Program
| THURSDAY 13 MAY: SUPPORT | |||||||
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| TIME | EVENT | PRESENTER | LOCATION | ||||
| 9.00 - 9.10am | Welcome Event | Welcome to Country by Bunya Peoples Aboriginal Corporation (BPAC), Mayoral Address, Arts on Top: Regional Arts Forum Overview | Main Conference Room | ||||
| 9.10 - 9.45am | Keynote: Strategies for audience development: Grow your business through data analytics | Peter Homan: CEO Southern Queensland Country Tourism | Main Conference Room | ||||
| 9.45 - 10.30am | Be bold! Central Queensland shopfronts and building entrepreneurial mindset in the arts | Shelley Pisani: Artist, Curator, Consultant and Founding Director of Creative Regions | Main Conference Room | ||||
| 10.30 - 11.00am | Morning Tea | ||||||
| 11.00 - 11.45am | The future of arts funding | Julie Tanner: Director Partnerships, Arts Queensland | Main Conference Room | ||||
| 11.45am - 12.30pm | Panel discussion: Show me the money! Arts and culture grants funding | Julie Tanner (Arts Queensland), Kerryanne Farrer (Flying Arts Alliance), Leisha Walker (Museum and Gallery Services Queensland) | Main Conference Room | ||||
| 12.30 - 1.00pm | Lunch | ||||||
| 1.00 - 1.45pm | Come and be daring: Why regional audiences deserve better than ‘safe’ | Di Wills: Artistic Director, Creative Regions | Main Conference Room | ||||
| 1.45 - 2.30pm | Regional Perspectives: South West Queensland Regional Arts Services Network (SWQ RASN) presentation | SWQ RASN Coordinators | Main Conference Room | ||||
| 2.30 - 3.00pm | Afternoon Tea | ||||||
| 3.00 - 4.30pm | Masterclass: Introduction to relief printing | Dr Rhi Johnson: Artist and Lecturer in Visual Arts (Printmaking), University of Southern Queensland | Mirrabooka | ||||
| 5.00 - 5.30pm | Smoking ceremony and dances | Bunya Peoples Aboriginal Corporation (BPAC) | Ceremonial Meeting Ground | ||||
| 6.00 - 10.00pm | Welcome Reception | Entertainment by Jacques Van Lill | The Deck | ||||
| Evening | Art Installation: Waiting for morning | Ben Tupas: Artist and digital producer | The Lawn | ||||
| FRIDAY 14 MAY: RESPONSE | |||||||
| TIME | EVENT | PRESENTER | LOCATION | ||||
| 6.30 - 8.00am | Pre-forum masterclass: Introduction to screen printing | Dr Rhi Johnson: Artist and Lecturer in Visual Arts (Printmaking), University of Southern Queensland | Mirrabooka | ||||
| 7.00 - 8.00am | Pre-forum: Ranger walk | Bunya Peoples Aboriginal Corporation (BPAC) | Bunya Mountains Walking Tracks | ||||
| 9.00 - 9.10am | Welcome Address | Welcome to Country by Bunya Peoples Aboriginal Corporation (BPAC), House keeping | Main Conference Room | ||||
| 9.10 - 9.45am | Keynote: The Bunya Pine story: Listening and connecting to country | Dr Bianca Beetson: Director Indigenous Research Unit, Griffith University | Main Conference Room | ||||
| 9.45 - 10.30am | Art as Exchange | Terry Deen, Head of Learning, and Project Officer and Henri Van Noordenburg, Regional Services: Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art | Main Conference Room | ||||
| 10.30 - 11.00am | Morning Tea | ||||||
| 11.00 - 11.45am | It's a War on Culture: Response to arts education cuts | Dr Kyle Jenkins: Senior Lecturer (Painting), University of Southern Queensland | Main Conference Room | ||||
| 11.45am - 12.30pm | Taking the arts online to survive a global pandemic | Katie Edmiston: Creative Producer, Partnership Broker, Cultural Planner, and CACD Practitioner | Main Conference Room | ||||
| 12.30 - 1.00pm | Lunch | ||||||
| 1.00 - 1.45pm | Art and placemaking for social and economic prosperity/Art vs design. Collaborative creative practice for better public places | Brooke Williams: Director Four Fold Studio, and Stephen Burton: Design Director POMO Studio | Main Conference Room | ||||
| 1.45 - 2.30pm | Panel discussion: Talking Placemaking: Community led design perspectives | Brooke Williams (Four Fold Studio), Hamish Sewell (Sound Artist), Shelley Pisani (Ideas Distillery), Stephen Burton (POMO Studio) | Main Conference Room | ||||
| 2.30 - 3.00pm | Afternoon Tea | ||||||
| 3.00 - 4.30pm | Evaluating community change: How to get the most from your arts funding program when it runs on the smell of an oily rag | Dr Margaret Power: Senior Community Development Officer, University of Southern Queensland | Main Conference Room | ||||
| 3.00 - 4.30pm | Masterclass: Disrupting form/function: Raku clay hand building | David Usher: Artist and Lecturer in Visual Arts (Ceramics), University of Southern Queensland | Mirrabooka | ||||
| 3.00 - 4.30pm | Masterclass: Astrophotography; Appreciating and photographing our precious resource | Dr Ken Wishaw: Board of Directors, Australasian Dark Sky Alliance | Warrigal | ||||
| 4.30 - 5.30pm | Yarning circle | Bunya Peoples Aboriginal Corporation (BPAC) | Ceremonial Meeting Ground | ||||
| 6.30 - 7.30pm | Food trucks and entertainment: More to be announced! | ||||||
| 8.00 - 9.30pm | Masterclass: Astrophotography (Sky viewing) | Dr Ken Wishaw: Board of Directors, Australasian Dark Sky Alliance | Fishers Lookout | ||||
| Evening | Art Installation: Waiting for morning | Ben Tupas: Artist and digital producer | The Lawn | ||||
| SATURDAY 15 MAY: APPROACH | |||||||
| TIME | EVENT | PRESENTER | LOCATION | ||||
| 6.30 - 8.00am | Pre-forum masterclass: Notions of the landscape | David Usher: Artist and Lecturer in Visual Arts (Ceramics), University of Southern Queensland | Mirrabooka | ||||
| 7.00 - 8.00am | Pre-forum: Ranger walk | Welcome to Country by Bunya Peoples Aboriginal Corporation (BPAC) | Bunya Mountains Walking Tracks | ||||
| 9.00 - 9.10am | Welcome Address | Welcome to Country by Bunya Peoples Aboriginal Corporation (BPAC), House keeping | Main Conference Room | ||||
| Open now - Call for Papers! | |||||||
| 1.00 - 3.00pm | Workshop: Writing successful grants for your project | Western Downs Regional Council: Projects and Grants | Main Conference Room | ||||
| 1.00 - 3.00pm | Workshop: Social Media and Marketing | Odette Miller: Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Flying Arts Alliance | Warrigal |
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Networking: Welcome Reception
Thursday 13 May, 6.00 - 9.00pm, The Deck
Hosted by the Regional Arts Services Network the welcome reception is an opportunity to connect and network with other forum participants in an informal setting. Entertainment provided by Toowoomba musician Jacques van Lill. The welcome reception is included in your ticket price if you purchase a Thursday, Friday or 3-day ticket. Bookings are required as places are limited.
Cultural tours and activities
Welcome to Country
Thursday 13 May, 5.00pm - 5.30pm, Ceremonial Meeting Ground
Join us at the Ceremonial Meeting Ground for a smoking ceremony and dance facilitated by the Bunya Peoples Aboriginal Corporation (BPAC).
Ranger Walks
Friday 14 May, and Saturday 15 May, 7.00 - 8.00am, Locations TBA
Start your day with a guided rainforest walk by rangers from the Bunya Peoples Aboriginal Corporation (BPAC).
Yarning Circle
Friday 14 May, 4.30 - 5.30pm, Ceremonial Meeting Ground
A yarning circle is a creative and collaborative style of communication, an opportunity to speak and listen from the heart. Facilitated by representatives of the Bunya Peoples Aboriginal Corporation (BPAC).
Masterclasses and workshops
(Additional cost per workshop)
Introduction to Relief printing
with Dr Rhi Johnson
Warrigal Marquee
Introduction to Screen printing
with Dr Rhi Johnson
Warrigal Marquee
Disrupting Form and Function
with David Usher
Mirrabooka Pop Up Studio
Bunya Night Sky; Appreciating and photographing our precious resource
with Dr Ken Wishaw
Warrigal Marquee
Astrophotography
with Dr Ken Wishaw
Fishers Lookout
Notions of the Landscape
with David Usher
Warrigal Marquee
Site Activations
Art exhibition and public art/site activations will take place over the course of the three days.
upstART: Youth Activation Hub
upstART youth site activation and gathering space provides the opportunity for young artists to showcase their creative work, participate in workshops, and connect in a relaxed environment. Open all forum at Mirrabooka.
Sculptural Response to the Bunyas (Boobarran Ngummin)
Facilitator: David Usher, Artist and Lecturer in Visual Arts (Ceramics), University of Southern Queensland Sculpture students from USQ will create sculptures and an outdoor gallery in response to the Bunya Mountains.
Pop up Studio
A pop-up studio will offer young artists the opportunity to share and discuss their practice with the conference participants and create new works on site. USQ School of Creative Arts students will be on site for the duration of the forum to connect, support workshops and showcase their creative works.
Art Installation Waiting for Morning, Ben Tupas
Taking advantage of a landscape with minimal light pollution, artist Ben Tupas creates a meditative light projection that plays with memory and nature, against the backdrop of wide-open spaces.
Creative Voice Community Mural, Site Activation by Urban Artist Sarah Sculley
A community project to inspire Arts on Top forum participants to express their creative voice and contribute to a co-created placemaking mural.
Get involved in the conversation using the hashtag #artsontop2021
Catering
The ticket price includes morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea for the day/s you are registered for. The Western Downs and Darling Downs are diverse regions renowned as some of Australia’s largest primary producers. The Arts on Top Forum will feature this delicious produce from some of the best contemporary dining experiences, to baked goods, delis, and fresh produce.
We hope this event will inspire you to explore the foodie trail, to explore the flavours of the Western Downs enjoy the latest Taste Western Downs. All meals will be in Poppies on the Hill Café, with a selection of comfortable locations to sit down and enjoy
