-Image: Stronger Together by Trait at McKeon Lane, Warilla

PANEL DISCUSSION AND NETWORKING EVENT

This is the first event in a professional development series aimed to enhance the skills of creatives in effectively responding to callsfor artist Expressions of Interest (EOIs).

During this session, a panel of seasoned experts from the creative industry will engage in a conversation that will bring to you years of experience representing both sides of the Public Art EOI process.

You will have the opportunity to hear insights from creatives who have successfully responded to Public Art EOIs, as well as from those who actively seek creatives to participate in their Public Art EOIs.

Our panelists include:

Marla Guppy (artist, cultural planner and public art strategist)
Claire Foxton (Artist)
Warwick Keen (First Nations Artist)
Greer Taylor (Artist)
Boe-Lin Bastian (Arts Administrator)
Kattie Bugeja(Dept Health)
Sarah Townend (Shellharbour Council)

Marla Guppy

Marla Guppy is an artist, cultural planner and public art strategist. A commitment to regional futures has seen her lead a range of projects that support cultural environments and community identity. She was Artist in Community at Garage Graphix and later a founding member of the Australia Council’s Community, Environment, Art, & Design (CEAD) Committee which provided support for collaborative art and design projects. As a strong advocate for cultural sustainability in urban Australia, Marla received the Ros Bower Memorial Award from Paul Keating for her work in community cultural development. Over the last thirty years Marla has directed Guppy Art Management, a Shoalhaven based creative consultancy which continues to work extensively with artists, planners, design professionals, community groups and government on creative projects across Australia.

Claire Foxton

Claire Foxton is a NSW-based artist and designer who is known for her large-scale murals found across Australia, New Zealand and the United States. With a distinctive mix of abstract and photorealistic techniques, Claire’s painted mural works explore a site specific narrative often concerned with the connectedness of people and place. Claire’s mural portfolio spans commercial, private, and government - funded sectors, frequently involving intricate access and safety protocols. Her most expansive mural adorns the height of an 18-storey building in Woolloongabba, Brisbane.
Passionate about passing on her knowledge, Claire has taken on a number of emerging female mural artists in a mentoring capacity over the course of her career. She has been invited to street art festivals globally, contributed to panel discussions and has given keynote speeches at schools and conferences such as Arts CareersFEST at the Art Gallery of South Australia, Make it Made it conference in Newcastle and at Bright Walls in Jackson Michigan USA.

Boe-Lin Bastian

Boe-Lin Bastian is a curator and arts administrator from Melbourne with over 10 years’ experience working in exhibitions development and public art. She is interested in technology and the environment, video and process-led practices, but mostly she is passionate about supporting living artists to realise new work. She is currently the curator at Bundanon Art Museum and a member of the Shoalhaven Council Collection Advisory Committee, and previously held many roles in local government including a short stint as public art specialist, City of Wollongong, curator, Darebin City Council, Exhibition Programmer, Moonee Valley City Council, Art Prize Coordinator, Bayside City Council. She holds a Master of Arts and Cultural Management from University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from RMIT and the Glasgow School of Art.

Following the panel conversation join with fellow creatives from across the region for food, drinks, networking and discussion.

This professional development series is a joint project between; South Coast Arts, Shellharbour and Kiama Councils