The Arts - A Competition With Self - Foundation for Australian Agricultural Women

Events

The Arts - A Competition With Self

When

Tue 22 Jun 2010
11.00AM EST

Where

Via webinar

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What

Often we undervalue the power of the internal struggle and its ability to take us to the next level. Artists in rural and regional Australia are invited to take part in a unique three-part webinar series which aims to encourage artists to complete with 'self' to excel from within.

Using a single image Professor Nell Arnold will broaden the scope of professional and commercial opportunities open to Australian photographers and visual artists. How can one image be transferred into 17 art industries and beyond? It has been done before and can be achieved by you.

Professor Arnold will also assist you to push your own inner boundaries so that you will be able think outside your current realm of experience, create new markets for yourself and connect globally.

Session 1: Tuesday 22nd June 2010, 11.00am-12.00pm EST

"Framing Expectations - Within Your Frame"
"Building a career in the arts requires the innovation process to be continuous. We compete against self to excel from within. Our expectation must also come from within."

First session in the series - is Candid. Nell Arnold talks realistically with "creators of ideas and expressions" who have limited experience in arts competitions. The session is open to artists, innovators, women in business and those who seek to excel in communication innovation and arts professions. "The why and how of competing is about managing expectations - yours and the judges. That means you have to know what to expect and each time strategically confirm and achieve your expectation." Nell works within at least 12 frames of reference within 22 arts industries. In the accompanying workbook, "Within the Frame", she shares several frames, focusing on the "creator" within the visual arts/photography. Incorporated are the working sheets she uses when called upon to "judge" in arts competitions or acquisitions or scholarship awards. "Determine your own frame and access artists from other art forms to participate in presenting you and your work."

Session 2: Tuesday 29th June 2010, 11.00am-12.00pm EST

"Breaking the Frame"
Expanding Opportunities as a Visual Artist and Photographer may break the "traditional" frame but not the lens as photo-journalist and philosopher, Nell Arnold, takes you on a rapid paced 'Camera Trail' initially into 17 Art Industries and then beyond.

Second in the Series - Is Inspiring. By "Breaking the Frame" with Nell Arnold participants stretch outside of their own creative endeavours into innovation processing with other artists. Visual Arts may stand on their own merit, but even in a gallery the works are supported by many other arts forms. In the world of global communication, visual art is a powerful influence, partnering most art forms in theatre, music, dance and even literature... and is vital to most industries." The model with PowerPoint offers five illustrations.
Beyond Blue Skies - Photography in Partnership with Literature Arts
Abstracting with Motion - Photography in Digital Movement
Dancing with Light - Photography for the Theatre, Dance, Global Arts
Fabricating Light, Movement, Colour - Digital Design for Fabric Arts
Fashioning Light to Dance in Space with Color - Digital Design for Wearable Arts

Session 3 - Tuesday 6th July 2010, 11.00am-12.00pm EST

"Re-Framing with A Global Viewpoint"
Striding within a Global Communication Arts Frame.

Third in the Series - Is Grilling but Essential. Structured for action planning in visual arts, Nell Arnold workshops you in building a strategy to support your vitality with visibility, vibrancy and viability across arts disciplines and into industries going global through communication alliances and technologies. Nell anticipates you will have done your homework and know - Where you are? The session begins with"

Where to with your work and photo?
How to get there?
What to do when you are there?
How to keep the shutter open?

Strategic in keeping the "shutters open", the focus is on viability. Expand alliances and options external of the arts. In addition to being a visual artist photographer, become an entrepreneur. Prepare to make your case on how "those beyond the arts world" can afford your photo, your IP, and your skills. Re-frame your capacities for advancing their companies and yourself through global corridors to shared enterprises and new industries.

Become an Illustrator, Map Your Economic Frame
Pre-empt Change and Challenge with Communication (Visibility/Voice)
Focus on Innovation Processing (Initiative for Inventing Progress).

Competition

The series will also coincide with the launch the Foundation's Image Competition, which will is currently running. The Foundation is seeking images to companion our new three year strategic plan entitled A Strong Cup of Coffee. Representation of this theme is open to artistic interpretation and all rural and regional creatives are invited to participate.

The underlying aim of both the series and the competition is about women becoming leaders within self, community, industry, trade, and policy: having voice and presence in rural Australia.

Benefits
This webinar format delivers many benefits for busy rural and regional women (men are also welcome!):

Access to very high calibre presenters that rural communities would not readily have access to
No travel and fuel costs
No accommodation costs
No baby sitting/child care costs
No time away from family or farm for 2-3 days
1 enjoyable hour per morning every week (after kids are at school and before lunch)
All you need is a broadband Internet connection.

Who

Professor Nell Arnold - Presenter

Nell Arnold began life in Africa. Her autobiography, "The Goat Herder - who walked with giants" comes out this year, shares the challenges of being a girl-child in a man's world and a young vocal talent that learned to sing by imitating birds and found courage by walking with the cheetah, lion and elephants. She was discovered and coached by Lucia Stepanovic of the Paris Opera, then awarded a seven year scholarship as protg to Australia's Marjorie Lawrence, Diva of the Paris Opera and the Metropolitan Opera. Nell continued her career on national scholarship for doctoral research in the world's leading Opera School of Music, Indiana University.

After 15 years of dedicated study and work, Nell Arnold was selected to become the first director of the USA's Centre for Transnational Studies - assisting artists, authors and philosophers to tour with her and to access international scholarships, tours, workshops, internships in 27 countries

In 1992 she came to Australia continuing her work in the arts, Cultural Olympics of 2000 and extended consulting into 76 countries serving as judge, juror and talent scout for major arts organisations. "The arts for some are about lifestyle. For me the arts are about survival. I write 16 hours a day, because I must. I photograph to find focus. I sing for joy and I listen to learn."

How the Seminar Works

Prior to the webinar
1. Register below.
2. Make payment for complete series.
3. Material relevant to the webinar will be made available prior to the session.
4. Login directions will be provided to each participant on the Monday before the webinar.

During the webinar
1. Each participant will use their login details to connect to webinar at 11am EST/EDST on the given date*.
2. Each webinar will last 1 hour including question time at the end.

After the webinar
1. Where applicable other resources will be available to participants on the FAAW website.
2. The webinarwill be recorded for future download for a limited period. This is available only to those who registered for the series. It is available for review or for those unable to attend the webinar live. These downloads are for your use only and not to be transferred, copied or sent to any other person.
3. At the end of the series you will be asked to participate in an online survey (Survey Bob). We encourage you to participate in this as it helps us to deliver quality events.

*The webinars will be held on Tuesday mornings from 11.00am - 12o'clock
(Eastern Daylight Saving Time - 11.00am NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS; 10.00am QLD; 9.30am NT; 10.30am SA; 8.00amWA)
(Eastern Standard Time in NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS; 11.00am QLD; 10.30am NT; 10.30am SA; 9.00am WA).