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2015 Museums & Galleries Queensland Conference #2015MGQcon
Co-Creation, Collaboration and Community
Ant McKennaTeam Leader, Cultural Programs, Sunshine Coast Council
Collaborating to Build the Profile of a Region
Sunshine Coast Creative IndustryBeau Deeley 2011 – Photo by Katherine Hagenbach
ART PRIZE 2014 PEOPLE’S CHOICE – TESSA MCCONIE - ALFRED UMBAGAI
Sunshine Coast Creative IndustryBeau Deeley 2011 – Photo by Katherine Hagenbach
2D FINALIST 2015 – ANDREW CLARKE THE HAIRDRESSING CEREMONY
• Intro me & team• Intro Sunshine Coast• Previous art award status in region
2D FINALIST 2015 – ANDREW CLARKE THE HAIRDRESSING CEREMONY
• What we set out to do• What has been achieved so far• Future possibilities• Implications for you
Cultural Program Team• Small team• Caloundra Regional Gallery• Sunshine Coast Art Prize
NEW MEDIA FINALIST 2015 - DASHA RILEY TERRA AUSTRALIS 1
Cultural Program Team• Public art• RADF• Cultural Grants
NEW MEDIA FINALIST 2015 - DASHA RILEY TERRA AUSTRALIS 1
Cultural Program Team• Lead creative & cultural industry
development• Cultural programs across the region
NEW MEDIA FINALIST 2015 - DASHA RILEY TERRA AUSTRALIS 1
Ant McKenna• Creative industry and music industry
development background• Q Music for eight years• BIGSOUND
2D FINALIST 2015 – THOM BUCHANAN ENCAPSULATE
Ant McKenna• Local government for almost ten years• Grant writer• JB Seed fund raiser
2D FINALIST 2015 – THOM BUCHANAN ENCAPSULATE
Ant McKenna• Phys Ed & drama teacher• Arts Queensland’s Local Government
Arts & Cultural Reference Group
2D FINALIST 2015 – THOM BUCHANAN ENCAPSULATE
My focus• Capacity building• Industry development• Inclusive & transparent• Collaborative
2D FINALIST 2014 – MERRY SPARKS – THE DINGO DID IT
Starting point• Restructure• Gallery – no director or curator• Limited support from leadership
2D FINALIST 2014 – MERRY SPARKS – THE DINGO DID IT
Starting point• Creativity not included• Art Prize minimal support• Tiny team – working two roles
2D FINALIST 2014 – MERRY SPARKS – THE DINGO DID IT
State of the Art - Prize• One 2D category only• Noosa retained budget & ownership of
3D
2D FINALIST 2015 – SHANNON DOYLE - CRITICAL ESCAPE (AFTER BORRELL)
State of the Art - Prize• Advocated successfully for New Media
– local & emerging only• < $20K prizes
2D FINALIST 2015 – SHANNON DOYLE - CRITICAL ESCAPE (AFTER BORRELL)
Regional engagement process• Meeting with arts groups across region• Gaining trust
EUMUNDI SCULPTURE PRIZE 2014 – FONG & NOONAN - SUSTAINABLE
Regional engagement process• Supporting in funding applications• Attending functions• Planted the seed of working together
EUMUNDI SCULPTURE PRIZE 2014 – FONG & NOONAN - SUSTAINABLE
Partnership development• Email agreement about offering• Real partnership• Sponsorship development support
2D FINALIST 2015 - EMMA HUTTON-THAMM - THE WOUNDED’S WIT
Partnership development• All sponsors of each project gain
benefits as sponsor of the art prize• Curatorial, installing & judging support• Funding development support
2D FINALIST 2015 - EMMA HUTTON-THAMM - THE WOUNDED’S WIT
Partnership development• Administrative support (contracts, etc)• Partnership that builds each partner –
not diminishes• Internal & external
2D FINALIST 2015 - EMMA HUTTON-THAMM - THE WOUNDED’S WIT
Partnership development• Key – ensure that partners finish
project being happy they were a partner
• Long term plan of region-wide multi-sector festival 2D FINALIST 2015 - EMMA HUTTON-THAMM - THE WOUNDED’S WIT
Slides of all partner websites
Slides of all partner websites
Engage council leadership• Councillors & leaders talking at
openings, etc• Regular updates & meetings
2D FINALIST 2015 - AMATA ITURRI - EMBRACE
Engage council leadership• Encouraging community to contact
councillors• Get them into the gallery!
