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Healing Spaces - the science of place and wellbeing Healing Spaces – the science of place and wellbeing
Dr Esther Sternberg, October, 2010
The ArtsHealth Centre will not be presenting a conference in 2010. Instead we are delighted to be co-ordinating the Australian lecture tour of Dr Esther Sternberg (US), author of ‘Healing Spaces – the science of place and wellbeing’ in October.
Currently Chief of the Section on Neuroendocrine Immunology and Behaviour at the National Institute of Mental Health, Dr. Sternberg is also Director of the Integrative Neural Immune Program, NIMH/NIH and Co-Chair of the NIH Intramural Program on Research in Women's Health, both multi-Institute Intramural research programs designed to foster interdisciplinary research at NIH.
This tour is being presented in conjunction with the following partner organisations:
Arts and Health Foundation
Architecture at the Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University
The UNESCO Observatory: Multi-Disciplinary Research in the Arts Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne
The Medical Humanities Program within the Centre for Values, Ethics and Law in Medicine at the University of Sydney
Arts for Health at FMC (Flinders Medical Centre)
And with the support of our presenting partners at the University of Newcastle, the School of Drama Fine Art & Music, the Research Institute of Social Inclusion and wellbeing, the Humanities Research Institute and the Office of Corporate Development and Community Partnerships.
During the same week, we will also welcome the return visit of Dr Cathy Treadaway, who was artist in residence during the 2008 ArtsHealth Conference. Dr Treadway’s work created as a result of her first visit will be exhibited at the University of Newcastle Gallery
Further details at http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/artshealth/conference/
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National Healing Gathering The Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation extend an invitation to community to attend the first National Healing Gathering called 'Lets Talk Healing', to be held in Townsville from 25 to 27 June, 2010.
Hosted by James Cook University, the Gathering will provide an opportunity for community people to come and meet a diverse range of healing program workers and discuss how their programs may be adopted within communities.
Details and all documents for Funding Applications and the National Healing Gathering can be accessed on the web on www.healingfoundation.org.au
Contact: Healing Foundation Executive Officer, Isobel Hannan on (02) 6273 0722
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Performing Ethnomusicology Symposium 7 June 2010 to 10 June 2010
SEMINARS AND ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
Details available at
http://sydney.edu.au/news/music/783.html?eventcategoryid=102
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The Arts in Practice Symposium, Gold Coast. The Arts in Practice: a symposium promoting learning across the Arts to be held on 16th July, Gold Coast.
The symposium aims to bring together practitioners from the classroom, academics and students from higher education intuitions. The symposium will promote resources, models and professional practices in arts education. Engaging with professionals affords the extension of networks, knowledge and skills.
Registration fee only $40. Places are limited so register online your attendance by Friday 9 July.
Further information at http://www.griffith.edu.au/education/griffith-institute-educational-research/events
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2nd Annual International Arts and Health conference The Art of Good Health and Wellbeing, Melbourne 2010
2nd Annual International Arts and Health Conference
The Art of Good Health and Wellbeing
16 – 19 November 2010
Sidney Myer Asia Centre, University of Melbourne, Victoria
The Art of Good Health and Wellbeing, 2nd Annual International Arts and Health Conference, will present best practice and innovative arts and health practice and programs, examples of effective healthcare promotion, methods of project evaluation and data from scientific research.
This year's Conference will have a special focus on arts and health strategies for children and youth; the built environment, design and health; mental health and creative ageing.
Conference streams
1.Arts and Health in Acute Care and Primary Care
2.Arts and Community Health
3.Arts in Health Promotion
4.Medical Humanities / Medical Education/ Creative Health
5.Arts and Health Research and Evaluation
Further details at http://www.artsandhealth.org/conferences-events/the-art-of-good-health-and-wellbeing-melbourne-2010.html |
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Research seminars - Medical Humanities CAMERA hosts regular research seminars as part of the School of Medicine Research Colloquia. These events encompass issues and research relevant to medical humanities and offer a great opportunity to hear from speakers on some fascinating topics. We welcome you to join staff, students and community members for these special events.
