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SAMAG

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Address: 18-20 Victoria St Erskineville 2040 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.samag.org

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25.01.2022 SAMAG members get a 50% discount for this Agenda, Communicating The Arts event coming up on Thursday this week. Check your emails today for our SAMAG booking code.

24.01.2022 Meet Our Panelists for Racism in the arts reform or revolution? Merindah Donnelly - mother, partner and proud Wiradjuri woman living in Meanjin, Queensland as... a guest on Turrbal and Yuggera homelands and currently Executive Producer BlakDance. Merindah has worked in Market Development at the Australia Council for the Arts and as a producer for major national Indigenous gatherings in both theatre and dance. Merindah is an ISPA | International Society for the Performing Arts fellow, sits on the First Nations advisory group for the APAM - Australian Performing Arts Market, is part of Global First Nations networks internationally, and recently completed a Masters in Cultural Leadership at NIDA. See more

24.01.2022 Don't forget that @SAMAG members have a 50% discount for this event, that's one tomorrow. Check your email for details and code!

23.01.2022 Heal Country! SAMAG Celebrates First Nations leadership in the cultural sector will now be online- https://mailchi.mp/samag/hcfn202106-1017676

23.01.2022 What does it mean to be an ally to people of colour? Why is it important to remove blackface from our streaming services? And what can the creative sector do to advance racial equity? You can find the answers in the Creative Equity Toolkit, which was launched in July, and provides an action-oriented approach to increasing cultural diversity in the arts.

23.01.2022 We are pulling the final pieces together for the next SAMAG webinar, so put 28th September in your diary now, with tickets available at the end of this week! Finding resilience in the arts in a time of uncertainty. When everything feels uncertain, how do we maintain hope and resilience? How can we use our creative habits and resources to develop positive mental health practices? How can we stop feeling so overwhelmed and get back our energy, focus and productivity even whe...n the future is undefined? Whether it is a pandemic, embarking on a new artistic venture, or the loss of an income, inspiration, resilience, and hope is something we can always seek and even thrive on during uncertain times. With the help of a panel of psychologists and artists working in the area of mental health, SAMAG will discuss the ways the COVID-19 pandemic has affected artists and the arts industries on a mental health level, guide us through how we can best look after ourselves and others, and how we can be resilient and hopeful during this unusual global time. Well specifically address issues like where to find support as someone working in the arts, how to develop supportive mental health practices and strategies for coping no matter your circumstances.

20.01.2022 Our July event with the fabulous Emily McDaniel has just pivoted to online. So July 5th at 6.30pm join #SAMAG and our wonderful panel in a celebration of the recent First Nations appointments across Sydney’s cultural sector. Tickets at Samag.org

19.01.2022 it has been two years since National Association for the Visual Arts launched their 2018-2020 Strategic Plan where they determined to lead advocacy, policy and action for a contemporary arts sector thats ambitious and fair. Head over and contribute to the survey. The link is below.

19.01.2022 This is sooooo good, and all socially distanced!

18.01.2022 SAMAG is looking for new committee members to join our volunteer committee, if you are an arts worker, practitioner, or work with a cultural institution we would love to hear from you. We value diversity and inclusivity and currently meet online once a month. Our values reflect our strengths and collective motivations for being part of SAMAG. We wish to see our audiences reflect these values in how they engage with others at SAMAG events and in an online discussion. These va...lues got us to where we are today and with continued application, will help us achieve our future aspirations. Aspirational: We believe in the power of the arts and the individual and the collective impact it has on us all. We have high hopes for its future as well as our role within it. To this end, we look to challenge big issues, spark conversation and give ideas a platform. Collaborative: We share ideas openly and accessibly to provide the best opportunity for good ideas and good people to succeed. Inclusive: We positively support and make connections across art forms and seek to broaden the sector by focussing on ideas that build, grow and bring out the best in us. We consider the value we can bring to all audiences, including those not in the room. Committed: Weve been around for 25 years. When we start something, we stick with it. Weve leaned in during tough times and continue to be passionate believers in the value of the arts. Nimble: We are a small organisation that punches above our weight, seeking to be responsive to the arts sector as new needs, opportunities and challenges arise. Formed in 1992, SAMAG started as a group of business people who wanted to contribute their skills to support practicing artists by offering practical seminars. We have evolved over 25 years to serve the arts sector in all its forms and support all those who work in it, from practicing artists to arts managers and Executive leadership. SAMAG is run by a volunteer committee that is supported by a part-time Coordinator. Reach out to our coordinator by email: [email protected]

