Common Ground: a community curated meetup

The Commons on Flickr

3 October 2009

If there is rain our event is still going ahead but will be relocated to the Museum’s café in the courtyard. The entrance is down the side of the Museum in Macarthur Street.

What is Common Ground?

Common Ground is a global meet up celebrating the Commons on Flickr to be held by as many of the institutions in the Commons. This will consist of a projection onto the participating institutions building at night (or suitable day-time location) using a slideshow of content from the Commons on Flickr accounts that is curated by you, our community. This will be hosted on the weekend of 2nd – 3rd October across the globe (albeit time-differences). Making the Flickr Commons go live through a connected slideshow. You will get to meet the staff behind the Commons and we will get to know you.

Thanks for voting on the slideshow it is now currently being prepared for the Common Ground event.

We can’t wait to meet you!
Our event will be taking place on the forecourt of the Museum on Saturday the 3rd October. This is an open event similar to an open cinema experience. Event time is 6.30pm til 9pm

What’s happening at the Powerhouse on the 3rd October?

You need to bring something comfortable to sit on and a picnic basket.

There will be coffee and cakes available on the night through Cafexpress.

2ser’s Phantom Dancer has mixed some amazing tunes to accompany the historic images.

Free fine art print giveaways

Our award winning book Then and now: stories from the Commons will be available to purchase with special fine art print included-only available on the night.

If it rains on the night the event will still happen but will be relocated to the level one café. Entrance is down the side of Macarthur Street.

Our guest speakers on the night

Geoff Barker, Assistant Curator Curator work: looking after historic photograph collections at the Powerhouse Museum.

Matthew Connell, Principal Curator Stories between the frames.

Bob Meade, Flickr member Turning history into a detective story using photographs.

Paul Hagon, Flickr member and Web Developer National Library, Canberra The Commons vs Street view.

Rob Manson from Common Layers - changing the way you see Reality.

Sandra McEwen, Principal Curator and Ellen Forsyth, State Library NSW Flickr Commons staff member will be available to discuss the photographic collections with you at one of the tables.