From November 2020, the Scenic Rim Regional Council partnered with the Regional Arts Service Network for South West Queensland, to deliver the newly named Arts Dinners Live & ONLINE South West Queensland program..

The event was facilitated by Bronwyn Davies, Cultural Services Coordinator (SRRC).

Speakers included: Kerrie Gambley from Haystack Mountain Hermits; Leisha Walker is a Training & Professional Development Program Officer at Museums & Galleries Queensland; Ailsa Rolley from the Scenic Rim Writers Group; and Mark Paddick, Cultural Officer (SRRC).

The second half of the session hosted a Kitchen Table Conversation.

The event was hosted by Bronwyn Davies (Cultural Coordinator, Scenic Rim Regional Council) and Welcome to Country by Janis Page (Munanjali Elders)

Listen to the recordings to hear discussions that took place by our panellists:

Panel included

• Jandamarra Cadd - Artist and Archibald Prize Nominee
• Debdie Kilroy OAM - Sisters Inside (Founder)
• Nerida Wood - Heaps Descent (CEO)

The event was hosted by Bronwyn Davies (Cultural Coordinator, Scenic Rim Regional Council) 

Listen to the recordings to hear discussions that took place by our panellists:

Panel included

• Mark Paddick - RADF Liaison officer SRRC
• Jeremy Ring - Scenic Rim Arts Reference Group
• Michelle Blair - Regional Arts Service Network South West Queensland
• Larrissa Warren - Potter and RADF Recipient

The event was hosted by Michelle Blair  (South West Queensland Regional Arts Service Network Officer) 

Listen to the recordings to hear discussions that took place by our panellists:

Panel included

• Karina Devine- Warwick Art Gallery Director
• Tracy Cooper Lavery- Director, Gallery and Visual Arts HOTA Home of the Arts
• Cr Marco Gliori- Southern Dwns Regional Council
• Bronwyn Davies- Coordinator for Cultural Services Scenic Rim Region

The event was hosted by Michelle Blair was (South West Queensland Regional Arts Service Network Officer) and Bronwyn Davies, Coordinator for Cultural Services at Scenic Rim Regional Council.

Listen to the recordings to hear discussions that took place by our panellists:

• Cathy Hunt - Executive Director of non-profit company Of One Mind
• Melinda Collie Holmes - Creative Producer
• Kerry Saul - General Manager Empire Theatre
• Scott McDuff - Regional Events Scenic Rim Regional Council

The event was hosted by Michelle Blair was (South West Queensland Regional Arts Service Network Officer) and Bronwyn Davies, Coordinator for Cultural Services at Scenic Rim Regional Council.

Listen to the recordings to hear discussions that took place by our panellists:

• Lesley Hawker - Artist, secondary art teacher, Lanescape committee member
• Councillor Phil O'Shea - Councillor, musician
• Liz Rivers - Awards Director, Australian Street Arts Awards
• Sarah Sculley - Artist, Lanescapes (2019)

The event was hosted by Michelle Blair was (South West Queensland Regional Arts Service Network Officer) and Bronwyn Davies, Coordinator for Cultural Services at Scenic Rim Regional Council.

Listen to the recordings to hear discussions that took place by our panellists:

• Benjamin Allmon- Author of the Black and White Braid
• Jessica Brown- project coordinator of the Regeneration Bushfire Recovery Project Beechmont
• Lisa Groom- Park Tours, Binna Burra
• Scotia Monkivitch- Executive Dorector Creative Recovery Network

The event was hosted by Michelle Blair was (South West Queensland Regional Arts Service Network Officer) and Bronwyn Davies, Coordinator for Cultural Services at Scenic Rim Regional Council.

Listen to the recordings to hear discussions that took place by our panellists:

• Kylie Bourne – Current Councillor for Western Downs, Previous President, Miles Historical Village
• Tony Coonan – Learning Officer (Cobb & Co Museum, Toowoomba)
• Helen Dennis – Chinchilla artists and key member of the community
• Shanna Muston – Arts & Cultural Officer (Banana Shire)

The event was hosted by Michelle Blair was (South West Queensland Regional Arts Service Network Officer) and Bronwyn Davies, Coordinator for Cultural Services at Scenic Rim Regional Council.

