Jennifer Forest's Blog, page 2

Do we really know our readers?

Standard analyse of our audiences tends to focus on externals ��� factors like age, gender, income, family and hobbies. These are all good, worthy characteristics, that don���t go far enough.

A Tough Curatorial Challenge

The Centenary of Anzac Day 1915 is not an obvious theme for a family-friendly event celebrating local heritage and stories. The 37 million dead, total for all sides, is not necessarily something that will bring out mum, dad and the kids to a large event known as Heritage Weekend.

The Toughest Curatorial Challenge

The Centenary of Anzac Day 1915 is not an obvious theme for a family-friendly event celebrating local heritage and stories. The 37 million dead, total for all sides, is not necessarily something that will bring out mum, dad and the kids to a large event known as Heritage Weekend.

Words that Fly

Have you ever read a sentence that makes your heart stop? The words appear to fly off the page and make you pause. A sentence, or a piece of writing, which has simplicity and beauty, a sentence that has power. A piece of writing which, like handcrafted furniture or bespoke...

The Art or Science of Writing?

Some will say writing, and writing well, is a science. Style manuals become the tools of choice, and integrity of prose gets lost in the quest for the pure science of writing. For others, writing is an art. Like much of how we portray art, it then becomes this mythical...

Yesterday was a mess too...

I was attracted to history because I was interested in human behaviour and what it means to be human, to run a society, and our place in the great bigger story on this planet. Why not study pyschology instead? Too small, just too small. It didn't tackle the human story...

We only like the nice parts of history...

I was attracted to history because I was interested in human behaviour and what it means to be human, to run a society, and our place in the great bigger story on this planet. Why not study pyschology instead? Too small, just too small. It didn't tackle the human story...

Would adults play?

In 2014 I had the good fortune to be the curator on Ballarat's Heritage Weekend. This role meant many things! I curated the local history exhibition to answer the question "Who made Ballarat?" using the booths in the Mining Exchange as storytelling booths. I also worked with local cultural groups...

The 2014 Heritage Weekend that was...

In 2014 I had the good fortune to be the curator on Ballarat's Heritage Weekend. This role meant many things! I curated the local history exhibition to answer the question "Who made Ballarat?" using the booths in the Mining Exchange as storytelling booths. I also worked with local cultural groups...

The Heritage Weekend that was...

This year I had the good fortune to be the curator on Ballarat's Heritage Weekend. This role meant many things! I curated the local history exhibition to answer the question "Who made Ballarat?" using the booths in the Mining Exchange as storytelling booths. I also worked with local cultural groups...