ReGenerating Community

ReGenerating Community Conference
Sept 2 - 4, 2009. RMIT University, Melbourne

Conference Proceedings

This page contains papers that were offered by presenters for the conference proceedings, along with video and sound recordings of the presentations. Selected articles offered for peer review are being published in the next edition of RMIT's 'Local Global Journal'. These will be available from this page in May 2010.

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* Finding the Golden Mean: The Middle Path between Community Imagination and Individual Creativity 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