Join us at the Impact Festival for a series of engaging artist talks and panel discussions. Explore some of the most pressing topics shaping the arts today, and hear directly from voices in the field.

When: Friday 29th August

Time: 9.30am - 5pm

Where: Warners Bay Theatre, baramayiba

Take the day to listen, develop, connect and be inspired!

JOIN US FOR THE WHOLE DAY OF ART & INSIGHT FOR ONLY $100 + RECIVE A TICKET TO THE PERFORMANCE OF TRIPLE BILL BY CATAPULT DANCE CHOREOGRAPHIC HUB

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE!

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The Art and Insight Program includes:

Aboriginal Art and Culture Protocola

How can artists and organisations ensure genuine respect for cultural heritage and intellectual property when working with Indigenous cultural material? This conversation explores protocols that promote self-determination, cultural safety, and meaningful collaboration with First Nations artists. Delve into the legal, ethical, and moral considerations at play

We Create Safe Spaces.

The ‘We Create Safe Spaces’ report was researched and co-written by Jasmin Sheppard (Tagalaka, Critical Path’s First Nations artist-curator), and Joshua Staines (Wiradjuri) and supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW and Critical Path. Facilitated by Chandler (Cheeky) Connell “We Create Safe Spaces” highlights First Nations community and peers have had to battle the system, struggle through unhealthy ways of working, revealing the lack of scaffolding within arts organisations to support the unique way we work and inhabit spaces.

FIRST NATIONS VOICES

Join Renae Lamb, Maddison Fraser and Chandler (Cheeky) Connell in conversation as they reflect on practice, place, identity, and the unique experiences of creating and thriving in regional contexts.

Place Matters: Creative Perspectives on Regional Change

Shaping a more inclusive and dynamic future through locally driven innovation. This in-depth conversation offers an overview of the Northern Rivers dance sector’s post-disaster recovery, featuring research from the Dance Sector Uplift project and initiatives including PH(R)ASE and PRACTICE AND PLAY. Positioned as a model disaster recovery blueprint for the regional sector, it opens dialogue around the co-design of a NSW Regional Independent Artist Network (RIAN), which aims to foster a more inclusive, collaborative, and geographically responsive arts sector.

Building Organisations from the Ground Up

A conversation with leading regional arts voices about building organisations from the ground up - the risks, the wins, and the unique challenges of creating ambitious, community-rooted arts initiatives outside metropolitan centres. With Rosemarie Milsom (Newcastle Writers Festival), Braddon Snape (The Creator Incubator), Janie Gibson (Whale Chorus) and Adam Deusien (Lingua Franca).

SEE THE FULL DAYS PROGRAM HERE:

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The Impact Festival is supported by: Create NSW, Creative Australia, Catapult Dance Choreographic Hub and Lake Mac Arts