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Perth International Jazz Festival appoints General Manager

Perth International Jazz Festival (PIJF) has appointed Richard Evans to the new function of General Manager.

Evans, who is extremely skilled in creating and managing music and cultural occasions, has been based mostly in New York City for the previous 20 years, working as the Strategic Development, Events and Media Director for one among the world’s main up to date artwork advisory corporations, Kim Heirston Art Advisory.

He began his profession as an leisure lawyer with Barron Entertainment and later labored at Clayton Utz in the Nineties. He went on to turn out to be the co-founder and proprietor of the Greenwich Jazz Club and International Players Clubs in Perth, writer of Revelation Magazine, and founder and organiser of the Indian Summer Music Festival & Conference.

After coming back from New York, Evans co-founded the Cottesloe Film Festival and created Manhattan Nights Jazz and Music Events, Painting Picnics, Cott Radio, Destination Cottesloe, and XO Active Activewear. He has additionally been concerned with quite a few native charities and causes akin to the Be Kids Charity, Special Olympics, Black Cockatoo Crisis, and Save the Old Freo Bridge Project.

At a company degree Evans is the founding investor and advisor for PopViewers App in New York, co-founder and artistic director of Running Unlimited/VO2 Media Fitness Co in the UK, and a former non-executive board member of the ASX listed Structural Monitoring Systems.

Perth International Jazz Festival Chair Jamie Waters mentioned Evans’ enterprise abilities, strategic considering, and enthusiasm for jazz made him a implausible addition to the group as the pageant prepares for its 10^th anniversary in 2022.

‘Richard has strong relationships with musicians, sponsors, government agencies, venues, and agents in Australia and throughout the world, and we look forward to him bringing his connections, skills and years of experience to PIJF,’ Waters mentioned.

Evans mentioned he’s wanting ahead to working with the PIJF group to proceed rising the pageant that Professor Graham Wood began 10 years in the past.

‘Working alongside the board, Artistic Director Mace Francis, and the rest of the team, we will be working to attract the world’s greatest jazz performers to the Perth International Jazz Festival,’ he mentioned.

‘My function might be centered on growing company and philanthropic sponsorship, trade collaborations and bringing in additional Festival attendees from interstate and abroad.

‘My personal goals align with the PIJF – that is, to create iconic events around Perth and Western Australia that will be talked about for years to come,’ Evans concluded.

Regional Arts WA to farewell CEO

After 18 years of affiliation with Regional Arts WA, CEO Paul MacPhail might be pursuing a brand new alternative with A New Approach, Australia’s main arts and tradition suppose tank.

MacPhail has worn many hats at Regional Arts WA, first as a member of its Board of Directors, then as General Manager, and most lately as CEO.

As CEO of Regional Arts WA for six years, MacPhail’s management has reworked and positioned the not-for-profit to attain its imaginative and prescient of linked and artistic regional communities throughout Western Australia.

Regional Arts WA Chair Oliver Bazzani expressed his heartfelt because of MacPhail for his dedication in main the organisation.

‘On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Paul for his leadership and commitment to Regional Arts WA. For almost two decades, Paul has advocated, supported, and worked tirelessly for artists and arts workers, regional communities, and the overall wellbeing of the sector. We wish him the best in continuing this work on a national platform, with A New Approach,’ Bazzani mentioned.

‘During his time as CEO of Regional Arts WA, Paul has efficiently overseen a governance transition to a brand new skills-based Board of Directors; revitalised its programming and group construction to greatest serve the sector; successfully led the peak physique via the pandemic; and led the growth of a brand new strategic course and 10-year imaginative and prescient for regional arts in Western Australia.

‘This has created strong foundations for the next chapter of growth and impact to come,’ mentioned Bazzani.

MacPhail mentioned he was immensely proud to have been a part of the Regional Arts WA journey for thus lengthy.

‘This organisation has been part of my life since 2004 when I became a Board Director then later jumped the fence to join the staff. It will always hold a place in my heart. My thanks to Board members and the family of staff past and present who have walked alongside me during my time at Regional Arts WA,’ he mentioned.

MacPhail might be CEO of Regional Arts WA till the finish of August. The organisation will start the recruitment course of for a brand new CEO quickly.

ANAM appoints new Board Member

The Board of the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) has introduced the appointment of Caroline Sharpen as its latest member, efficient instantly.

Announcing the appointment, John Daley, ANAM Chairman, mentioned: ‘We’re delighted that Caroline has agreed to affix the ANAM board. She brings a wealth of expertise in orchestral administration, as CEO of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra since 2019, 5 years as a senior government of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and 10 years with Musica Viva.