Listen to the recordings to hear discussions that took place by our panellists,

Jeff & Julie Crabtree, Authors of Living with a Creative Mind

Sarah Borg, Clinical Psychologist

Karen Lee Roberts- Actor, musician and adviocate for mental wellness 

Challee O'Reilly Clinical Psychologist

• How can we look after our mental health in these times?
• What is the impact of Covid-19 on community mental health and how can the arts assist to recalibrate? 
• How do you deal with burn out and/or isolation?

A transcript of the session is available here.

The event was hosted by Michelle Blair was (South West Queensland Regional Arts Service Network Officer) and Bronwyn Davies, Coordinator for Cultural Services at Scenic Rim Regional Council.

Guest panellists included: 

Claire Christian: Storyteller, writer, theatre maker, and facilitator; 

Steve Cooper: Operations Manager – Cobb & Co Queensland Museum Network and is  a member of the Arts Council Toowoomba; 

Dr Kyle Jenkins: Associate Head of Community Engagement (Outreach - Programs, Marketing, Schools), Coordinator of Visual Arts, Senior Lecturer in Painting and Art Theory, School of Creative Arts, USQ; 

Naomi Marsh: Collection and Exhibition Officer at Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery (TRAG); 

Ari Palani: A passionate director, producer, community engagement specialist and theatre maker, currently based in regional Queensland.

From April to August 2020, the Scenic Rim Regional Council partnered with the South West Queensland Regional Services Network and Arts Front to bring you these fun, online events

The event commenced with a Welcome from Geraldine Page (Aunty Gerry), a Mununjali Traditional Owner, followed by a performance of the Mununjali Ngari: a group of emerging leaders set to make their careers in performing arts. Then, our spotlight on eat local took us to Towri Sheep Cheeses. A panel discussion on Cultural Tourism included guests: Sharee Bauld (Cultural Tourism), Jonathon Fisher (former CEO National Trust of Australia), Scott McDuff (Scenic Rim Regional Council), Rory O'Connor (Yugambeh Museum), Susan Rallings (Making Good Alliance), and Melissa Robertson (ARTS CONNECT). 

Placemaking and Fabrication - Tuesday 30 June

The event commenced with a Welcome from Aunty Gerry, followed by songwriter and performer, Josh Arnold (Small Town Culture). Following on from this, a panel discussion took place with: Daniel Flood (State Library of QLD), Jen Mallinson (Sculptor Pambula), John Mongard (Landscape Architect, Brisbane), David Shaw (Street & Garden Furtniture Company), and Ben Tupas (Arts Producer, Toowoomba).

MENTORING: What is it and how to get involved - Tuesday 26 May

The event commenced with a Welcome from Aunty Janis Page; guest artist, Kim Williams and performers, Mununjali Ngari (pre-recorded at Wyaralong Dam) and The Ironing Maidens. Then, a half-hour cooking segment with local chef, Richard Ousby, from The Overflow Estate 1895, took place. Following on from this informative discussions took place with: Andrew Wright - Goat Track Theatre Company; Patty Preece - Central Queensland University (CGUni); Melania Jack - songwriter and musician; Ant McKenna - Program Manager for Brisbane Multiculrual Art Centre (BEMAC); Kim Walmsley - Mununjali artist and artsworker; Wendy Green - Queensland Museum and the Lost Trades Fair.

So What Now? New ways of working in the arts - Tuesday 28 April

The event commenced with a Welcome from Aunty Gerry Page; live performances by Mununjali Ngari (Brendan Knight and Raymond Cordingly) and Joanna Funk and, a fun, half-hour cooking segment with Kate Raymont who is the Eat Local at Home - Scenic Rim Regional Food Ambassador. Following on from this, a panel discussion took place with Ros Abercrombie; Jessica Brown; Joanna Funk; Jeff and Julie Crabtree; Paul Osuch; and, Alex Stalling.

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