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THE FOURTH
NATIONAL ABORIGINAL AND TORRES
STRAIT ISLANDER VISUAL ARTS CONFERENCE
Masonic Centre, North Terrace,
Adelaide, 5-7 March 2002
FINAL
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
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MONDAY 4 MARCH 2002 |
| 6.00-8.00
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RECEPTION |
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FUNCTION
FOR AUSTRALIA COUNCIL ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ARTS
BOARD AND INDIGENOUS ARTISTS IN ADELAIDE (Conference participants
welcome) |
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Hosts: |
Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board of the Australia Council
for the Arts |
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Venue: |
Tandanya
National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, 253 Grenfell Street,
Adelaide |
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The
NATSIVAC Steering Committee would like to acknowledge the presence
of the Conference Elders,
Uncle
Lewis O'Brien and Aunty Josie Agius
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| TUESDAY
5 MARCH 2002 |
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Secretariat open from 8.00 am |
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9.00-10.00
1h
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CONFERENCE
OPENING
Introduction: Jackie Huggins, Director,
Reconciliation Australia, and University of Queensland
Welcome
to Country: Kaurna People
- Klynton Wanganeen, Chairperson
of Patpa Warra Yunti Regional Council (Adelaide)
- Commissioner Preston
Thomas of Kalgoorlie,
Portfolio Commissioner for Culture and Heritage
- Richard Walley, ATSIAB Chair
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10.00-10.45
45m
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Keynote
Address: 'Albert's
Gift: the legacy of Albert Namatjira'
Keynote Speaker: Brenda
L Croft, Senior Curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Art, National Gallery of Australia
Chair: Jackie Huggins, Director,
Reconciliation Australia, and University of Queensland
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| 10.45-11.15 |
Morning Tea: Tuesday 5 March |
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11.15-12.30
1h15m
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Presentations
(20min each) |
Presentations
(20min each) |
Presentations
(20min each) |
Talking Circles |
| Artist issues (1) |
Going places: international links |
Artist issues (2) |
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| Chair: Brenda L Croft |
Chair: Lola Greeno |
Chair: Avril Quaill |
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Pedro
Wonaeamirri, Painter,
carver, Jilamara Arts and Crafts, Tiwi, NT
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Francine Kickett,
Textile Designer/artist
History of Indigenous Fashion |
Destiny
Deacon, Artist
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Richard Bell, Artist
Aboriginal Art. It's a White Thing: Blackfella art in Austria
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Ernst Fries, Sculptor
Exhibition of Aboriginal Art in Germany |
Alick
Tipoti, Artist, Torres
Strait Islands
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Lee Darroch and
Vicky Couzens
East Gippsland Aboriginal Arts Co-operative
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Shirley Collins
Raintree Gallery, Darwin
Reflections on thirty years of Indigenous arts
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Paper read by
Adrian Newstead |
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| question & response (15min) |
question & response (15min) |
question & response (15min) |
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| 12.30-1.30 |
LUNCH: Tuesday 5 March |
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1.30-2.45
1h15m
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Presentations
(20min each) |
Presentations
(20min each) |
Workshop
(60 minutes) |
Talking Circles |
| Artist issues (3) |
Keeping culture alive - maintenance and connections |
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| Chair: Avril Quaill |
Chair: Karen Mills |
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Gordon Hookey, Artist
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Mervyn Bishop, Artist, Photographer, Red Ochre Award winner |
Lola Greeno, Program Officer, Aboriginal Arts,
Arts Tasmania
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Janina Harding, Arts Administrator, City of Melbourne
Please leave your whiteness at the door |
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| question
& response (15min) |
question
& response (15min) |
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| 2.45-3.15 |
Afternoon Tea: Tuesday 5 March |
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3.15-4.30
1h15m
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Presentations
(20min each) |
Presentations
(20min each) |
Presentations
(20min each) |
Talking Circles |
| Film and video - representing culture correctly |
Cultural heritage: access and control - personal
context |
Cultural heritage: access and control - Institutions |
Artist issues |
| Chair: Jackie Huggins |
Chair: Carol Innes |
Chair: Anita Heiss |
Facilitator: |
David
Wilson, Indigenous
Protocols Consultant
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Rachel Perkins, Film-maker |
Ali
Baker, Filmmaker.
