Facilitators
Bec Stevens, Andy Vagg, Leigh Tesch
9.15 - 9.30
Introduction
9.30 - 11
Provocateurs: Jami and Richard Bladel
Jami Bladel has been the Artistic Director and CEO of Kickstart Arts since 2006. Kickstart
Arts is a current Key Organisation of the Australia Council for the Arts. Prior to that she was
the Artistic Director of Big Wig Youth Theatre in Hobart for 7 years. Jami has worked extensively as a freelance theatre director, actor, writer, producer, dramaturge and performing arts educator. She has directed over 37 arts projects, written 4 plays, brokered arts/health and community partnerships, worked as a teaching artist and is mentor to emerging artists and producers. She studied Acting at the VCA school of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1987 and completed a Bachelor of Education at the University of Tasmania in 2000, and is currently studying for a Masters in Advanced Leadership through Monash University in association with Women in Leadership Australia.
Richard Bladel is well into his third decade of working as a professional artist. At one time or another he has worked with all sorts of arts organisations as a writer, playwright, dramaturg, video maker and as a producer of projects in music, visual arts, digital media, performance and writing. Richard has a focus on encouraging the expression and inherent creativity of people of all ages, building connections between people through art making and on breaking down the barriers between the arts and other sectors. He studied BA in Communications at the University of Technology, Sydney during the 80s, majoring in film theory and production. He was founding Artistic Director of Kickstart Arts, and managed the organisation from 2001- 2007. From 1998 to 2000 he was Arts Officer at The Tasmanian Trades & Labor Council (now Unions Tasmania).
Morning tea 11- 11.30
11.30 - 12.00
Andy Vagg and Bec stevens
Andy was the lead artist engaged by Kickstart for the recent Remembering the Future project. Bec came on board as support arist for finalising the project. Andy will speak about the methods used for team building and collaboration through the project. "Remembering the Future developed from my work in 2017-2018 on the ongoing Kickstart Art site-sensitive Healing Ground community project at the former Orphan School buildings at St Johns Park New Town. Children worked on the adjacent city farm and orphan schools, leaving at thirteen as indentured farm labourers or domestic servants until they were eighteen. They were essentially being prepared for a life as the “industrious poor” of the nineteenth century. In response to my critical examination of the orphan schools I asked myself: How well are we preparing our children for life in the twenty-first century: one of climate change, burgeoning populations, and dwindling resources? "
12.00 -12.30
Adam Potito, the Principle of New Town Primary School will speak about the partnership that enabled Remembering the Future. This is an informal Q&A session where we can gain an insight into partnerships with the Education Department.
12.30 -1
SHOW AND TELL 10 images in 10 minutes
Victoria Ryle, Simon Spain and Steve Lovegrove will each speed share images and response to this sessions theme of partnerships.
Lunch 1 - 1.45
Collective salad toss in the Eggspread, led by Juila Drouhin. Please bring some lunch ngredients that don’t mind being bounced around to contribute to a collective salad.
1.45 - 2.45
Composition with Joel Roberts. Joel will adapt a recent creative encounter run as part of the ArTELIER /SAC partnership for us. Be ready to play with sound together.
2.45 - 3.15
Lets talk about when partnerships go pear shaped / what did we learn?! Breakout into groups of 3 to discuss then we will come together as a group to share learnings.
3.15 - 4
Wrap up / What could we pool together as a Tool Kit for Partnerships. Led by Leigh Tesch and Bec Stevens.
What are the key ingredients of successful partnerships?
Andy and Bec in brainstorming for the day identified : trust building, flexibilty, allowing for failure, managing expectations, generosity of spirit, setting frameworks, and having appropriate funding as key to successful partnerships of any kind. Can we flesh these ideas out and add to them. This may also include how can partnerships work without traditional funding models?
4pm - 5
Christmas drinks
