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Hannah Whittaker (Advertising)
hannahjadedesign@outlook.com
Hayley Ticehurst (International Relations)
hayleyticehurst@dfat.gov.au
Maneesha Newick (Artist)
artbymaneesha@yahoo.com
Jessica Wilkinson (Theatre Arts)
jesswilkinson@theatreinspirations.com
David Godsell (Animation)
davesquirkyanimation@gmail.com
Annie Zhuang (Artist)
anniesamazingart@hotmail.com

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Up to the date of the event for planning purposes.
Board Room for hire:
http://www.subiacobusinesscentre.com/meeting-board-room-facilities/
$45 per hour or $225 per day

Seats 12 to 16 people about a marble conference table

Retractable projector screen

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Hannah: Original Group Brainstorming for the Event: 

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Hannah: Original Group Brainstorming for the Event: 

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1. All for one

2. In Unison

3. Coming together

4. We stand Together

5. The Wider Community

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Informed Comment. 2016. “No, It Isn’t All One Thing: The Variety of Religious Experience in Islam.” Accessed 11th May 2017,https://www.juancole.com/2016/02/no-it-isnt-all-one-thing-the-variety-of-religious-experience-in-islam.html

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Letter template:

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M. Kennedy for GPTMC. 2011.” The PECO Multicultural Festival Series at Penn's Landing.” Uwishunu Philadelphia. Accessed 11th May 2017, http://www.uwishunu.com/2011/06/the-19th-annual-islamic-heritage-festival-returns-to-penns-landing-this-saturday-june-11-open-air-bazaar-food-boat-rides-and-more/

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The Advocate. 2015. “Welcome To Country: Dunghutti Elder Uncle John Kelly performs the traditional smoking ceremony at the 2014 Saltwater Freshwater Festival in Kempsey.” Accessed May 11th 2017, https://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/a-very-special-welcome/2516541/

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Gallery, [James St Amphitheater] . 2017, Digital Image. Available from: Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority (Gallery 2017)

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Kufic Script, Textile Fragment. 14th-15th Century, Textiles woven,75.6cm x115.3cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Available from: metmuseum.org (metmuseum.org 2000-2017)

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City of Sydney. 2016. “Welcome To Country.” Accesses May 11th 2017, http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/council/about-council/welcome-to-country

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Iconoclastic Islamic Art, [Geometric Islamic Tile] .215, Digital Image. Available from : Artist At Work Productions (Iconoclastic Islamic Art 2015)

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Open up the festival to the wider community in our promotion of the event, and the activities we decide to run. When our goals in running this festival are to combat fear and open up acceptance, an important aspect is to extend the festival to those outside the Islamic culture. I suggest in our promotion to paint the event as a family friendly, informative, interactive and celebratory event that is open to all.

Best way to target this is to promote our art activities, any guest speakers, and entertainment aspects that would appeal to the general public to encourage them to come down and learn more about the culture.

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Overview
Begin the event with a welcome to country performed by a traditional custodian of the land on which our event is being held. The proposed location, Perth Cultural Centre, is located on Noongar land, so we would have to look into asking an elder to perform the ceremony. I suggest the ceremony last a duration of about 30 minutes, in respect to the festival which would be an all day event. I believe the ceremony would hold a variety of benefits and add value to the festival.

Benefits
A welcome to country would incorporate the traditional culture of the land, respect the traditional custodians and promote the concept of unity. By directly involving the indigenous culture in the Islamic festival, it will show and promote values of acceptance and harmonious being. By that I mean the allowance of people to be the most authentic versions of themselves, and experiencing their culture alongside others, despite differences, without judgement.

Specific Requirements

The time allocated to a Welcome to Country address must be appropriate in respect to the duration and context of the event

Performed by a recognised traditional custodian or an elder of the land.

Appropriate protocol to be the first item on the event program.

A response is required from the following speaker in the program.

May Include Traditional:

Stories

Songs

Dances

Smoking Ceremony

Use of symbols

Ceremony may be conducted in english or the traditional language of the group

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Artists Who I Will Be Inviting to Speak:

Islamic artists

Artists influenced by the Islamic art style
They will be Asked to Speak
About:

Their influences, art making process, materials/techniques
Proposed Artists:

Lateefa Spiker (London)

Abdul Abdullah (Australia)

Lara Chamas (Australia)

Sana Arjumand (New York)

AD Piros (Indonesia)

AnilaQuayyum Agha (America)

Once we finalise a budget I can move forward in inviting artists  to join our event and how many artist we can afford.

