
National and International Arts Festivals
Alongside the work with individuals and communities, each Big hART project results in a range of artworks that continue to attract the attention of national and international festivals and presenters. This recognition helps to promote the participating communities, assisting in community development and cultural tourism. In recent years large-scale theatre pieces have been included in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Tasmanian Arts festivals, selling every ticket, and performing to standing ovations. Festivals that have featured Big hART's work include:
1994 National Festival of Australian Theatre
2000 Adelaide Festival
2000 Cork International Film Festival
2002 Melbourne International Festival of the Arts
2004 Sydney Opera House
2005 Ten Days on the Island Festival
2006 Melbourne International Festival of the Arts
2006 Sydney Festival
2007 Sydney Festival
2007 Sydney Opera House
2007 UWA Perth International Arts Festival
2007 Ten Days on the Island Festival
2007 Adelaide Cabaret Festival
2007 The Dreaming Festival
2008 Sydney Festival
2008 Adelaide Bank Festival of the Arts
2009 Ten Days on the Island Festival
Television and Film
In recent years Big hART has utilised mediums such as Film, Television and New Media in its work, producing highly acclaimed film product including:
1999 Hurt – screened internationally, AFI Award
2006 900 Neighbours – Sydney Film Festival
2007 900 Neighbours – ABC TV
2007 Stickybricks – ABC TV
2007 14 Stories – ABC TV
2007 knot @ Home – 8 part series SBS
Currently in development are Lost for Words, DRIVE and Gold, three television and online documentaries.
Presentations and Publications
2006:
AGs Dept International Colloquium on Prevention of Crime, Canberra – Key Note Address, Canberra
Melbourne Festival Artists Talk, Melbourne
Straight Out Of Brisbane, Brisbane
Regional Arts Australia Conference, Mackay
Making Links Conference, Sydney
Fallout Symposium, Sydney
2007:
Shifting Ground, Alice Springs
Ideas Incubator, Alice Springs
Electrofringe, Newcastle
Coding Cultures, Sydney
Remote Fest, Storywall, Alice Springs
Ourmedia, Sydney
Australasian Drama Association Conference, Melbourne
National Indigenous Languages Conference, Adelaide
Bordercrossing Workshop, London, UK
Salzburg Seminar, Global Conference, “Institutions Without Walls” Salzburg, Austria
AIATSIS 1967 Policy Conference, Languages, Canberra
Australian Arts Centre Conference, Sydney
2008:
Languages Policy Forum, Sydney
Rex Cramphorn Lecture, Sydney
Australian Playwrights Conference, Brisbane
Eat Drink, Talk Art, Sydney
Australian Performing Arts Market, Adelaide
Art at the heart, Regional Arts Conference, Alice Springs
2009:
Garma Key Forum NT
National Community Cultural Development Forum, Canberra
Crossover media lab, Adelaide
Australian International Documentary Conference, Adelaide
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