ARTISTS ORGANISE!
Date and time
ARTISTS ORGANISE! How can artists and labour movements work together? An afternoon of panels and discussion, open to all
About this event
Artists Organise!
Friday August 5, 1-7pm, Nexus Arts
Lion Arts Centre, North Terrace, Tarntanya (Adelaide) - scroll down for access info
1-1.15pm – Welcome to Country
1.15-1.30 – Introduction (Sam Whiting and Jen Mills)
1.30-2.30pm – Panel: Artists as workers
How do we value cultural labour? What does fair pay look like in the arts, and what can artists and Unions offer each other? Artists, writers and performers bring their perspectives on labour and precarity in the original gig economy, how they make it work, and what needs to change.
Sam Wallman - comics-journalist and labour activist
Natalie Harkin - activist-poet and Narungga woman
Joanne Sutton - trade unionist (UWU) and political coordinator
Jess Alice (chair) - Director, Writers SA and Chair, Arts Industry Council SA
2.30-2.45pm – Afternoon tea
2.45-3.45pm – Panel: How we organise
From solidarity actions to the musicians’ minimum wage, the Freelance Charter and starting your own Union, artists and organisers share their experiences working within and outside Unions to organise for better pay and conditions, finding inspiration in local actions and global movements.
Bronte Colmer - trade unionist (RAFFWU)
Kimberley Wheeler - songwriter and Musicians Australia leader
Maize Wallin - videogame audio specialist and Game Workers Australia co-founder
Jen Mills (chair) - Author and MEAA National Freelance Committee delegate
3.45-4:00pm – Short break
4-5:30pm – Discussion: Artists Organise!
Where to next for arts, culture and labour movements? Our open discussion/strategy session about the future of organised cultural labour will offer space for all participants to share skills, ideas and experiences, to build strength across disciplines and organisations, and to find more and better ways to work together in solidarity.
5.30-7:00pm – Drinks and networking (drinks at bar prices)
Artwork by Hollie Moly -- www.workersartcollective.com/hollie-moly
Venue access info: nexusarts.org.au/visit-us/accessibility
Panels will be livestreamed at Reset Arts and Culture's YouTube channel from 1-3:45pm ACST
Recordings and transcripts will be provided after the event. The discussion session will not be recorded or livestreamed.