LISA WILLOWS IS PORT MACQUARIE’S NEW MUSIC CURATOR

LISA WILLOWS IS PORT MACQUARIE’S NEW MUSIC CURATOR

✦ Port Macquarie-Hastings Council has announced the Live and Local program, to be delivered in the local government area in partnership with the Live Music Office.

Live and Local is a comprehensive capacity-building

program which responds directly to the need to increase participation in Australia’s local live music scene and provides a platform for delivering live music activity that is innovative, flexible, and sustainable.

As the Program Curator, Lisa will take a census of existing local live music venues and live music performers, as well as seeking out non-traditional venues for inclusion. Once they have the data, the program will create a series of microfestival music events across the Local Government Area.

➸ Lisa Willows Photo Credit: Brad Collins

❊ The goal is to see live music venues reactivated and a thriving music scene re-established on the Mid North Coast. We hope to stimulate employment opportunities for local musicians, with a focus on youth and emerging artists, ideally creating sustainable new music venues in which they can perform and practice. We believe this will support economic and cultural development, cementing our area as a cultural destination for music lovers from all over Australia.

- Lisa Willows

How do local venues and musicians get involved?

We would love to hear from all musicians, businesses and venues who would like to be part of our region’s live music scene. Contact us:

lisa@rawrmusic.com.au

Even if you have not previously hosted live music or played locally yet, we encourage you to express your interest.