Flying Arts Event Calendar Educators
april
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT+10:00) View in my time
Location
Cairns Court House Gallery
38 Abbott St
Event Details
9am – 4pm Saturday 20th of April UQ Art Museum is proud to partner with Flying Arts Alliance to deliver this one-day intensive Cultural Mediation workshop at the Cairns
Event Details
9am – 4pm Saturday 20th of April
UQ Art Museum is proud to partner with Flying Arts Alliance to deliver this one-day intensive Cultural Mediation workshop at the Cairns Court House Gallery on the 20th of April 2024.
This workshop is a professional development opportunity for artists and artsworkers that will advance their knowledge and approach to visitor engagement through exposure to cultural mediation practice and principles defined by UQ Art Museum cultural mediators.
About this workshop
Cultural mediation is a visitor engagement practice that sees museum staff and volunteers’ journey alongside the visitor in an act of mutual exchange. In this interactive workshop you will explore the history and foundations of cultural mediation from its conceptual European origins, and building on this, experiment with UQ Art Museum’s guiding principles, which underpin the practice. Participants will have the opportunity to put cultural mediation into practice, extend their engagement skill sets and will leave with a renewed perspective of the visitor experience and practical tips and tools to develop cultural mediation into a bespoke engagement model.
Workshop outline:
Session 1: Welcome and Workshop Overview l Introduction to cultural mediation l History of cultural mediation l Guiding principles
Session 2: Active listening activity | Role of the mediator | What makes cultural mediation different to other visitor engagement models
Session 3: Honouring different perspectives | Thinking about audiences
Session 4: Navigating Difficult conversations | Final Reflection
About UQ Art Museum
UQ Art Museum is a site for progressive and contemporary creative inquiry. Our work speaks to the distinct context of the Art Museum’s place within the University. We aim to connect each visitor with new ideas in creative practice, and with learning in its many forms.
We collect and exhibit progressive works of art, which stimulate dialogue and debate. We’re committed to opening up dialogue with the faculties, research institutes and centres of the University, and to place education at the core of our activities.
UQ Art Museum:
- provides creative, active learning through specialised, curriculum-based experiences to diverse disciplines. These include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Education, Drama, Linguistics, Art History, Museum Studies, and Economics (see UQ Student Strategy > Authentic assessment);
- produces cross-disciplinary, research-based exhibitions that partner with a variety of academics and disciplines on campus; in doing so, contributing productively to Excellence in Research for Australia outcomes, and the Australian Research Council’s Engagement and Impact assessment; and
- provides industry-based training to UQ students to equip them for careers in the arts and humanities. The Art Museum aims to be a national leader in industry-based education.
What to bring
Flying Arts Alliance recommends having note taking materials on hand. Please bring any questions that you may have.
Venue
Cairns Court House Gallery, 38 Abbott St, Cairns City QLD 4870.
Flying Arts encourage the use of sustainable transport, including cycling, walking and public transport. Plan your journey through Translink.
Additional Information
Your facilitators: Dr. Carol Masel and Nikia Tester
Dr. Carol Masel has worked as a Cultural Mediator at the University of Queensland Art Museum for 3 years and as a volunteer Guide at the Queensland Art Gallery I Gallery of Modern Art for nine years. Over this time, and across both institutions, Carol has supported visitor engagement with passion and commitment. At the UQ Art Museum, she has recent involvement with the development and delivery of Cultural Mediation training at the Somerset Regional Gallery. Carol also draws on her past professional background working in health-related disciplines in large public hospitals and in universities to facilitate meaningful, inclusive and accessible shared conversations with gallery visitors.
Nikia Tester is a GLAM sector professional with interests in Audience Engagement, Queer & Gender Studies. She holds a BA in Art History and a Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies. Nikia is a facilitator of Cultural Mediation at UQ Art Museum and continues to practice in this space, in addition to her role as a Museum Officer with Moreton Bay City Council.
may
02may12:00 pm1:00 pmBuilding Communities through Open Art School with Emily WakelingOnline webinar
Time
(Thursday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT+10:00) View in my time
Location
Your computer
Event Details
12pm – 1pm Thursday the 2nd May 2024 In a unique take on artist-run initiatives, ‘Open Art School’ was a program rather than a space. It began as a series of
Event Details
12pm – 1pm Thursday the 2nd May 2024
In a unique take on artist-run initiatives, ‘Open Art School’ was a program rather than a space. It began as a series of peer critiques, offered in response to regional Queensland’s lack of formal art training opportunities. By using a structured format based on Liz Lerman’s critical response method, artists could receive constructive, supportive feedback while participants invested themselves in the artist’s practice. The initiative had a short life in Mackay before covid-related disruptions and a relocation to Rockhampton, but its simple format has potential to be reborn in other locations.
