Episode 02: Common Arts Victoria (Jamie, Terry, Narelle, & Rebekah)
Common Arts Victoria incorporated (CAVi) is an organisation dedicated to community-building through arts and creating participatory events that give people the opportunity to form connections and explore new possibilities. In this episode we chat with some of the board members of CAVi and take a profile look into the background of Common Arts Victoria, it's structure, and the formation of Underland - an emerging burner-community event that takes place in late-September.
Host: Stevan ‘Silent Disco’ Lay
Guests: Jamie ‘JayCee’ Colquhoun, Terry ‘T-Rex’ Stevens, Narelle Pizarro, & Rebekah ‘Space Cake’ Kober
Produced by PY Wong & Stevan Lay
Underland 2023 | 28 September - 2 October | Paradise, Victoria, Australia
Photo credit: Stevan Lay
USEFUL Links:
Common Arts Victoria: https://commonarts.org.au/
Underland: https://underland.com.au/
Common Arts Victoria facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/commonartsvic
Woodlover's Paralysis Information Session: https://www.facebook.com/events/972684781405772/
Underland (Unofficial) facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1139415790701071
Burning Seed: Metamorphosis: https://www.facebook.com/events/482662608128033
Blazing Swan: Cosmic Coincidence: https://www.facebook.com/events/901298578504620
3rd Degree 2025: https://www.facebook.com/events/3877856919208111
Underland: Pop! https://www.facebook.com/events/1783285152476002
Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Welcome intro
[00:03:46] T-rex origin story
[00:07:20:] Narelle origin story
[00:11:34] JayCee origin story
[00:17:18] Space Cake origin story
[00:19:55] CAVi board members
[00:24:36] CAVi membership
[00:31:09] Community engagement
[00:32:47] Underland name
[00:36:44] EffiMU
[00:40:17] Rainmoth effigy
[00:43:09] Nautilus temple
[00:45:22] Bogan quiz
[00:50:39] Burner voice messages
[00:51:39] Underland2024 population
[00:55:16] Site layout and placement
[01:04:28] 2025 theme: Pop!
[01:10:09] Landowner relationship
[01:18:35] Ecology
[01:22:46] Sound curfew
[01:26:38] Regional burn status
[01:30:09] Underland2025 date
[01:30:56] Social media and website
[01:34:46] Art ignition grants
[01:36:08] Debriefing
[01:39:24] Centre camp
[01:43:25] Apologies
[01:45:58] Thoughts on CAVi chat
[01:48:30] Scorched nuts
[01:54:55] Burn calendar
[01:57:49] Woodlovers paralysis infosession
[01:59:37] Shownotes
