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Career Profiles
I am an actor, performing arts tutor, and arts worker with over 15 years of experience in the arts and creative industries in South Australia. I have been privileged to work across a variety of creative fields and fulfil numerous challenging roles. I have a passion for advocating for mental health, the underprivileged, and underrepresented communities. I also have a strong loyalty to promoting arts education and supporting SA artists and businesses.
I fell in love with live theatre as a child by volunteering with local theatre companies across SA. I first became employed in the arts as a teenager working with Country Arts SA at The Hopgood Theatre in Noarlunga – a wonderful theatre that means much to me and the Southern Community where I grew up. It was a privilege that I was able to witness first-hand the impact arts can have on education, community engagement, and social change at such a young age.
Inspired by this, I launched myself into a career as an arts worker. I have worked across a range of creative sectors: theatre, film, music, visual arts, fashion, education, gaming, and VFX. I have been employed in many different arts organisations across government, not-for-profit, and global companies in roles including team leader, executive assistant, office manager, event manager, grant manager, administration, FOH staff, tutor, and sole trader. I am incredibly grateful for the variety of opportunities I have experienced across my career. I feel that my involvement across so many sectors and organisations has allowed me to develop a broad view of the arts in Australia and on a global scale.
The best piece of advice I could give anyone starting a career in the arts would be to broaden their knowledge beyond their own sector. I actively encourage and advocate for cross-sector collaboration. So many organisations are siloed, working separately towards the same goals. However, it is together that we stand the strongest and together we tell our stories.
Pronouns: She/Her
Content supplied by: Emma Bargery
Edited for clarity by: Dahlia Opala
Photography by: Thomas McCammon
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