ReGenerating Community Conference
Sept 2 - 4, 2009. RMIT University, Melbourne
Conference Proceedings
Conference organisers are working on collecting and publishing papers and other records of conference events. Everything we can possibly gather is gradually being uploaded to this page.
Selected articles will also be published in the next edition of RMIT's 'Local Global Journal'.
Conference Papers
Keynote Presentations
Contemplating Community: Notes from a singer on the road
Opening Keynote Address
Robyn Archer, Singer, artistic director, and public advocate for the arts
Response to Robyn Archer: Just Do It and Be Confused
Jane Crawley, Acting Manager, Arts and Culture, City of Melbourne
Excellence in Civic Engagement
Opening address
Kathy Keele, CEO, Australia Council
The World in the Village: K.V. Subbanna's Life in Theatre and Community
Anmol Vellani, Director, India Foundation for the Arts
The Great Good Neighbour: Expanding the Community Role of Arts Organizations
Lyz Crane, Director, Program Development Partners for Livable Communities, USA
Mapping Culture, Creating Places: Collisions of science and art
Chris Gibson, Professorial Fellow in Human Geography, University of Wollongong, NSW
*Chris Gibson was unable to attend but has submitted this paper
Learnings from the Generations Project: Art, Governance and the the Turn to Community: Putting Art at the Heart of Local Government
Martin Mulligan and Pia Smith, Globalism Research Centre, RMIT University
Speakers
A Methodology for Determining the Role of the Arts in Rural Resilience: Applications, Dilemmas and Solutions in the Measurement of Arts Impact in Communities
Julia Anwar McHenry, PhD Candidate, Institute for Regional Development University of Western Australia
Religion, Division & Community: A West Australian case study
Veronica Brady, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Department of English and Cultural
Studies, University of Western Australia
Why Should Local Government Pay?
Dr Kevin Johnson, Economic geographer and partner, Geografia consultants
Processes of Circularity: Permapoesis and the Shed of Interrelation
Patrick Jones, Artist
The New Nexus Between Art, Community and Government
Anthony McInneny, Lecturer, RMIT University, School of Art, Art in Public Space and Co-ordinator, Cultural Services, City of Knox
Young People, Rural Places and the Desire to Make a Change
Brittany Moxham, Musical Director and Producer, Karratha Youth Theatre, WA
The Power of Being There - Reflections of a Community Artist
Angie Russi, freelance visual artist, community cultural development
worker, Community Education Officer, Shepparton Regional Art Gallery
The Central Place Of The Arts In Redland City Council’s Major Community Planning Process - Redlands 2030
Judy Spokes, Senior Advisor Cultural Services, Redland City Council, Qld
Creative Friction: Disrupting The Boundaries Of ‘Art’ And ‘Community Art’
Victoria Stead, Writer, social researcher and PhD candidate, Globalism Research Centre, RMIT University
What Local Government and Indigenous Community Factors are Involved In the Production of a Metropolitan Indigenous Festival Program?
Bo Svoronos, Indigenous Arts Officer, City of Port Phillip
The Quiet Approach: exploring the success of the Stepping Stones Indigenous Arts Project
Merryn Tinkler, Arts Development Coordinator, Frankston Arts Centre
One Cuppa: A Thousand Stories: The ritual of sharing life experiences over a cuppa
Julie Tipene-O’Toole, Storyteller and visual artist
Audio Talks
Arts and Social Inclusion - 1:04:19
Inclusion is Not Just Good for our Health; it is good for our art
Myfanwy Powell, Artistic Director, City of Voices Theatre Company
Making Marks: mental health and the arts in the outer east
Santha Press, Co-ordinator, Mental Health Program, Arts Access Victoria
Realigning Community, Culture and Development in Dispersed Urban Settings
Shanene Ditton, PhD Candidate, Centre for Public Culture and Ideas, Griffith University
Arts and Civic Engagement - 1:01:56
Border Crossing Towards Belonging
Liss Gabb, Coordinator, Arts and Culture Program, North Richmond Community Health Centre
The Artist Collective: Collectively collaborating for community, cultural and social change
Tiffaney Bishop, photographic artist, Dandenong Ranges Community Cultural Centre
A Share in the Commons: equitable access as a function of civic engagement
Dean Merlino, Coordinator of Teaching and Learning, CCD Program, University of Melbourne
Ways of Working with Cultural Diversity - 1:07:58
How Creative Processes at the Immigration Museum Can Mobilise Communities for Positive Social Change
Nadya Tkachenko, Program Manager, Community Engagement, Immigration Museum
I to You - Passages of Encounter
Jude Anderson, Artistic Director, Punctum
Panel Discussion: Not Just a Hero on a Horse: Art in the Public Domain - 3:02:40
Dr Andrew Shoben, Greyworld Artists' Collective, Goldsmiths University London, UK
Lloyd Godman, artist, Carbon Obscura
Tania Blackwell, Co-ordinator, Arts and Culture, Hobsons Bay City Council
Glenn Romanis, artist
Instructions for submission for Conference Proceedings
Instructions for submission to 'Local Global' Journal