PRESENTERS
Spectres of Evaluation Rethinking: Art/Community/Value
Dr Eser Selen Assistant Professor Communication Design Department Kadir Has University, Istanbul
Eser Selen received her Bachelors (1997), MFA (1999) at Bilkent University, Turkey, MA (2002) and PhD (2010) in Performance Studies at New York University, US. Her research interests include feminisms, performance studies, contemporary art and communication design. Her work appeared in such journals as Gender Place and Culture, Women & Performance, International Journal of the Humanities. She is also a visual artist whose work encompasses performance art, installation and video. She has exhibited and performed in Europe, the United States and the Middle East and is currently an Assistant Professor at the Communication Design Department at Kadir Has University, Turkey. eser.selen@khas.edu.tr Read Eser’s abstract
Lauren Siegmann Evaluation Consultant The City of Greater Dandenong
Lauren has been haunted by the Spectre of Evaluation for about seven years. She has a lot of experience using participatory (pseudo‑participatory?) and qualitative research methods in evaluation. She has extensive experience in the conduct of evaluation in community settings, she has worked for Clear Horizon, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Foundation for Young Australians, amongst others. She currently works for The Song Room, evaluating arts programs in schools. She is writing a novel set in the coal mines of the Latrobe Valley. In her spare time she is a motivational unicorn. laurensiegmann@gmail.com Read Lauren's abstract
Shakthi Sivanathan Executive & Artistic Director CuriousWorks
As its Director, Shakthi has led CuriousWorks to deliver a series of creative initiatives that have had sustainable and innovative outcomes for all Australians. All of his work has focused on respectful collaboration with some of Australia’s most marginalised communities and the ongoing sharing of contemporary, untold, Australian stories through traditional and digital distribution methods. In 2011, Shakthi was awarded the Australia Council’s Kirk Robson Award, given annually to a young artist showing leadership in community arts and cultural development. From 2013-2015, he is the inaugural Associate Artist at Carriageworks. Shakthi also writes and produces his own music under the name Kurinji. Read CuriousWorks abstract