Yunggorendi, Flinders University
Transmission of Nunga Heritage through video: Identity like
my Nan's Squeezebox has Hidden Folds
(incl. 10 mins footage)
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Cynthia Coyne, Philosophy Doctoral Student, SAGES, The
University of Melbourne
Aboriginal art history and tradition of the West Kimberley
Coast: Representations of place, space and identity |
Susan
Jenkins, Assistant
Curator, ATSI art, NGA; and
Michele Gollan, Camp Coorong Cultural & Race Relations
Centre, Meningie, SA
Keeping Culture: A travelling exhibition and internship program
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Banduk Marika, Artist
Mawalan Marika project and native title
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Helena Gulash, Manager, Australian Indigenous Cultural
Network, AIATSIS |
Peppimenarti
Artists
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Karen Brown |
| question
& response (15min) |
question
& response (15min) |
question
& response (15min) |
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4.30-5.15
45m
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Panel |
- Chairs Discussion
- Resolution Proposals
- Wrap up of themes from the day |
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5.15-5.30
15m
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Short presentation |
Rupert
Myer, Chair of the
Contemporary Visual Arts and Craft Inquiry
Update on the Contemporary Visual Arts and Craft Inquiry as
it relates to Indigenous arts |
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| WEDNESDAY
6 MARCH 2002 |
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Secretariat open from 8.00 am |
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9.00-10.15
1h15m
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Presentations
(20min each) |
Presentations
(20min each) |
Presentations
(15min each) |
Talking Circles |
| Protecting heritage: export issues |
Whats your copyRIGHTS |
Gallery issues & Public art practices |
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| Chair: Jackie Huggins |
Chair: Sonia Smallacombe |
Chair: Karen Mills |
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Brenda
L. Croft, Senior
Curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, National
Gallery of Australia
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Dr Vivien Johnson, Australian National University, Centre
for Cross Cultural Research
Cultural Terra Nullius?
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Phillip Jones
Museum of South Australia |
Chris
Bonney
Vi$copy
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Tamara Winikoff
Executive Director, National Association for the Visual Arts
(NAVA)
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Banduk Marika, Artist, Red Ochre Award winner
Mawalan Marika project and native title
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Cheryl Moodai Robinson, Public Artist
Importance of Indigenous Art in Public Places |
Trish
Johnson, Project
Officer, Indigenous Art of Cape York, Queensland Art Gallery
Indigenous Art of Cape York
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Avril Quaill, Associate Curator, Indigenous Art, Queensland
Art Gallery |
Maroochy Barambah, Songwoman & Law-woman, Turrbal
Association Inc; and
Vanessa Fisher, Visual Artist and Storyteller
Public Art Process in Queensland: the Turrbal traditional
owners experience and perspectives
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Peppimenarti Artists
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Karen Brown |
| question
& response (15min) |
question
& response (15min) |
question
& response (15min) |
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10.15-11.15
1h
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Keynote Address: Indigenous Intellectual Property |
Keynote
Speaker: Terri Janke, Solicitor, Terri Janke and Associates
Chair:
Cathy Craigie |
| 11.15-11.45 |
Morning Tea: Wednesday 6 March |
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11.45-1.00
1h15m
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Presentations
(20min each) |
Presentations
(20min each) |
Artist Presentations
(30 minutes each) |
Talking Circles |