2D FINALIST 2015 - AMATA ITURRI - EMBRACE
Engage community• Inclusive• Diverse & open • Collaborate across region
ART PRIZE WINNER 2013- CHANDLER, CELESTE - LOVESICK 7
Engage community• Get diverse groups into gallery• Programs across whole region• Invite to functions• In-kind sponsorship
ART PRIZE WINNER 2013- CHANDLER, CELESTE - LOVESICK 7
Early Outcomes• Fivefold increase in gallery attendance• Double gallery friends• Council leadership engaged & onside• Gallery Curator (2 days & counting…)
NEW MEDIA FINALIST 2015 – ANDY BATES - PLANETS
Early outcomes• Increase in applicants in all awards• All partners onside & backing• All exhibitions set to go!
NEW MEDIA FINALIST 2015 – ANDY BATES - PLANETS
Early outcomes• New Media $10K national award• Two new Council-led categories
NEW MEDIA FINALIST 2015 – ANDY BATES - PLANETS
Financial outcomes• $15K to $125K prize money• Council $45K• Partners $19K• Sponsors $61K
NEW MEDIA FINALIST 2015 – DANIEL MCKEWEN - ZARATHUSTRA’S CAVE
Financial outcomes - cash• $21K new from Council• $56K new from Sponsors• $0 new from partners
NEW MEDIA FINALIST 2015 – DANIEL MCKEWEN - ZARATHUSTRA’S CAVE
Not all smooth sailing!• Some confusion despite how clear we
were• Mistrust• Changes in leadership of groups
2D FINALIST 2015 – AHN DO – SALT WATER MAN
Not all smooth sailing!• Changes in key awards• Changes in wording without
communicating• Venue issues
2D FINALIST 2015 – AHN DO – SALT WATER MAN
Future• Festival – multi date / sector / venue –
report to council seeking major funding• Already have all visual art groups on
side and talking about the potential2D WINNER -2014 – MATTHEW DE MOISER - SERVO
Future• $15K for 3D from Council• Support for Street Art & Body Art
categories of Art Prize
2D WINNER -2014 – MATTHEW DE MOISER - SERVO
Future• Foundation• Financial support for activating cultural
precinct in Caloundra
2D WINNER -2014 – MATTHEW DE MOISER - SERVO
Why has it worked?• Open and transparent engagement• Providing benefit and doing what we
say we will do
SCULPTURE ON THE EDGE WINNER 2014 GREG WINDSOR – LIGHT BOAT
Why has it worked?• Bigger offering in the future• All fragile & seeking certainty• Working together
SCULPTURE ON THE EDGE WINNER 2014 GREG WINDSOR – LIGHT BOAT
Questions• What's outside the paradigm of gallery
as our territory?• Will engaging community lower the
quality?2D FINALIST 2015ROBYN HILLS - WAITING IN A KOMBI AT MOFFAT BEACH
Questions• Industry development? Cultural
excellence? Community focus?• What benefits are we bringing to
community?2D FINALIST 2015ROBYN HILLS - WAITING IN A KOMBI AT MOFFAT BEACH
Questions• Competition or collaboration?• Who is the audience?• What are we becoming and why?
2D FINALIST 2015ROBYN HILLS - WAITING IN A KOMBI AT MOFFAT BEACH
Sunshine Coast Creative IndustryBeau Deeley 2011 – Photo by Katherine Hagenbach
ART PRIZE 2014 PEOPLE’S CHOICE – TESSA MCCONIE - ALFRED UMBAGAI