Hey! I'm a writer and communication consultant helping the creative industries be seen and heard.
Psst… this page talks about my communications services. If you’re an editor after a freelance writer (i.e. for an article), go here. Otherwise, read on…
Are you tired of being squeezed like a lemon ?
From everyday social media to funding applications, there’s so much writing involved in creative careers. But most of the time we lack the space, skills and teams to give texts all the attention they need.
That’s why I’m here. I’m an art communication consultant with the focus, expertise and strategy needed to further the impact of your creative work so you can refocus on your role in making it.
Most communication services focus on sales and clicks. Money is very important, but while capitalism fuels regular marketing, the creative industries exist on another orbit. It comes with its own goals, people and language. As an arts professional with 10+ years experience, I’m intimate with it all.
My services are designed for the similarly creative-minded, including:
Practitioners – artists, writers, musicians, dancers, photographers. designers
Organisations – museums, galleries, festivals, foundations
Agencies/studios – fashion, cosmetics, tech, luxury etc.
Media/publishing – magazines, editors, newsgroups, publishing houses
I’m here at every point of your journey, whether that’s executing a year-long marketing strategy or writing one text. My consulting doesn’t stop and start with writing, either: I also bring in my network of designers, photographers, developers and artists when needed.
No matter our plan, here’s what I’ll do for you:
Create tailored, accessible content
that enhances your identity and visibility
Increase engagement
with strategies that resonate with audiences
Elevate a creative profile
by crafting texts that express an artistic practice
Foster success and sustainability
with persuasive writing from press releases to grant applications
Save time and reduce stress
by handling your time-consuming writing tasks
My fee is based on your project's scope, complexity and frequency with a fair adjustment for the creative industry.
Let me know your budget, if you have one in mind. If not, that's fine. Either way, we'll chat to define your project and needs to finalise a quote.
If it’s your first time engaging an arts writer or freelancer, let me know, so I can walk you through the process.
Let's stay in touch (intellectually).
selection of articles, interviews, blogs et al.
David Willis: “It is my personal mission as an art writer to strike a balance between critical rigour and concise readability.”
One night in bed, I decided to stop saving tattoos on Instagram. The more I saved, the more ads popped up, each increasing my fear that most tattoos are badly chosen and badly executed, as if all rules of visual art and even aesthetic pleasure usually policing other artforms are irrelevant.
French artist Laure Prouvost’s first Australian solo exhibition, Oui Move In You, showing at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) in Melbourne, renders subconscious family ties within sensations of movement, memory, and language.
For good reason, everyone is talking about Archie Moore at Venice. Presenting Australia at the 60th La Biennale di Venezia, the Kamilaroi/Bigambul artist is the first Australian to win the Golden Lion – the top award. Until November, his exhibition kith and kin makes sovereign Indigenous voices heard on the global stage with a focus on the resilient interconnection between people, place and time.
Want if you want to enjoy the local queer scene without punishing your liver and sleep routine? Paris-local Tahney Fosdike shows us how.
Carmela Vienna talks about the overreliance on AI in arts marketing and social media, and the need for more inspired, well-edited content, as well as treating arts marketing more seriously within arts orgs in general.
Too, with the Venice Biennale as a whole, in this unearthliness, the curatorial was a blur of impact and thought. I wasn’t sure if it was possible to achieve anything cohesive. I’m still not sure if it’s possible to look at, en masse like this, the variety of mediums, ideas, and cultural contexts and get it and not just be overwhelmed, weary, and clueless.
Haneen Mahmood Martin talks about shared accountability and diverse perspectives in the arts industry, matching words with actions—i.e., more POC in leadership positions—and the use of clear, accessible, but impactful language.
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a comprehensive list of art magazines and media from around the world.
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