| Protocols, ethics, and appropriation |
First Nations (USA) perspectives: by and about |
Artist Presentations (1) |
Community rights |
| Chair:
Jackie Huggins |
Chair:
Maureen Williams |
Chair:
Carol Innes |
Facilitator: |
Doreen Mellor, Co-ordinator of the Oral History
Project, National Library of Australia
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Delia Browne, Executive Director, Arts Law Centre
of Australia
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Sonia Smallacombe
ATSIC
Protecting traditional knowledge |
Prof. Silvester
J. Brito
The University of Wyoming
From Hopi Kachinas to Navajo Folk Art
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Jonathan Bottrell-Jones
Canadian Indigenous Links |
Artists
presentation
Wayne Quilliam
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Tribal Vision
Photography back to the Future: Indigenous arts on the internet
Video
Presentation
Erica Izett
Balgo Cultural Centre
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Tandanya Artists
Cheryl Saunders
Muriel Van der byl
Two additional New Zealand Artists
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Yvonne Koolmatrie
Weaver South Australia
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Bevan Howard, Artist
Inspired by my Grandmother... |
| question
& response (15min) |
question
& response (15min) |
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1.00-2.00 |
LUNCH: Wednesday 6 March |
1.30-1.50
Lunchtime video screening:
'Squeezebox' by Ali Baker |
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2.00-3.15
1h15m
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Presentations
(20min each) |
Presentations
(20min each) |
Workshop
(60 minutes) |
Talking Circles |
| Govt funding bodies - federal |
Remote Community Issues |
Deadly Arts Business
in Victoria |
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| Chair:
Carol Innes |
Chair:
Djambawa Marawili |
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Carol Innes, Senior Program Officer, ATSIAB
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Tamelyn Hall, Representative for ATSIC, National Art,
Culture, Broadcasting and Language Program, ATSIC
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David Andre, Senior Project Officer, Visions of Australia,
Dept of Communications IT and the Arts
Getting it on the road: Funding for touring exhibitions |
Susan Graham, Coordinator ; and Kathleen Wallace,
Chairperson, Elder, Senior Artist
Keringke Arts Aboriginal Corporation
Keringke Arts - Working with young people and community cultural
development
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Alison Carroll and
Ernabella Artists
Ernabella Arts Inc
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Connie Rovina, Indigenous Research Support Officer, Atrworkers
Alliance, Far North Queensland
North Queensland Issues |
Elisabeth
Jones, Senior Arts
Officer, Arts Victoria; and
Esmai Manahan, Manager Koori Business Network
Stimulating Business Acumen in the Indigenous Sector |
Peppimenarti
Artists
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Karen Brown |
| question
& response (15min) |
question
& response (15min) |
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| 3.15-3.45 |
Afternoon Tea: Wednesday 6 March |
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3.45-5.00
1h15m
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Presentations
(15min each) |
Presentations
(15min each) |
Workshop
(60 minutes) |
Talking Circles |
| Govt funding bodies - state |
Ink to inkjet - paper to the net |
Tax Workshop (1) |
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| Chair:
Carol Innes |
Chair:
Brenda L Croft |
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Lola Greeno: Program Officer Aboriginal Arts,
Arts Tasmania
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Jared Thomas, Arts South Australia
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Elisabeth Jones, Senior Arts Officer, Arts Victoria
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Michelle Broun, Arts Western Australia
Cultural centre issues |
Jenny Fraser, Artist/Curator, Cybertribe
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Christian Bumbarra Thompson, Artist
What's Love Got To Do With It?
