Lena Nahlous
Lena Nahlous is an experienced CEO, producer, curator and artistic director, with over 20 years in arts, cultural and media organisations. She is currently the Executive Director of Diversity Arts Australia and host of The Colour Cycle podcast. Lena was formerly the Executive Director of Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE) in Western Sydney for over 10 years, where she oversaw a major capital works project, established Switch Digital Arts Centre, co-founded the Arab Film Festival, and established Artfiles, an employment and engagement program for Western Sydney artists. Specialising in initiatives for women, refugees, migrants and young people, Lena has also taught at South West Sydney Institute of TAFE, was a special consultant on the Culture Beats program for the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority and the City of Sydney, and was Social History and Exhibitions Curator, Fairfield City Museum and Gallery.
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Rani Pramesti
Rani Pramesti is a proud Peranakan-Tionghoa-Javanese person with roots in Indonesia, Kulin Country (Melbourne) and Ohlone Country (San Francisco). Like many in the arts, Rani wears many hats: as an intercultural producer, an independent storyteller and public speaker, as well as an advocate for cultural equity. Since graduating from the Victorian College of Arts in 2013, Rani has dedicated herself to collaborations with underrepresented groups in the arts, working inter-sectionally with people of colour, First Nations communities and people who live with disability. In 2019, after a series of challenging experiences navigating the predominantly white Australian arts sector, Rani led a research process interviewing creative people of colour. Rani’s research focused on pinpointing the problems shared by creatives of colour in trying to forge their careers in a white arts world. The findings informed what would become Creatives of Colour: an online platform and shared space by creative people of colour, for creative people of colour. You can find out more at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranipnews/ and CreativesofColour.com For the latest news and events, follow @CreativesofColourAU and @ranipnews
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