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APAX - Australian Performing Arts Exchange

APAX 2024. Photo by Alex Sibbison

APAX 2024. Photo by Alex Sibbison

Program

Take a peek at what was on the agenda for APAX 2025.

SCHEDULE

Monday, 11 August – Welcome to Country, APAX opening and evening program.

Tuesday, 12 August (9.00am – 7.30pm) – Arts Market

Wednesday, 13 August (9.30am – 10.30pm) – Arts Market and IMPACT Awards (including dinner)

Thursday, 14 August (9.00am – 6.00pm) – Conference

Friday, 15 August (9.30am – 4.00pm) – Conference

 

Download the Quick View Program here.

 

APAX 2025

Elders in Residence – Dr Bilawarra Lee OAM and Roque Lee
Thinker in Residence – Kevin du Preez
Opening Provocation – Erica McCalman 
Opening Keynote – Andy Packer

Arts Market Hosts
Samuel Gaskin
Heidi Irvine
Roxy Smith
Vanessa Immink

APAX has always been a space for us to come together, to talk about what matters most to us at work. There’s something special about coming together in a place like Garramilla / Darwin – the connections and conversations always run much deeper.

And right now, it’s more important than ever to understand what is next for the performing arts in Australia. It’s clear the sector is changing, funding is not keeping up, costs to present and tour continue to rise, and the attention of our audiences is increasingly elsewhere.

Is this still a conversation about relevance? A problem that only policy and funding can fix?

Or an opportunity for some creative and radical adaptation?

During the APAX conference you will hear from speakers with big ideas about what the future of performing arts presenting could look like – from organisations of the future, to audience development that requires a complete mindset shift.

We encourage you to take the time and space at APAX to think about new models, our mindset, and, hopefully shift the mood about what’s possible, so that we can continue to serve the art and the audience.

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