Further details available at http://www.uws.edu.au/medicine/som/camera/camera_seminars |
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Ignite Volunteering Conference, 2010 Ignite Volunteering Conference 21 May, Sydney
The Centre for Volunteering invites you to attend the 2010 Ignite Volunteering Conference, to be held in Sydney on Friday 21 May. This conference will comprise a mixture of plenary sessions, interactive workshops, panels, case studies and sector networking sessions to enable you to develop skills to better manage volunteering as a resource; discuss issues within the non-profit environment; access tools and resources to facilitate effective volunteer management; and develop more contacts within the community sector. The Ignite Volunteering Conference is designed for volunteer supervisors, coordinators and managers within the community sector in NSW. For a full program of events please visit the conference website at www.guest.cvent.com/events/info
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National Conference, 2010 Registrations open for Junction 2010
Registrations are now open for Junction 2010, Regional Arts Australia's national conference to be held in Launceston, Tasmania from 26-29 August 2010. Junction 2010 presents a dynamic program with high profile international keynote speakers, 45 conference sessions, interactive workshops, PechaKucha twilight sessions, an open space forum and hands-on arts practice, taking place against the backdrop of a high-octane contemporary arts festival. Potential delegates are urged to book early to ensure that they don’t miss out on what is shaping up to be the largest Regional Arts Australia conference yet. The complete conference and festival program together with details about how to register is available online at www.junction2010.com.au
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Vocal Tract Resonances in Speech, Singing and Playing Musical When Thursday 20th May 2010
Time 5.30 - 6.30PM
Where Heinze Room, School of Music and VCA (Parkville), University of Melbourne
Title: Vocal tract resonances in speech, singing and playing musical
Speaker: Professor Joe Wolfe
School of Physics
University of New South Wales
Further details at http://marcs.uws.edu.au/links/amps/index.htm
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The Arts in End of Life Care Symposium, London The Arts In End of Life Care Symposium
National Symposium to be held in London in November 2010.
The First National Symposium for the Arts In End of Life Care, End of Life Care and Everyday Life: Why the Arts Matter, will be conducted from 5 to 6 November 2010 by St Christopher's Hospice, London UK. Keynote Speakers at the Symposium are Tia DeNora, Professor of Music Sociology, Exeter University and Peter Hewitt, Chief Executive, Guy's and St Thomas' Charity.
The first national symposium for the arts in end of life care brings together leaders in the field, as well as presenting a range of current innovations based around the important areas of policy, theory and practice.
The symposium will offer opportunities for debate, dialogue and forward planning through:
» Defining the place of the arts in End of Life Care
» Examining and relating policy, theory and practice
» Exploring potential and possibility-innovation
» Expanding the use of the arts - Care Homes and other settings.
More information and booking form at www.stchristophers.org.uk/symposium or email education@stchristophers.org.uk
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ArtsHealth Conference 3 Call for papers, design projects and creative works. Please share with your colleagues.
ArtsHealth Conference 3
Body & Space. 6-8 October, Newcastle, Australia
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/artshealth/conference/
The ArtsHealth Conference 3 is calling for papers, architectural design projects and other creative work including original audio, visual and moving image to be submitted by Friday 18 June 2010.
Conference Keynote Speakers:
Dr Esther Sternberg, (US) author of Healing Spaces- the Science of Place and Wellbeing and the Balance Within: the Science Connecting Health and Emotions
Dr Scott Drake, Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne
Body & Space is the theme of the third ArtsHealth Conference. Presentations and papers are sought from occupational therapists, artists, practitioners, academics and postgraduate students whose work addresses relationships between the body and its interaction with a spatialised world. The conference provides an interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary framework for contributions from a diverse range of disciplines including therapy, architecture, neuroscience, physics, public health, sociology, psychology, community cultural development, the performing and visual arts.
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Drum Circle Facilitator Training Drum Circle Facilitator Training: Weekend 12 and 13 Sept 09 Price: $325.00 (Incl. GST)
Learn the secrets of empowering groups of people through the transformative power of rhythm. Become a drum circle facilitator!
