Cahoots

‘of dirt and love’

On You Are Here

We’ve recently had cause to realise that, after nearly ten years of operation, what we do isn’t necessarily well known to audiences, communities and supporters....

On what the city wants

Prompted by our commissioned artist Alison Plevey, we reflect on the relationship between You Are Here festival and the city....

On alcohol

Producer Nick Delatovic muses over how a point of difference borne of laziness and circumstance has come to play a major role in defining the festival....

On developing audience

Many of us arts workers know too well the lonely futility of being directed again and again to find new audiences for the same product, already tailored to a fixed audience–one that is oftentimes set in their preferences....

On accidents and avenues

One thing You Are Here continually refer to is 'artist development'. In this case meaning both the makers of artwork but also the development of people in the many other roles that are necessary in the creation and delivery of art....

On origins and growth

By 2017 You Are Here had run seven consecutive festivals, and become embedded in the collective memory and experience of Canberra artists and arts people. ...