History Information sessions:
Characteristic of Traditional
Islamic Art:

Sacred Geometry

Calligraphy

Nature Forms

Places the Art was Depicted:

Sacred spaces such as: mosques

Throughout Islamic Architectural Structures

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Organise events during the festival to incorporate the theme of international Islam. An aspect of the culture that should be recognised is that Islam is not isolated to one region, but much rather can be seen in nations across the globe.

Guest speakers

Incorporate guest speakers of different nationalities to discuss and depict their experiences with the Islamic culture in their nation.

Talks to last 15 - 20 minutes per person

Discussing the challenging and rewarding aspects of practising in their nation.

Atmosphere

Decorations - Include the elements of the various nations Islam is practised (Flags, national symbols and icons, colours)

Stalls - Community to operate their own stalls or stands displaying what their culture and nationality means to them (through food, artwork or other traditional means). Add a sense of authenticity, feeling of belonging and familiarity for those in attendance.

Music - traditional music backgrounding the festival. Live performance?

Closing Ceremony
Incorporates both the culture and the nations practicing the culture. Through this we could showcase various art forms, traditional music, and dances. This will have the benefits of again narrowing in on our celebration and unity aims, to help bring people together.

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Gallery, [A Crowd Watches Performance on Stage During NAIDOC Week at Perth Cultural Centre] . 2017, Digital Image. Available from: Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority (Gallery 2017)

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Hannah - Possible avenues of advertising our event:

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Hannah - Possible avenues of advertising our event:

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1. Social media (Facebook in particular)
- Getting Perth based businesses to promote our event
- Creating our one event page
- Asking Universities to post about it
- Positives of this form of advertising:
- cheap, effective, can reach a large amount of people at once.

2. Targeting Universities specifically:
- Targets a large amount of people
- Targets a diverse range of people and ages

3. Radio/Tv
- Most likely too expensive for the event and other means of advertising could be just as effective.

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My role in our event given my background would be to look at the relationship between cultures and nations for the festival. I graduated from Curtin University with a bachelor of Law Bachelor of Arts double degree, majoring in International Relations, and have since been working with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as a policy analyst and foreign intelligence officer.

In my discipline the importance of people from different cultures, backgrounds and nationalities interacting in a positive manner is highly important to breaking down fear regimes and bringing people together, and I see my role in the event to tackle this concept of harmony, acceptance and togetherness despite different backgrounds.

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About me and what I'm bring to the event:
I am a practicing artist and have been since graduating university with an arts degree several years ago. My pieces have been displayed in various galleries through Australia and selected galleries overseas, with one being displayed locally here in the Art Gallery of WA.

I have also completed an events management course giving me the correct skills and knowledge required to run an event. I have been lucky enough to use and develop these skill being a part  of both small scale community based and nationwide events.

My Personal Aim:
To provide my skills to help create an engaging event where individuals can learn about and enjoy celebrating Islamic culture

My role planning to run two different types interactive activities throughout the day:

1. 15-20 min Artist Information Sessions

2. 10-15 min History Information Sessions on Islamic Art

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We aim to plan an event that celebrates the Islamic community. Given the increasing fear and hatred as a consequence of the war on terror, we believe that in a multicultural nation such as Australia, there should be a focus on promoting acceptance in the community. Learning to peacefully coexist and come together in unity is a crucial aspect in coming together, and another take on tackling the war on terror. By celebrating the community, promoting the acceptance and learning of the islamic culture, we hope to create a sense of harmony, belonging and peace within the festival that can be adopted into the daily lives of people within our city. It only takes a spark to light a fire, and we aim to be that spark of harmony and acceptance which can begin in our festival, spread through Perth, and eventually inspire the global population to come together in unity to counteract and remove fear and hatred.

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As I have qualifications in Advertising, Graphic Design and photography, I am capable of designing and executing the promotional side of the event to the public.

I have vast experience in social media posting - something that I would like to utilise during the advertising of this event.

The main platforms I would like to use is social media i.e Facebook, through posters, flyers or brochures, and through word of mouth.

