Our Business 2024 Program
Program Overview
28 OCTOBER – 1 NOVEMBER 2024
Wardandi Country, Bunbury WA
(Subject to change)
Pre-Forum Information Session | Mon 28 Oct
Open to AACHWA Members only
Day 1 – 3: Professional Development | Tue 29 – Thu 31 Oct
Open to artists, arts managers, arts sector professionals
and local government cultural workers
Day 4: Symposium | Fri 1 Nov
Open to the general public and all professionals who
engage with Aboriginal Artists and Art Centres
PRE-FORUM EVENT:
AACHWA MEMBERS INFORMATION SESSION
Mon 28 Oct | Stirling Street Arts Centre
PLEASE NOTE THIS DAY IS FOR AACHWA MEMBERS ONLY
| 10:00am | Morning tea on arrival |
| 10:30am | Aboriginal Visual Arts Investment Initiative Information Session |
| 12:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Aboriginal Visual Arts Investment Initiative Information Session |
| 3:00pm | End |
DAY 1: CREATIVE WORKSHOPS
AND CULTURAL EXCURSIONS
Tues 29 Oct | Bunbury Regional Art Gallery (BRAG)
SESSION ONE | 9:00 am – 10:45 am
| 9:00am | Morning tea on arrival |
| 9:30am | Welcome to Country |
| 9:45am | AACHWA Welcome Presenters: Chad Creighton (AACHWA CEO) and Lyn Yu-Mackay (AACHWA Chairperson) |
| 10:00am | Official Welcome Presenters: Hon David Templeman MLA (Minister for Culture and the Arts; Sport and Recreation; International Educations; Heritage) Mayor Jaysen Miguel (City of Bunbury) |
| 10:15am | Exhibition viewing: Noongar Country 2024: Our Elders, Our Pathfinders |
SESSION TWO | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Please note: Option 3 departs from BRAG and does not return until the end of the day
Option 1: Noongar Arts Program Workshop at BRAG
| 11:00am | Silk Painting Workshop with artist Beverly Thomson Beverly is a Yamatji woman living on Wardandi Country. She is a multidisciplinary artist specialising in pottery, weaving and “dirty pot” eco-dyeing. She is known for combining different mediums in interesting ways. In this workshop Beverly will demonstrate some basic techniques of painting on silk and how to manage colours. Participants will paint their own beautiful silk scarf to take home. Courtesy of the Noongar Arts Program |
| 1:00pm | Lunch |
Option 2: Cultural Tour
| 11:00am | Cultural Tour of Wardandi Country with Troy and Tahlia Bennell, Ngalang Wongi Aboriginal Cultural Tours |
| 1:00pm | Lunch |
Option 3: Roelands Village
| 10:45am | Travel to Roelands Village – transport provided Roelands Village is located on the Collie River, approximately 29km from Bunbury along Seven Hills Road |
| 11:15am | Welcome and Smoking at Roelands Village |
| 11:45am | Tour of Roelands Village with Elder Les Wallam, Woolkabunning Kiaka Aboriginal Corporation Woolkabunning Kiaka Aboriginal Corporation’s main purpose is to provide opportunities for guests and visitors to Roelands to interact with and learn about the Roelands Mission story and Aboriginal cultural heritage. The property was originally a farm used also as a Mission to house children removed from families from across Western Australia. More information >> |
| 12:45pm | Lunch |
| 1:30pm | Paintings and Stories of Noongar Country with Rhona Wallam, Lera Bennell and Dawn Alone Learn about painting Noongar Country with sisters Rhona, Lera and Dawn. Rhona will demonstrate how to paint a Noongar landscape in the Carrolup style using watercolours. Participants will then be guided to paint their own. The sisters will share stories of growing up at Burekup Camp across the river from Roelands. The workshop will include a short film about Rhona and her artwork. Courtesy of the Noongar Arts Program |
| 3:30pm | Return to BRAG |
| 4:00pm | End |
SESSION THREE | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (groups swap)
Option 1: Noongar Arts Program Workshop at BRAG
| 2:00pm | Silk Painting Workshop with artist Beverly Thomson Beverly is a Yamatji woman living on Wardandi Country. She is a multidisciplinary artist specialising in pottery, weaving and “dirty pot” eco-dyeing. She is known for combining different mediums in interesting ways. In this workshop Beverly will demonstrate some basic techniques of painting on silk and how to manage colours. Participants will paint their own beautiful silk scarf to take home. Courtesy of the Noongar Arts Program |
