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On Saturday June 4 Arts Northern Rivers announced the 12 young creatives who will take part in their new Young Creatives Mentoring Project.
Coming from as far afield as Grafton, Bonalbo, Lismore, Ballina, Lennox Head and Byron Bay, the group represent a diverse range of interests including music, film, visual arts, fashion, creative writing, dance, street art, installation and videography.
Each of them will receive six months of creative direction and support from a specially selected mentor, and up to $500 towards the achievement of a creative project, to be undertaken as part of their involvement in the scheme.
At the end of November the young creatives will come back together, to present their work and share what they have learned under their mentor's guidance.
The participants in the Northern Rivers ArtStart 2011 Young Creative Mentoring Project are:
- Alex King from Grafton, mentored by Carli Leimbach (filmmaking) ;
- Clare Douglas from Nashua, mentored by Martin Chatterton (creative writing);
- Danika Smith from Alstonville, mentored by Karen Hanna (music, songwriting and performance);
- Eliza McLead from Lennox Head, mentored by Melia and Nerida Naughton from Scarlett Affection (music, stagecraft and performance);
- Jack Tinning from Lismore, mentored by Randolf Reiman (electronic music and DJ mixing);
- Jacob Fitzroy from Alstonville, mentored by Karena Wynn-Moylan (video and installation);
- Jaz Who from Nimbin, mentored by Wendy Powitt (fashion design);
Marcus Upton from Lismore, mentored by Emma Harrison (street art); - Mel Robin from Lismore, mentored by John Dahlsen (visual arts/sculpture);
- Lily Noakes from Byron Bay, mentored by Anne Leon and Potts (textiles/fashion);
- Ria Tierney from Bonalbo, mentored by Bernadette Curtin and Fran Flynn (visual arts/photography);
- Ruby Teather from Byron Bay, mentored by Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal (dance/choreography)
Read more about the Young Creatives here, and meet their Mentors here.
This project is in an initiative of Arts Northern Rivers, supported by the Department of Education and Training NSW, through their ArtStart program.