AGB Events to deliver Communicating the Arts conference

November 11, 2019

Arts / Culture / Education / Events /

Taking place at multiple cultural venues in Sydney from 12^th to 14^th November, some 250 Australian and international cultural leaders, senior arts professionals and innovators will gather in Sydney for three days of immersive learning, masterclasses and exhibits – including Anthony Bastic, Founder and Chief Executive of Sydney-based creators, AGB Events, who will be talking about his company’s experience in curating and producing famed celebrations.

The 24th edition of the Communicating the Arts conference will see for the first time, participants from the performing arts join those from the visual arts. The theme of this edition is “Cultural Leadership”.

Wesley Enoch, Artistic Director at Sydney Festival who will also hold the opening keynote notes “an example of great leadership is when in the face of challenges, people can stick to the values of inclusion, rigour, honesty, respect and courage.’’

Bastic adds “our approach is to reimagine ways to honour art, history, and culture,inspiring audiences with deeply engaging story-telling. Our process begins with extensive research to bring a fresh perspective to our projects, finding our clients’ stories and reinterpreting those narratives visually. We work extensively with renowned artists to craft and deliver creative concepts that resonate deeply and that give their work new dimensions and scope, using digital animation and 3D projection to create content that is impactful and rich in meaning.”

AGB Events will participate in two talks during Communicating the Arts. At 11:30am on Tuesday, 12^th November, Anthony Bastic will present Risk Taking: Making Mistakes: lessons learnt from long-term community engagement.

On Wednesday, 13^th November at 11:00am Anthony Bastic will chair a panel discussion exploring Connecting: how do contemporary digital practices lead audiences today?. The panel is aimed at inspiring arts leaders in the digital realm to discover new ways to use digital strategies to connect people to ideas and places.

AGB Events’ recent successes have included Vivid Sydney, an annual festival of light, music and ideas; Parrtjima - A Festival in Light, which the company produces on behalf of the Northern Territory Major Events Company; the HALO Sound and Light Show in Townsville, part of the inaugural North Australian Festival of Arts and Strand Ephemera; and the Cairns Festival, where AGB Events acted as creative consultants to the Cairns Regional Council. AGB Events has also undertaken numerous international projects.

The Communicating the Arts conference provides professional opportunity – via presentations and workshops - for participants to explore best practices from all over the world and share ideas of how to engage with community, tell new stories and grapple with the big issues of the day.

“I’m really looking forward to being there,” concluded Bastic. “We rely on being up to date with the latest developments in the arts and in working with cultural organisations, and on understanding how others are helping audiences to celebrate humanity and the joy of life and to enjoy collective cultural experiences. Communicating the Arts is the ideal opportunity to do that.”

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/communicating-the-arts-sydney-tickets-56036855744

Image of Cairns Festival, where AGB Events acted as creative consultants to the Cairns Regional Council.

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