In this session, we invite local creatives, creative workers, managers, leaders and board members in Greater Shepparton to come together for an honest conversation about arts sector burnout: what's driving it, whose responsibility it is to address it, and what practical steps we can take.
The arts sector is burning out. All over the country, creative workers are leaving the sector and finding they can no longer afford to make work. But this isn’t just an unfortunate side effect of working for the art forms, organisations or communities we love.
It’s the predictable (and avoidable) result of being asked to do too much, with too little, for too long.
Writer, consultant, and self-described rabble-rouser Kate Larsen has been naming this crisis when others would not. Her #LessIsNecessary campaign reframes self-care, duty of care and the idea of doing less as selfless, not selfish; not a failure of ambition, but a strategic and deliberate survival strategy - for us as individuals and for our sector as a whole.
Come ready to think, share and connect with your peers, and leave with useful tools for supporting your own practice or teams.
Because less isn't just possible. It's necessary.
Kate Larsen (she/her) is an arts, cultural and non-profit consultant and writer with more than 25 years’ experience as a sector leader and rabble-rouser working across Australia, Asia and the United Kingdom. Currently based on Wurundjeri Country in Naarm/Melbourne, Kate has particular expertise in arts governance and cultural leadership, workplace culture and wellbeing, digital and community-engaged practice.