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Jason Davidson, Artist
Art, culture and technology |
Brian
Tucker
Accountant |
Peppimenarti
Artists
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Karen Brown |
| question
& response (15min) |
question
& response (15min) |
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| 5.00-5.30 |
Panel |
- Chairs Discussion
- Resolution Proposals
- Wrap up of themes from the day |
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| THURSDAY
7 MARCH 2002 |
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Secretariat open from 8.00 am |
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9.00- 9.45
45m
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Final day morning session |
| Conference
Themes Discussion in small groups to formulate Conference Resolutions |
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9.45- 11.00
1h15m
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Presentations
(15min each) |
Presentations
(20min each) |
Workshop
(60 minutes) |
Talking Circles |
| Public galleries and museums - controlling
presentation |
Cultural institutions - roles and responsibilities
to communities |
Tax workshop (2)
GST and tax issues |
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| Chair:
Michelle Broun |
Chair:
Avril Quaill |
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Ken Watson: Assistant Curator, AGNSW
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Franchesca Cubillo, Acting Director, Aboriginal &
Torres Strait Islander Program, National Museum of Australia
Sisters, Yakkananna, Kahui Mareikura
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Prof. Vincent Megaw
Director, Flinders University Art Museum, Department of Archaeology,
Flinders University
Whose art is it anyway? |
Ribnga Green
Tandanya Director
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Dr John E. Stanton, Director, Berndt Museum of Anthropology,
The University of Western Australia
Meeting artists and making friends: the role of the Berndt
Museum of Anthropology in the promotion and contextualisation
of contemporary Indigenous art
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Djon Mundine
Curator, Former Arts Centre Advisor |
Brian
Tucker
Accountant
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John Oster
Arts Consultant, Desert-ec
The tax system, citizenship and a new paradigm for community
art centres |
Peppimenarti
Artists
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Karen Brown |
| question
& response (15min) |
question
& response (15min) |
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11.00-11.30 |
Morning Tea: Thursday 7 March |
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11.30-12.45
1h15m
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Presentations
(15min each) |
Presentations
(15min each) |
Artist Presentations
(30 minutes each) |
Talking Circles |
| Cultural Advocacy groups and support |
Community arts and cultural centre - urban,
regional and remote |
Artist Presentations (2) |
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| Chair: Commissioner Preston Thomas |
Chair: Ken Watson |
Chair: Avril Quaill |
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Djambawa
Marawili
Chairman, Arnhem
and Northern Kimberley Aboriginal Artists Association (ANKAAA);
and
Susan Congreves
Manager, ANKAAA
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Maureen Williams, Executive, Desart, and KALTJITI Arts
& Crafts; and Rose Wallis, Executive Officer, Desart
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Phillip Hall
NIAAA Representative
The Label of Authenticity Project
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Felicity Wright, Consultant
Indigenous community art centres: the future. Does the Indigenous
arts industry need a development plan? |
Lee Darroch
and
Vicky Couzens
East Gippsland Aboriginal Arts Co-operative
Indigenous Arts Co-operative - A working model
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Vic McGrath, Freelance consultant/researcher, TSI Arts
Overview and Cultural Centre
Bridges and Barriers to Art Development in the Torres Strait
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Nicole Phillips
Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative
Boomalli and future directions
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Pedro Wonaeamirri, Painter, carver, Jilamara Arts and
Crafts, Tiwi, NT |
Julie
Dowling
Yamatji/Badimaya
Artist
Painting all the way home
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Troy Anthony Bayliss
Fringe Festival Indigenous Coordinator |
Peppimenarti
Artists
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Karen Brown |
| question
& response (15min) |
question
& response (15min) |
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12.45-1.45 |
LUNCH: Thursday 7 March |
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1.45-3.00
1h15m
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Presentations
(20min each) |
Artist Presentations
(30 minutes each) |
Workshop
(60 minutes) |
Talking Circles |
| Commercial interests - whose interests? |
Artist Presentations (3)
Textiles & Fashion |
Gallery relationship
workshop |
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| Chair: Hetti Perkins |
Chair: Karen Mills |
