Wednesday 29 June, 2011
Watershed
12:30pm, FREE

Live-stream and collaborative open space discussions with Northern Stage, Newcastle

On Wed 29 June, Watershed is partnering with Stronger Together to host a live-stream and offer the opportunity for South West-based cultural organisations to participate in a national conversation on collaboration, sharing and working in partnership.

Aimed at artists, producers, curators, facilitators, activists and strategists, this afternoon of creative thinking is produced by Northern Stage and Pilot Theatre and offers a great opportunity to inform cultural policy, stimulate debate, share experience and meet future collaborators.

Live from Northern Stage in Newcastle, we will be provoked, motivated and challenged by speakers including Kate McGrath (Fuel), Katherine Zeserson (Sing Up/ The Sage Gateshead), Alan Lane (SlungLow), Maria Balshaw (Whitworth and Manchester Galleries), Lyn Gardner (Guardian Theatre Critic) and Streetwise Opera.

The event will include: curated conversations with collaborators from the cultural sector and beyond; Case-studies of ambitious strategic partnerships; and the opportunity to ask questions and spark debate as part of the open space ethos.

Areas explored will include: Are we prepared to give up some individual autonomy in order to innovate together? How do we shift the debate from efficiencies to sustained creative action? What models of collaboration and sharing can we celebrate and learn from? Is there a limit to the value of working together?

Participants at Watershed will discuss and debate the issues alongside partners in Newcastle and Manchester and feedback thinking via the live stream.

This is a free event, but tickets must be booked through the Watershed box office: 0117 927 5100 or website:https://www.watershed.co.uk/exhibits/2960/