CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS

At a time when the world seems to be all about creating division, five of Darwin’s leading arts organisations (Brown’s Mart, Corrugated Iron Youth Arts, Darwin Community Arts, Darwin Fringe Festival, Tracks Dance Company) have come together to create CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS. This series of forums will run throughout the year, allowing for important conversations about arts activism, ethical arts practice and our social responsibility as creatives. Each organisation will host their forum, focusing on issues that affect them. There will also be time for audience questions.

How can the art community effectively promote critical dialogue while navigating the pressures of funding and commercialisation? What strategies can be implemented better to support underrepresented artists in a rapidly changing environment? In what ways can artists maintain their creative integrity amidst the increasing demands for speed and profitability in the art world?

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@darwincommunityarts  
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@tracksdance 

Episode 3
Censorship and the Arts

Are you tired of being lied to?…Arts is inherently political but politics should be at arms length from decision making. How do we navigate censorship in small communities? We don’t have the answers, but we’re making space for these complex conversations.

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Darwin Fringe Festival, Browns Mart, Happy yes: Friday, July 18th - 6:00 pm

Episode 2
Ethical Story Telling

Darwin Community Arts
Join a panel of Local Creatives to discuss the ethics of storytelling, particularly when creating work, particularly when creating work with cultures other than your own

Travers Street Theatre,
1 Travers St, Coconut Grove, Darwin Community Arts. Thursday, June 5 - 5:30 pm

Episode 1
Building long-term cultural and artistic relationships in quickly changing times.

The series kicks off with the Artistic Leadership Team from Tracks Dance: Sean Pardy will act as the Provocateur for the conversation. Speakers:  Alyson Evans, James Mangohig, Jenelle Saunders, and Rachael Wallis.

When: Thursday, April 17th, 5:30-6.30pm
Where: Tracks Dance Studio, Harbourview Plaza, 8 McMinn Street, Darwin City 

Enquiries: Sean Pardy manager@tracksdance.com.au
08 89 411 410

Stand by for announcements regarding the other Critical Conversations

Episode 2

Darwin Community Arts. Thursday, June 5 - 5:30 pm

Episode 3

Darwin Fringe Festival: Friday, July 18th - 6:00 pm

Episode 4

Brown's Mart: Thursday, September 11 - 5:30 pm

Episode 5

Corrugated Iron Youth Arts - Date and Time TBC