People are creatures of habit - we don’t like change. We like our routines, our systems, our coffee a certain way. So when you title a Conference “Disrupt” - you’re immediately likely to make people feel a little uncomfortable. And their immediate thought, quite reasonably, may well be “life is hard enough as is, I’d rather not be disrupted – thanks all the same”.
But what if disrupting could be a good thing?
As we see trends across the globe including more discerning audiences and their need for seemingly individual attention, the push to argue the value the arts beyond just dollars and the creation and delivery of performing arts online, it becomes apparent that the performing arts landscape is rapidly changing.
The challenge for all of us is how do we engage with this change? How do we keep up?
Do we run headlong into it with reckless abandon? Do we carefully and systematically research, review, reassess, reorganize and restructure … Or is there an approach that lies somewhere in between?
Searching out that answer isn’t easy, particularly sitting at your desk facing and endless stream of emails. Maybe in order to get those neurons firing you need to disrupt the daily grind, to hear some new ideas and connect with some inspiring people.
Over two days in August the 25th Annual APACA conference will give you just that.
A chance to escape to a place where you can recharge your brain.
Running in collaboration with the Australia Council for the Arts Marketing Summit and the Blue Heeler Network Long Paddock National Touring Forum, join us at what promises to be the most significant professional development opportunity for the arts industry in 2011.
And when you do, help us celebrate APACA’s 25th anniversary in grand style at WA’s Government House Ballroom.
In August this year there’s only one thing to do. GO WEST!
Full details of the conference program, sessions and package costs can be found by clicking on the REGISTRATION button to the right.
To download the conference brochure including a program summary click on the CONFERENCE BROCHURE button to the right.
APACA gratefully acknowledges the support of the following organisations for the 2011 Conference:
