The Mill’s First Nations Program Coordinator role is a new industry pathway, focussed on training First Nations artists and arts workers to develop administrative, program coordination, curatorial and producing skills.
The role is mentored by The Mill’s CEO/Artistic Director and Visual Arts Curator, to support the creative development, production and presentation of new work by First Nations artists across The Mill’s multidisciplinary program.
In 2023 they will play a significant role assisting The Mill’s CEO/Artistic Director Katrina Lazaroff in developing a pilot pathway program for First Nations dance artists. The program will seek support from other First Nations focussed organisations to support First Nations dance artists to develop skills, and enhance the artistic quality and outcomes produced by them individually and within their collectives.
With the support and mentorship from The Mill’s Visual Arts Curator Adele Sliuzas, the role will develop curatorial skills throughout the first half of 2023, with the view to take a leading role in coordinating one exhibition at The Mill as part of Tarnanthi Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art in October. This high-profile opportunity will develop the intern’s profile and facilitate connection to a breadth of First Nations communities. They will extend their personal and professional connections, as well as those of the artists’ whose work they are producing.
In addition the role will spend time on secondment with The Mill’s partner First Nations organisation Ku Arts as part of the Tarnanthi Art Fair Product Development Program. Here they will develop important social bonds and gain a broader appreciation of sector activity.
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The Mill’s First Nations Program Coordinator program is supported by:
