Artist | Facilitator
In the middle of my year at VCA back in 2010, in my youth/self-doubt/feeling like a fraud-questioning my training, my practice and the lack of - and all the things that whirl about in your brains and body as a post-grad, I asked the wonderful Leisa Shelton, “is concept form?” She answered, “Do not give… Continue reading In ways possible
With much to consolidate and reflect on, and good gigs this second half the year, the last quarter of 2017 brings good news. I will be joining these wonderful people in the 2018 Future Leaders Program. Very excited to take The Artist as Driver and all the surrounding questions and thoughts on this arts sector… Continue reading 2018 Future Leaders Cohort
I wrote something. It is here on ArtsHub.
So far so good. I am sitting in the lounge room of a cottage in Geelong, where I’ve taken myself on a self-directed retreat/writing weekend. I hear the hum of the heater, and wind outside the house. Yes, it is one of those mega windy Victorian days. On my instagram account, this year has been… Continue reading 2017 / half time
These are a few things I am working on/researching/investigating/pursuing/practising this year: The Artist as Driver / conversations with independent artists on culture and the arts in Australia. The Artist as Driver / mentoring with Nicole Beyer and Theatre Network Australia. Lunch-bar-art-space. Housing security for Ben and I/artists. 来，吃饭(Come, eat) II in the City of Darebin… Continue reading 2017
In November, I hosted three dinner conversations with independent artists as part of The Artist as Driver, my research into leadership, governance, and advocacy as an independent artist. This early series, in very timely fashion, also bookmarked Arts Front 2030. The plan is to host more dinner conversations in the new year. Sign up here… Continue reading notes from artists dinners #1
I have a tendency to share my ideas very early on. I do it for a few reasons though. There might be others who share some of these ideas and thoughts and want in with me, or have experiences and stories that can feed my progress with it. Articulating the ideas is a way for… Continue reading meandering thoughts/dots
Reflections on an Asian Australian practice Over the weekend, I participated in the Lotus Playwriting Workshop, organised by Playwriting Australia in partnership with Performance 4a. The initiative is a fantastic one, and I’m looking forward to what this experience brings for the participants, as well as for the theatre ecology. There were many things to… Continue reading