| 4:00pm | End |
Option 2: Cultural Tour
| 2:00pm | Cultural Tour of Wardandi Country with Troy and Tahlia Bennell, Ngalang Wongi Aboriginal Cultural Tours |
| 4:00pm | End |
Our Business Welcome Dinner
| 5:30pm | Welcome BBQ at Mangrove Cove Mangrove Cove is located across the road from the Dolphin Discovery Centre on Koombana Drive Special thanks to Yaka Dandjoo for co-hosting this dinner. |
| 7:00pm | End |
DAY 2: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Wed 30 Oct | Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre (BREC) & Stirling Street Arts Centre
SESSION ONE | 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre
| 9:00am | Introductions: Indigenous Art Code review, Cox Inall Ridgeway Presenter: Tiernan Campbell-O’Brien, Director Cox Inall Ridgeway will be available for the full day for discussions about the review |
| 9:05am | Misappropriation and Artist Membership – Update on the Artist Member Application Process, Indigenous Art Code Presenters: Amy Mukherjee, Savannah Travia-Dann, Ruby Alderton An evolving concern for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists is the misappropriation of cultural knowledge by other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Artists increasingly contact IartC with concerns that their community’s cultural knowledge is being misappropriated and exploited. How can IartC better respond to the concerns artists raise with us? How can reviewing the artist membership criteria and application process respond to these concerns? |
| 10:05am | Copyright Agency Presenter: Arlette Martin, Visual Arts Business Development Manager Arlette will be available on Wednesday afternoon and throughout the day on Thursday for one-on-one meetings upon request |
| 11:00am | Morning Tea |
SESSION TWO | 11:30 am – 4:30 pm
Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre
| 11:30am | How to Start an Art Centre Presenters: representatives from emerging and established art centres & Walk Through Walls This panel and workshop will provide attendees with insights into starting an art centre, exploring different models, and offering practical advice for next steps. Suitable for: those wanting to initiate an art centre, or in the early stages of developing one. | Artists in the Black: copyright, moral rights, contracts and ICIP, Arts Law Centre of Australia Presenter: Jo-Anne Driessens, Artist in the Black Coordinator & Chloe Hillary, Solicitor Suitable for: art centre staff, independent artists and arts & cultural organisation staff | Taking your product to Market and SAM Digital Labelling, Desart Presenter: Jane Chambers, Digital Labelling Project Coordinator Suitable for: art centres and organisations using SAM |
| 12:45pm | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 1:30pm | Continue How to Start an Art Centre | Continue Artists in the Black until 3:30pm From 3:30pm: One-on-one legal advice | Continue Taking your product to Market |
| 4:30pm | End | End | End |
Stirling Street Arts Centre
| 11:30am | Practical Studio Skills Facilitators: Jacky Cheng and Kate Leslie A hands-on studio session designed to strengthen your understanding of general studio skills, including mediums, colour theory, stretching and priming canvases, and general studio processes. Suitable for: arts workers and independent artists |
| 12:45pm | Lunch |
| 1:30pm | Continue Practical Studio Skills |
| 4:30pm | End |
DAY 3: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Thurs 31 Oct | Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre (BREC) & Stirling Street Arts Centre
SESSION ONE | 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre
