A full day symposium to be held as part of the National Reconciliation Week program at the VCA and MCM.
The symposium invites Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers working across the field of Indigenous arts and culture to address some of the key issues when working with Indigenous people, places and communities. It will address the importance of understanding and following protocols and will showcase some of the innovative research being undertaken by Indigenous scholars and artists, and by non-Indigenous researchers working with Indigenous people, places and communities.
Guest speakers include Richard Frankland, Genevieve Grieves, Ngardarb Riches, Prof. Brian Martin, Janis Koolmatrie, Lilly Brown, Dr Sally Treloyn and Rona (Googninda) Charles (Ngarinyin, Nyigina), Wilton Foster OAM (Anangu) and Dr Susan Lowish with the Ara Irititja project team, Dr Sandy O’Sullivan, Prof. Estelle Barrett and Philip Morrissey.
Website: http://vca-mcm.unimelb.edu.au/events?id=1140
Bookings: Free, registration essential via EventBrite
Download the Art Ethics And Indigeneity Program (pdf, 235kb) and Art, Ethics And Indigeneity Speaker’s Bios (pdf, 107kb)
Date: Wednesday 1st June, 9.00am – 5.30pm
Venue: Federation Hall, Grant St, Southbank, Melbourne, 3006
This symposium is funded by an Ethics and Integrity Development Scheme grant through the Office of Research Ethics and Integrity, The University of Melbourne and is kindly supported by the Faculty of the VCA and MCM, Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development and the Mowanjum Art and Culture Centre.
