intersections of art, activism and community Panel speakers include Jacob Tolo, Kirsten Lyttle, Lia Pa’apa’a, Namila Benson, Taloi Havini…

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