FORA

FLOAT is tackling the top-down policies that currently define art + community + economies in regional places, with our own arts practice - with FLOAT Residencies, School of Untourism, OBSERVATORIUM and creative ECO-TOURISM. So. How do we grow this creative stewardship movement as a social enterprise?

We invited some of our favourite folk to a FORA*.

OUR GUESTS INCLUDED:
1. ALICE PEPPER, GUNNAI ARTIST. 2. BEC COLE, DIRECTOR, LATROBE REGIONAL GALLERY 3. KATE RICH, FO.AM + FERAL MBA. 4. CELESTE YOUNG, Institute for Sustainable Industries & Liveable Cities @ VICTORIA UNIVERSITY. 5. MATT PFAHLERT, Social Entrepreneur | Co-founder & CEO of ACRE. 6. LICHEN KELP, FORUM OF SENSORY MOTION + SCHOOL OF UNTOURISM. 7. DR JANE GREACEN + DR DAVID CAMPELL, COUNCILLOR EAST GIPPSLAND + LOCAL GP. 8. JOE TOOHEY, CEO, REGIONAL ARTS VICTORIA. 9. DEREK COOK, FOUNDER, UP THE CREEEK.MELBOURNE. 10. DR JESSICA REEVES + DR PAT BONNEY, LIVING BUNG YARNDA. 11. DR NICOLA WATTS, PRINCIPAL, C4 IMPACT. 12. ERIC SJERP, MANAGING DIRECTOR, ETHOS NRM. 13. ADAM BLOEM, FOUNDER, EAST GIPPSLAND WINTER FESTIVAL. 14. CR MENDY URIE + DR JOHN URIE, COUNCILLOR EAST GIPPSLAND + LOCAL GP. 15. SKIPPER PETE, GIPPSLAND LAKES ECO TOURISM OPERATOR, LAKES EXPLORER 16. JOSEPHINE JAKOBI + RICK JAKOBI, ARTIST / CURATOR FLOAT + OBSERVATORIUM + FLOAT FELLOW. 17. JES JOHN, FOUNDER, FOUNDRY . 18. LEE NICKLESS, ARTIST/ARTLAB EDUCATOR/EAST GIPPSLAND WINTER FESTIVAL, 19. ANLI VUONG, ARTIST / ON FOOT ARTIST IN RESIDENCE 20. KELLIE LAWLER, FLOAT ARTIST IN RESIDENCE MANAGER.

And asked for their advice.

THIS ARTWORK APPEARED IN GIPPSLANDIA #21 AS A RESULT OF THE FORA - AND IS OUR CALL OUT TO LIKE-MINDED FOLK TO VISIT US AT ICEWORKS OVER SUMMER.

HOW CAN YOU HELP? COME FOR SOME ART. AND MUSIC. FIND OUT MORE.
WE ARE COMPILING THE JANUARY + FEBRUARY PROGRAM RIGHT NOW. CHECK IT OUT HERE.

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