When: September 2010 - dates tbc
Where: Trilogy Academy Level 1/420 Oxford St Bondi Junction ( in the walk mall next to the bus and train interchange walk ramp), NSW
Fee: $325 (incl GST) paid in full at time of booking
Read more at http://www.inrhythm.com.au/ |
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2010 Conference Australasian Evaluation Society
P O Box 5223, Lyneham ACT 2602
1. Call for proposals
The Australian Evaluation Society 2010 conference will be held in Wellington on 30 August-3 September. Proposals
are due no later than 16 April. For more information go to
http://www.aesconference2010.org.nz/drupal/home
2. AES Conference support grants
The AES invites emerging Indigenous evaluators from Australia and New
Zealand and emerging evaluators from South East Asia and the Pacific to
apply for financial assistance to support their attendance at the 2010
AES International Conference. The AES will provide support with
applications on request.
Applications close on 4 June. For more information and the application
form go to http://www.aesconference2010.org.nz/drupal/node/41
regards,
Judy Pearce
AES Administrator
Australasian Evaluation Society
Tel +61 2 6262 9093
Fax +61 2 6262 9095
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Call for Abstracts Victorian Autism Conference 2010 - Call for Abstracts/Presenters
VACC 2010
Thursday 5th and Friday 6th August
Rydges Bell City Hotel Preston
Autism Victoria will be holding a conference on the 5th and 6th of August 2010 at Rydges Bell City Hotel, Preston, Melbourne. This 2 day event is targeted at families, individuals and professionals with an interest in autism spectrum disorders and intends to cover a number of topics right across the lifespan.
The aim of the conference is to provide practical strategies and information on Autism Spectrum Disorders to enhance the quality of life of families and individuals affected by ASD. With Keynote speakers such as Wendy Lawson and Dr Richard Eisenmajer this conference promises to be an exciting event.
Further details at http://www.autismvictoria.org.au/news/documents/Callforpapers.pdf |
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Creative3 International Forum (Brisbane) creative3 international forum
14-16 April 2010
QUT Creative Enterprise Australia is holding the inaugural creative3 international forum in Brisbane from 14 - 16 April 2010.
The forum is poised to accelerate the growth of the creative industries by empowering ‘creatives’ to harness the power of three – creativity, investment and enterprise – through practical learnings from internationally recognised creative and arts leaders and entrepreneurs
The event is in direct response to QUT Creative Enterprise Australia’ market research on the huge level of demand for arts and creative businesses to find sustainable commercial models and how Australian organisations can compete internationally.
We will also be staging Australia’s first investment pitch for creatives – with a prize valued at $100k for the most successful pitch.
Read more at http://creative3.com.au/ |
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Advanced Indigenous Musician Development Workshop NSW Whichway and MusicNSW announces its 2010 Advanced Indigenous Musician Development Workshop
26-29 March 2010
Whichway will host an intensive workshop series for emerging Indigenous musicians wanting to take there music career one step further. Held over an extended weekend from March 26-29 at the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE) in Redfern, the workshop invites artists across all genres to register their interest.
The workshops will cover essential practical and industry skills necessary to make it in the industry today. Sessions will involve practical workshops, performance masterclasses, interactive discussions and demonstrations from industry professionals and established musicians including members of THE LAST KINECTION and THE HERD.
The workshops are free and are targeted at passionate artists committed to their music, and wanting to improve their knowledge and skills. Artists who have participated in the Whichway Introductory Workshops are encouraged to apply.
For more information or to register your interest please contact Frank @ frank@musicnsw.com phone; (02) 9281 1600
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2010 ANZ Musicology Conference The Music Department at the University of Otago (New Zealand) will be hosting the joint MSA/NZSM conference from 2 – 4 December 2010. The theme of the conference is “re-Vision”. In music research we develop new visions, and re-visions, about and around the music we study. As professional scholars we also create new visions for our discipline. As musicians engaged in composition or performance, we create or re-create ‘visions’ in sound. The theme re-Vision is designed to provide a framework within which we can share our current work in music research.
