Museums Australasia Conference 2016
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This document discusses the Signature Program framework implemented by the State Library of Queensland to revamp its programming approach. Key points: - The Signature Program establishes an annual programming priority determined two years in advance to allow strategic, community-focused programming across the library's platforms. - It is developed with community input and profiles the library through strong partnerships and communications. Resources are dedicated to one annual theme through a dedicated team. - The framework has been established with programming guidelines and community engagement statements. 2017-2018 themes have been selected and 2017 programming is underway. - Next steps include improving regional offerings, finalizing team structures, continual evaluation, and funding to support the new strategic, community-driven approach.
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- 1. Signature Program 2016 A New Start: Re-visioning programming at State Library of Queensland Linda Barron Twitter @lindaxbarron @slqld Instagram lindaxbarron1 statelibraryqld
- 2. State Library of Queensland
- 3. State Library of Queensland
- 4. Communities of Interest develop and deliver programming in collaboration with articulated priority communities of interest Community Engagement design and deliver programs and services for the community Service Delivery whole-of-SLQ resource charged with delivery of professional and consistent service delivery across venue, technical and production elements Partnerships initiating & securing partnerships across SLQ- identified priorities (works closely with QLF & OSL) Engagement & Partnerships Asia Pacific Design Library kuril dhagun Reading/ Writing The Edge Visitor Experience Signature Program Venue management Tech support (A-V related, equipment, venue) Production Services (internal & external, incl event management) LibraryShop Signature Program partnerships Emerging (strategic) programs, projects or communities (e.g. Alice, FabLab, enterprise centre)
- 5. Frameworks & documentation To enact on our new direction the following have been developed • Programming Framework • Engagement Statement • Annual Signature Program Framework • Partnership Assessments
- 6. Annual Signature Program WHAT IS IT • program with broad (evidence-based) appeal • year-long programming priority, determined two years in advance • developed largely ‘for’ community, but encouraging ‘with’ and ‘by’ community WHY • To enable SLQ to be strategic, responsive and proactive • aligns resource and capacity to objectives • profiling - maximising reach & reputation • strong partnership & considered communications opportunities
- 7. Annual Signature Program HOW • active participation by community in decisions • led by program manager, dedicated implementation team • program decided, developed, signed-off upfront • development thinking from broad cross section of SLQ • one budget, quarantined/discrete components • cross platform delivery (onsite, offsite, online)
- 10. #Belongingqld
- 12. Distant Lines
- 13. Trench Space
- 14. Trench Space
- 15. Community Days
- 21. #Belongingqld
- 22. The Big Day of
- 23. Queensland Faces
- 24. Tradition Now
- 29. Other teams
- 31. Where we are now • 2017 and 2018 Theme topics selected • Curatorial Framework 2017 • 2017 programming • Signature Program Coordination Group • Partnership team and frameworks • Greater community engagement • Regional engagement • 2016 theme that engaged with community
- 32. What’s Next • Improving regional offering • Processes that encourage all library engagement • Funding $$$$$$$$ • Team structure finalised • Continual evaluation of processes and programming to ensure what we offer is what the community is interested in • Lots of hard work • Lots of fun
Editor's Notes
- Good morning - in 12 minutes or less I'm going to cover off on our two years of programming under a new model
- The State Library is situated in Brisbane the capital of Queensland, in the south east corner of the State. It is nestled between the Queensland Museum, Queensland Art Gallery and the Gallery of Modern Art. The State Library rests on Kurilpa Point a traditional meeting place of the First Nations people and we proudly continue this tradition.
- The State Library building itself is beautiful - attracting 1.4 million visitors each year.
- In 2014 our engagement and partnerships Directorate went through a Reframing of our teams, through the reorganisation our directorate into functional teams: Communities of Interest Community Engagement Service Delivery and Partnerships. The Community Engagement team is made up of the Visitor Experience and Signature Program teams. The SP team delivers on the annual Signature Program. The annual Signature Program focuses on a ‘theme’ of interest to the Queensland community through a range of activities, experiences and events. The Signature Program team engages with the community and partners to develop and deliver elements that are scalable and transferable for collaboration with regional communities, and more broadly interstate and internationally.
- To enact on our new direction we developed: Programming Framework Engagement Statement Annual Signature Program Framework Partnership models including assessment documentation
- State Library’s signature is All Yours – our community programming (our Signature Program) should reflect that. The annual Signature Program themes are aimed to be strategically appealing to partners, be broad enough for diverse community groups to engage with and narrow enough to have a clear focus to appeal to niche audiences.
- How we would do it: Active participation by community in decisions Led by a program manager with a dedicated implementation team Program is decided, developed and signed off upfront One budget quarantined into discrete components Delivery onsite, offsite and online
- Programming a spectrum of community engagements that are developed for, with and by the community. The State Library programming caters for all community, our communities of interest and communities of practice. This model serves as a method of describing State Library’s priorities and commitment to the community at large, and sub-sets of the community. These categorisations are not static, but rather permeable groupings which will, from time to time, see cohorts move across.
- Our first Signature Program was delivered in 2015 as part of the QANZAC 100 project. This incorporated the exhibition and events program Distant Lines and our exhibition and events program Peace and Quiet. Queensland Government funded. This program provided an opportunity to transition us into the new methodology of delivering on an annual Signature Program.
