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MONDAY 21 OCTOBER
Reversing
the Flow - Enabling Regional Voices
11.00am,
Monday 21 October: Room 3
'The Bush is screaming.'
In the face of enormous challenges facing regional and remote
Australia, there is remarkable resilience and persistent expression
of dissent. How is this dissent reflected in the arts projects
coming out of regional Australia?
- Who speaks
on behalf of regional communities?
- How do these communities
engage in dissent and manifest this culturally in the face of
isolation?
- What role should be played
by bodies working with these communities to explore dissent beyond
celebrations?
- How can the rest of Australia
share and learn from this dissent?
Moderator Anne DUNN, National regional development and
regional arts consultant, and government advisor.
Panel
- Andrea Hicks is artist coordinator of "Small
Towns, Big Picture" a project of the Cultural Development
Network in regional Victoria
- Mary-Denese HOLMES, a narrative therapist in western
Queensland assisting communities to develop and explore their
stories, and Deputy Chair of Queensland Community Arts Network.
- Onko KINGMA (TBC) has worked in agricultural,
rural and economics research and policy analysis in universities,
research institutions and government.
- Lochie McDONALD, Albany Gaol project and Murray Bridge.
- Alex REID, Arts Development Manager, Country
Arts SA.
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