Abstracts of 250 words for individual papers and workshops, and 500 words for panels of three presenters (including names of participants and chair), should be sent via email no later than 3 May 2010 to the chair of the programme committee: alan.davison@otago.ac.nz.
Proposals are invited within the following broad topics, and in any of the many areas of music research:
re-Visions in understanding the practice of music-making
Composition, performance, arrangement; composers, performers, arrangers
Formal and informal music-making
Music reception studies
re-Visions in understanding the context of music-making
Practical contexts
Deeper/wider cultural contexts
re-Visions in understanding the role and purpose of music research
New music-ologies
Music research and performance
Music research and education
Free papers are also welcome.
The keynote speakers will be:
Aaron Corn, Associate Professor at the School of Music, Australian National University, who has recently been awarded a prestigious Future Fellowship, the first in any field of the Creative Arts, by the Australian Research Council (ARC).
Denis Dutton, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Canterbury, author of The Art Instinct (Bloomsbury Press/OUP, 2009). (TBC)
Abstracts should be submitted as an email attachment (Word document, 12pt Times New Roman font, left justified) with the presenter’s surname as the document title (ie. Davison.doc). Please include (in this order):
Name of author(s) (as you would like it to appear in the programme)
Institution or affiliation
Contact phone numbers
Email
Title of paper
Abstract text (single paragraph, no citations or footnotes)
Five keywords for your presentation
Please prepare your abstract carefully as the submitted version is what will appear in printed material for the conference. Abstracts may be edited by the committee.
Registration costs*:
Full Programme
MSA/NZMS Full Members NZD $200
MSA/NZMS Student Members NZD $100
Single Day
MSA/NZMS Full Members NZD $80
MSA/NZMS Student Members NZD $40
*All conference delegates must by current financial members of the MSA/NZMS.
Further information will be provided on the MSA/NZMS websites and via email once abstracts have been reviewed.
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AHRC Research Centre for Musical Performance as Creative Practice The AHRC Research Centre for Musical Performance as Creative Practice
(CMPCP) has recently launched a JISC email forum as part of its Performance Studies Network. The purpose of the Network is to facilitate interaction between musicians and scholars working across a spectrum of disciplines, to develop an increasingly inclusive and cohesive community of performance studies specialists and other interested parties, and to lay the foundation for continuing dialogue and collaboration after CMPCP's funding ends in 2014. The new email forum - entitled PERF-STUD-NET - is open to anyone who wishes to exchange ideas and be kept informed about performance-related research, events and activities taking place around the world.
The Performance Studies Network will also feature an extensive web resource (to be released in 2010-11), in addition to hosting three international conferences in Cambridge in July 2011, December 2012 and March 2014. Full details will be released in due course.
CMPCP is based at the University of Cambridge in partnership with King's College London, the University of Oxford and Royal Holloway, University of London, and in association with the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the Royal College of Music. It is the Phase 2 successor to the AHRC Research Centre for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music (CHARM), also funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. CMPCP's five-year research programme focuses on live musical performance and creative music-making.
To subscribe to the Performance Studies Network email forum, please visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/PERF-STUD-NET.
For more information on CMPCP, please visit http://www.cmpcp.ac.uk.
* Provisional dates: 14-17 July 2011
Professor John Rink
Faculty of Music
University of Cambridge
jsr50@cam.ac.uk
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Society for the Arts in Healthcare's 21st annual international conference Message from Society for the Arts in Healthcare
Dear Friends and Members:
Join us in Minneapolis, MN, April 28 - May 1, 2010 for the Society for the Arts in Healthcare's 21st annual international conference, pARTners for HEALTH, hosted by the University of Minnesota.
Best wishes to all,
Anita Boles, Executive Director
Michelle Mariano, Director of Programs
Evlyn Baker, Membership and Operations Manager
Kristina Le Dain, Administrative Assistant |
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ArtsHealth Conference 2010 Dates for the 3rd ArtsHealth Conference will be Wednesday 6 to Friday 8 October 2010 in Newcastle. The call for papers will be made in February next year.
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