Festival of Publicness
The Atrium Level 1, Glyn Davis Building Melbourne School of Design University of Melbourne Parkville, VIC 3052
Presented by The University of Melbourne’s Museums & Collections and the Melbourne School of Design, supported by the National Gallery of Victoria and Melbourne Design Week.
Hear from artists and architects on Publicness in a program of fast-paced talks and reflective workshops.
The theme of Publicness is at once a statement of being in public space, and is a useful thread that brings together architecture, cities, art, and people. ‘Publicness’ reflects our being in public space – this is where we come together – and draws together various disciplines and people connected with the public realm: art, architecture, landscape, urbanism, Country, and place.
The Festival of Publicness is a one-day program of short talks, workshops and music presented at the Melbourne School of Design's Atrium at the University of Melbourne’s Parkville campus. The events will take place in close proximity to key exhibitions Emu Sky at the Old Quad, and a survey show of the work of NH Architects at the Melbourne School of Design building. Taking these exhibitions as a departure point, the Festival draws together voices across design, art, and architecture from indigenous and non-indigenous perspectives, to explore what it means to embrace Publicness.
TIME | PROGRAM |
11:00 –11.30 am | Welcome to Country |
Festival intro Hannah Presley + Rory Hyde | |
11.30am – 1.00pm | 11.30 Public Culture Hamish Lyon + Tiriki Onus |
12.00 Public Ecology Kerstin Thompson + Sarah Lynn Rees | |
12.30 Public Material Gabi Briggs | |
1.00 – 2.00pm | SOJU GANG |
2.00 – 3.00pm | 2.00 Public Collaboration Edition Office + Daniel Boyd |
2.45 Public Living Mohan Kwatra, President International Student Union Aaron Johannes, Vice President (Culture & Social) International Student Union | |
3.30 – | 3.30 Public Provisions Georgie Meagher + Maddie Collie |
4.30 –5.30pm | Keynote Bruce Pascoe + Maddison Miller * Bruce will join remotely for this live conversation Closing remarks Hannah Presley + Rory Hyde |
This event is part of Melbourne Design Week 2022, an initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with the NGV.