Presented as part of Platform Arts' LAB residency program, Debrief: Tools for Creative Practice is a three-part online seminar series presented by Dr Fiona Lee of Rogue Academy. Designed to suit the needs of early to mid career artists, these facilitated sessions explore research, theory and the philosophy of a studio practice.

Artists are invited to sign up for these free, monthly online sessions which will guide you through new methodologies, reflective critiques and shared discussions. All sessions will be presented over Zoom. Session links will be emailed to each attendee.

Participants may choose to join us for one or multiple sessions.

Session #1: Defining Your Community of Practice

Thursday 12 August 2021, 10AM - 12PM

This session focuses on positioning your practice within a local community and a global arts context.

Session #2: Tools for Critical Thinking

Thursday 16 September 2021, 10AM - 12PM

Expand on your observation models by critiquing, interrogating and expanding conceptual ideas.

Session #3: Research & Development

Thursday 14 October, 10AM - 12PM

Learn some new approaches to academic texts and research. You will then learn how to test and develop ideas, and map these iterations of works-in-progress.

About The Facilitator

Dr Fiona Lee is a Geelong based artist-researcher, curator and founder of the art-education collective, The Rogue Academy. She lectures in public art, social practice and art history and theory at Deakin. With an interest in conversation and public engagement, she works across architecture, installation, and community participation. She co-produced the international project Our Day Will Come, an alternative art school with Paul O’Neill for Contemporary Art Spaces Tasmania (CAST), developed with artist Amanda Shone, Conversations at the Mission to Seafarers (2017) for the project, 'Sounding Histories', and Rabbits and Numbats at the MPavilion (2018). She has given talks, lectures and participated in panels on public art at the NGV, Public Pedagogies Institute, and AAANZ conferences. She has had several international residencies in Paris, Scotland and Canada funded by the Australia Council, University of Alberta, Arts Tasmania and the University of Tasmania.