SPACED: New Director Announcement
On behalf of the Board, we are pleased to announce that Dr Elizabeth Pedler has been formally appointed as Executive Director of SPACED.
Elizabeth is deeply committed to the development of a strong and vibrant arts ecology in Western Australia. She brings her extensive history as a respected artist working in socially engaged practice, as well as her experience from leading artist-run-initiatives (FLOCK, Moana, Success), in addition to her PhD research focused on socially engaged art at Curtin University. Her relationship with SPACED began as an artist-in-residence, on our first Know Thy Neighbour (Eat the City, in collaboration with JC Carter), and continued with SPACED 4: Rural Utopias (Wellstead). She began working at SPACED last year as our Programs Manager and has successfully led our relationships with artists, regional hosts, and other stakeholders.
Elizabeth will oversee the continuing programming of SPACED 5: Circular Economies (our lineup soon to be announced) and bring a refreshed outlook to SPACED’s growing and adapting program of context-responsive, socially engaged artistic residencies in WA.
“SPACED is in a transitional period as we step forward as an organisation, looking to the future and what we can deliver for artists and communities in Western Australia. I’m excited to lead SPACED and be a part of this journey. Having worked with SPACED previously as an artist-in-residence, and most recently as the Program Manager, it’s an honour to step into the role of Director. SPACED is a small but innovative arts organisation, with an amazing record of achievements, courtesy of our former Director, Dr Marco Marcon. I cannot expect to fill his shoes, but I am keen to help write the next chapter of our successes, working together with the team, as well as our partners, communities, artists and audiences.” - Elizabeth Pedler
“I wish best of luck to my successor, Dr Elizabeth Pedler, her team and the board. ... I will keep following SPACED's future adventures from afar, knowing that it will be looked after with passion, care and intelligence.” – Dr Marco Marcon, SPACED’s previous Director
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