‘A core part of ANAM’s mission is to arrange Australia’s greatest musicians to play in Australia’s main symphony orchestras, so Caroline’s perspective into what they want might be extraordinarily helpful for ANAM. She additionally brings a deep information of the course and growth of Australia’s musical life, and her recommendation is repeatedly sought by a lot of Australia’s main arts organisations. Her Tasmanian base additionally widens the nationwide illustration on the board, very important to ANAM’s mission as Australia’s peak nationwide organisation for classical music efficiency coaching,’ Daley mentioned.

Sharpen has labored as a senior government in Australian and US cultural organisations for 20 years, and in 2019 turned Chief Executive Officer of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. She additionally serves on the boards of Symphony Services Australia and Creative Partnerships Australia. Sharpen stays Principal of her personal enterprise, Sharpen Creative Industries Consulting. She was a Fellow at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, holds a Master of Business Administration from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management and achieved her Bachelor of Music (Honours I) and Graduate Diploma in Music at the University of Tasmania.  

Responding to her appointment Sharpen mentioned: ‘I feel honoured to be joining the Board of ANAM and contributing to this organisation at the leading edge of classical music performance training in Australia. The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is a proud partner of ANAM, and as CEO, I have loved witnessing the concerts and concerto competitions we have undertaken together. I can’t wait to get to know ANAM higher, to supply the lens of knowledgeable orchestra and assist the careers of ANAM’s excellent musicians unfold.’

The Art House Central Coast appoints Creative Producer

The Art House Central Coast has introduced the appointment of Craig Bary in the new function of Creative Producer.

Bary has been an energetic member of the dance group in Australia and New Zealand for over 22 years, performing, choreographing, educating, and producing. He has labored all through Australia, performing with a lot of the nation’s main corporations, and was a founding member of key organisations akin to The New Zealand Dance Company, Australian Dance Theatre and Catapult Dance Choreographic Hub’s skilled firm. As an educator he has taught at establishments akin to the New Zealand School of Dance and Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year, and was the Training Delivery Coordinator at NAISDA Dance College on the Central Coast.

Bary is worked up to be taking his information and experiences in the arts into the function of Creative Producer for The Art House, the place he might be an asset to the growth of recent packages and initiatives.

The subsequent 5 years will see The Art House shift its focus from not solely presenting work however creating and creating works with artists and creatives of the Central Coast. Projects will embody fee, artistic developments, play readings, networking occasions, masterclass, mentorships, residencies, {and professional} growth packages that mirror the variety of the Central Coast group.

New members be part of Gertrude Board

Following its 2022 AGM, Gertrude Contemporary has introduced the appointment of Su Baker, Kim Brockett and Osman Faruqi to the Gertrude Board of Directors, with Darcey Bella Arnold and Matthew Harris becoming a member of as Studio Artist Representatives.

The Board additionally farewelled Australian artist Jon Campbell and thanked him for six years of service together with endeavor the function of Chair over the final 12 months. Su Baker and Bianca Robinson have stepped into the function of Co-Chair as of May 2022.

Performing Lines publicizes new Senior Producer VIC

Performing Lines has appointed Samantha Butterworth as its new Senior Producer (Victoria) main the firm’s Melbourne/Naarm workplace.

‘Sam’s unwavering advocacy for artists and her ardour for the trade make her a useful addition to the Performing Lines group, constructing on our vital efforts in Victoria. She has nurtured a number of artists, toured works nationally and internationally and invested significantly in the native Victorian sector,’ mentioned Performing Lines Executive Producer Marion Potts.

Butterworth joins Jeremy Smith (Senior Producer WA) and Annette Downs (Senior Producer TAS) as a part of Performing Lines’ nationwide producing community throughout Western Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales, working throughout Australia and internationally.

On becoming a member of the organisation, Butterworth mentioned: ‘I am thrilled to work with extraordinary artists like Fat Fruit (soon to premiere their newest work, Fart Fabulous at RISING), The Rabble (we are about to take the critically acclaimed show, YES! to Vitalstastix), Amrita Hepi and Samara Hersch (who is part of the innovative new initiative, HYPERLOCAL, which reimagines the way that metropolitan venues support local artists to commission new work). I feel very passionately about supporting new Australian work and ensuring that that work represents the diversity of the world we live and supports First Nations artists first.’

Performing Lines is a nationwide firm with places of work in NSW, Tasmania, Western Australia and Victoria. It was lately awarded Creative Victoria funding via its Unlocking Capacity Program to help its Victorian actions, enabling Performing Lines to extend its exercise in Victoria, help and make use of extra Victorian artists, function extra sustainably, and ship extra artistic services and products.

New Chair for TNA

Theatre Network Australia (TNA) has introduced the appointment of Erica McCalman as the organisation’s new Chair.

Outgoing Chair, Jill Smith AM, has been awarded a Life Membership in recognition of her 10 years of service to the organisation.

Robyn Gawenda has been appointed Deputy Chair and Lou Oppenheim stays on as Treasurer.

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