emerging producer

emerging producer

Emerging Producer Xchange: Announcing the successful 2022 recipient

We're excited to announce Louie Dempsey as the 2022 Associate of the Emerging Producer Xchange.

The Emerging Producer Xchange is a flagship mentorship program by Metro Arts with the support of The Ian Potter Foundation and Arts SA. Between January – November, Louie will support the delivery of The Mill’s annual artistic programs, supporting artists in the creation, presentation and touring of new work.

  • Louie Dempsey is an emerging producer based in Kaurna Yarta/Adelaide. She currently works at the Starlight Children’s Foundation, entertaining and facilitating positive distractions for children in hospitals and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Community Clinics on Kaurna Land in South Australia.

    With a background of dance and performing arts, she has experience developing and presenting workshops for youth at UrbanMyth, OnStage and independently to have a safe space to explore art while also creating connections. At Starlight she has curated art workshops and displays that highlight the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, as well as working on accessibility training programs for Captain Starlights that highlight inclusive art and sensory play.

    Currently studying Global Community Health, she is interested in encouraging the growth of accessibility and diversity in multidisciplinary arts.

    Louie was The Mill’s 2020 Fringe Venue Manager. 

Photo: Daniel Marks.

emerging producer

Emerging Producer Xchange: Announcing the successful 2021 recipient

We're excited to announce Peta Spurling-Brown as the 2021 associate of the Emerging Producer Xchange.

The Emerging Producer Xchange is a flagship mentorship program by Metro Arts with the support of The Ian Potter Foundation. Between January – November, Peta will support the delivery of The Mill’s annual artistic programs, supporting artists in the creation, presentation and touring of new work.


About the producer:

Peta Spurling-Brown is a live performance producer and artist manager currently based in Adelaide.

Following a foundation in performance, Peta’s arts administration experience started as marketing and events roles at Adelaide Fringe 2009-2013.

In 2013, Peta packed her bags for Edinburgh, splitting her time between the two largest arts festivals in the world. In 2015, Peta was approached by several artists to produce their work and her company, Hey Boss, was born.