GCAP 2018: Charlie Red

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Builds a Melbourne art collective called Charlie Red (launched March, first public event June) using a Discord prototype then Slack and Twitter promotion to share work and retweet artists; runs bi‑monthly Charlie Red Social events (short talks + play/networking) at Bar SK, uses a single PDF for slides, hires photographers, and keeps Slack as an emergency help resource. Emphasizes delegation, forming an admin team, setting values (visibility, mental health, local connection) and seeking funding because current costs come from the founder.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 8:58Founding an art collective
3. 17:36Running collective events
4. 29:46Community core values
5. 35:00Sustaining growth
6. 39:00Q&A

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