Rural Utopias Emerging Producer focus: Francesco Geronazzo
Spaced’s core artistic program is complemented by Open Space, a mentoring scheme aimed at offering emerging cultural workers paid professional opportunities to increase their experience and expertise by contributing to aspects of our program.
Open Space has been running since 1999 during which time it has offered regional and metropolitan emerging art practitioners’ opportunities to work in close contact with experienced artists in residencies from all over the world. Spaced offers further mentoring opportunities to regional emerging curators, art managers and community workers participating in the partnership-base management of our program.
Through our current Rural Utopias program, we have been working with Francesco Geronazzo during Jacky Cheng’s residency in Margaret River. Francesco Geronazzo lives and works in Margaret River, Western Australia and Castel del Rio in Italy. He graduated from the Academy of fine arts of Bologna and has worked as a lecturer in Bologna, Italy. He currently lives in Margaret River, WA, where he works for Leon Pericles and teaches printmaking techniques through his studio, Margaret River Print Making.
The Emerging Producer role has provided a space where Francesco’s practise and networks are extended, both as an arts producer and practitioner.
Passion, rigour, and workmanship are integral to Francesco and Jacky’s practise and the many conversations and shared activities have provided them with a unique opportunity to reflect on their practise and relationships.
We are delighted to have them both involved in this initiative, which is supported through RISE: Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund - an Australian Government initiative.
