Jordan Azcune is an artist, cultural mediator, and arts educator. His practice operates holistically between art making, facilitation and fostering connections between artists and audiences. Jordan draws on nearly a decade of experience working across artist-run initiatives, regional galleries, and non-for-profit contemporary art spaces. In his most recent role Jordan worked as industry-professional cultural mediator at the University of Queensland Art Museum. 

As a maker, Jordan experiments with sculptural processes that engage temperature to shift natural materials - such as beeswax and clay - between liquid and solid states. By exploring the fluidity of materials in relation to heat and water, his work reveals abstract yet tangible connections between theological, queer, and environmental themes. As a testing site for formal and material ideas still relating to spirituality and environment Jordan engages in a dedicated and personal practice of Sogetsu Ikebana.   

Central to Jordan’s practice is acceptance and connection through mutual exchange. This is made possible through hands-on making, school/tertiary/gallery workshops, and conversation. Jordan shares experience and learnings to enhance poetic and practical approaches to art and audience engagement. He has developed solo and group shows consistently over the past 10 years, is an active board member of the Churchie National Art Prize and has participated in artist residencies/learning across USA (MIAMI/MIAMI, 2019), India (Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Young and Emerging Artist Fellowship, 2020-2022), and Australia (Urban Art Projects, Brisbane Foundry, 2023). 

Lisa Fuller is the Gallery Leader at Redcliffe Art Gallery, City of Moreton Bay. Working on Kabi Kabi Country, she leads the venue team in delivering meaningful experiences and opportunities for audience participation and engagement with art. Lisa is committed to connecting audiences with contemporary art and using it as a catalyst for dialogue around important local and global issues.   
 
Lisa holds a Bachelor of Fine Art (Visual Art) and a Graduate Diploma of Secondary Education from QUT. She began her career in arts education across schools and museums and has also undertaken further study in fashion. Over the past decade, she has focused her professional practice on public programming, project management, and audience engagement within public galleries and arts organisations across South‑East Queensland. 
 
Her work is underpinned by a dedication to democratising access to the arts, guided by the belief that art is for everyone, regardless of socio-economic background, culture, geography or disability. Growing up in Central Australia shaped her understanding of the importance of access to creative spaces and opportunities for participation as both artist and audience. 
 
In her current role, Lisa continues to build strong connections with South‑East Queensland’s diverse and growing communities through targeted programming and projects. She has recently been investigating the role that public galleries play in strengthening communities and contributing to our personal and collective well-being. Lisa has a particular interest in developing innovative strategies that support artist development while bridging the gap between artists and audiences. 

Gala Jane Hazell is a Naarm/Melbourne based practicing artist, educator and arts worker wearing many hats across the sector. She studied Art and Design at Southern Cross University in Lismore then made the move south to study a Master of Contemporary Art at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne. 

Coming from a background in event and venue management, Gala has transferred these skills into the gallery environment to work closely with curatorial and artistic teams and create engaging and informed visitor experiences. Drawing from her experience as an artist and working alongside other creatives, Gala highlights the voice of the artists to create a nurturing and accessible visitor experience. With a passion for supporting regional artists, she also works closely with WAYOUT Artspace in regional NSW to help showcase and upskill artists in the regions and support their artistic practice.  

Her art practice uses humour, performance, installation and video to draw attention to gender inequality and form connections with her community. Working across major institutions as an art installer directly informs her practice both practically and contextually, being able to see the art world from another angle. She exhibits her work in solo and group shows throughout regional and metro institutions. 

Nur Aishah Abdullah Farid Kenton is a Singapore-born Malay artist, arts worker, and educator with over a decade of experience across artistic practice and community-based arts. Her work is grounded in collaboration and community engagement, centring participatory approaches that invite shared authorship and collective storytelling. 

Working across photography, archival material, and installation, Aishah creates spaces for dialogue, exchange, and connection. Her projects often unfold through workshops, co-creation, and long-term engagement, bringing together individuals and communities to reflect on lived experiences and personal histories. Blending conceptual and documentary approaches, her practice explores how art can function as a tool for social connection and cultural understanding. 

