ART OF DISSENT 2002 Adelaide, 8-9 March 2002 Melbourne, 14-16 October 2002
Dear Left Linkers, We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to attend a two part symposium to be presented at the Adelaide Festival in March and at the Melbourne Festival in October, 2002. Please circulate this email to any of your colleagues you think may be interested. --- ABOUT ART OF DISSENT--- At a time when so much in our lives is uncertain - both here and overseas, and the challenges our humanity faces are so immense, we think it is time to host a national arts symposium where the discourse is set exclusively in a social and cultural context; where economic considerations are suspended - if only briefly. We want to acknowledge the function of "dissent" as an essential ingredient in any democracy and especially crucial in the quest towards cultural democracy. We want to explore the arts=B9 connection with communities in all their diversity and with the prevailing social issues that face us all. Through all of human history artists have been at the forefront of social change, challenging as well as reflecting, contemporary realities. These days, with the impact of globalisation, massive technological change, and the consequent challenges these present to environmental and social sustainability, we need our artists more than ever to help chart a more humane future, and to help us build closer links with each other and with our planet. In recent years, discussion and debate within the arts "industry" has increasingly focussed on essentially structural, economic elements. Conferences in the sector examine the creation of arts "product", develop strategies to penetrate new "markets" and advocate the role of artists as "value-adders" to corporate or government programs. The Art of Dissent will take a larger view. It will encourage a freer and more courageous debate about the role of the arts in society. We are delighted that two of the country's flagship arts festivals - both with a record of commitment to community works - have joined us in developing the Art of Dissent program. All we need now is for you to join us and offer your ideas. To find out more stay in touch with us via our website http://www.ArtOfDissent.com --- KEYNOTE SPEAKERS --- ADELAIDE The Adelaide Masonic Centre 254 North Terrace, Adelaide ( between Frome & Pulteney Streets) Friday, 8 March 2002: $25 ($22 for Adelaide Festival subscribers) Saturday, 9 March 2002: $15 ($13 for Adelaide Festival subscribers) To attend book at Bass on 13 12 46 or online at http://www.adelaidefestival.org.au/2002/bookticket.asp?ID=3D31 Tickets will also be sold on the day at the venue. Forum ONE: Can the arts change anything? Cath Cantlon Alicia Talbot Jonathan Jones Greg Mackie Heather Shearer Vahid Vahed Forum TWO: Confronting Globalisation Sam de Silva Norm Horton Mary Kalantzis Bong Ramilo Tahmeena Faryal Dr Tanya Lyons Yustoni Volunteero and Hestu Ardiyanto (Taring Padi) Forum THREE: "Whose festival?" Malcolm McKinnon Sue Nattrass Katrina Sedgwick Peter Sellars Waita and Karl Telfer Stephen Richardson Lynette Wallworth Terry Cutler For more information and bios on speakers please visit http://www.ArtOfDissent.com/2002/04speakers.html --- SYMPOSIUM THEMES --- Social Change Movements > How effective are cultural tools in working for social change? > Who owns culture? > For art's sake, what is community? > Joining the dots - the place of the Indigenous in art and culture > What relevance do the arts have in social change? > When ethnic dancing is subversive=8Bre-evaluating multicultural arts > Popular and elite, authentic and excellent=8Bmeasuring the measures of artistic practice Land, Environment and Sustainability > Indigenous arts, land and sustainability > Can the arts change our relationship to land and identity? > Art of and for the planet > Creating alliances between cultural and environment movements > Sustainable social and cultural change - who will be driving it? The Art of gLoCaLisation > Challenging the global locally > National culture in a time of subtle (and not so subtle) xenophobia > Creating and subverting popular culture > Can culture be democratised? > Multicultural arts - beyond spaghetti and polka New Media and Cultural Change > The work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction > New Indigenous media > A multicultural superhighway - new channels, diasporic audiences > Virtual spaces - just how much space? > Online communities, open source cultures, hacker aesthetics > Old media and new - how to develop challenging, relevant content? > The cultural dimension of independent media For more information visit http://www.ArtOfDissent.com/2002/03themes.html --- SYMPOSIUM FORMAT --- ADELAIDE PROGRAM The venue and order of events all contribute to the overall feel and passion of the event. The Masonic Centre hall will be arranged cabaret style, including a cafe area. At 10am on Friday, 8th March, panelists and audience will be given a traditional Indigenous Welcome to Country. The panelists in the first forum, "Can the Arts Change Anything?" will be introduced by Anne Dunn. Panelists will be given five minutes each to explore their position, their work and observations in the context of the questions. The audience will then be invited to explore these issues with those at their table. Panelists and Ann Dunn will circulate around the room offering pointers to discussion or clarification if required. During 45 minutes of debate, they will collate key observations, questions and issues addressing. These will be presented back to the room and the panel for comment and debate. The second forum, "Confronting Globalisation" will take a similar format - recognising that each forum will work its own unique dynamic. The final forum on Saturday, "Whose Festival?" will be an engaging and challenging debate. Panelists will have 5 minutes to explore their views and observations. Clearly debate will range from looking at the experience of the 2002 Adelaide Festival to implications and ramifications for other flagship festivals. The bulk of this time will be vigorous debate from the floor, with comments and views drawn from audience members as well as the panel. The aim is to make this truly a dialogue among all those attending. For further information visit http://www.ArtOfDissent.com/2002/05adelaide.html --- REGISTRATION --- For Adelaide book at Bass on 13 12 46 or online at http://www.adelaidefestival.org.au/2002/bookticket.asp?ID=3D31 For further details of the Art of Dissent Symposium 2002, including Melbourne registration, visit http://www.ArtOfDissent.com/2002/06melbourne.html If you have ideas for exploring the "Art of Dissent" in Melbourne in October, please contact Kevin Brennan, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
