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Positive Negative Space

From June to September 2019, the doors of Adelaide’s Minor Works Building were thrown open to the city’s broad communities thanks to an international collaboration between artists from Australia, the Philippines and South-East Asia. Continue reading “Positive Negative Space”

RESOURCE: Disability models and language

There are a number of different ways of thinking and talking about disability. This document provides some historical context and resources around some of the more commonly used disability models and language. Continue reading “RESOURCE: Disability models and language”

RESOURCE: Best practice arts language

The words we use to describe ourselves, our work and our communities can be personal, political, and can change over time. The arts sector is often at the forefront of this change. Continue reading “RESOURCE: Best practice arts language”

Taking the lead

Kate Larsen and Emma Bennison discuss Arts Access Australia’s transition to disability leadership in Taking the Lead (2012). Continue reading “Taking the lead”

RESOURCE: How to be the best Board member you can be

In my work supporting not-for-profit clients, I’m often asked about the role of the Board (and the Chairperson in particular) in supporting their organisations.

What are the most important things for a Chair to remember? What are the things they most often get wrong? Continue reading “RESOURCE: How to be the best Board member you can be”

On rates and reparations: a personal approach

In 2019, my partner and I bought a house in Adelaide, our first small piece of ground. But with the excitement, paperwork, moving boxes and money story came a serving of white colonial guilt and responsibility that we hadn’t yet realised for our previous apartment in the sky. Continue reading “On rates and reparations: a personal approach”

The new #SAArtsPlan: a (draft) response

Artists, arts workers and audience members are being encouraged to have their say on the arts in SA. Continue reading “The new #SAArtsPlan: a (draft) response”

Reading and writing in 2018

2018 was another huge year of reading and writing… Thanks both to my looser, freelance lifestyle and judging of the Territory Reads Awards, I once again re-set my personal best record to 147 books read over the course of the year (averaging just under 3 books a week – not counting literary journals or children’s books).

A year of working differently

Can anyone tell me where 2018 has gone? Somehow, more than a year has passed since I relocated to Adelaide and returned to my consultancy practice. Continue reading “A year of working differently”

The numbers don’t add up: MPA Framework response

Responses to the Major Performing Arts (MPA) Framework consultation paper are due by 5pm (AEDT) Monday 26 November 2018. Whether you’re an artist, arts worker or audience member, have your say for the sake of our sector. Continue reading “The numbers don’t add up: MPA Framework response”