Lately I’ve been thinking hard about how young people engage with art, culture and creativity. As mother of a one year old, my life (and arts participation patterns) have changed dramatically in the past year. Late nights at the theatre and gigs have been replaced with mornings at the museum, reading stories and pushing a pram through community festivals.
Throughout April 2018, our team will be travelling across Victoria to conduct consultations as a part of Creative Victoria's Review of Touring and Engagement.
Between 2015 and 2017, Performing Lines worked with Patternmakers, Wolf Brown and presenters across Australia to explore the audience response to three touring theatre productions. Evidence collected in this study confirms the value of contemporary Australian performance for regional audiences.
The team recently completed a collaborative three-year project with Performing Lines, to assist them to evaluate their Indigenous Community Engagement Coordinator position.
Our Managing Director Tandi Palmer Williams sat down with Karilyn Brown and Narelle Lewis of Performing Lines, to pick their brains about the project.
Vivid Sydney is back from May 26 to June 17 and will be pushing more boundaries than ever – from poetic multisensory installations dealing with complex neurological conditions, to panel talks guaranteed to keep you at the edge of your seat.
From colourful pie charts to wearable data, it is no secret that data visualisation is making data more accessible to everyone.
We've been thinking about where arts and culture research is heading in 2017 so we're sharing the top five trends on our radar.