Who: Sam Sweedman
Role: Festival Program manager, New Mardi Gras
Office Measurements: 6m x 3m
Mardi Gras do really public events, that include a lot of co-producing with arts organisations – STC, Carriageworks, Performance Space, PACT, ATYP etc and will do so again next year.
They are setting up a youth program, they work in a development way with young people to make work for Fair Day, which is one of the major Mardi Gras events.
Their community likes public spectacle, next year they are really at the stage where they can push more arts practice.
Sam is looking for more contact with interested artists.