ArtKeeper
At HOTA, we love artists and we know we can’t be a Home of the Arts without them.
So in 2021 we piloted a new way to support them to keep creating the art we all needed - enter, ArtKeeper. Originally a response to the pandemic, this now nationally recognised model of artist support, placed four artists annually on HOTA’s payroll, providing income security, fair work conditions and organisation-wide support to develop new work and ideas.
Three years and 13 artists on, our award-winning ArtKeeper residency program has now come to a close. But stay tuned, there’s an exciting new opportunity for artists coming from Experience Gold Coast shortly!
#2024
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ArtKeeper 2024: Lisa Smith
In 2012 Lisa returned to the Gold Coast where she founded White Rabbit Thea...
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ArtKeeper 2024: Loki Liddle
His practise includes being the lead singer and songwriter of the Gold Coas...
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ArtKeeper 2024: Samuel Leighton-Dore
Working predominantly across ceramics, illustration and animation, he’s int...
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ArtKeeper 2024: Tal Fitzpatrick
She holds a PhD from the Victorian College of the Arts (2018) and a Bachelo...
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ArtKeeper 2024: Lachlan Woods
He graduated with a Bachelor of Dramatic Arts from the Victorian College of...
#2022-23
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ArtKeeper 2022: Fletcher Babb
Fletch explores songwriting as a vehicle for stories - real and imagined -...
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ArtKeeper 2022: Nadia Milford
With movement as a genesis for her creativity, Nadia engages people in imme...
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ArtKeeper 2022: Nicholas Tossmann
Nicholas utilises text to make intangible ideas tangible, via site specific...
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ArtKeeper 2022: Norton Fredericks
Norton's primary focus is creating handmade wool felt and using botani...
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ArtKeeper Update: Nadia Milford Mid-Way Check In
Drawing on a diverse blend of practices, including theatre, dance, installa...
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ArtKeeper Update: Norton Fredericks Mid-Way Check In
Norton's primary focus is creating handmade wool felt and using botani...
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ArtKeeper Update: Nicholas Tossmann Mid-Way Check In
Through the use of installations, sculptures and video performances, Nichol...
#2021-22
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ArtKeeper 2021: Artist Announcement
Following the call out earlier in August of 2021, we received 150 applicati...
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ArtKeeper 2021: Michelle Le Plastrier
She has produced workshops for Gold Coast Arts and Culture, Pacific Fair an...
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ArtKeeper 2021: Dani Cabs
Dani believes that play is essential for healthy community and relationship...
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ArtKeeper 2021: Jay Jermyn
Through this lens, Jay proposes new ways of looking at the notions of self ...
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ArtKeeper 2021: Daniele Constance
She creates artistic works that draw from direct experience and social arts...
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Your ArtKeeper Update: Dani Cabs Checks In
The four creatives have made themselves right at home and continue to be so...
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