General Notice Board

 

Young and Emerging theatre makers are invited to join a provocative exploration into the future of the theatre ecology in this country. Participants will have their say on the current environment of youth theatre in Australia and articulate ambitious possibilities for change and development.

 

YPAA has provided assistance to this project to make the event truly national and to help document the outcomes to share with the wider industry.  The outcomes from this summit will be taken to the Australian Theatre Forum in Brisbane in September in the form of a documentary film and report (more info on the NTF event below)

 

The Summit will engage with industry professionals about possibilities, ideas and their practices. We are proud to announce that Matthew Lutton, the Associate Director of the Malthouse Theatre, will join us as the Key Note speaker of the event.

 

TOTIPOTENT will offer contributors the opportunity to see new and exciting work by young and emerging theatre makers and those attending the summit are encouraged to perform and share ideas about their own work.

 

The Summit will involve a dialogue with a wide range of theatre practitioners from around the country and invites anyone interested to come along, experience and engage in this exciting discussion.

 

Presented by St Martins Youth Arts, The Catapult Program has been supported by the Australia Council's Cultural Leadership fund.

 

Where:  2nd and 3rd September 2011

When:   St Martins Youth Arts Centre, 44 St Martins Lane, South Yarra, 3141

For more information and bookings contact: infostmartinsyouth [dot] com [dot] au or

 

 

In March 2010 the Department released Creating Value: An Arts and Culture Sector Policy Framework 2010-2014, which was the result of considerable consultation, research and planning.
 Creating Value will guide the Department’s activities over the next five years, delivering on the vision for, “A Western Australian Community that is enriched by unique and transforming culture and arts experiences.”

 

In delivering on Creating Value’s vision, the Department is developing a series of action plans, the first of which is the Young People and the Arts Action Plan 2011- 2012, launched in March 2011.

 

The Action Plan will deliver a range of strategies in the four key outcome areas of Creating Value:

Culture and Arts Minister John Day said the Young People and the Arts Action Plan 2011-2012 would drive new arts initiatives for West Australians aged 26 years and under.

“The plan builds on the successful work of DCA’s Creating Value policy framework which was launched last year,” Mr Day said.

“In fact, the Department has a very strong track record in this area and in 1997 released the nation’s first young people and the arts policy. This new plan provides exciting opportunities for young people to interact with the arts.”

 

 

 

 

 

Delegates from the youth sector across Queensland will will share their insights, successes and stressors in working together for young people to ensure socially just, equitable and fair outcomes.

Topics will include youth health, education and training, workforce development and innovation, youth housing, youth justice, and more.

When: 20-21 July

Where: Royal on the Park, Brisbane

More info: http://www.yanq.org.au/

 

In 2011 the APACA Performing Arts Conference will join forces with both the Australia Council for the Arts’ annual Marketing Summit as well as the Blue Heeler Network’s National Long Paddock Touring Forum.

29 & 30 August: Australia Council for the Arts’ Marketing Summit ‘Finders Keepers’

30 & 31 August: Disrupt! Creating Momentum, APACA Conference

1 & 2 September: Blue Heelers Network, Long Paddock National Touring Forum

Where: Perth

More info: http://www.apaca.com.au/conference

 

OPEN YOUR EYES is an issue led conference bringing the arts in from a peripheral vision in society into the centre, into the eye of society’s most heated debates – Mining & Ethics, Climate Change & Lifestyle, Racism, Politics & The Economy, Aboriginal Culture & Sovereignty, Technology & Democracy, Bogans & Elitism, Suicide, Asylum Seekers.

 

Participants are encouraged to lead the conference, centre stage with your voice. Over two days, your recommendations and ideas will be recorded and distilled to create a historic 2029 Manifesto, scheduled to be delivered to Parliament House. Development from the 9 debate themes to be handed to the Premier of Western Australia, this manifesto will place a marker in the sand to focus on the ideal arts state for 2029, the bicentennial marking the settlement of European colonisation. The Manifesto will be renewed and taken further at each of Country Arts WA’s future quadrennial conferences in the lead up to the bicentenary of Western Australia in 2029.

More info: http://www.openyoureyes2011.com.au

 

Where: Geraldton, WA

When: 13-16 Sept

 

Funding for young people 26 and under to attend is available from the DCAWA

Apply by 17 June to www.dca.wa.gov.au

 

 

 

Coinciding with Brisbane Festival, this forum will see cultural leaders and contemporary thinkers teasing out some of the big issues around theatre practice, infrastructure and sustainability. It’s an opportunity to collectively recognise the innovations that are taking place in the sector and sketch out the changes yet to be made. What needs to be held on to? What can be left behind? With vision and conviction, join the forum to dream, assume responsibility and take action.

 

Registrations are open from 15 June, when Independent artists can register first with rebeccametroarts [dot] com [dot] au to ensure equitable state/territory representation.

 

Company delegates can register directly on  http://www.australiantheatreforum.com.au

When: 14 to 16 September 2011

Cost inc GST: $66 for independents;  $275 for delegates from companies turning over up to 500K; $385 (turnover 500K-999K);  and $715 (turnover over 1million).

 

Where: Brisbane Powerhouse

When: 14 to 16 September 2011

 

More info: http://tnv.net.au

 

 

This conference aims to build the skills and capacity of youth development focused workers and advocates to better respond to needs, issues, experiences and ideas of young people across Queensland.

Most suitable for: local government staff, youth advocates, peak bodies, state and commonwealth government representatives.

When: 28–30 September

Where: Sunshine Coast

Contact: Katie_edmistonlgaq [dot] asn [dot] au (website coming)

Cost: $350

 

 
 

The Summit will bring together government and cultural leaders from over 80 countries to explore how artists can give voice to diverse communities and concerns through collaborations with experts in health and well being, the environment, education, business, new technologies, cultural identity and more.

When: 3-6 October 2011

Where: Melbourne

More info: http://www.artsummit.org/

 

 

The major findings of the TheatreSpace study will be launched at the TheatreSpace Symposium. This forum will be the first of its kind to incorporate theatre companies, arts venue managements, educational providers and young theatregoers. The event will also host international presenters and convene panels made up of performing arts industry members, teachers and young people involved in the research.

When: 14-16 November 2011

Where: Sydney, Opera House

More info: http://theatrespace.org.au/events