Experience

Sprung!! Dance Theatre

• Australia
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Artistic Director

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Suitcase Rummage

• Co Founder & Director

  • Apr 2010 - Present

  I am the Co Founder and Director of social enterprise and community market Suitcase Rummage. Currently delivering events in Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne; and partner with festivals, local council and community organisations to deliver community driven events focused on ethical and sustainable consumption. I am the Co Founder and Director of social enterprise and community market Suitcase Rummage. Currently delivering events in Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne; and partner with festivals, local council and community organisations to deliver community driven events focused on ethical and sustainable consumption.



Various Organisations

• Independent Artist

  • May 2011 - Present

  I work as a participatory artist and producer, with a strong focus on socially engaged art making practices. I have experience working with diverse and marginalised community groups to create platforms for capacity building, skills development and creative expression - with a strong artistic merit and ethical approach to working with community. Artistic Works include: Looks Like A Tourist | Presented with BLEACH* Festival 2023, Horizon Festival 2022, in collaboration with Ashleigh Musk. Supported by Arts Queensland, City of Gold Coast RADF. Absolutely Everybody Judges | Director, Aha Ensemble. Exhibited at IMA, Brisbane and recipient of Jeremy Hynes Award. Hear, Here | site specific radio show in collaboration with Dan Koop. Presented at HOTA, Castlemaine State Festival and Enoggerra Reservoir (Supported by Brisbane City Council, People + Artist + Place, Punctum, City of Gold Coast RADF) Explain Normal | Director, Aha Ensemble. Presented with Metro Arts in collaboration with Phluxus2 Dance Collective (Supported by Brisbane City Council, City of Gold Coast, Arts Queensland) Public Displays of Therapy | La Boite HWY 2018, Melbourne Fringe Festival 2017, Testing Grounds People of Interest | Festival of Live Art 2016, Footscray Community Arts Centre, Queensland Poetry Festival 2016, Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts I have worked as an artist and facilitator in developing numerous workshop programs in community development and engagement for a diverse range of organisations and participants; including: Communify, Access Arts, Micah Projects, Brisbane Womens Correctional Centre, Mt Gravatt PCYC, Backbone Youth Arts. Show less



HOTA, Home of the Arts

• Australia
• Entertainment
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Artist

  • Oct 2021 - Mar 2022

  As a multi-disciplinary artist who centres community and social practice; I will be using my time during ArtKeeper to creatively develop three key projects, with a focus on research and building relationships. These projects include: Looks Like A Tourist: A large-scale choreographic work responding to the disturbing and damaging effects tourists (and humans at large) have on our natural (and social) environments. Picnic for Birds: A new work in development exploring temporary structures which engage local native bird life in ‘feeding’. Raising concerns and issues around the ethics of feeding native wildlife, destruction of local habitat, while creating a contemporary performance installation from hand made ceramics, timber and found natural structures. Shared Plates: An artistic and culinary exchange between the artist and Gold Coast community where a meal and conversation is shared in exchange for a hand-built ceramic plate. The plate captures a key moment, story, memory or recipe from each exchange – exploring what it is that connects people with food and a sense of community. Show less



White Light Education

• Australia
• Business Skills Training
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Facilitator

  • Nov 2017 - Nov 2021

  White Light Education specialise in promotion of co-design, design thinking, human-centred design and broad collaboration through a range of training programs, custom-designed workshops and coaching. White Light Education specialise in promotion of co-design, design thinking, human-centred design and broad collaboration through a range of training programs, custom-designed workshops and coaching.



Everybody Now

• Gold Coast

• Project Coordinator

  • May 2019 - Aug 2019

  I recently worked as project coordinator in support to Kate Baggerson on Everybody NOW's Gran Slam project. Gran Slam is a performance poetry masterclass and filmmaking project aimed at seniors is proving that the wordsmiths of wisdom still have a lot to say. Gran Slam is a collaboration between Feros Care and performance producer Everybody NOW, and shares a unified commitment to smashing stereotypes and supporting communities to live bolder lives. More than 20 seniors had the chance to be a part of the slam poetry revolution under the guidance of an expert poet and literary performer, David Stavanger. The project consisted of a series of poetry workshops that taught aspiring wordsmiths to give voice to their ideas and experiences. The project culminated in a performance that was captured on film and will be screened at a Feros Care bespoke event at Byron Writers Festival. Show less



