Experience

Projection Art 

2022. “Strike” for Supercut, Outerspace. A projection installation in the window gallery.

2013-2021. Projection art for The Ironing Maidens Live Shows. Filming, collecting, editing and mapping the visuals for live shows into washing lines, washing machines, sewing machines and other physical areas of their performance spaces. 

2017-2018: Projection installation for The Ironing Maidens. Berlin Performance Art Festival 2017, Art State Lismore 2018. The visuals further communicate the main messaging for The Ironing Maidens Project and have  developed into their own work, as stand alone projection pieces, installations and performance art.

2016: VVR - Virtually virtual reality. Group show for Ballinale Art Festival NSW. Installation space encompassing sculpture, moving mechanical art, projections and sound design for an immersive space. Produced and managed projections and co-ordinated install.

2015: Produce visuals for mememe productions dirtgirlworld musical Sydney Opera House. Visuals mapped to set.

2012: Produce filmed transition vignettes and projected visuals for 60 minute cabaret show - Our Regional Centre - performed Lismore NSW and Adelaide Feast Festival Season 2012.

Screen content projects

As a contractor worked on the following film projects:

2019-2020: Editor - for Kickarts/Northsite artist videos and online content. 

Live stream Producer: panel discussion artist Yandell Walton and Climate Scientists for Northsite

2020: Editor - Artist Video for Exhibition - Graminae- Tijn Meulendijks - Incinerator gallery Melbourne 

2020: Second Editor - Final Cut for Feature Film -  a Godless Country. Jesse Richardson. 

2016: Second Unit Director, Production Design: Get Grubby TV 10 Episode Series for ABC- mememe productions

Arts Projects - management and coordination

2020: Project Manager for Women in Music Mentorship - Q Music. Manage and mentor 12 mentees to produce a QLD tour for emerging artist Jesswar with local supports. 

2013-2020: Project Manager, co-creative - Shiny Shiny Productions.

Roles include: Bookings, applications, communications, grant writing, tour logistics, intern management, marketing, book, manage and facilitate workshops.

2020-2021. Secured funding from Arts QLD and Regional Arts Fund for a digital adaptation project that employed and trained 4 other artists to work cameras and hardware on a live streaming project highlighting 6 other Cairns based musicians. Employed 5 other artists and worked with a professional mentor to produce a narrative based podcast pilot. Produced a music film clip employing and training 2 other artists in camera work. Released 3 digital singles.

2019: Secured funding from Arts Queensland, RADF and Adelaide Artist Support Grant for the creative development and presentation of new work “A Soap Opera”. Employed 7 other artists and provided one traineeship position in stage management for Adelaide Fringe Festival Season. 

2018: 2010:Secured funding from Arts Qld, Create NSW and Australia Council for touring programs. Successfully managed tours and festival season performances. Employed and trained two traineeship positions in live sound and touring for QLD Tour. Employed and trained 4 other artists in tour management for NSW Tour. 

Awards

2013: Best Local Talent - Queer Fruits Film Festival 2013

2012: Best Music Film Clip - Dolphin Awards 2012

2012: Best Emerging Talent - Byron all shorts 2012

Referral

Cate McQuillen

Dirtgirlworld 

mememeproductions

+61 427 619 178

skype:catemcquillen

cate@mememe.com.au

www.mememe.com.au

Co-creative - The Ironing Maidens. Experimental arts practice involving instrument design, sound art, performance art. Touring internationally and nationally. 2012-present.

Co-director - Shiny Shiny Productions. Management of arts projects, community engagement and emerging artist training. 2013- present.

Project Manager, Savannah Way Arts Trail. July 2021 - present

Acting Manager, CQRASN. May 2021 - present

Associate Lecturer. CQ University. September 2017 - present. Facilitation, curriculum development, unit coordination and assessment of the Bachelor of Creative Arts Program. Recording Studio fit out, maintenance and operation.

Sound Designer. The Trees. September 2020 - present. Collaboration with Victor Steffenson, resonance artists Natalia Mann and Merindi Schreiber. 5 channel, 2 projector installation for the National Museum to be commissioned in late 2021.

Sound Designer. Sonic Earth 2019 Collaboration with resonance artists Natalia Mann. 6 channel, 3 projector Installation and live concert presenting works developed from bio feedback sessions with trees in the Cairns Botanic Gardens.

Podcast Editor. Jabu Birriny – Land and Sea 2019 Flying Arts Alliance Podcast to accompany the touring exhibition.

Podcast Editor. Dangerous Women. 2020 State Library of QLD Podcast series on influential women.

Head Audio Supervisor / Head HE Tutor / VET Teacher - Diploma of Sound Production. SAE Byron Bay. May 2012 - April 2017 Provide tuition and educational support to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Audio Engineering, studio and audio equipment maintenance. Facilitation, curriculum development and assessment of the diploma of sound production course. Supervision of junior staff and office management duties such as rostering & equipment orders.

Music Workshop Facilitator – Composers of the Future Workshop series – Jan 2016 - present Develop and facilitate music technology workshops for young people in regional communities including an introduction to Ableton Live software and song writing.