In this webinar, founder of Open Art School, Emily Wakeling, runs through her background with artist-run initiatives in Japan and Australia, the ‘Open Art School’ concept, and will make the case for more peer critiques in regional arts communities.
Participants will learn about:
– Challenges for regional artists and how to overcome them
– Ways to respond and adapt to local art community needs
– A range of different ARI models, including Open Art School
What to Bring:
Please bring questions to discuss with Emily Wakeling. Flying Arts also recommends having note-taking materials on hand.
Additional Information:
This online session will be held via ClickMeeting a webinar broadcasting room. The webinar will be recorded and uploaded to Flying Arts’ YouTube after the program concludes.
To discuss specific access needs, please contact program@flyingarts.org.au.
Additional Information
Your Facilitator: Emily Wakeling
Emily Wakeling is a curator and art writer. She is Curator of Rockhampton Museum of Art, and previously held positions at Artspace Mackay, Queensland Art Gallery and the Gallery of Modern Art. As a University of Queensland graduate, Emily has a Masters in Art History via the thesis ‘Girls are dancin’: shojo culture and feminism in contemporary Japanese art’ (2010). Working across curating, art writing, and museum learning, Emily spent six years in Tokyo in multiple arts-related roles including Editor of the arts website Tokyo Art Beat. In Australia, she has been co-director of Brisbane art space Boxcopy; initiated curatorial projects for Metro Arts, Brisbane and Bus Projects, Melbourne; led peer critiques for Mackay artists; and been commissioned to curate for Japan Foundation Sydney. Emily is also a long-serving freelance writer who has contributed to Artforum, ArtAsiaPacific, Japan Times, Tokyo Art Beat, Art Review Asia, Real Tokyo, Eyeline and Art Monthly Australia.
june
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT+10:00) View in my time
Event Details
9am – 4pm Saturday 29th of June UQ Art Museum is proud to partner with Flying Arts Alliance to deliver this one-day intensive Cultural Mediation workshop at the Queensland
Event Details
9am – 4pm Saturday 29th of June
UQ Art Museum is proud to partner with Flying Arts Alliance to deliver this one-day intensive Cultural Mediation workshop at the Queensland Museum Cobb+Co on the 29th of June 2024.
This workshop is a professional development opportunity for artists and artsworkers that will advance their knowledge and approach to visitor engagement through exposure to cultural mediation practice and principles defined by UQ Art Museum cultural mediators.
About this workshop
Cultural mediation is a visitor engagement practice that sees museum staff and volunteers’ journey alongside the visitor in an act of mutual exchange. In this interactive workshop you will explore the history and foundations of cultural mediation from its conceptual European origins, and building on this, experiment with UQ Art Museum’s guiding principles, which underpin the practice. Participants will have the opportunity to put cultural mediation into practice, extend their engagement skill sets and will leave with a renewed perspective of the visitor experience and practical tips and tools to develop cultural mediation into a bespoke engagement model.
Workshop outline:
Session 1: Welcome and Workshop Overview l Introduction to cultural mediation l History of cultural mediation l Guiding principles
Session 2: Active listening activity | Role of the mediator | What makes cultural mediation different to other visitor engagement models
Session 3: Honouring different perspectives | Thinking about audiences
Session 4: Navigating Difficult conversations | Final Reflection
About UQ Art Museum
UQ Art Museum is a site for progressive and contemporary creative inquiry. Our work speaks to the distinct context of the Art Museum’s place within the University. We aim to connect each visitor with new ideas in creative practice, and with learning in its many forms.
We collect and exhibit progressive works of art, which stimulate dialogue and debate. We’re committed to opening up dialogue with the faculties, research institutes and centres of the University, and to place education at the core of our activities.
UQ Art Museum:
- provides creative, active learning through specialised, curriculum-based experiences to diverse disciplines. These include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Education, Drama, Linguistics, Art History, Museum Studies, and Economics (see UQ Student Strategy > Authentic assessment);
- produces cross-disciplinary, research-based exhibitions that partner with a variety of academics and disciplines on campus; in doing so, contributing productively to Excellence in Research for Australia outcomes, and the Australian Research Council’s Engagement and Impact assessment; and
- provides industry-based training to UQ students to equip them for careers in the arts and humanities. The Art Museum aims to be a national leader in industry-based education.
What to bring
Flying Arts Alliance recommends having note taking materials on hand. Please bring any questions that you may have.
Venue
Queensland Museum Cobb+Co, 27 Lindsay St, Toowoomba City QLD 4350
Flying Arts encourage the use of sustainable transport, including cycling, walking and public transport. Plan your journey through Translink.
