Artists in Volatile Landscapes is the culmination of 18 months creative research undertaken by 30 artists from across NSW (including guest artists from Western Sydney) who have responded to the question, ‘What does the future look like in your region?’. The project is an initiative of the NSW Regional Arts Network under the banner of ‘Regional Futures’ and funded by Create NSW.
Exhibition
Artists in Volatile Landscapes
June 24 – September 24
Artists in Volatile Landscapes is the culmination of 18 months creative research undertaken by 30 artists from across NSW (including guest artists from Western Sydney) who have responded to the question, ‘What does the future look like in your region?’. The project is an initiative of the NSW Regional Arts Network under the banner of ‘Regional Futures’ and funded by Create NSW.
Artists across different mediums & in collaboration with other sectors and in consultation with their communities, have explored key issues affecting their region, revealing the hopes & fears for the future. Through their creative practice, they have explored questions around climate change, housing, healing of country, sustainability, finite resources, renewable energy, acting now for the future & how to listen better to the environment and to the non-human world.
The outcome is a group exhibition that is provocative and contemplative; that raises critical questions and encourages us to think deeply about how to prepare for inevitable change and how to build resilience.
Exhibition Launch
The official launch of Artists in Volatile Landscapes is on Friday 21 July, 6pm – 7.30pm. Welcome to Country by Auntie Glenda Chalker. The exhibition will be opened by Liverpool Council Mayor or representative. Guests will have the opportunity to walk through the exhibition. Poetry reading by Arts Mid North Coast artist, Kit Kelen. Artists and guests will be staying on to mingle and dine at the Bellbird café at the venue.
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Symposium
There will be a day long symposium on Saturday 22 July, 9.30am-4pm. This artist-led symposium brings together experts & critical thinkers across different sectors, community members and activists to discuss and grapple with the question, ‘What does the future look like in your region?’ The program includes: a keynote address by Festival Director, Lindy Hume; panel and roundtable discussions; an invitation to break bread with First Nations & Somalian communities.
Discussion topics include:
● Culture and restoration
● Interdisciplinary collaborations
● Listening better
● Regional-City divide
● Community Engagement
Cost: $60 includes lunch, tea/coffee
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