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Neil
Cameron has worked in theatre, festivals and cultural development
for over thirty four years: twenty four in Australia and ten in
Scotland, as well as projects overseas. In that time he has
produced and directed many hundreds of art projects of all types,
specialising in initiatives and methodologies of cultural
development within different levels of society.
He has been particularly active in breaking down
traditional ideas of the arts and taking a cross disciplinary,
multifaceted approach to his work involving the community.
He
has wide experience in technique, innovation, technical aspects
and overall production in a wide variety of situations. He has
been a pioneer in developing a pedagogical understanding of how
the arts can renew itself in today’s society and how it can
contribute to culture in general. He
has developed cultural philosophy at this level throughout his
career and has written three books, given lectures and run
thousands of workshops in this field as well as acting as a
consultant to arts organizations and government bodies.
He
is well known for his commitment to cultural development and is
one of Australia’s leading authorities on the role that
festivals and celebrations can play in Australia’s future
cultural development. He
believes deeply that without cultural strength and development
within the community, a healthy and growing society cannot
function properly. His work
has constantly challenged the ways in which art is perceived and
he has continually championed the cause of creative cultural
development at every level of society.
Neil's
work has been funded over three decades from many different
sources, including various government agencies. He is totally
conversant with all levels of funding and is particularly
interested in opening up new directions of finance especially in
the area of research. |