Aishah is particularly interested in collaborative modes of making and sharing. She seeks to create environments where participants feel seen, heard, and empowered to contribute, positioning art as a site of mutual learning and care. Through her work, she continues to investigate how creative practice can foster meaningful relationships and open up new ways of engaging with identity, community, and belonging. 

Charlie Komšić’s practice oscillates between their role as an artist, public engagement facilitator, educator and their connection to  Aṉangu communities through their work supporting organisations in the APY Lands, South Australia. They majored in ceramics at the National Art School, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts (2022), and completed two Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara language courses in 2025. They currently live and work on Dharug and Gundungurra Country in NSW. Charlie has featured in various group exhibitions nationally and held her first solo presentation, Chamber at Puzzle Art Garage, Chippendale NSW. 

Charlie is an alumnus of Kil.N.It Experimental Ceramic Studios, Glebe as an artist in residence from 2022 to 2024. Their ceramics practice investigates clay’s deeply entangled relationship to human history and contemporary life. Referencing functional and votive objects allows them to explore their memories and experiences, uncovering subject matter often suppressed in most public spaces. 

Exploring alongside audiences the myriad of ways we connect to artworks is core to Charlie’s professional practice. They worked at the Art Gallery of NSW from 2019 to 2024, engaging with diverse audiences and moving collaboratively with members of the public on their journey to connect with the collection. Following this, Charlie lived in Pukatja Community and continues to work with Ernabella Arts, supporting multiple generations of artists. They found that how they engage with ‘so-called Australia’ fundamentally shifted through the connection they built within the APY community. 

Natalie O’Connor is an arts worker and creative producer living and working on Gadigal land (Sydney). She has over 15 years’ experience in the arts sector working across community engagement, public programming and communications to create responsive arts encounters for audiences both within the museum context and outside it. She is passionate about how art can help sidestep the dominant narrative and spark new ways of thinking, encourage new empathies and open a dialogue where there is no shared language. Currently working at Artbank as the Communications and Program Manager, she is lucky to work amongst a collection of over 11,000 artworks by Australian artists, working to bring their stories to the forefront and support meaningful audience encounters.    

Joshua Purvis is a Sydney-based arts worker with a strong commitment to audience engagement and cultural exchange. He holds a double degree in Fine Arts and Arts from the University of New South Wales, where he majored in painting. 

Joshua has worked across many of Sydney’s leading cultural institutions in public facing roles, developing a skill set and a passion for mediating and facilitating public engagement with visual art. His experience spans the Australian Museum, the Powerhouse Museum, and the Art Gallery of NSW. The many years spent with this vast range of collections and institutions have instilled a great breadth of knowledge and an appreciation for diverse visual culture, design, and history. This also extends beyond the walls of the traditional museum, having worked on public exhibitions such as Sculpture by the Sea.  

Of particular note is his seven years spent at the White Rabbit Gallery as a gallery attendant, which instilled in him an appreciation for cross-cultural exchange. Joshua is tremendously excited to continue to deepen these exchanges on a global scale at the Venice Biennale. Throughout his work, he has developed a deep appreciation for the role of art in fostering connection, dialogue, and understanding. 

Lucy Wilson is an artist and creative professional based in Naarm/Melbourne, with extensive experience supporting the delivery of exhibitions and public programs that connect diverse audiences to contemporary art. 

Over the past decade, she has contributed to a range of leading Australian arts and cultural organisations, including Arts Centre Melbourne, Ballarat International Foto Biennale, and the Museum of Australian Photography. Her experience spans audience engagement, exhibition and event support, marketing and communications, and gallery installation, reflecting a comprehensive understanding of the operational and audience-facing aspects of the arts sector. 

She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) in Visual Art from the Victorian College of the Arts and a Graduate Certificate in Media from RMIT, and currently works across the Audience Engagement and Technical teams at the National Gallery of Victoria and the Victorian College of the Arts, respectively.