Abstract
The themes for Artstate Bathurst are A Sense of Place and Robust Regions. In developing these themes the organisers referred to the feedback and reports from Lismore and thinking about the different strengths of each region in NSW.
In moving Artstate from the lush hinterland of the North Coast to the cooler climate of Australia’s first inland city, we hope to provide our 2018 delegates a different experience to our 2017 program. The built environment of Bathurst set within the inland vista of rolling hills provides a new backdrop to the conversation.
The rapporteurs from Artstate Lismore, Associate Professor Adele Wessell and Dr Kristin den Exter from Southern Cross University commented that Artstate “questioned the very notion of regionality and the perception that artists working outside metropolitan areas are hindered by location” and we are interested in expanding this theme. In talking about a Sense of Place, how do artists respond to the landscapes and communities in which they live? What stories do they tell? Does this make a difference to their practice?
The second strong theme that emerged from Artstate Lismore was “the interdisciplinarity of arts practice and partnerships throughout regional NSW. The arts are integrated in rural and remote areas within the community, traversing the barriers and silos that can be built around specialist areas of expertise and disciplines in more populated areas.” Under the theme Robust Regions, we want to explore the contribution that the arts make to regional and rural communities. What is the secret ingredient that causes some places to thrive and become desirable places to live and work, while others struggle? Who are the community drivers? How are the collaborations and partnerships developed and maintained over the longer term? What is the role of the artist?
Above all Artstate Bathurst will maintain the priority to engage with First Nations peoples and Aboriginal Arts practitioners and organisations as an integral part of the regional arts landscape.
In moving Artstate from the lush hinterland of the North Coast to the cooler climate of Australia’s first inland city, we hope to provide our 2018 delegates a different experience to our 2017 program. The built environment of Bathurst set within the inland vista of rolling hills provides a new backdrop to the conversation.
The rapporteurs from Artstate Lismore, Associate Professor Adele Wessell and Dr Kristin den Exter from Southern Cross University commented that Artstate “questioned the very notion of regionality and the perception that artists working outside metropolitan areas are hindered by location” and we are interested in expanding this theme. In talking about a Sense of Place, how do artists respond to the landscapes and communities in which they live? What stories do they tell? Does this make a difference to their practice?
The second strong theme that emerged from Artstate Lismore was “the interdisciplinarity of arts practice and partnerships throughout regional NSW. The arts are integrated in rural and remote areas within the community, traversing the barriers and silos that can be built around specialist areas of expertise and disciplines in more populated areas.” Under the theme Robust Regions, we want to explore the contribution that the arts make to regional and rural communities. What is the secret ingredient that causes some places to thrive and become desirable places to live and work, while others struggle? Who are the community drivers? How are the collaborations and partnerships developed and maintained over the longer term? What is the role of the artist?
Above all Artstate Bathurst will maintain the priority to engage with First Nations peoples and Aboriginal Arts practitioners and organisations as an integral part of the regional arts landscape.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 03 Nov 2018 |
| Event | Artstate Bathurst 2018 - Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre (BMEC), Bathurst, Australia Duration: 01 Nov 2018 → 04 Nov 2018 http://www.artstate.com.au/about-artstate/ (event website) |
Conference
| Conference | Artstate Bathurst 2018 |
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| Abbreviated title | Regional Arts, performance, theatre |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Bathurst |
| Period | 01/11/18 → 04/11/18 |
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