17.01.2022 Join our panel @Jackie Bailey, Dr. Katherine Boydell, from the Black Dog Institute, Lyn Worsley & artist, Eugenie Lee as we explore hope and resilience in the #Arts #Sector. When everything feels uncertain, how do we maintain hope and @resilience? SAMAG explores our #creative habits and #resources to embrace. When everything feels uncertain, how do we maintain hope and resilience? How can we use our creative habits and resources to develop positive #mentalhealth practices? H...ow can we stop feeling so overwhelmed and get back our #energy, #focus and #productivity even when the future is undefined? Whether it is a pandemic, embarking on a new artistic venture, or the loss of an income, inspiration, resilience, and hope is something we can always seek and even thrive on during uncertain times. With the help of a panel of psychologists and artists working in the area of mental health, SAMAG will discuss the ways the COVID-19 pandemic has affected artists and the arts industries on a mental health level, guide us through how we can best look after ourselves and others, and how we can be resilient and hopeful during this unusual global time. Well specifically address issues like where to find support as someone working in the arts, how to develop supportive mental health practices, and strategies for coping no matter your circumstances. See more

17.01.2022 If you haven't already, save the date for the Sydney leg of our Roadshow Australia. Pop it in your diary by registering your interest through Facebook, our webs...ite, or Eventbrite: - https://www.facebook.com/events/343387673595392/ https://communicatingthearts.com/roadshow-australia/ https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/roadshow-australia-sydney-t #agendaCTA #communicatingthearts #CTAroadshowaustralia #CTAconferences #cultureleaders #artsleaders #artsandcultureconference #arts #culture #leadership #conferenceprofs

16.01.2022 Matt Poll is the curator of Indigenous Heritage Collections at the University of Sydney, as well as its Repatriation Project Officer and joins the @SAMAG panel "First Nations: Standing steady. How to best navigate unfolding change" at Roadshow Australia - Sydney with Wesley Wesley Enoch and Rhoda Roberts. For an insight into the beginnings of this conversation, see Mat's interview about the new Indigenous exhibitions at the Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney

16.01.2022 If you missed Racism in the arts reform or revolution? on Monday evening we have a recorded version for download on eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/x/download-samags-webinar-rac Members use your dedicated email in the promocode to access members ticket.

15.01.2022 Because mapping customer journeys is always great...

13.01.2022 Jackie Bailey: Social Impact Researcher and writer will be part of our SAMAG WEBINAR: FINDING RESILIENCE IN THE ARTS IN A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY this coming Monday, she will join Eugenie Lee, Professor Katherine Boydell from the Black Dog Institute and Lyn Worsely from The Resilience Centre. Tickets are available from the SAMAG website. Jackie is passionate about diversity, equity and creative democracy and is a leading expert in both creative industries trends and social impac...t in the arts. Jackie has a Ph.D. (UNSW), University Medal, BA (First Class Honours) (UQ), Masters of Theology (TNS) and a PG Dip in Digital Media (University of Melbourne). Jackies company, BYP Group, is the Social Impact Evaluation Partner for Creative Victoria and is on the select research panels for the Federal and NSW governments and the Ian Potter Foundation. Jackie is a professional member of the Social Impact Measurement Network Australia, the Alliance for Useful Evidence (UK), the Global Values Exchange (USA), Social Impact Network (USA), Australian Market and Social Research Society and the Australasian Evaluation Society and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences.

