NEWS
14
Feb 2005
Read Neil Cameron's paper to Tasmanian Regional Arts about
the recent dismantling of the Australia Council's
Cultural Development Board. |
Neil
Cameron
is a theatre director, teacher, author and consultant. For over
thirty four years he has run successful festivals,
arts events and celebrations in Germany, Belgium, Holland,
Canada, the United States, Japan, New Zealand and all over
Australia. His award-winning productions are well known for their
creative community involvement and their exciting use of
large-scale imagery, fire and music.
In
recent years, Neil has focused on sharing his extensive practical
knowledge and cultural insight through teaching,
writing
and consultancy.
He is an exciting and energetic teacher and a passionate advocate
of the importance of festivals and celebrations in achieving
social cohesion, cultural development in community and personal
enrichment.
Neil's
activities in 2005 include the publishing of a book (The Art
Makers) on cultural development, funded under an Australia
Council Fellowship; running courses for theatre students, arts
practitioners, community groups and festival administrators; and
developing the inaugural Festival of Voices – a choral
festival in Tasmania. He is also an honorary research associate at
the University of Tasmania and consults on a range of government
and private projects, including a consultancy with the Tasmanian
State Government on cultural development.
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