QMF

• Australia
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Director

  • Feb 2019 - Aug 2019

  I recently worked as Assistant Director to David Burton on Queensland Music Festival's original work 'The Mount Isa Blast'. This was a major theatrical production developed within a rigorous community engagement framework and process. "Queensland Music Festival returns to Mount Isa for an explosive outdoor theatrical spectacular! Created for, by and with the Mount Isa community, The Mount Isa Blast celebrates the people, the place and the pulse of a resilient, diverse and proud regional city. Expect stellar performances from our cast of hundreds of locals, including the supremely talented William Barton and Megan Sarmardin with BullDust and Mount Isa Community Ensembles Inc (MICE). This spectacle will draw upon Queensland Music Festival’s rich history of musical endeavours in Mount Isa, including the unforgettable Bob Cat Dancing (2003), Bob Cat Magic (2005), Swingin’ Utes (2013) and Mount Isa Celebrates (2015). The magical blast also unearths new talent and songs, as Mount Isa looks to the future. Featuring bob cats, motocycles, livestock, choirs and a symphony orchestra, The Mount Isa Blast will bring the community together to celebrate the past, present and future of Mount Isa, united in song." ​ Show less



Bleach* The Gold Coast Festival

• Gold Coast

• Associate Producer

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019

  I was a recipient of the City of Gold Coast's Producer Placement program, a funded placement program where I was positioned with Bleach* The Gold Coast Festival to assist in the delivery of their 2019 Festival. I specifically supported these creative projects: My Urrwai | HOTA, Terror Australis | HOTA, Verdi's Requiem | HOTA, The Soldier's Wife | Currumbin RSL, The Collectors | Burleigh Heads, Inside Out | BOND University. Roles and responsibilities included ticketing support and build, website management, artist liaison, scheduling, managing budgets, reporting etc. Show less



Griffith University

• Australia
• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Artist and Facilitator

  • Mar 2014 - Aug 2014

  I have been engaged as an artist to work on 'Daughters of the Floating Brothel', a project delivered with Griffith University. Daughters of the Floating Brothel is a prison theatre project being undertaken by artists in collaboration with women currently and formerly imprisoned in Queensland Australia. The project uses live performance and audio recording to explore the experience of women prisoners through the lens of history. http://daughtersfloatingbrothel.wordpress.com/ I have been engaged as an artist to work on 'Daughters of the Floating Brothel', a project delivered with Griffith University. Daughters of the Floating Brothel is a prison theatre project being undertaken by artists in collaboration with women currently and formerly imprisoned in Queensland Australia. The project uses live performance and audio recording to explore the experience of women prisoners through the lens of history. http://daughtersfloatingbrothel.wordpress.com/



The Edge, State Library of Queensland

• Australia
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Coordinator

  • May 2011 - Apr 2014

  Conceived as a model for the library of the future, The Edge, launched by State Library of Queensland (SLQ) in 2010, is at the forefront of re-imagining libraries for the 21st century. With a mandate to empower Queenslanders to explore creativity across art, science, technology, and enterprise, The Edge is a visionary space for ‘creating creatives’; a melting pot of ideas, capacity-building, experimentation and innovation. I worked as a part of the Programming Team to deliver a range of community driven engagements across the arts, science, technology and enterprise. Specifically, I developed and delivered the digital literacy skills, core workshop program and talk series, among other various events and community programs. Show less



Backbone Youth Arts

• Schools Coordinator

  • Feb 2011 - Jul 2011



Youth Arts Queensland

• YAMP Mentee

  • Mar 2010 - Dec 2010



Youth Arts Queensland

• Non-profit Organizations

• Navigation Coordinator

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

  I managed two programs at Youth Arts Queensland: Navigation - an accredited arts business training program and Youth Arts Interagency - monthly meetings for the sector to connect and discuss relevant topics. I managed two programs at Youth Arts Queensland: Navigation - an accredited arts business training program and Youth Arts Interagency - monthly meetings for the sector to connect and discuss relevant topics.



2high Festival

• Performance Coordinator

  • Feb 2009 - Nov 2009