| 9:00am 9:05am | Introduction Indigenous Art Code review, Cox Inall Ridgeway Presenter: Tiernan Campbell-O’Brien, Director Cox Inall Ridgeway will be available for the full day for discussions about the review DLGSC Culture and the Arts, DLGSC Presenters: Paul Caulfield, Director Industry Partnerships and Development and Melissa McGrath, Principal Policy and Partnerships Officer |
| 9:35am | SAM Rebuild, Desart Presenter: Jane Chambers, Digital Labelling Project Coordinator |
| 10:05am | Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support Program, IVAIS Presenter: Cherisse Lyons, Acting Director |
| 10:35am | Funding Opportunities and Strategic First Nations Projects, Regional Arts of Western Australia Presenters: Carla Steele, Investment Coordinator and Janine Oxenham, First Nations Project Officer |
| 11:05am | Morning tea |
SESSION TWO | 11:30 am – 4:30 pm
Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre
| 11:30am | Storytelling Workshop: communicating your arts practice, Centre for Stories Presenter: Jay Anderson, Story Trainer & Writer Suitable for: art centre staff, independent artists and arts & cultural organisation staff | Governance Awareness, Arts Law Centre of Australia Presenter: Chloe Hillary, Solicitor Topics include key aspects of running a corporation well, corporate structure, principles of good governance, roles and responsibilities of directors members and staff. Suitable for: board members, art centre staff and emerging art centres | SAM Rebuild: Introduction & glimpses into the new SAM, Desart Presenter: Jane Chambers, Digital Labelling Project Coordinator Suitable for: Art centre Managers/Studio coordinators using SAM |
| 12:45pm | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 1:30pm | Continue Storytelling workshop | Continue Governance Awareness | Continue SAM Rebuild: Getting ready for the switch One on one help sessions to get Art centre managers ready for their art centres SAM switch Specific time slots will booked on the day, please register your interest |
| 4:30pm | End | End | End |
Stirling Street Arts Centre
| 11:30am | Practical Studio Skills Facilitator: Jacky Cheng and Kate Leslie A hands-on studio session designed to strengthen your understanding of general studio skills, including mediums, colour theory, stretching and priming canvases, and general studio processes. Suitable for: arts workers and independent artists |
| 12:45pm | Lunch |
| 1:30pm | Continue Practical Studio Skills |
| 4:30pm | End |
Bunbury Regional Art Gallery
| 5:00pm | CLOSING EVENT | Noongar Country 2024: Our Elders, Our Pathfinders Join curators Amanda Bell and Katelyn Whitehurst for a special curator talk, honour the Elders and celebrate the artists in this year’s Noongar Country exhibition. |
| 7:00pm | End |
DAY 4: SYMPOSIUM
Fri 1 Nov | Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre
| 9:00am – 12:45pm | Welcome to Country Singing by Wardandi Miya-k Kaadadjiny Language Centre Artist Talk with the Noongar Arts Program: Amanda Bell, Beverly Thomson, Candice Nannup and Dellas Bennell. Facilitated by Dellas Bennell Panel 1: Cultural Experiences: A showcase of innovative ways artists are sharing cultural experiences that engage communities and strengthen connections to place. Panel 2: Artists in Focus: Celebrating WA artists who are taking their practice to new levels of achievement and expanding the boundaries of their creativity. Artists include: Eunice Yu (Nagula Jarndu), Sandra Hill, Shannon Clohessy. More to come! |
| 12:45pm – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30pm – 3:00pm | Keniny Dance Academy Panel 3: Making Art Together: The panel will see arts industry professionals discuss and share the exploratory collaborations among Western Australian Aboriginal art centers and communities through topics that aim to celebrate collective learning, youth engagement and storytelling through artmaking. Video Premiere of the Noongar Arts Program Fashion Show Closing remarks by Chad Creighton (AACHWA CEO) and Lyn Yu-Mackay (AACHWA Chairperson) |
Program Subject to Change
Please keep an eye out as more details will be released soon!