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Promote the Islamic Culture through a 30 minute long, interactive group performance, consisting of approximately 6-10 actors. The performance will take place at 12pm (midday) on the main stage at the Perth Cultural Centre. The play will follow the story of a young Islamic family who face the hardships of immigration in Australia. As the story goes on, the family befriend a married Australian couple who help them secure careers and meet friends of their own. The aim of this performance is to attempt to eradicate the unnecessary fear of the Islamic Culture and view it in a more positive, friendly light.

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I am a current, 18 year old student at Curtin University studying Theatre Arts (Bachelor of Arts). I have been heavily involved with the theatre since my early teenage years and wish to continue down this path to build a possible acting career after securing my degree.

I see my role to promote the Islamic culture through a group performance.

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It will be a free event

Welcomes all ages, genders and cultures

Location: Perth Cultural Centre

One Day - Open 9am-7pm

Held on Sunday 12th November, 2017

Specifically promotes Islamic Culture including art activities, performances, music, galleries, etc.

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9:00 AM - Welcome to Country
9:30 AM - Commencement (Opening of stalls and all day activities)
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Guest Speakers
12:00 PM - Performance
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Guest Speakers
5:30 PM - Closing Ceremony

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My area of discipline is Fine Arts. I’ve worked with organisations such as Hyperfest Festival, Kickstart propel Arts for several years, I have also exhibited in various art galleries in Australia as well as private commissioned works.

For the upcoming event, I have a few ideas I’d like to propose for both children and adults

-          Geometric Pattern Design

-          Colouring in of traditional Islamic designs and patterns

-          Tessellated Tiles

-          Arabic Calligraphy/Symbols Graffiti Art - Arabic translation Artworks (created by professional artist)

-        Nail String art

-          Stencils and Ceramic Painting

Perhaps these small creative corners could be set under stalls. Working with Propel Arts earlier this year, I set up a stall to sell my artworks. Attracting people to these stalls is very important, we need to make people feel welcome but mostly enjoy themselves. With background experience working within market stalls, decorating is an important factor in appealing audiences. Both the event and stalls could be decorated with prints of Islamic designs. Such as table cloths, stall backdrops and hanging decorations. In the case of colour palette, anything that is coloured brightly is what we want. More colour brings more life and playfulness, and that’s what we want the event to be about.

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Hannah - Reflection/ presentation for class Friday 

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Hannah - Reflection/ presentation for class Friday 

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This is what I would have said if I could be in class

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Having achieved a Bachelor of Arts in Animation and Interactive Media at Curtin University, as well as having employed experience in the visual effects industry, my purpose would be engage with the audience on a visual level by providing information about the event and its activities, as well as encouragment to attend, through the manipulaiton of images and objects compiled into an animated sequence. This can assist in promoting the event itself and even the activities we have on offer to the public

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I aim to grab the attention of the general community, so that when they view my work, they are encouraged to attend the event and see what it has to offer. I hope to attract the attention of people of all ethnicities and all ages promote the intellectual and family friendly environment that we are creating. More specifically, I aim to grab the attention of the Muslim community in hopes that they will appreciate how the Islamic art style is being honoured at this festival. Hopefully when they see the Islamic art style and visuals being incorporated, they are encouraged to find out more information about the festival and attend

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The numerous ways that video animations can be promoted on include:
-     Social Media (Facebook, Instagram & Snapchat)
-     Webpage advertisements
-     Youtube Advertisments
-     Television Commercial

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The programs used to produce the video animations will include:
-     Toonboom Storyboard Pro (Planning)
-     Toonboom Harmony FX
-     Adobe Flash Professional
- Adobe After Effects (Compositing)

The video animation sequences will be formatted as:
-     Short Cartoon Sequences FLV's (Flash Video Format)
-     Short Animated Sequences FLV's (Flash Video Format)
-     GIF's

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The are numerous aspects to this event that can be included in an animated format to assist in promoting the event and its activites. These would include:

-     The event name (In Unison)
-     The event logo
-     The event tagline / catchprase
-     General info about the event such as time, venue, activities and        itineraries
-     Information about the activies on offer at the event e.g. displaying instructions about the arts and crafts stalls and showing  the images in these activies being used and applied

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Incorporating the Islamic art style will be a necessity when it comes to promoting the event to the Muslim community. Therefore I will be using the following components in my animations in an attempt to engage their attention:

-     General Islamic visuals and colour palettes
-     Islamic geometric shapes and patterns
-     Arabic Alphabet
- Islamic Calligraphy