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Australian
Commercial Galleries Association (ACGA) representative (TBA)
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Adrian Newstead
ArtTrade representative
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Maureen Williams, Executive, Desart, and KALTJITI Arts
& Crafts; and Rose Wallis, Executive Officer, Desart |
Lenore
Dembski
Designer , Paperbark
Woman
Fashion the Indigenous way
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Rosie Barkus
Textile Artist, Thursday island
Torres Strait Islander textiles |
Delia Browne
Executive Director, Arts Law Centre of Australia
Taking care of business: All you need to know about artists/gallery
relationships |
Peppimenarti
Artists
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Karen Brown |
| question
& response (15min) |
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3.00-4.15
1h15m
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Presentations
(20min each) |
Presentations
(20min each) |
Multimedia Presentations
(30 minutes each) |
Talking Circles |
| Tertiary and other further learning models |
Copyright,
licensing and reproductions |
Multimedia Presentations |
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| Chair: Michelle Broun |
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Chair: Avril Quaill |
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Lesley Murray
Midland TAFE
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Sandra Hill
Curtin University
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Vernon Ah Kee
Queensland College of Art, BVA Indigenous Art Program
The BVA in Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art, QCA Brisbane |
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Ash
Dargan
Larrikia Tribe, Visual Artist, Creative Director
First Breath
(Multi-media presentation
sound & images) |
Peppimenarti
Artists
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Karen Brown |
| question
& response (15min) |
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| 4.15-4.45 |
Afternoon Tea: Thursday 7 March |
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4.45-5.45
1h
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Panel and Closing Session |
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Keynote
Address: Discussing
Conference Resolutions
Cathy Craigie, Director, Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Arts Board of the Australia Council (ATSIAB)
- ATSIC
Commissioner Preston Thomas of Kalgoorlie, Portfolio Commissioner for
Culture and Heritage - Discussion
- Conference
Steering Committee Wrap-up Session
- Recommendations
from the Conference
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| 5.45 |
Close
conference
- ATSIC
& ATSIAB
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CHAIRS: |
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Michelle Broun:
Project Officer, Indigenous Arts, Arts Western Australia
Cathy Craigie, Director, Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Arts Board of the Australia Council (ATSIAB)
Brenda L. Croft, Senior Curator, Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Art, National Gallery of Australia
Lola Greeno: Program Officer, Aboriginal Arts, Arts Tasmania
Anita Heiss, Publicist, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Arts Board of the Australia Council (ATSIAB)
Jackie Huggins, Director, Reconciliation Australia, and
University of Queensland
Carol Innes, Indigenous Program Manager, Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Arts Board of the Australia Council (ATSIAB)
Djambawa Marawili, Chairman, Arnhem and Northern Kimberley
Aboriginal Artists Association (ANKAAA)
Karen Mills, Visual artist and Curator, Northern Territory
Hetti Perkins: Curator, ATSI Art, Art Gallery of New South
Wales (AGNSW)
Avril Quaill, Associate Curator, Indigenous Art, Queensland
Art Gallery
Sonia Smallacombe, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Commission (ATSIC)
Commissioner Preston Thomas of Kalgoorlie, Portfolio Commissioner
for Culture and Heritage
Ken Watson: Assistant Curator, Art Gallery of New South
Wales (AGNSW)
Maureen Williams, Chairperson, Desart Inc, Northern Territory |
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WELCOME,
OPENING, KEYNOTE AND GUEST SPEAKERS
Jackie Huggins, Director, Reconciliation Australia,
and University of Queensland: Conference Opening - Introduction
Kaurna People: Conference Opening
- Welcome to Country
Klynton Wanganeen, Chairperson of Patpa Warra Yunti
Regional Council (Adelaide): Conference Opening - Speaker
Commissioner Preston
Thomas of Kalgoorlie, Portfolio Commissioner for Culture
and Heritage:
Conference Opening - Speaker
Richard Walley, ATSIAB Chair Richard Walley, ATSIAB
Chair:
Conference Opening - Speaker
Brenda L Croft, Senior Curator, Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Art, National Gallery of Australia: Keynote Address -
'Albert's Gift: the legacy of Albert Namatjira'
Terri Janke, Solicitor, Terri Janke and Associates:
Keynote
Address - 'Indigenous Intellectual Property '
Cathy Craigie, Director, Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Arts Board of the Australia Council (ATSIAB): Keynote Address
- 'Discussing Conference Resolutions'
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