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Registrations open for Junction 2010 2/05/10

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Junction 2010, the seventh biennial Regional Arts Australia national conference, presented in partnership with Tasmanian Regional Arts and the host community Launceston, is set to unleash an explosion of ideas and creativity.

Junction 2010 has an action packed program with international key notes including Dr Ernesto Sirolli, Francois Matarasso and Mike White, combined with local speakers Jane Bennett and Marke Pesce from the New Inventors. Delegates also get to choose from forty five sessions covering topics like;

  • The role of arts in bushfire recovery
  • An interactive workshop ‘dance like a man’
  • The top five disruptive technology’s’ and;
  • A hands on stream including indigenous weaving, speed meeting and walking tours.

Angela Driver, General Manager, Junction 2010 says that “With a maximum capacity of 1000 delegates, we are urging potential delegates to book early to ensure that they don’t miss out on what is shaping up to be the largest conference yet!”

Other highlights include a breakfast session hosted by Robyn Archer, PechaKucha twilight sessions, an open space forum and the conference dinner by celebrity chef Fiona Hoskin.

The Junction Arts Festival envelops and intersects the conference program and will feature the best of local and interstate art with more than 44 events of which 38 are free, many participatory and all open to the general public. Each evening The Junc Room, the festival club in the city centre, will feature a terrific music program, a selection of eclectic cabaret and short theatre works from across Australia in a boutique circus tent.

The complete conference and festival program is available on the website, so register now and ensure you are a part of the biggest regional arts event in the country.

Early bird discounts are on offer for people who sign up before June 18th. Visit the Junction 2010 website