13.01.2022 SAMAG Webinar: Finding resilience in the Arts in a time of uncertainty 28th September 2020. Tickets available now. - https://mailchi.mp/samag/samag-resilienceinthearts-240920

13.01.2022 Applications are now open at Create NSW for grants aimed at bringing back live performance to Sydney's CBD this summer The NSW Government has just announced $500,000 for live performance artists, venues, and organisations through the Play the City (Sydney): NSW Artists and Musicians Grants. This grant will support the sector in delivering live performance to Sydney’s CBD this summer. Applicants can apply for up to $10,000 for a one-off, or series of live events that commence between 16 December 2020 and midnight 28 February 2021.

12.01.2022 Racism in the arts reform or revolution? SAMAG webinar panel 24 August 6.30pm - https://mailchi.mp/samag/samag-racisiminthearts2

12.01.2022 Today's the day, and it's not too late to register for SAMAG's Heal Country event at 6.30pm. We have moved this one to a webinar and are taking questions in advance via We are taking questions for this event via Slido https://app.sli.do/event/yezoetus Join Beau James, Laura McBride, Emily McDaniel and Cara Kirkwood Bookings via the SAMAG website.

11.01.2022 An interesting take on Edinburgh Festival Fringe and what might be the reflections of Summer festivals in Australia this year.

11.01.2022 A panel of thinkers and academics tackled the misperceptions around the Creative Economy, and how the arts and culture sector fits within it.

10.01.2022 Here's some interesting findings from a special edition of Culture Track 'Culture and Community in a Time of Crisis". For example, Did you know? - 96% of Americans (surveyed) believe that Arts & Culture organisations should play a role in times of crisis but only 1 in 3 report seeing these organisations helping in some specific way. - 53% reported participating in one or more digital cultural activities, BUT only 13% report paying for access to digital cultural content that t...hey used. The full report can be accessed at www.culturetrack.com Creativity in Covid times and Driving Digital are 2 of the hot topics being explored at the upcoming Roadshow Australia, where @SAMAG are curating several panels Find out more at https://communicatingthearts.com/roadshow-australia/

10.01.2022 8 arguments to include in your Parliamentary Inquiry into the Arts submission With the Federal Government investigating the impact of COVID on the arts, Dr Jackie Bailey looks at arguments that need to be made and using language that will be heard.

09.01.2022 How about this? Im absolutely going to participate!

09.01.2022 Art schools in Australia are facing an existential threat. Decades of inadequate funding have left many of them in a perilous state. And the present political and intellectual hostility to the creative arts from some federal and state governments is threatening their very existence. Some art schools have thrived within their tertiary host institutions, but many have not.

09.01.2022 A hot tip from Cara Kirkwood. For those of us in lockdown... turn this up loud and listen on repeat! A First Nations choir hailing from Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Spinifex Gum performed this gorgeous rendition of "Make It Rain", sung partly in the traditional Aboriginal Yindjibarndi language.

09.01.2022 ANNOUNCEMENT... After an extensive international search, the Biennale of Sydney is delighted to announce Colombian curator José Roca as the Artistic Director of the 23rd Biennale of Sydney, which will take place 12 March 13 June 2022. https://www.biennaleofsydney.art//me/23rd-ad-announcement/ José Roca is the Artistic Director of the non-for-profit contemporary art space FLORA ars+natura in his home city of Bogotá. Rocas work is heavily influenced by the relationship be...tween art and nature and the 23rd Biennale of Sydney will have a strong focus on sustainability and collaboration. His concept for the next edition will be developed and realised by a team of curators the Curatorium who represent the Biennale of Sydneys core exhibition partners including: - José Roca, Artistic Director, 23rd Biennale of Sydney - Paschal Daantos Berry, Head of Learning and Participation, Art Gallery of New South Wales - Anna Davis, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia - Hannah Donnelly, Producer, First Nations Programs, Information + Cultural Exchange (I.C.E.) - Talia Linz, Curator, Artspace

09.01.2022 Just announced: Powerhouse Museum has expanded support for NSW creative industries. Expressions of interest for the Powerhouse NSW Creative Industries Residency Program are now open until 20 November. Register for more information at https://maas.museum/residency/

07.01.2022 Cara Kirkwood is a national advocate and influencer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, art, culture and creative industries, and she joins the Heal Country SAMAG event on Monday as the Moderator. Wherever she has been employed, she has taken on the role of educator internally and externally to bridge the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians, putting Aboriginal leadership at the forefront of any project she’s involved with. Cara is a diplomat and an instigator for change through her interest in transforming existing western ways of thinking into contemporary and responsive initiatives, strategies and structures. We are all looking forward to seeing everyone online on Monday July 5th at 6.30pm

06.01.2022 The power of music and how it reaches into darkness is always amazing.

06.01.2022 Pinchgut Opera's new free short film series, Seconda Prattica: the birth of opera, showcases a selection of musical pieces from the first half of the 17th century, is online now. The term 'seconda prattica' was used in Italy at the time to distinguish the renaissance polyphonic style (prima prattica) from the baroque style which followed. Seconda prattica was considered to be a new way of writing vocal music and was the language of opera, then in its infancy.... https://www.pinchgutopera.com.au/seconda-prattica-1

06.01.2022 HeadOn isn't quite over yet, see their talks on demand at the link below! The 2020 Head On Photo Festival moved online to celebrate the extraordinary effort photographers world-wide have put into their work. The move online allowed us all to share experiences in a safe virtual space, visiting the living rooms of photographers and other industry leaders as have never before.

05.01.2022 More Australians support the arts and want it publicly funded than ever before Appreciation for the creative arts is on the rise as the industry languishes, according to a landmark report which Australia Council calls a portrait of what we stand to lose

05.01.2022 If you caught Liz Martin hosting the panel at Communicating the Arts last week, you will know you are in for a great night out! INTO THE SPACE BETWEEN THE NOTES 19 JANUARY Seymour Centre $39 + BF BOOK NOW... LIZ MARTIN BAND | ELIZA HULL | TRALALA BLIP Into the Space Between the Notes is an invitation to the audience, to come into the space between, where musicians with disability lead and share the storytelling together. A showcase of music featuring musicians with disability, from the swaggeringly rhythmic and utterly unique alt folk of Liz Martin Band, to electro-pop five-piece Tralala Blip delivering intoxicating synth-stabs and trilling melodies. Indie folk composer and performer Eliza Hull also joins the lineup with her stirring, captivating and heartfelt music.

05.01.2022 The countdown is on to Roadshow Australia conference with Agenda, Communicating The Arts, and @SAMAG have been working to curate some fabulous panels here. If you cant make the 2-day conference, tickets are available for one day or even online, get on board and join the worlds best speakers sharing knowledge insights and ideas.

05.01.2022 There was a time when artists imagined and planned work for 2020. For some, years had gone into the planning. But, as we know, everything scheduled from the middle of March had to be cancelled. Some events may be scheduled again at another time; many will no longer happen. A group of artists have put together a map of the abandoned artistic projects for 2020. Conceived by artist Anna Tregloan and named The Impossible Project, it is a treasury of lost work and a time capsule of what we missed out on this year due to the pandemic.

04.01.2022 Meet our panelist from The upcoming SAMAG webinar Racism in the arts reform or revolution? Rosie Lourde A #storyteller with a passion for #community who loves digging into the heart of a narrative and finding how it ultimately encourages human connection. Her first love is performing. As a kid I was always dancing and acting, and as an adult, became professionally trained at both. Very quickly, however, I became frustrated at the limited roles and opportunities in both f...ields so I turned my attention to generating my own projects. I stepped into #producing in early 2013 and now Im focusing on #writing & #directing particularly in immersive media. The irony isnt lost on me that while my drive is to encourage community Ive been drawn to what is currently one of the most isolated means of storytelling. I believe, however, that the various mechanisms of immersion change our capacity to tell stories on the screen they have the potential to magnify the emotional resonance of a story and, hopefully, deepen peoples #connections both inside and out of the experiences. And if you haven't caught her web film series Starting From Now you don't know what you're are missing. Tickets available at samg.org. #sfn #sydneyartsevents #diversity #samagevents #cityofsydney #australianstories #australianscreen #queerstories See more

04.01.2022 MAAS Research fellowship Program is open. The fellowships are targeted at established researchers such as university academics and independent scholars including creative research practitioners. What are you waiting for?

