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A few weeks before her three year tenure as the head of the National Association of the Visual Arts (NAVA) was concluded, Greek-Australian polyglot Esther Anatolitis spoke to SBS Greek about the state of affairs in arts and the plight of artists in Australia during the pandemic. - H Σταθία Ανατολίτη, εκτελεστική διευθύντρια της NAVA, υποστηρίζει ότι η πανδημία και τα περιοριστικά μέτρα έχουν καταφέρει σημαντικό πλήγμα στον καλλιτεχνικό και γενικότερα πολιτιστικό τομέα. Τονίζει ότι το κονδύλιο της ομοσπονδιακής κυβέρνησης αποτελεί σταγόνα στον ωκεανό για τους καλλιτέχνες.
Recorded live at the launch of Arts Day on the Hill and the inauguration of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for Contemporary Arts and Culture, Co-Chaired by John Alexander, Maria Vamvakinou, and Adam Bandt. Hosted by Esther Anatolitis, we also heard from guest speakers including the Minister and Shadow Minister for the Arts and Welcome to Country by Aunty Matilda House. Arts Day on the Hill is a new program presented by the National Association by the Visual Arts (NAVA) to create an annual national focus on advocacy for the arts. https://visualarts.net.au/nava-events/2019/arts-day-hill/
This Wild Song | Honest conversations with Australian artists about art, business and life
Wanda Gillespie uses sculpture and photography to explore fictions and ideas around history, culture, ritual and ceremony. Wanda’s work questions the nature of reality through narrative and her sculptures are often presented as historical artefacts. An interest in the mystical, paranormal spirit world is central to her work. Wanda is a New Zealand artist and was based in Melbourne until she returned to Auckland three years ago. We discuss the differences between the two cities and how she’s rebuilding her community. We also chat about how Wanda has funded her practice with grants and what she’s learned about writing grant applications over the years, how she fits in studio time around the kids, and the process of wood carving. Artist resources we mention: + Artists Alliance for New Zealand artists + National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) for Australian artists + THRIVE Mastermind / Wanda’s TWS portrait and interview is on our website here. / See Wanda’s work at wandagillespie.com Music: Rapture by Myfawny Hunter myfanwyhunter.com Editing: Alana Helbig alanahelbig.com To support TWS and continue the conversation go to www.patreon.com/thiswildsong If you like what you hear please Subscribe, Review and Share!
Episode 11: Proximity Festival with Kelli McCluskey & Sarah Rowbottam by National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA)
Episode 8: The National 2017, Art Gallery of New South Wales by National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA)
Are the arts in crisis? What does the future hold for creative companies, both large and small? Join us to discuss the changing face of arts funding, the impact of the recent cuts, and the response from artists and arts companies across Australia. The panel will include Michael Lynch CBE AM, Nick Atkins, Lily Shearer and Tamara Winikoff OAM. Michael Lynch CBE AM As one of Australia's most recognised and experienced arts administrators and cultural figures, Michael has lead some of Australia's most prominent arts companies including Sydney Theatre Company, the Australia Council for the Arts and the Sydney Opera House. From 2002 to 2009 he was chief executive of the South Bank Centre in London and has also served as Director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and as a board member of Film Victoria. Michael was the CEO of the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong until 2015 and is now the chair of the Sydney Community Foundation.. Nick Atkins A theatre maker and producer, Nick is currently the Producer for Q Programs at The Joan and Board Member of PACT Centre for Emerging Artists. His work at The Q has seen him develop and implement the Young Artist Program. Previously Nick worked as the Associate Producer and Co-Artistic Director of Crack Theatre Festival. From this role he collaboratively programmed the festivals presentation, panel and masterclass series. Lily Shearer A proud citizen of the Murrwarri Republic and Ngemba Nation (north-west NSW/south-east QLD), Lily has over thirty years of experience in First Peoples Cultural Development, Arts Management and in theatre and performance making. She is currently a freelance performance artist, cultural collaborator and a founding and volunteer member of the Mooghalin Artistic Directorate. Tamara Winikoff OAM Tamara Winikoff is Executive Director of the National Association of Visual Arts (NAVA) and well known in Australia as an arts advocate, cultural commentator and senior arts manager. Tamara has been involved in arts management for over thirty years and has spoken, written and published extensively about cultural and design issues.
Launch time! In 2015, MPavilion teamed up with Art Monthly Australia and the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) to create a new annual award supporting critical writing. Australian essayists were invited to submit a proposal for a piece exploring the relationship between art and design today. The inaugural recipient was Dr Julia Jones, who received $3,000 to develop her proposed essay for publication in Art Monthly Australia. Listen back to join judge—and editor Michael Fitzgerald—for a triple-barrel event: - The 2015 award presentation - A reading by Dr Jones - The launch of Art Monthly Australia’s November issue. Happy listening #MPavilion
If research demonstrates that students who engage in an active, demanding, high-quality arts education are more likely to excel in their academic and non-academic lives, why has the recent review of the Australian Curriculum recommended reducing arts learning in our schools? Speakers include: Professor Michael Anderson (panel chair), Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney; Tom Alegounarias, President of the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW (BOSTES); Rob Carlton, a Silver Logie winning actor; Andrea Connell, the Principal of Sydney Girls High School; Professor Robyn Ewing, Professor of Teacher Education and the Arts at the University of Sydney; Professor Julianne Schultz, founding editor of Griffith REVIEW; and Tamara Winikoff, Executive Director, at the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA). For more info and speaker's biography see this page: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2014/arts_as_learning_forum.shtml