REAP: More. Deeper. Different (6 – 29 August, 2019)

Opening Keynote – The Impulse for Change

Speaker – Bryan Joseph Lee

Bryan is an arts manager and producer who has been exploring the intersection of arts and communities for over a decade. Drawing on years of experience from Woolly Mammoth, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Round House Theater, and The Public Theater, Bryan will point to what’s effective and what’s problematic about performing arts programming and audience development with community at the heart, and how we can deliver better outcomes.

Convergence: The Centre of Attention

Speakers – Alison Clark (Arts Council England), Deborah Cullinan (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts) & Michelle Adams (Big hART)

Performing arts centre? Making space? Business Hub? Community centre? Meeting place? What is the evolving role of arts centres? Can we demonstrate that we are facing all of our stakeholders and communities in ways that they value? Will ‘relevance’ be the new litmus test for our success and continued investment? A group of cultural leaders from Manchester, San Francisco and Roebourne will question the purpose of arts centres.

But Where’s The Proof?

Speakers – Jordan Gibbs (Culture Counts) & Rick Heath (PAC Australia)

Measuring impact is hard… or is it? Get the lowdown on new models of impact assessment. We’ll take you through two evidence-based models that provide real data, not only on the impact of your shows but how that impact varies between ‘hires’ and ‘buys’. Want to make evidence-based programming decisions? We’ll show you how.

Nourishing Creative Appetite

Joel McGuinness, Bryan Joseph Lee, Elizabeth Old & Louisa Norman

40+ shows to consider… Hundreds of ideas sparked – What now? How do you create the perfect ‘mix tape’ for audiences – leading them to new places, meeting their desires and attracting those that may never have ventured into that space? Four critical creative thinkers provide their insight about making programming decisions. What filters do they use and how do they align their creative ambition with other imperatives?

Keynote: Anne Torreggiani

Anne Torreggiani (The Audience Agency)

We all have experiences with audiences but how much do we really know about them? Why, and how do we find them? That’s the business of UK’s Audience Agency, whose mission it is to support the cultural sector in becoming more audience-focused – and more relevant and resilient as a result. Anne Torreggiani has 25 years’ experience in the arts, as director of marketing and audiences with numerous UK cultural organisations, local authorities, theatres and festivals.

State Of The Art

Big ideas, practical tools, new concepts, paradigm shifts…there’s a lot to process. So what have been the big take-aways? Join our Thinker-in-Residence Wesley Enoch to reflect on what we’ve learnt and hear the observations about where we’re at and where we might be headed.

Australia Council Update

Making Space (2 – 6 September 2018)

Making Space  – Opening Keynote

Speaker – Sigal Cohen, Avshalom Pollak Dance Theatre

Making Space  – Keynote 

Speaker – Dr. Gill Hicks

Making Space  – Keynote

Speaker – Dr. Richard Walley

2017 Outside, In

2017 Conference Highlights:

Outside, In  – Keynote

Speaker – Jennifer Whelan

Outside, In  – Keynote

Speaker – Dee Madigan

Outside, In  – Keynote

Speaker – Sarah Houbolt

Outside, In  – Keynote

Speaker – Benjamin Law

Outside, In  – Getting Local Government to Give a Sh!t Session 

Outside, In  – Robyn Archer, Reflections Part 1

Outside, In  – Robyn Archer, Reflections Part 2