For our final learning session of this series of Diversity & Inclusion programs, volunteers are invited to listen to this First Nations International Exchange, presented by the Australian Council for the Arts, in partnership with the Canada Council for the Arts: (linked here)

This conversation is focused on the importance of First Nations, Inuit and Métis-led governance and recruitment, programming and community engagement, marketing and communications, when considering decolonization within large institutions.

The Australia Council for the Arts has a strong commitment to international exchange between Australia and Canada, and to seek opportunities to maintain and deepen relationships between artists, producers and presenters from both countries through the sharing of information, thought leadership and practice development.

This commitment is outlined in the current Letter of Agreement (LOA) between the Canada Council for the Arts and the Australia Council for the Arts, which articulates our shared values and aspirations for stronger creative and cultural relations between our two countries.

This initiative looks to bridge connections between leading Australian practitioners and their international counterparts, creative individuals, arts organizations, civic institutions and community stakeholders – to share and impart their knowledge, skills and perspectives.

We won’t be hosting a Volunteer Connector call around this session. This is a self-directed opportunity to deepen volunteers’ learning, courtesy of a link to this important conversation, shared with the AGO by the Canada Council for the Arts.