The Arts Industry Council Victoria’s conference Finger on the Pulse was held at the North Melbourne Town Hall Tuesday 28 September, addressing the key question:
“What does the future hold for the arts in Victoria in this all important Federal and Victorian election year?”
This page will be updated progressively with material from the conference including media coverage, presentations and research, presented in order to inform the discussion in the lead up to the Victorian election.
Media
It’s not all white on the night – The Age
Media release
PDF versions of media:
Session 1:
Keynote speaker Brook Andrew:
“..Considering the hallmarks of Victoria’s unique colonial legacy and struggles, mixed with it’s present day rich multi facetted cultures, I am always curious how we continue to define and re-define our cultural legacy whilst also pushing forward with experimental and critical work….”
Please click here to view keynote speech.
Please click below to read entire keynote.
In the lead up to the Victorian State election in November, political representatives from Labor, the Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition and the Greens including Peter Batchelor MP, Minister for the Arts; Ted Baillieu MP, Leader of the Victorian Opposition, Leader of the Coalition and Shadow Minister for the Arts; and Sue Pennicuik MLC, The Australian Greens – Victoria, presented their respective arts platforms and addressed pivotal questions.
To view Minister Peter Batchelor’s speech, please click here. To hear Minister Batchelor’s speech, please click below.
.To view Ted Baillieu’s speech, please click here. To hear Ted Baillieu’s speech please click below.
(video to follow shortly)To view Sue Pennicuik’s speech, please click here. To hear Sue Pennicuik’s speech please click below.
To view further conference footage on Grainhouse Media’s Youtube site, please click here.
During the conference, Coalition Leader Ted Baillieu announced a key element to his party’s arts platform, an all-night arts festival based on the “Nuit Blanche” festival in Paris. The announcement has been met with some controversy, with sections of the arts community questioning the value of adding yet another festival, while Labor has claimed that the government was already investigating the idea. What are your thoughts? Please click here to be directed to our “Hot Topics” page.
To read Jon Hawke’s commentary of this session on his Fourth Pillar Blog on the Cultural Development Network site, please click here.
To read the arts platforms of each party please click here.
Session 2:
A panel discussion was held featuring Marcus Westbury, Ben Eltham, Jon Hawkes and Magdalena Moreno. (video to follow shortly)
Session 3:
Sector consultation: results are being currently compiled
Session 4:
Stand Up for the Little Guy: Watch this space!
