Imposter.

Director.

An ongoing inter-disciplinary enquiry into the constructed self, anonymity and the super ordinary. Involving the body, performance, moving image and object. The experiment employs ideas of assemblage, absurdity, unnatural narratologies and radical beauty to propose moments of poetic nonsense designed to make you feel something. Supported at different stages by Butter Factory Arts Centre, Noosa Regional Arts Development Fund, Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance and Phluxus2 through indepenDANCE.

 Progress Showing June 2023

Exhibition - June 2 - 30, Upper Foyer Gallery, The J Noosa 9am - 4.30pm daily

Performance - Tuesday 20 June, 5.30pm

Performers Megan Rowland and Courtney Scheu Photo Warwick Gow Photography

New North Contemporary.

Founder.

New North is a movement that supports contemporary arts practice and experiences in south east QLD’s northern tip, Noosa. It brings together artists, communities of change, culture activists and audiences through provocative and poetic live arts and cultural experiences. Launching Soon.

TheKeeperProject.

Concept Collaborator. Project Manager.

The Keeper Project is a live public art project where artists work in a temporary role as observer, collector, maker and storyteller within the community.

The Keepers are archaeologists of stories. Check it out.

A Sunshine Coast Council project developed in collaboration with Field Theory and delivered in partnership with Red Chair.

Artist Alison Mooney Photo Cooper Brady Photography

Place2.

Concept, project design and management.

A creative place making project designed to enliven the streets and laneways of Caloundra through artful interventions. This Sunshine Coast Council project included Place2Play - a series of seven participatory artist led public activations, Place2Paint - bringing vertical surfaces to life through contemporary murals including the regions first AR mural and Place2Connect - the transformation of an old bus interchange into a creative space - Sub Tropic Studio.

Place2Artists Photo Tim Birch

Spaces for Creatives.

Concept, program design and management.

A region wide initiative making spaces for artists to practice, connect and present. Transforming under-utilised spaces and developing new models for access to existing spaces. This ongoing Sunshine Coast Council project includes the establishment of Old Lock Up & IN ARI, Sub Tropic Studio, and 2ND Space and the Project24 Residency program.

2ND Space Photo Cooper Brady

The Refinery.

Concept, project design and management.

A creative incubator, designed transform creative practice and ideas into sustainable businesses. The Refinery was an initiative of Sunshine Coast Council in partnership with SunCentral Maroochydore and the Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance.

Check it out.

Photo The Human Story Film

Styling and Production.

Production, styling, location, talent and client management with some of Melbourne’s leading advertising, fashion and editorial photographers and agencies. Working with brands including Seed Heritage, Hard Yakka, Yellow Glen, T2, Channel 9, Just Jeans, Wolf Blass and many more…

T2 Campaign Photo Andrew Richey Photography Styling Megan Rowland

Creative Direction.

Independent creative consultation for events and content creation for festivals, brands and organisations including St Kilda Festival, AMPR Group, Alida Milani Marketing & Events, Nike, Melbourne Fashion Festival and Tiffany and Co.

Photo Andrew Richey Photography Styling Megan Rowland

Fashion & Special Events.

Creative consultant and choreographer.

Over 15 years working independently with Melbourne’s leading fashion events venues, brands, designers and event companies including Melbourne Fashion Festival, Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, AMME, David Jones, Myer, Chadstone Fashion Capital and Melbourne’s Racing Clubs.

Opening St Collins Lane, Melbourne Choreography Megan Rowland

Independent Arts.

Performer, choreographer, director, producer.

Many collaborations and much experimentation across 20 years of independent inter-disciplinary performances and exhibitions including projects supported by Australia Council, Creative Victoria, Australian Choreographic Centre and Regional Arts Development Fund performed at venues and festivals including Theatreworks, Dance House Melbourne, Next Wave Festival and Butter Factory Arts Centre.

Performers Megan Rowland Courtney Scheu Photo Warwick Gow Photography

Navigator.

Assistant director and production manager.

With Australia’s leading contemporary music company, Elision Ensemble we built a team of creatives to develop a new work in residence at Judith Wright Centre for Contemporary Art, Brisbane. Navigator was presented at Brisbane Festival, Melbourne Festival and Chekhov International Theatre Festival, Moscow. Composer Liza Lim, Director Barrie Kosky

Moon Spirit Feasting.

Production Manager and Rehearsal Director

Devised in Melbourne, Elision Ensemble’s Chinese ritual street opera was supported by Australia Councils Major Festivals Initiative and performed at Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane Festival’s, Hebbel Theatre, Berlin, Züricher Theater Spektakel, Zurich and Saitama Arts Theatre, Tokyo. Composer Liza Lim, Director Michael Kantor.

YOU&I.

Concept, project design and delivery.

A Yarra Ranges Council project bringing together local community health and youth welfare organisations, education, local young people and artists to define what respectful relationships meant to them through public art, photography, digital media and health promotion campaign with artist Yandell Walton.

Paste up by Upper Yarra Secondary Students Photo Yandell Walton

Dance Here.

Concept, project design and delivery.

A three year dance sector development project engaging multiple cultural venues, artists, educators, dance schools and community to build audiences, capacity, participation and networks. Working with Yarra Ranges Council, this project included a month-long program of unexpected people dancing in unexpected places across the region.

Dancer Gulsen Ozer