Small-group discussion
Ensemble-based Companies
What are the advantages and disadvantages of an ensemble-based company model?
Could major and small-to-medium performing arts companies have a core ensemble of performers and creatives? How would this work? How flexible could it be? How could it be inclusive and diverse? What would it cost? How would it be funded?
GUESTS:
Humphrey Bower (independent theatre-maker)
Arielle Gray (Core artist – The Last Great Hunt)
Guy Boyce (General Manager – Sensorium Theatre)
DATE: Tue 15 June
TIME: 2pm-3.15pm
VENUE: Subiaco Arts Centre, upstairs foyer
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Creating Art That’s Not Tokenistic
Join us for a discussion about what makes a creative space culturally safe, how to manage expectations of cultural representation, and examining some positive frameworks for productive relationships and creativity!
DATE: Tue 15 June
TIME: 3.30pm – 4.45pm
VENUE: Subiaco Arts Centre, upstairs foyer
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The Long Game – Sustainable careers
How do they do it? A discussion with long-practicing independent artists on how they’ve sustained and continue to sustain their career in the Arts – the challenges, the joys, the warts and their antidotes.
DATE: Wed 16 June
TIME: 10am to 11.45am
VENUE: Subiaco Arts Centre
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Audience Accessibility
Following on from our Week 2 conversation on Disability Identity and Pride, this is an action-focussed discussion on how financially limited artists & arts organisations can work to make their performances and processes more accessible.
Facilitated by Sam Nerida and Bruno Booth
DATE: Wed 16 June
TIME: 2pm – 3:15pm
VENUE: Subiaco Arts Centre
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Small-group Action: Small changes to make it better, starting today
A workshop in which we work towards a Code of Operation that artists and arts administrators adhere to, with achievable, actionable items that we can all start doing TODAY. Organisations and artists working together to decide on ways of working that are just better for us all… you know, like how we all just started paying super when we never did before.
Facilitated by Libby Klysz
DATE: Wed 16 June
TIME: 3pm to 4.45pm
Studio, Subiaco Arts Centre
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Artists within orgs – who’s doing it?
Let’s unpack some examples we have within WA where artists are working within organisations. What can we learn from each other? Join members of The Last Great Hunt & Rachael Whitworth (Kolyang Creative Hub) and anyone present to talk about their experiences.
Facilitated by Mel Cantwell
DATE: Thur 17 June
TIME: 10am – 11.15am
VENUE: Upstairs foyer, Subiaco Arts Centre
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Collective Initiatives for Environmental Sustainability
Is there a way to ensure we share and prioritise environmental sustainability in the WA arts sector? Let’s sit and talk about ways we can collectively commit to environmental policies, procedures and sharing practical knowledge throughout the arts ecosystem.
Facilitated by Jamie David & James Berlyn
DATE: Thur 17 June
TIME: 11am to 12.45pm
VENUE: upstairs foyer, Subiaco Arts Centre
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