03.01.2022 NAIDOC Week runs from 8-15 November 2020. Join the City of Sydney in celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Experience music, art and shopping at NAIDOC in the City: a free online celebration.

03.01.2022 First published in 2019, and in response to a @SAMAG panel discussion by sector leaders, the consensus of the day was that the greatest hurdle remains with recognising the shift needed from disability access and awareness to disability-led and employment. As the next in our 20x20 series, which looks back at the cultural milestones and trending topics that have shaped the arts, we shine a light on the conversations and policymaking around disability arts and access to coincide with this International Day for People with Disability (3 December).

03.01.2022 Tian Zhang joins our panel discussion next Monday for Racism in the arts reform or revolution? Tian is a #curator and #facilitator working at the intersections of art and #cultural practice. Her work often involves a recalibration of rituals and cultural phenomena within our understandings of #contemporaryart and life. As an independent @curator, Tians work has been nominated for a Museums & Galleries of NSW Imagine Award and presented across Sydney and Australia. She is c...urrently working on a multi-year public engagement program for Blacktown Arts Tian is a founding co-director of Pari a new artist-run space for #Parramatta. She currently sits on the Board of Urban Theatre Projects and was formerly Chair and co-director of Firstdraft(2018-19). She is an alumni of the Australia Council for the Arts Future Leaders (2018) and British Council Australia Diversity Arts Australia INTERSECT Program (2019) for #changemakers. Join us Monday 24th August at 6.30pm (AEST) tickets for the webinar are available online at www.Samag.org

02.01.2022 Join us online on July 5th at 6.30pm as #SAMAG presents our #NAIDOC2021 event, a celebration of the recent First Nations appointments to Sydney’s major cultural institutions. The arts and cultural sector is embracing a long-awaited shift towards more Indigenous leadership, with some of the country’s most important cultural institutions creating dedicated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander positions. This step change is elevating the significance of First Nations culture wi...thin our #museums, #galleries and venues, and ensuring leadership to develop policies, strategies and programs for Indigenous self-determination, and advancement. SAMAG presents our NAIDOC 2021 event, a celebration of the recent First Nations appointments to Sydney’s major cultural institutions. We are bringing together newly appointed #Indigenous #leaders to discuss their plans and ambitions for their new roles, and engage with the NAIDOC theme of ‘Heal Country’! Speakers include Laura McBride from the Australian Museum, Emily McDaniel from The Powerhouse Museum & Beau James from The Sydney Opera House. Tickets on sale now at samag.org

02.01.2022 With SAMAG events now being delivered digitally, our regional audience (and those from other states) are more present in our conversations. Patternmakers have studies on how market research in a regional town helped to grow attendance and membership income. Working with council staff to co-design an approach that would successfully engage the right people at the right time. The work unfolded in three stages: market research, audience development planning, and implementation of the plan. How market research in a regional town helped to grow attendance and membership income. Read the case study at: https://static1.squarespace.com//Regional+audience+develop

02.01.2022 The Arts Law Centre of Australia has expressed concern that creators will lose out under the copyright reforms set to be introduced by the Federal Government. https://bit.ly/31Ntf0c

01.01.2022 Biennale of Sydney Inaugural Benefit Auction | For the first time ever, art lovers from around the world have the opportunity to bid online for selected artwork...s featured in the Biennale of Sydney exhibition. From today, our global community of passionate supporters have the opportunity to come together to directly assist the artists featured in the 22nd edition, titled NIRIN, and the Biennale of Sydney through an online auction. View artworks and start bidding: https://app.galabid.com/biennaleofsydney/items

01.01.2022 From calling out to creating safe spaces, a panel of creatives speak about institutionalised racism in the arts, and the change needed for a more equitable sector. These weeks @SAMAG panel reviewed in ArtsHub by Gina Fairley. If you missed it, check in to our website, over the next few days it will be available to download.