australiacouncil.gov.au

Welcome to the First

Nations Arts Roundtable

Wesley Enoch, Chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Strategy Panel

Lydia Miller, Executive Director, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts

1. Welcome and Overview

2. First Nations Arts Roundtable Key focus - connect, share, ideas, networks,

navigate

3. Setting the scene - what is happening

4. Pulse check - how are people feeling at the moment

5. What is the impact of current situation - cancellation and postponements of

live performance, festivals and art centres, financial impacts, arts and cultural

impact (artists, creative professionals, and small to medium First Nations arts

organisations)

6. What's next - how do we collectively work together

AGENDA

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• Wesley Enoch, Chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Strategy Panel

• Lydia Miller, Executive Director, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts

1. Welcome and overview

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Badu Gilli, Sydney Opera House. Artist: Alick Tipoti. Credit: Daniel Boud.

2. First Nations Arts Roundtable Key Focus

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• Connect

• Share

• Ideas

• Networks

• Navigate Tracks Dance Company. 2019 Milpirri Jurntu. Male

dancer Tarkyn Japangardi Tasman. Credit: Peter Eve.

• What’s happening

3 Setting the scene

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Rachael Maza and Dalara Williams at Yellamundie National First Peoples Playwriting

Festival (2019) presented by Moogahlin Performing Arts. Credit: Jamie James.

• How are people feeling at the moment

4. Pulse check

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Anne Dixon painting, Ikuntji Artists. Credit: Christian Koch.

• Cancellation and postponements of live performances, festivals and art centres

• Financial impacts

• Arts and cultural impacts (on artists, creative professionals, and small to medium First Nations arts organisations)

5. What is the impact of the current situation

7Tracks Dance Company. 2019 Milpirri Jurntu. The Milpirri

Banners. Credit: Peter Eve.

• How do we collectively work together?

• Continue to look at Australia Council website for updates

6. What's next

8Tracks Dance Company. 2019 Milpirri Jurntu. Youth dancers. Credit: Peter Eve.