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Peter Alexander I John Aquino I Lorraine Fitzpatrick I Andra Kins
Nikki Miller I Kenneth Rayner I John Michael Swinbank I John Toussaint
Marian Tye I Graham Walne I Áine Whelan |
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Peter Alexander -
Arts Policy and Program Review and Development, Strategic Planning and Management
Several years experience as a consultant. Former Chief Executive in Federal and State Authorities, including former Western Australian Department for the Arts. Consulting experience in policy and program evaluation in Performing, Visual and Indigenous Arts. Strategic and management reviews on major Arts organisations, including the Australia Council, and also Youth Arts, Country Arts and a range of Performing Arts organisations.
Email: jpalex@ozemail.com.au |
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John Aquino - Business Management, Strategic Planning, Event Management, Locum Support Services
John has advanced qualifications in finance (FCA) and business management (MBA). He has worked extensively in both private and public sectors and has held senior management positions in peak arts organisations such as the Australia Council, Adelaide Festival, Adelaide Festival Centre Trust, and WA Department for the Arts. He is the Principal of ‘Aquino & Associates Consulting' which provides a broad range of management advisory services for arts organisations.
Email:
j.aquino@bigpond.net.au |
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Lorraine Fitzpatrick
Has over 15 years experience in the cultural industries sector, working across diverse sectors including Aboriginal art and craft, museums, art galleries, heritage, local government, community cultural development and management advisory services. Experienced in project management, ethnographic and historical research, strategic planning, interpretation plans, curating, writing of exhibition and education material, art gallery and museum venue planning and management, travelling exhibition development and management and staff and volunteer training. Currently President of Museums Australia, Western Australia.
Email: vade.mecum@bigpond.com |
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Andra Kins -
Cultural Planner and Public Art Consultant
Director of Urban Thresholds, specialising in cultural planning, and public art program and project development, coordination and review. With a degree in architecture and over 15 years experience in: community cultural development, community consultation, cultural mapping and cultural policy development, collaborative urban design, and all aspects of visual arts management. Former Director Crafts Council WA. Clients include: Department of Housing and Works, Main Roads WA, City of Joondalup, City of Fremantle, Town of Narrogin, Woodhead International, Ecoscape.
Email:
andra@iinet.net.au |
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Nikki Miller - Policy Development & Review, Strategic Planning, Public Art, Curating, Arts Writing
Dr Nikki Miller of Art Support Pty Ltd has extensive experience in developing and assessing arts policy and strategy and in undertaking project management including the managing of large scale public art projects. Former Manager of Arts Development, ArtsWA; Manager of ArtSource – a referral agency for visual artists; Lecturer in Art History and Theory, University of WA; regular contributing writer to Art Monthly, Artlink and The West Australian newspaper. Recent clients include ArtsWA, City of Perth and School of Contemporary Arts at Edith Cowan University.
Email: artsupport@westnet.com.au |
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Kenneth Rayner -
Performing Art, Venues, Planning, Design, Technology, Utilisation
Background includes over 35 years in professional performing arts as actor, stage manager, technician and scenographer; 8 years as a consultant. Master of Creative Arts in Theatre. Specialising in performance venue stage and auditorium design and technical fit-out. Director of TRA Theatre Consultants Pty Ltd. Current clients include, City of Perth, John Curtin College of the Arts & LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts Singapore.
Email: ken@tratc.com.au Website: www.tratc.com.au |
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John Michael Swinbank - Strategic Public Relations
A sought after publicist who has achieved over 50 cover stories, JMS is a public relations strategist specialising in media relations and festival events. Recently managed the world's largest arts and disability festival, Wataboshi International Music Festival in Brisbane 2003. Ongoing WA clients include Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Strut Dance, Tura New Music, Total Theatre, Joondalup Festival, QFest and the Totally Huge New Music Festival. Offers public, media and community relations management and advice on marketing, sponsorship development, PR materials production and - given an international track record as an arts practitioner - how to belt out a song or two.
Email:
jonmic@aceonline.com.au |
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John Toussaint - Performing Arts: Management, Planning & Design
Spanning over 40 years of experience over 750 productions and projects in all facets of the performing arts: from production, technical and company management, training and education, consultancy and studies for major performing arts centres nationally. Projects locally include Mandurah, Perth College, St Mary's, John Curtin Performing Arts Centres, Perth Modern, Academy of Performing Arts, WA Opera and Symphony Companies.
Email: jt@escape.net.au |
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Marian Tye
Email:
tye@teamworks.com.au |
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Graham Walne - Performing Arts: Management, Planning & Design
Graham has an international reputation in the performing arts having led over 70 consultancy projects. His experience is informed by lighting over 500 productions worldwide. He has also written or contributed to 8 technical books. A full project list can be found on his website and includes Shakespeare's Globe, Hale School WA and studies for government and local authorities.
Email: graham2@iinet.net.au Website: www.graham-walne.com |
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Áine Whelan - Market Research and Strategy, Sponsorship Evaluation, Facilitation, Special Events Management
Áine Whelan is the Director of Hides Entertainment, a subsidiary of Hides Group research and strategy consultants. She specialises in conducting arts and non-arts research, sponsorship evaluation for the private sector, and special event management. Recent projects: Event Management of the Mandurah International Opera Festival for PIAF, Joondalup Festival research and strategy development and a national benchmark survey of the Small to Medium Performing Arts Sector in Australia.
Email: aine.whelan@hidesgroup.com Website: www.hidesgroup.com |
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