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APAX - Australian Performing Arts Exchange

APAX 2024. Photo by Alex Sibbison

APAX 2024. Photo by Alex Sibbison

Program

Here’s a taste of our packed week, with more details to be announced soon

SCHEDULE

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

If you are planning on attending the full week of APAX, you should make arrangements to be in Darwin by Monday afternoon, as the evening’s events will commence at 6pm. PAC Australia’s training intensives also run for the full day on Monday (by advance application only) in which case you will likely need to arrive in Darwin by Sunday evening.

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

Register now for the information session.

 

APAX 2025

 

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.

WHAT YOU SAID

“APAX provides vital connections that remind us that we are all part of the same process and are better together” – Andrew Frith, Queens Park Theatre

“APAX opened my eyes immensely to where the industry is at, and where it is going, and how we as arts professionals all have an individual responsibility to contribute our knowledge, skills and big dreams to keep the industry growing from strength to strength” – Brigette Chapman, Darwin Entertainment Centre

“You’ve created an essential space for dialogue, business and reflection – the trifecta” – Jeremy Goldstein, Independent Artist and Producer

“Connecting with such brilliant arts workers from around the country and overseas opened up conversations about arts practice both in the disability and mainstream realms” – Karen Lee Roberts

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