CREATING SPACES

Community Renewal Conference Newcastle, 12-14 March 2013

See You At The Pub // War Stories At The Pub (optional)

Clarendon Hotel //

Grab a drink and sit back to hear just some of the the things that went wrong by the people that were there. Sharing of yarns by anyone that has been-there-done-that highly encouraged. Attendance is optional. Purchase Your Own Drinks.

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 ...

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Coralie 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 ...

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Ryan 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 ...

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Marni Jackson

General Manager Renew Newcastle

Marni Jackson has wielded the safety pins, the spreadsheets, the gaffa tape and the handkerchiefs for a number of Newcastle-based creative projects. Marni completed a BA (Hons) First Class, at University of Newcastle in 2003. Marni worked as the Festival ...

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Ianto Ware

National Live Music Co-ordinator Sounds Australia

Ianto Ware was appointed National Live Music Coordinator with Sounds Australia in January 2013. He was previously the CEO of Renew Adelaide and the founding director of Format, a not-for-profit arts venue hosting a yearly festival. He also holds a PhD in ...

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