- Our current 2016 Signature Program is Belonging and centered around the theme of Queensland Identity. The process for gathering evidence to support the selection of the 2016 Signature Program theme was condensed in order to meet timeframes. Evidence for subsequent themes was based on qualitative and quantitative research sourced from the research already undertaken by others in the community, from partners and SLQ. Moving forward, evaluation data from previous themes, research and evidence collected throughout the previous 12 months will be analysed for themes, community interest and response for programming opportunities.
- The Signature Program work unit was responsible for the project management of Distant Lines. The events and exhibition package of the Q ANZAC 100. Distant Lines explored our state’s untold First World War stories from both the home front and the war front — before, during and after the war.
- Utilising the extensive collections of the State Library of Queensland, the exhibition component examined the impact of the First World War through the experiences of Queenslanders at home and the war front.
- The exhibition ran for a 7 month period. The team came up with the idea of a changing central exhibition space. The trench space was designed to incorporate community projects. The trench space included three projects, each designed to engage with community and to change the space. We also did programming outside of the trench space to maximise engagement opportunities.
- The trench space allowed us to trial a range of participatory projects. The post card project saw visitors to the exhibition contribute their stories to the exhibition. Working with a number of students who were selected for the Premier's prize to visit ANZAC cove on ANZAC Day 2015, these students designed the exhibition themselves with the support of two very patient and guiding staff members. Comforts from the Homefront craft project was a joint project with The Stitchery Collective, and focused on the craft work women did during WW1 at home. Part of this exhibition was a large crochet project that visitors were able to add to during the course of the exhibition.
- We also experimented with running community events on a low budget engaging with our communities of interest and partners to deliver on the event.
- Peace and Quiet Originally a community project to appear in the trench, the Peace and Quiet project grew into an exhibition of its own where content was created by community members in their communities.
- We engaged 2 curators/arts workers to work with community on recording stories, and making their countries flags in white on white. We had the Aboriginal and Torres Straight island elders from the Logan community making their flag in the space as part of the exhibition…
- …and undertaking a semaphore project whereby community members made the peace symbol using semaphore and were recorded and made into a video and played in the exhibition. Our SLQ curator collected protest banners and placards from community members. We even had Bryan Law's tricycle that he rode onto Rockhampton base with as well as the mattock that he did $180,000 worth of damage to a Australia Army helicopter.
- We did a call out for peaceful landscape works from the community and hung them in the gallery. We were not the curators in this project, if the work fitted the brief size and frame wise it was in. These were placed over the wallpaper of war scenes symbolising that after war comes peace
- In a time where many, including us, were doing war shows we were brave and did a show about peace with the full support of our management team, and the QANZAC board. We worked with peace groups such as the Quakers and the Women's international League of Peace and Freedom. We had the most fantastic launch event with so many people who contributed coming to show their friends their works.
- Belonging is our 2016 theme Looking at what it means to be a Queenslander through contemporary experiences, working with community and showcasing and growing our collections. It's about connections, country and culture.
- Our programming has included two large scale community days - Big Days of Belonging The first event was a multicultural event included food music and hands on activities, we had musical performances, the something bigger choir (a scratch choir which ended up with over 150 members) lantern making and parade, and mindful colouring in just to name a few. Our second event focuses on swap, buy and sell with markets, musical performances, food, story telling and a human library.
- Queensland Faces was our exhibition that displayed the varied unique portraits from SLQ collections across time and cultures, seeking to uncover the stories and lives of Queenslanders. It included some simple participatory elements. For example visitors were asked to reflect on who their tribe was, and write that on a sticky note on display.
- Tradition Now is an exhibition where two of our team worked with 12 individuals from the community to share their stories through objects, photographs, artwork and memories, to create an exhibition that challenges us to think about what family and family history means in a contemporary world. This exhibition opens soon and I am looking forward to the final results!
- Partnering with ABC radio we will run four conversation series sessions across the year exploring our individual and collective identities through our sense of belonging, family, community and state.
- Taste of Belonging was a unique event which saw us partner with Wandering Cooks, and the Romero Centre that works with members of the multicultural community. We collected recipes and stories from 12 individuals and turned that into a three course food event where people were able to enjoy food, wine and the unique stories of belonging and identity through food.
- The Belonging Mural is a crowd sourcing project. we have called for the community to submit their photos depicting a sense of connection to place and people. These images will then be displayed in a mural in the centre of the SLQ knowledge walk
- Iconic Queensland A 3-D installation of iconic Queensland illustrations. This is a fun way for people to engage and gave us a way to experiment with social media.
- Other teams have worked with us to deliver on this theme including the Asia Pacific Design Library and Kuril Dhagun team
- Fun Palace We have become part of the Fun Palace movement too.
- Where we are now.
- What’s Next Did we meet all those goals? - not quite but we are certainly heading in the right direction. Improving regional offering Processes that encourage all library engagement Funding $$$$$$$$ Team structure finalised Continual evaluation of processes and programming to ensure what we offer is what the community is interested in Lots of hard work Lots of fun
- Thank you If you make it to Brisbane we would love you to visit the State Library and talk more about our programming.