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Philippines

Jim Cathcart (1997), Philippines

Jim Cathcart spent his residency based with the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Funded by the Australia Council and Arts Victoria.

Jacqui Geia (1996), Philippines

Jacqui Geia was an arts manager who worked extensively in the area of contemporary music, particularly with Aboriginal musicians. During her residency, she worked closely with the Performing Arts Department of the Cultural Centre of the Philippines in Manila and met with local artists and organisations in Manila and Mindanao. Geia was involved in all aspects of arts management at the CCP, from writing sponsorship applications for government funding to lecturing in audience development and sponsorship. She conducted workshops with the entire 500 person staff at the CCP and also tutored classes at the Sabu Youth Orchestra. In addition, Jacqui travelled to regional communities bringing back local crafts and has assisted in finding Australian markets for these products. She is remembered with fondness and respect by all who knew her.

Funded by the Australia Council and Arts Victoria.

Jane Scott (1996), Philippines

At the time of her residency Jane Scott was working at the National Gallery Of Victoria.  Scott spent two months at The Cultural Center Of The Philippines.

Funded by the Australia Council and Arts Victoria.

Berni M Janssen (2001/2), Philippines

Berni M Janssen is a writer/performer and project manager. Amongst many other projects, she has co-ordinated the Writing Programs of Next Wave Festival, St.Kilda Festival and Melbourne Fringe Festival. During the first half of her residency, berni worked on various regional projects with the Literature Division of the Cultural Centre of The Philippines and, along with Hermie Beltran, from CCP, began organising a literature festival for February 2002 in Manila.

Funded by the City of Melbourne and the Australia Council.

Susan Gibb

Susan Gibb (2011), Philippines

Susan Gibb is the Associate Curator and Project Manager at Campbelltown Arts Centre.  Susan was responsible for the inclusion of two Filipino artists in the exhibition The River Project. She is interested in the under representation of Filipino arts in international surveys of art from the Asia Pacific region. During her residency at Green Papaya Art Projects, Susan will research cross-disciplinary and collaborative practices in the Philippines and the feasibility of developing artistic exchanges between the Philippines and western Sydney. (SUPPORTED BY ARTS NSW AND THE AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS)

Nicole Tse (1998), Philippines

At the time of her residency Nicole Tse was the Projects Conservator at the Ian Potter Art Conservation Centre specialising in the development of conservation programs in South East Asia.  During her residency, Nicole undertook an archival and analytical research project on tablas paintings from the island of Bohol in the Philippines. She presented papers at the Cultural Heritage of the Church Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines and submitted another paper Developing Networks and Ongoing Conservation programs in the Philippines for publication in Historic Environ, Australia ICOMOS, 2001.

Funded by Arts Victoria.

Jeff Khan

Jeff Khan (2009), Philippines

Melbourne-based curator and writer Jeff Khan is currently Artistic Director of Next Wave, a biennial festival and artist development organisation. He has held positions at Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces in Melbourne, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) and the John Curtin Gallery in Perth. Khan was a Curatorial Advisor for Rapt!, a major cultural exchange project between Australia and Japan in 2005-6. He is a founding board member of unProjects, an editorial committee member of unMagazine and has contributed to numerous magazines, catalogues and artists’ projects. Khan undertook his residency with Art Cabinet Philippines, an organisation that works with emerging artists.

Supported by The Australia Council.