Heritage
Community Networking Event
6 to 8pm Thursday 19 March 2020
Maritime Museum of Tasmania
Carnegie
Gallery,
16
Argyle St
Hobart
AMaGATasmania is pleased to be one of the supporters of the Heritage Community Networking Event for another year.
This event presents the opportunity for old and young players in
the GLAM sector to share the realities of getting into and working with museums,
library, archives and galleries. AMaGAT caught up with Michelle Blake, one of
the key drivers to get the background on this very Tasmanian event.
Welcome Michelle
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| Michelle Blake is a professional historian and researcher |
As a student undertaking the Graduate Certificate
of Museum Studies by distance through Deakin University I was busy trying to
get experience by volunteering, working to try and pay rent and wondering what
hope I even had of getting a job in museums or heritage. I started speaking
with those I had available to me through my volunteering efforts. I also introduced
myself to others I wanted to get to know in the sector. I wanted to know how
they got their jobs, how they got started, and see what advice or suggestions
they had for me.
I realized I couldn’t be the only student feeling
like this and wanting some sort of encouragement or reassurance. I soon found
out that there were over 30 students currently enrolled or recently graduated
from the Post Graduate course in Cultural Heritage through Deakin. I had a
friend studying the Post Graduate Library and Information Management course
through Curtin University. There are also students studying Cultural Heritage
and Fine Arts at UTAS. I wanted to meet
others that felt like I did, and to get to know more people in the heritage and
museum sector.
Out of these thoughts and with the help and
encouragement of those that I had spoken with the Heritage Community Networking
event was born. I collaborated with Mark Hosking of the Maritime Museum of
Tasmania and Elizabeth Bondfield (currently of AMaGAT, COMA and Ross Wool
Centre). The idea was to create an opportunity for volunteers and students to
meet with those already in the GLAM business.
Tasmania has over 115 museums and galleries across
the state. Not to mention the network of Tasmania’s library and archival
services. Let’s get to know each other.
About the event
This is the chance for established
professionals and those already working in the sector to meet keen students and
volunteers. It is a way to get to know each other, to introduce yourself to
others, and to offer encouragement and support. It could be a chance to discuss
collaborations and issues effecting the sector.
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| Hear from Elspeth Wishart, Senior Curator Cultural Heritage at Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and AMaGAT committee member as she speaks of her experience in the sector |
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| See the Australian Society of Marine Artists Inc (ASMA) 2019 National Exhibition before it closes |
The event presents the last opportunity to see
the Australian Society of Marine Artists Inc (ASMA) 2019 National
Exhibition before it closes on the 22nd March. The exhibition showcases the
best examples of the ASMA Members’ artwork, masterfully illustrating the rich
maritime heritage, beautiful coastlines and waterways of our nation.
While emphasising the continuation of and dedication to the Marine Art tradition,
the exhibition also highlights the relevance of this specialised artistic genre
in the contemporary context.
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