What happens when the old rules of city-making no longer apply?
Across Australia, communities are grappling with the impacts of climate change, economic transition and shifting social needs. As traditional models of urban development come under increasing pressure, new opportunities are emerging to imagine different futures for our cities and regions.
This conversation is inspired by Dan Etheridge’s essay Our biggest challenge AND our greatest opportunity, a blue-sky exploration of Lismore’s future potential and the role art and artists can play in shaping place, defining identity and strengthening community.
Join Angharad Wynne-Jones, Tristan Schultz, Mark Cora, Emma Ridings, Dan Etheridge and Rosie Dennis, for a conversation exploring how constraints can become catalysts for innovation and what conditions are needed for creative industries, businesses, service organisations and communities to thrive.
Looking beyond adaptation and rebuilding, this discussion considers what Australian cities and regional centres could become by 2050, and the role artists, designers, thinkers and communities can play in shaping that future.
All welcome.
Free, inclusive and locally hosted.
Limited places — registration essential.
Refreshments provided.
Presented by Living Lab Northern Rivers and Arts Northern Rivers.
Living Lab Northern Rivers and Arts Northern Rivers respectfully acknowledges Bundjalung, Yaegl, Gumbaynggirr and Githabul Country, the lands we work and create on. We appreciate the unique and vibrant array of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders artists and cultural practitioners from here and living here. We strive to strengthen self-determination, promote presence, and support cultural continuation.
Speakers
Mark Cora, Bundjalung Elder and Artist
Rosie Dennis, Executive Director, Arts Northern Rivers
Dan Etheridge, Engagement Director, Living Lab Northern Rivers
Emma Ridings, Director, MAEVE Collective
Tristan Schultz, Founder and Director, Relative Creative
Angharad Wynne-Jones, Co-facilitator, Creative Climate