Friday 3 October, 9am – 7pm 

The day will begin with an experiential Welcome to Country with Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) Elder Aunty Helena Gulash, followed by a keynote with artist, activist and academic r e a, from the Gamilaraay / Wailwan and Biripi Peoples of New South Wales.

Reflect on the impact of art and how reciprocal approaches can shape and inform creative ideas with small group conversations guided by Melissa DeLaney (ANAT), Nicholas Marchesi (A Curious Tractor), Ana Tiquia (ANAT Board and All Tomorrow’s Futures), and Michèle Saint-Yves (ANAT Board).

After lunch, we’ll get an update from The Gold.Phone with thematics code-curated and projected large-scale. Caitlin Franzmann will then guide us through a collective reading using the tide times, a deck of intertidal ecosystem divination cards created in collaboration with the Australasian Mangrove and Saltmarsh Network. 

Immerse yourself in a screening of Raŋipuy: coming from the beach by Miyarrka Media, followed by a discussion with Enid Wunungmurra, Meredith Balanydjarrk, Victoria Baskin Coffey and Jennifer Deger from the creative team, and listen to artists Rosalyn Boko, Lisa Steffanof and Johnathon Daw discuss the creation of Winimaku ara papa wiimatjaraku (The Story of Harry’s Little Dog) and the power of storytelling. 

Throughout the day, quiet spaces will be available for retreat, reflection and rest. 

In addition to the Art Gallery, screen-based works and installations can be experienced across campus. Download a map and find your own way or join a SPECTRA tour.

1. Philip Samartzis, Maison de la Providence. Image courtesy of the artist. 2. Pierre Proske. The Mavin System, 2024, Abbotsford Convent, photograph Mark Gambinol. 3. A Curious Tractor, The Gold.Phone: Conversations in Analog Time, photograph Benjamin Knight.

Gather at the end of the day and enjoy canapés and drinks a performance by:
Nicole Murphy and Daniel Johnson :: The Seagrass Anthology

SPECTRA Screen

Cara-Ann Simpson :: narratio regenerationis (the narrative of rebirth)
Polly Stanton :: Thresholds 
Jingwei Bu :: Moving Stone
Linda Loh :: Adventures in Nurbland Composite—with Epilogue
Friendly Conspiracy (Heidi Kenyon, Ben Davidson, William Rixon & Sergio Serra López) ::
Heaving the Needles 

SPECTRA Installations & Activations

Keith Armstrong :: Translucent Kinship
Nigel Helyer :: ReSound
Pierre Proske :: The Mavin System
Ros Bandt :: Isonageki (Sea Lament) 
Andrea Rassell :: The Space Between Certainties
Catherine Truman & Ian Gibbins :: The Taken Path
Toby Gifford, Chris Henschke & Jordan Lacey :: Cymatic Crucible
Philip Samartzis :: Concealed Spaces
Tricia King :: Ageing Welll Creative Lab
Janine Fuller :: Their World

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