Panel: Where to From Here?
Hunter Room. Building on the momentum of the conference, speakers outline their recommendations that support creative space activation.
Featuring
Marcus Westbury
Founder Renew Newcastle / Renew Australia
Marcus Westbury has been responsible for some of Australia’s more innovative, unconventional and successful cultural events; as founder of Newcastle’s This Is Not Art festival, one the largest media arts events in the world, Artistic Director of ...
Read MoreCoralie Winn
Director Gap Filler (NZ)
Coralie Winn has a mixed and varied background in the creative arts. In recent yearsshe has been involved in the arts scene in Christchurch running a gallery, running and developing an Artist in Residence programme, working for festivals and performing with Free ...
Read MoreRyan Reynolds
Co-Founder Gap Filler (NZ)
Ryan Reynolds is a Lecturer in Theatre & Film Studies at the University of Canterbury and Chief Evangelist of Life in Vacant Spaces. A combination of theory and practice is important to him, with degrees in both Engineering and the Liberal Arts. He has a ...
Read MoreDan Thompson
Empty Shops Network (UK)
Dan Thompson is an artist and writer based in the UK. He is the director of Revolutionary Arts and author of Pop Up Business For Dummies. In 2012, he was included in Time Out's Culture 100, a list of the most inspiring and influential people in the UK’s ...
Read MoreTimothy Horton
Architect
Timothy is an architect with experience spanning the public and private sector. Common throughout has been a deep interest in civic space and the role for design in shaping human-centred urban policy. In 2010, Tim was appointed Australia’s first ...
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