OFFSITE SESSIONS
AMaGA 2022's program includes a range of offsite sessions, to encourage delegates to explore more of the incredible museums and galleries available around Boorloo Perth.
One offsite session is scheduled for the RR&C Day program, with delegates bussed across to WA Museum Boola Bardip for the session, followed by the Welcome Reception at AGWA. Delegates will be bused back to PCEC at the close of the Welcome Reception.
On Thursday 16 June, a bus will be provided to take delegates to all locations, and return them either to Freo Social (for AMaGA 2022's Curate a night out in Walyalup Fremantle free night) or PCEC.
Due to limited numbers, pre-bookings must be made for all offsite sessions. These can be made via the registration site for new delegates, or via the Concurrent Session portal email sent to existing delegates.
For assistance with booking, please email amaga@conlog.com.au.
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Below is an outline of the program structure, which is subject to change.
| Tuesday 14 June 2022 | RR&C Offsite WA Museum Boola Bardip | Reimagining WA’s ‘Big House’ of memory: Ngalang
Koort Boodjar Wirn & Boola Bardip (including a visit to NKBW) READ ABSTRACT Boola Bardip’s galleries have been curated to challenge colonial narratives and celebrate the longest continuous cultures in the world. Success will be judged ultimately by the public and the Aboriginal story holders whose lives resonate within cultural materials, voices, imagery and art. Presented by Michelle Broun, John Curtin Gallery, and Stephen Kinnane, Kimberley Aboriginal Law & Culture Centre | |
| Thursday 16 June 2022 | Offsite session Belmont Museum | Building Belmont Hub: Creating community in a greenstar building presentation and tour READ ABSTRACT Be introduced to the award-winning Belmont Hub, a modern multi-purpose, cross-generational community building featuring a library over two levels, digital hub, Seniors Hub, dedicated space for community service organisations, artists’ space gallery and a state-of-the-art museum. Belmont Hub is a landmark building with a unique architectural style and prominent location, designed with community in mind, ensuring that the local community was provided with a space that embodies commitment to learning and innovation. After a tour of the 6 Star Green Star building, discover more about the process of designing and building the facility, incorporating a legacy of over 30 years from the Belmont Historical Society into a welcoming and contemporary Museum space. Presented by Natasha Griggs, Bridget Curran and Edith Lauk City of Belmont Plus Health & happiness: The role of the arts & heritage in supporting community wellbeing READ ABSTRACT Discover a deeper understanding of what wellbeing includes and how cultural managers can support community wellbeing through their cultural programming using the principles of immersive learning, mindfulness and social connection. Presented by Anna Wong, ACT Historic Places | |
| Thursday 16 June 2022 | Offsite session WA Museum Boola Bardip | Collecting the sea: Making & exhibiting maritime collections from the Indian Ocean presentation and tour READ ABSTRACT Join Corioli Souter for a presentation and tour surrounding 'Collecting the Sea' - a PhD research and curatorial contribution to redefining museology's interpretation of the maritime space as part of Boola Bardip, the new museum for Western Australia. The physical and digital Indian Ocean World exhibition explores how museums can tell a story of an ocean. Presented by Corioli Souter, WA Museum Boola Bardip | |
| Thursday16 June 2022 | Offsite workshop Art Gallery of WA | Drawing breath + slow looking: Mindful methodologies for making & responding to works of art workshop READ ABSTRACT Join Lilly Blue, AGWA, for an interactive hands-on workshop drawing on multisensory creative arts practices and emergent, non-linear, and improvisational systems of learning. The workshop includes process-driven artmaking experiences drawn from mindfulness practices, and opportunities to explore slow-looking practices when responding to original works of art. Presented by Lilly Blue, Art Gallery of Western Australia | |
| Thursday16 June 2022 | Offsite tour Goolugatup Heathcote Gallery & Cultural Precinct | Tour to Goolugatup Heathcote Cultural Precinct Goolugatup Heathcote is a cultural precinct overlooking the Derbal Yerrigan from the South with views to the City and Kings Park. The heritage site is home to thriving cultural and recreational activities including a contemporary art gallery, museum, restaurant, artist studios, public markets and events, and creative small businesses. Goolugatup is renowned for sunset river views and expansive children’s playground. Presented by Jana Braddock, Goolugatup Heathcote Website | |
| Thursday 16 June 2022 | Offsite session Curtin University | The art & legacy of the children of Carrolup Native Settlement READ ABSTRACT Kathleen Toomath, Manager of Carrolup Centre for Truth-telling, and Michelle Broun, Curator of First Nations Australians, discuss the main objectives of the Carrolup Project; reconnecting families and communities impacted by racist government policies which allowed the forced removal of thousands of Aboriginal children from their families. Kathleen and Michelle's presentation is part of an unfolding story- each layer revealing more about the children of Carrolup, their incredible artworks and resilience, as well as the level of racism and control metered out from the State. It honours the children of Carrolup who remain in the hearts and minds of their families and broader community. It’s also about the level of responsibility caring for a cultural icon on behalf of this community and the nation. Warning: some attendees may find the content distressing. Experiences told by children of the Stolen generations is presented in detail. Presented by Michelle Broun and Kathleen Toomath, John Curtin Gallery | |
| Thursday 16 June 2022 | Offsite session Fremantle Prison | The Four Pillars of Heritage Management: a multidisciplinary approach to managing a World Heritage Site tour READ ABSTRACT Tying into the conference theme Hear Us Now; Next, this session will focus on the theme of ‘revealing cultural value’. Fremantle Prison’s significance is revealed through the professional practice of architects, archaeologists, curators, historians, interpreters, heritage managers, conservation specialists, and tour guides, working together collaboratively to build our understanding and appreciation of the site. As conference delegates tour the site, our staff will demonstrate how their technical expertise contributes to the protection of the site by revealing its cultural heritage value. Presented by Lily Bennion, Emily Craig-Wadham, Olimpia Cullity, Luke Donegan, Courtenay Heldt, Daniel Holland, Eleanor Lambert and Dr Oonagh Quigley, Fremantle Prison | |
| Thursday 16 June 2022 | Workshop Berndt Museum (held at PCEC) | Indigenous-led pedagogies in the museum READ ABSTRACT Together with four colleagues from the Berndt Museum, delegates will workshop artistic based methods for teaching in museums that are being led and informed by the practices of Indigenous artists, educators, and arts workers. We will discuss Indigenous pedagogical approaches to learning that integrate discussions of Indigenous histories, art practice, and invite talking, listening, and thinking through making. The workshop will include an opening presentation on Indigenous pedagogical approaches, followed by small group visual activities that explore ideas around Indigenising and re-mapping museum collections. Presented by Alana Colbert, James Cook University, Courtney Henry, Jessyca Hutchens, Berndt Museum, Kevin Taylor, University of WA | |
| Thursday16 June 2022 | Presentation (held at PCEC) | WAnderland, the new visitor portal to WA regional collections: Changing the sector narrative READ ABSTRACT WAnderland is the online tourism portal that hosts 220 regional Western Australian collections and is designed to share a new rich narrative of diversity and visual wealth across the State. The session will provide an introduction to the site, the learning which has emerged from its development and look to the future of the regional collections sector through a panel of project contributors. Presented by Roz Lipscombe, Department of Local Government, Sports & Cultural Industries, Tui Raven, Independent Aboriginal Curator, Alec Coles and Jessica Machin, WA Museum Boola Bardip | |