Shelley has 25 years of experience in the arts industry from studio artist to gallery director, curator, consultant and founding director of Creative Regions Ltd. Shelley specialises in producing projects in the areas of visual arts and design, public art, place activation, multiarts, festivals and events. Her strong background and qualifications in arts management (specialising in gallery and museum practice) also leads her to mentoring and leading industry skill development. In 2019, Shelley recommenced her practice as an independent consultant with her business The Ideas Distillery, with the goal of enacting ideas through arts-led innovation.
With the commitment by the new federal government to renew and reinstate the Creative Australia National cultural policy by the end of 2022, there is a perfect opportunity to complete the Arts Front 2030 work, and promote the ideas and visions for the future that people have contributed over the last five years.
Reset: A New Public Agenda for the Arts offered two days and nights of thinking and discussion about how the arts and cultural sector could work to break out of the current impasse through a radical reorganisation of cultural practice and policy.
Unpacking the Canada Council's $85m Digital Strategy Fund. What worked and what can the arts sector in Australia learn from it?
Scenic Rim Regional Council and SWQ Regional Arts are presenting a series of 11 Arts Dinners in person and online.
Little Lunch Online (LLOL) was a daily online meetup and creative exchange to support the Australian arts sector during the Corona Virus pandemic in 2020.