Artlands

1 – 3 September 2021

Artlands 2021 enables an exchange to find ways that enhance a creative ecosystem which is interconnected and integrated across Australian art forms, across Australian communities and across Australian landscapes.

Artlands has been a strategic regional art gathering for two decades. 2021 heralds a new approach to the delivery of this critical national event. Artlands will be curated alongside existing festivals, exhibitions, and gatherings connecting with creative programming and providing ongoing platforms for dialogue and critical conversations across all States and Territories. This approach encourages connections and engagement with local creative industries and practitioners and facilitates an integrated process of shared ownership and outcomes generating increases participation and audiences.

In 2021 Artlands will be delivered alongside Junction Arts Festival, in Launceston, lutruwita (Tasmania).

Junction Arts Festival was first presented as a one-off event annexed to the 2010 Regional Arts Australia conference and, as a result of local support for a festival in Launceston, has continued as an annual fixture of the national events calendar. Junction exists to bring quality arts and cultural experiences to Launceston. As it celebrates its 10^th year, with the re-addition of the Artlands conference, Junction continues its tradition of developing, commissioning and presenting participatory and community engaged contemporary artwork.

Through Artlands 2021, Regional Arts Australia will highlight the role Junction plays as an incubator for artists and arts workers.

The Artlands 2021 Program will elevate the creative practice of regional artists, practitioners and arts workers across Australia and enable ongoing connection across industry, research and academia.

Artlands will be:

Informed by ‘practice on country’
Cross disciplinary and multi art form focused
Collaborative and co-designed - Led by practice and industry
Artist & Community Driven - Unique and relevant
A catalyst for policy development to inform a national strategy
Responsive and changing

Regional Arts Australia would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.