emergent : conversations
a forum for ideas, a platform for new communities
The series
emergent: conversations will be a space for artists, curators and other individuals involved in emerging and boundary-pushing art practices to share ideas, create new partnerships and establish new communities.
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Each iteration will bring together speakers for a 15-20 minute guided discussion and audience Q&A. The discussions will be followed by an engagement session in which those in attendance are encouraged to mingle, connect and swap ideas.
emergent22 exhibition
The conversation series will be launched in conjunction with the emergent22 exhibition. The exhibition will be at SDFA from 31 August - 1 October and feature work from 3 exciting emerging artists: Frankie LA, Xanthe Muston & Charlotte Fetherston.
Panellists
Sebastian Goldspink
Sebastian Goldspink, a proud descendant of the Burramattagal People, is a Sydney-based independent curator. In 2011, he created the artist run space, ALASKA projects as a platform for exhibiting contemporary art in unused or disused spaces.
Goldspink is currently engaged as Gallery Coordinator for the Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf. He recently curated the 2022 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia.
Saha Jones
Saha Jones is the Next Generation Development Manager at Art Gallery of NSW, overseeing the Gallery’s Atelier group. Atelier is the AGNSW’s newest Foundation supporter group, attracting a vibrant network of arts and culture lovers - paving the way for a new generation of philanthropy and leadership. Atelier supports the Gallery’s vision as it transforms into a 21st Century art museum.