15 September 2006
Peter Garrett, the Federal Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Reconciliation and the Arts, will deliver the keynote address at the 2006 Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools (ACUADS) Annual Conference hosted by Monash University and the Victorian College of the Arts.
Mr Garrett's address, 'Today's Philistine', will be presented on the second day of the conference at Monash University on Thursday 28 September. Monash's Faculty of Art and Design Dean Professor John Redmond will then chair a question session from the floor.
The conference, themed Thinking the future: art, design and creativity, will feature a range of sessions and addresses involving top art and design academics, practitioners and thinkers from Australia and overseas.
ACUADS is the peak body of university visual arts, crafts and design, representing more than 30 Australian university and TAFE art and design faculties, schools and departments.
What: Australian Council of University Art & Design Schools (ACUADS) Annual Conference 'Thinking the future: art, design and creativity'
When: 27-29 September 2006
Where: 27 September at the Victorian College of the Arts
28-29 September at Monash University, Caulfield Campus. Peter Garrett will speak at Monash University, Art and Design Building, Caulfield Campus, 10.30am
Cost: One day: $70 (concession) $125 (full); Three days: $165 (concession) $335 (full).
For registrations and more information visit the Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools (ACUADS) website.
Media seeking more information contact Melissa Marino, Media Communications, on + 61 3 9905 2085 or 0437 121 978.
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