Additional Information
Your facilitators: Dr. Carol Masel and Nikia Tester
Dr. Carol Masel has worked as a Cultural Mediator at the University of Queensland Art Museum for 3 years and as a volunteer Guide at the Queensland Art Gallery I Gallery of Modern Art for nine years. Over this time, and across both institutions, Carol has supported visitor engagement with passion and commitment. At the UQ Art Museum, she has recent involvement with the development and delivery of Cultural Mediation training at the Somerset Regional Gallery. Carol also draws on her past professional background working in health-related disciplines in large public hospitals and in universities to facilitate meaningful, inclusive and accessible shared conversations with gallery visitors.
Nikia Tester is a GLAM sector professional with interests in Audience Engagement, Queer & Gender Studies. She holds a BA in Art History and a Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies. Nikia is a facilitator of Cultural Mediation at UQ Art Museum and continues to practice in this space, in addition to her role as a Museum Officer with Moreton Bay City Council.
august
Time
(Monday) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT+10:00) View in my time
Location
Artspace Mackay
Gordon St, Mackay
Event Details
9am – 4pm Monday 5th of August This workshop is sold out. There are still tickets available for the Cairns and Toowoomba workshops. UQ Art Museum is proud to partner with
Event Details
9am – 4pm Monday 5th of August
This workshop is sold out. There are still tickets available for the Cairns and Toowoomba workshops.
UQ Art Museum is proud to partner with Flying Arts Alliance to deliver this one-day intensive Cultural Mediation workshop at Artspace Mackay on the 5th of August 2024.
This workshop is a professional development opportunity for artists and artsworkers that will advance their knowledge and approach to visitor engagement through exposure to cultural mediation practice and principles defined by UQ Art Museum cultural mediators.
About this workshop
Cultural mediation is a visitor engagement practice that sees museum staff and volunteers’ journey alongside the visitor in an act of mutual exchange. In this interactive workshop you will explore the history and foundations of cultural mediation from its conceptual European origins, and building on this, experiment with UQ Art Museum’s guiding principles, which underpin the practice. Participants will have the opportunity to put cultural mediation into practice, extend their engagement skill sets and will leave with a renewed perspective of the visitor experience and practical tips and tools to develop cultural mediation into a bespoke engagement model.
Workshop outline:
Session 1: Welcome and Workshop Overview l Introduction to cultural mediation l History of cultural mediation l Guiding principles
Session 2: Active listening activity | Role of the mediator | What makes cultural mediation different to other visitor engagement models
Session 3: Honouring different perspectives | Thinking about audiences
Session 4: Navigating Difficult conversations | Final Reflection
About UQ Art Museum
UQ Art Museum is a site for progressive and contemporary creative inquiry. Our work speaks to the distinct context of the Art Museum’s place within the University. We aim to connect each visitor with new ideas in creative practice, and with learning in its many forms.
We collect and exhibit progressive works of art, which stimulate dialogue and debate. We’re committed to opening up dialogue with the faculties, research institutes and centres of the University, and to place education at the core of our activities.
UQ Art Museum:
- provides creative, active learning through specialised, curriculum-based experiences to diverse disciplines. These include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Education, Drama, Linguistics, Art History, Museum Studies, and Economics (see UQ Student Strategy > Authentic assessment);
- produces cross-disciplinary, research-based exhibitions that partner with a variety of academics and disciplines on campus; in doing so, contributing productively to Excellence in Research for Australia outcomes, and the Australian Research Council’s Engagement and Impact assessment; and
- provides industry-based training to UQ students to equip them for careers in the arts and humanities. The Art Museum aims to be a national leader in industry-based education.
What to bring
Flying Arts Alliance recommends having note taking materials on hand. Please bring any questions that you may have.
Venue
Artspace Mackay, Civic Centre Precinct, 61 Gordon St, Mackay QLD 4740.
Flying Arts encourage the use of sustainable transport, including cycling, walking and public transport. Plan your journey through Translink.
Additional Information
Your facilitators: Dr. Carol Masel and Nikia Tester
Dr. Carol Masel has worked as a Cultural Mediator at the University of Queensland Art Museum for 3 years and as a volunteer Guide at the Queensland Art Gallery I Gallery of Modern Art for nine years. Over this time, and across both institutions, Carol has supported visitor engagement with passion and commitment. At the UQ Art Museum, she has recent involvement with the development and delivery of Cultural Mediation training at the Somerset Regional Gallery. Carol also draws on her past professional background working in health-related disciplines in large public hospitals and in universities to facilitate meaningful, inclusive and accessible shared conversations with gallery visitors.
Nikia Tester is a GLAM sector professional with interests in Audience Engagement, Queer & Gender Studies. She holds a BA in Art History and a Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies. Nikia is a facilitator of Cultural Mediation at UQ Art Museum and continues to practice in this space, in addition to her role as a Museum Officer with Moreton Bay City Council.