Transcript of Day 1 of Meeting Place 2018
Transcript of Day 1 of Meeting Place 2018 MARY JANE WARFIELD: Wernte, welcome to Meeting Place 2018. (Applause) MARY JANE WARFIELD: My name is Mary Jane Warfield, I'm the chair of incite Arts and I will be your chairperson for today. Incite Arts is admitted to working together with the Arrernte people, the traditional owners and custodians of the Mparntwe, Alice Springs. It is my Australian to introduce Sabella Turner to welcome us to country. SABELLA TURNER: Good morning, everyone. I will start off in language. (Speaks language) Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and distinguished 1 guests. My name is Sabella Turner, a represented elder of the native title holders of Alice Springs. Firstly I would like to begin by paying respects to the elders, past, present and future, for we value our culture, identity and continue connection to country, kinship and community. All enjoy the Meeting Place 2018 and we thank you all. (Applause) MARY JANE WARFIELD: Thank you, Sabella. On behalf of all of us the Meeting Place, we give our respect to the Arrernte people, their culture and to elders past, present, emerging and Meeting Place is the signature event of Arts Access Australia, the national peak body for arts and disability. Since 2012, Meeting Place has brought artists, arts workers and industry leaders together in an accessible and supported space, to present, perform, discussion and debate the latest in arts and disability. Hosted this year by Incite Arts, 2 this is the sixth Meeting Place and the first time it has taken place in regional Australia.
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