Adrianne Jones is a teacher artist with extensive experience across various educational and artistic contexts. Her career spans roles as a teacher, lecturer, consultant, curriculum designer, chair, and board/committee member within the arts, education, and health sectors. She has worked with diverse communities, including young people, their families, artists, tertiary students, and school communities, to initiate, plan, and deliver impactful programs.

From 2007 to 2012, Adrianne served as the teacher artist for the KITE Arts Education Program at QPAC. In 2015, she was one of the Senior Project Writers for The Arts team in C2C, creating drama resources and programs for the national curriculum. Adrianne has also written accompanying materials for several theatre companies, including the hit musical Wicked, Children of the Black Skirt, and, more recently, for Jute Theatre Company in 2021-2022.

Holding a Master of Arts (Research), Adrianne’s thesis explored the long-term effects of arts education programs on low socio-economic communities. She was a sessional Drama Lecturer in the Education Department at the University of Queensland in 2016-2017, and from 2017 to 2019, she served as the YConnect Manager, delivering and researching arts education programs at Yeronga State High School in partnership with Griffith University’s Drama Department.

Currently a PhD candidate at Griffith University, Adrianne is also a sessional lecturer for the Senior Drama Curriculum in the School of Education. In 2019, she was a national finalist for the Australia Education Awards for Head of Department for The Arts and is a Life Member of Drama Queensland. In 2024, she was appointed Education Manager at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC).