Thu 4 Aug: Think Tank
The Splendid Think Tank is a two-day event bringing together contemporary art practitioners with key festival representatives from across Australia, to explore the risks and rewards of embracing new art, ideas and experience in a festival context.
As a finale showcase event for the Splendid program, the Think Tank is a way to connect with and fuel future collaborations between festival directors and artists.
The Think Tank will explore Splendid Arts Lab as an exportable model for developing conceptually strong, interdisciplinary, large-scale public artworks that are participatory and can be marketed effectively to mass audiences.
PROGRAM
10.00 am Arrival (tea and coffee) + Region of Festivals
10.30 am Welcome to country
10.40 am Official Acknowledgements
11.00 am Keynote address: Brian Ritchie
How do festivals act as experimental spaces for new cultural forms, new technologies, and new modes of audience engagement.
11.20 am Splendid Showcase – Panel discussion
Meet the partners, provocateurs and artists behind one of the country’s most innovative emerging artist programs, and get a taste of why festivals around Australia are approaching them for advice on commissioning and touring cutting edge engaging work.
1.00 pm Lunch Break
2.00 pm Exploring Art in the Festival Context – Panel discussion
An exploration of art making for different festival spaces and audiences, presented from the perspective of both festival and artist, and across multiple festival formats including location based art festivals, community festivals, emerging artist programs and music. MC: Sandra Bender (SBS TV)
3.45 pm Splendid Think Tank Closing Remarks
4.15 pm Break
4.30 pm Meet the panel members
An opportunity for Think Tank attendees to gain an audience with a panel member. Booking sheets will be made available and guests can sign up for one of the available time slots. This will be an informal session with the NORPA Bar also open for those who just want to generally mix.
5.30 pm Continuing drinks at the NORPA Bar
7.00 pm Think Tank Dinner (optional – ticketed). Lismore Art Space
Join us at the long table to pick forks together and share a seasonal winter menu with food for thought.
