Call for Expressions of Interest from Indigenous artists for 2012 Festival of Pacific Arts
The Australia Council in partnership with State and Territory Arts Agencies invites expressions of interest from Indigenous artists and groups to be a part of the Australian delegation attending the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts to be held in Honiara, the Solomon Islands from 1 to 14 July 2012.
Expressions of interest are sought from Indigenous artists and groups who have experience in the areas of traditional and contemporary dance, music, theatre, literature, visual arts, crafts, filmmaking and digital media. The final delegation will be limited to a maximum number of delegates from across Australia. Under the guidance of the Curatorial Team, the delegation will be required to participate in a program of events across 14 days, which will include performances, presentations, forums and advocacy events.
Expressions of interest will be selected that demonstrate the following criteria:
- Experience in international/national touring, and/ or working as a part of a team;
- Understanding the cultural responsibility of Indigenous artists and/or organisations as ambassadors of Indigenous culture;
- Excellent artistic skills and product/material that is export-ready; and
- Highly motivated and dedicated.
Download EOI form
Contact
For inquiries about the Festival of Pacific Arts or to request a printed expression of interest form please contact:
Lara Croydon
Indigenous Program Officer, Queensland Theatre Company
Phone 07 3010 7600, Email fopa@queenslandtheatre.com.au
About the Festival of Pacific Arts
The Festival of Pacific Arts in the Solomon Islands in 2012 is the Pacific’s largest regional cultural gathering of people from throughout the Pacific region, held every four years since 1972 and celebrates the culture of the 27 Pacific nations. The Festival themed Culture in Harmony with Nature will run 1 to 14 July 2012.
The Festival is the unique opportunity for the Pacific community to come together to share, revitalise and maintain their traditional arts and culture and reflect on the impact and issues of climate change, technology and globalisation of culture.
For more information about the Festival click here.
About the curatorial consortium
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board plays a vital role in advocating and supporting Australia’s representation at this Festival and undertook a highly competitive national call for expressions of interest by consortia to develop the artistic and cultural delegation.
The 2012 Festival of Pacific Arts Curatorial consortium comprises of Wesley Enoch, Vernon Ah Kee, Marilyn Miller, Nadine McDonald-Dowd and the Queensland Theatre Company.
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| Vernon Ah Kee |
Vernon Ah Kee was born in North Queensland and is of the Kuku Yalandji, Waanji, Yidindji and Gugu Yimithirr peoples. He has been living in Brisbane for over twelve years. His art is primarily a critique of Australian popular culture, specifically the Black/White dichotomy. His work is in the collections of all the major Australian public galleries including Queensland Art Gallery, National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of NSW and many private collections. Highlighted exhibitions include selection for the Venice Biennale, Figuring Landscapes for the Tate Modern, Culture Warriors for the NGA, Asia Pacific Triennial at the QAG and many exhibitions with the ProppaNow, an artist collective he helped co-found. Vernon completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Hons) at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane, majoring in drawing and screenprinting. He is an Associate Lecturer and is currently completing his Doctorate of Visual Arts at the Queensland College of Art. He is represented by Malani Gallery.
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| Marilyn Miller |
Marilyn Miller is a NAISDA graduate who was a senior artist with Bangarra Dance Theatre and co-founder of Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre. She has performed with the Australian Ballet and both performed and choreographed for One Extra and Kooemba Jdarra Indigenous Performing Arts. Marilyn realised a full-length work ‘Quinkan’ before being appointed Artistic Director of Kooemba Jdarra Indigenous Performing Arts Company. Marilyn has been teaching and lecturing for the past 20 years including at NAISDA and QUT. She was Chairperson of the NSW Dance Committee in 2002 and has sat on various other assessment panels. She was appointed as the National Indigenous Dance Coordinator based at Ausdance QLD in 2007. She has choreographed for Dance, Theatre, and Television, had a video installation of Contemporary Indigenous Welcome Dances residing in the First Peoples Gallery, Australian National Museum, and along with the rest of her family has been honoured in the Queensland Museum – Dandiiri Maiwar exhibition. Marilyn was an Australia Day Ambassador (2002), and in 2008 directed the historic Opening of 42nd Parliament – Welcome to Country. She was Australia’s National Indigenous Dance Coordinator 2007-2009, and in 2010 became the CEO of BlakDance Australia Ltd.
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| Nadine McDonald Dowd |
Nadine McDonald Dowd was the Artistic Director of Kooemba Jdarra Indigenous Performing Arts Company from 2001 to 2004. She first joined Kooemba in 1996 facilitating workshops in youth detention centres and schools on theatre, music, reconciliation and performance. In 1998 Nadine performed as the nurse in Jimmy Chi’s National Tour of Corrugation Road. Nadine has been on boards such as the Queensland Theatre Company, Queensland Government’s Premier’s Indigenous Advisory Board and Q150 Advisory Committee and the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts. Nadine was a Senior Producer with Major Brisbane Festivals in 2010 and is now the Creative Director of the kuril dhagun Indigenous Knowledge Centre, State Library of Queensland.
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| Wesley Enoch |
Wesley Enoch is Queensland Theatre Company’s Artistic Director, and has directed for Melbourne Theatre Company, Adelaide Festival of the Arts, State Theatre Company South Australia, Company B Belvoir, Sydney Theatre Company, Bell Shakespeare, Malthouse Theatre, Windmill, Melbourne Workers Theatre, Alphaville and the ERTH Festival. Wesley’s plays include The Story of the Miracles at Cookie’s Table, The Sunshine Club, Life of Grace and Piety, Black Medea and The 7 Stages of Grieving (a collaboration with Deborah Mailman). Wesley has been Artistic Director of Kooemba Jdarra and Ilbijerri Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Theatre Co-operative, a Queensland Theatre Company Associate Artist, Resident Director at Sydney Theatre Company and on numerous performing arts boards and advisory panels. He was the Artistic Director of the 2008 Festival of the Pacific Arts in American Samoa.
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The 2012 Festival of Pacific Arts consortia will in collaboration with the Board, select and develop Australia’s artist delegation to represent Australia at the festival and prepare the artist delegation for the festival event.
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