The Arts and Public Life: Breakfasts for the Business Community

The aim of these breakfasts is to strengthen the bonds of understanding between art and business.

Our 2009 Arts and Public Life series is made possible by the generosity of the

The texts of the previous lectures have kindly been made available by the speakers.

7 and 15 July 2009 “Arts, Life and Credit Crunches” by Michael Lynch CBE, AM

31 March 2009 “Confessions of a Gatekeeper” by Brett Sheehy
Artistic Director of the Melbourne International Festival 2009

25 March 2009: “Towards an Ideal Arts Board”
by Elizabeth Butcher, AM general manager of NIDA for over thirty years

22 October 2008: “Towards a Rational Policy for the Equitable Promotion of the Creative Arts” by Dr Roger Dean eminent composer, biochemist and academic (audio)

August 19 2008: "Creativity, the Arts and Innovation”
by Dr Terry Cutler, the eminent communications consultant

April 2 2008: "Investing in the Future – the Arts and innovation"
by Justin Macdonnell, Executive Director of ANZArts

September 26 2007: “Sense and Censorbility" by Donald McDonald AC Director, Classification Board.

June 13 2007: "The Power of Persuasion: How to Build a Creative City" by David Borger, Lord Mayor of Parramatta and State MP for Granville.

March 21 2007: "Business and the arts: what's in it for us" by Joseph Gersh AM, executive chair of Gersh Investment Partners Ltd and deputy chair of the Australia Council.

November 8 2006: "It's a Wiggly Wiggly World" by Paul Field, General Manager Operations & Communications, The Wiggles Pty Ltd.

July 12, 2006: "Why must the show go on?" by John Bell AM, OBE, Actor and Company Director.

April 16, 2006, "Musical Diplomacy" by Richard Broinowski, Diplomat abd Author.

October 20, 2005" "Key Performance: Power, passion, and public life" by Peter Garrett, AM, Labor spokesman for the Arts.

July 13, 2005: "Yes, But what are you going to do when you grow up?" by Carrillo Gantner, AO, President of the Myer Foundation.

April 13, 2005: "A Life Divided—Notes on Music, Management and their Uncommon Bonds" by Kim Williams, Chief Executive—FOXTEL.