Incinerator x MADA Talk Series: Art & Play

Monash University’s Art, Design, and Architecture (MADA) is teaming up with the Incinerator Gallery to deliver a three-part public program.

ART & PLAY: Part of The Playground Project Melbourne - Launch Week

The Playground Project exhibition examines four key models that define the 100-year history of playground design: Sculpture, Landscape, Adventure and Activism. This event explores key contributions by local artists, designers, educators and academics.

SESSION 1: PLAY & CREATIVE PRACTICES 4.00 to 4.30pm

Speaker: Professor Mel Dodd, Dean, MADA. and more TBC

SESSION 2: PLAY & PEDAGOGY 4.35 to 5.05pm

Speakers: Mary Featherston AM and Emily Floyd, Artist and Educator.

SESSION 3: FIRST NATIONS PLAYABLE PUBLIC ART COMMISSION 5.10 to 5.40pm

Speaker: Edwina Green, appointed artist, in conversation with: Leila Gurruwiwi, Cultural Liaison and Public Programs Lead, Agency, project partner & selection panel member.

BREAK 5.40 to 6.00pm

SESSION 4: THE PLAYGROUND PROJECT, 6.00 to 7.00pm

Keynote: Gabriela Burkhalter, Exhibition Curator, in conversation with: Daniel Baumann, Project Commissioner and former Director of Kunsthalle Zurich.

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