Mary-Anne Scully – Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship
A Social Enterprises are businesses that trade to intentionally tackle social problems, and are a growing sector in the economic landscape in regional Australia. For creatives living and working in regional NSW, a social enterprise is another option for establishing a thriving business that supports your community. As our final Horizons Guest Speaker, Mary-Anne Scully will outline the “what, who and how” of Social Enterprise and place this work in a national and international context.
About the Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship
ACRE’s purpose is to drive the renewal of Australia’s rural communities so that future generations may thrive. Established in 2013, ACRE has a deep commitment to and proven track record of delivering activities and programs that raise aspirations and inspire entrepreneurship in communities. They offer guided learning and development programs, community brokerage services, advice and support to build entrepreneurial skills in individuals, organisations, government and community. They educate around the emerging model of Social Enterprise as a means of re-generating rural communities in Australia.
About Mary-Anne Scully
Mary-Anne Scully loves working with and supporting regional people to achieve financial independence. She is an experienced business strategist, educator and communicator.
On Thursday 17 October, 5PM
Louise Buckingham – Arts Law
Being in the creative industries can be extremely fun and rewarding but there are times when it important to legally protect yourself, your work and the people you work with. Join this Arts Law session hosted by Horizons and learn more about your rights as a creative, copyright and contracts.
About Arts Law
Arts Law is Australia’s independent national community legal center for the arts, a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. They provide free or low cost specialized legal advice, education and resources to Australian artists and arts organizations across all art forms, on a wide range of arts related legal and business matters. Arts Law’s Artists in the Black program delivers targeted services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists nationally.
About Louise Buckingham
Louise Buckingham is the newly appointed CEO of the Arts Law Centre of Australia. She is a lawyer and academic who has specialized in intellectual property and human rights and worked in commercial and in-house roles across the corporate and not-for-profit sectors in Sydney, London and California (beginning at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Sydney, and most recently in the award-winning Tech + IP and Innovation teams at Gilbert + Tobin with several years as the Senior Lawyer at the Australian Copyright Council and an editor of the Copyright Reporter along the way). She is committed to the arts and creators’ rights, and lectures in NSW IP and cultural heritage and ‘art law’ in law, arts and science faculties.
Louise has a PhD (Faculty of Law Award for Excellence), UNSW; an MSC from the London School of Economics, and an LLM and BA(Hons)/LLB(Hons) from the University of Sydney and was admitted to practice in NSW in 2000 and in England and Wales in 2005. She is a committee member (NSW) of IPSANZ and the Trans-Tasman Copyright committee and is a participant member of Australasian Intellectual Property Academics, and IP Teachers conferences.
On Thursday 5 September, 4PM
Amy Claire Mills – Accessible Arts
Uncover the significance of accessibility in the arts with Amy Claire Mills, Arts Development Manager at Accessible Arts. Delve into the impact and importance of access and inclusion on our creative environment. Don’t miss out on this essential discussion and Q&A session.
About Accessible Arts
Accessible Arts is the peak arts and disability organisation in New South Wales. They advance the rights of, and opportunities for, people with disability or who are d/Deaf to develop and sustain professional careers in the arts and have equitable access to arts and culture across NSW.
About Amy Claire Mills
Amy Claire Mills is an artist, curator, and producer based in Sydney on Gadigal and Wangal country. Her work explores themes of advocacy, identity, and resistance, with a focus on disability culture. Since earning a Fine Arts Degree from UNSW, Amy has collaborated with various art organisations and institutes, curating exhibitions and events to promote access and representation. She has worked as the Arts Development Manager at Accessible Arts since 2023.
Held Wednesday, June 12 2024
Kerri Weymouth
Join Horizons for an artist talk and virtual studio tour with visual artist Kerri Weymouth. In conversation with Emma Johnston, hear about Kerri’s creative practice, career, and experience setting up a creative studio and gallery in the regional NSW town of Coleambally
About Kerri Weymouth
Kerri is a contemporary multidisciplinary artist and qualified art therapist who holds a Masters’ in Therapeutic Arts Practice. Her work spans many mediums such as textiles, eco-dyeing, printing, acrylics, and sculptural work with found objects. Her love of experimentation leads her to often favour a mixed media approach. She is inspired by her connection the Australian Bush and regional communities.
Kerri’s career in the arts began by following in the footsteps of creative family members and subsequent years spent in the world of haute couture in the 1980s, working on both John Claringbold and Ross Weymouth in Melbourne’s famous Nicholas Building on Swanston Street, which is renowned as a unique creative hub for the creative industries. Kerri’s work can now be found in both private and corporate collections across the globe.
Held Monday, July 8 2024
