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First Nations Roundtable: Mental/Spiritual Health

for arts and creative independents and organisations

First Nations’ Roundtables: Roundtable 3

Topic: Mental/Spiritual Health

Date: Friday 3 April 2020

Time: 2:00pm-3:30pm

This week’s discussion topic was ‘Mental and Spiritual Health and Wellbeing’.

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Hosts

  • Wesley Enoch AM: Chair of the First Nations Arts Strategy Panel
  • Lee-Ann Tjunypa Buckskin​: Deputy Chair, Australia Council for the Arts
  • Lydia Miller: Executive Director, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts

Guest speakers

  • Joshua Pether: Performance artist and Pharmacist​​
  • Wayne Barker: Coordinator Festival and Events, KALACC
  • Professor Kerry Arabena: Managing Director, Karabena Consulting
  • Andrew Donovan: Director Business Systems Transformation, Australia Council for the Arts

About the series

The Australia Council for the Arts is hosting a series of First Nations’ Roundtables for arts and creative independents, and organisations, to discuss the current situation that affects us all in relation to COVID-19.

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Contact us

Please contact Michael Hutchings directly if you require further information.

Phone: Michael Hutchings, Project Manager First Nations 0490 299 493

Email:  FirstNationsArts@creative.gov.au

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Watch Previous Webinars

First Nations Roundtable: Current Situation
First Nations Roundtable: Digital Space
First Nations Roundtable: Mental/Spiritual Health
First Nations Roundtable: Industry Panel
First Nations Roundtable: Advocating the Arts
Advocating Arts
Advocating Arts 2
Now and the future
Protecting Our Cultural Knowledge and Heritage
Red Carpet Roundtable
Youth and Culture
Festivals
Signature Works
Chosen – Passing on Knowledge Between Generations
And Over To You