Experience

West Darling Arts

• Australia
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Artist in Residence - The Orbweavers - Broken Hill GLAMFEST 2022-23

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  GLAMFEST takes place on the lands of the Wilyakali people. "Throughout 2022, nine artists and musicians worked with community museums to unearth Broken Hill's many stories. GLAMFEST will draw from this heritage to illuminate the historic Gawler Place in Broken Hill's CBD, transforming it for one night only through a dynamic program of art, music, food and more. Featured artists: - Dhungala Baarka: Nancy Bates (Barkindji) & Allara Briggs Pattison (Yorta Yorta) - David Doyle (Barkindji/Malyangapa) - Jonathan McBurnie (Rockhampton, Darumbal Country) - Sarah McEwan (NSW, Wiradjiri Nation) - Vic McEwan(NSW, Wiradjiri Nation) - Kathie Najar(Sydney, Eora Nation) - The Orbweavers: Marita Dyson & Stuart Flanagan (Melbourne/Narrm, Eastern Kulin Nation). GLAMfest is supported by the Australian Government through Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund." GLAMFEST website



The Orbweavers

• Songwriter, Composer, Artist, Producer

  • 2006 - Present

  Songwriter, composer and visual artist, collaborating with songwriter, composer and producer Stuart Flanagan as The Orbweavers. We write, create and produce musical and visual works, including three studio albums, seven singles and commissioned soundtracks for film, radio and television. We have performed across the country at music festivals, in cultural institutions, lougerooms, historic buildings, halls, pubs, clubs, theatres, by the sea, by creeks and rivers, and the light of the moon.



Museums Victoria

• Australia
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Collection Manager - History & Technology collections, History & Technology Department

  • Nov 2014 - Present

  Collection Manager in the History & Technology Department based at Melbourne Museum, caring for social history collections. The role involves:Administration of acquisition committeeRegistration of new acquisitionsCollection researchAdministration of collection documentationProcedure review and developmentManagement of collection storage, logistics, tracking, hazardous substancesProviding collection access for exhibitions, research, loans and public programsProject Management of selected collection digitisation and audit programs

• Assistant Collection Manager - History & Technology

  • Nov 2007 - Oct 2014

  Assistant Collection Manager of History & Technology Collections, based at Melbourne Museum. Responsible for processing and registering new acquisitions, managing a discrete collection store and associated collection logistics , in addition to providing access to collections for research, exhibitions and selected projects.



State Library Victoria

• Australia
• Libraries
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Visual Artists, Songwriters, Composers - 'Midnight at Pink Lake' The Orbweavers + Gatherer Media

  • Mar 2022 - May 2022

  Midnight at Pink Lake is an immersive 360 degree art installation, comprising animated projections, spoken word and sound track by award-winning artists The Orbweavers, Gatherer Media and The Electric Canvas. Presented over two night at 2022 Art After Dark in the State Library of Victoria LaTrobe Reading Room, the installation attracted more than 10,000 visitors. "Immerse yourself in the Library’s Dome as our iconic 360-degree after-dark projections return for two nights only. Be transported through the city and over bridges to tidal saltmarsh pools, exploring the colours, sounds and beauty of these unique ecosystems." For this project, The Orbweavers wrote, recorded and produced spoken word, music and soundscape, and created visual art for the 360 degree immersive projection in collaboration with Gatherer Media and Electric Canvas.



University of Melbourne

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Artist In Residence - The Living Pavilion

  • May 2019 - May 2019

  The Orbweavers - artists in residence for the duration of The Living Pavilion, University of Melbourne, 1 - 17 May 2019. In this capacity we performed songs about waterways, facilitated workshops on poetic map making accompanied by improvised soundscapes, and wrote a song and visual artwork in response to our time at The Living Pavilion. The Orbweavers - artists in residence for the duration of The Living Pavilion, University of Melbourne, 1 - 17 May 2019. In this capacity we performed songs about waterways, facilitated workshops on poetic map making accompanied by improvised soundscapes, and wrote a song and visual artwork in response to our time at The Living Pavilion.



State Library Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

• Creative Fellow

  • Apr 2016 - Apr 2019

  A creative research project as The Orbweavers with fellow artist Stuart Flanagan, researching Melbourne's waterways in the western Melbourne region. In this project we explored environmental change through the impacts of industrialisation, and the lives of people who lived and worked along these waterways through the 19th and 20th centuries. Our research was focused on the Birrarung and Maribyrnong rivers, Moonee Ponds, Stony and Skeleton creeks. The project has resulted in a suite of songs and video works inspired by this research. The songs, accompanied by visuals, debuted in a special performance at the State Library.



Triple R Broadcasters Ltd

• Australia
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer Broadcaster

  • Dec 2016 - Jan 2019

  Co-host and co-producer of 'Traces' a 2019 summer radio series focusing on local history and place with guests. Co-hosted and produced with broadcasters David Nichols and Ben Birchall. Co-host and co-producer of "Streets of Your Town' a 2017 summer radio series focusing on local history, place and memory with in-studio guests each week. Co-hosted and produced with broadcaster Jess Lilley. Guest segment presenter 'Magpie Mornings', on broadcaster Jess Lilley's 2016 summer fill of Parallel Lines.



Museum Victoria

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos

• Collection Inventory System Officer

  • 2004 - 2007

  Collection Location System Officer within the Strategic Collection Management Department, working in a small team responsible for implementing a Museum collection wide inventory and location system. Implementation of the system involved: Collection identification, handling, rehousing Data migration and update to catalogue databases Identification of hazardous materials Installation of storage and location systems Development of procedures and manuals Development and implementation of staff training program



National Gallery of Victoria

• Australia
• Artists and Writers
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Relocation Officer

  • Jun 2003 - 2004

  Rehousing and packing of art collections in preparation for relocation from off site storage to newly refurbished NGV collection stores. Installation of art collections in galleries. Location edits and collection inventory. Rehousing and packing of art collections in preparation for relocation from off site storage to newly refurbished NGV collection stores. Installation of art collections in galleries. Location edits and collection inventory.