Wansolwarra: One Saltwater a truth-telling project in development. North Productions, Australian South Sea Islanders supported by the Australian National Maritime Museum.
Liberate!
48,000 visitors Creative Producer
Client: City of Sydney 2023
Research, curation, consultation
image clearances
45+ years of history of Sydney
170 images
8 LGBTQIA photographers
4 public engagements
3,000 visitors in the first 3 weeks
Open for 5 months
At Customs House on
Gadigal land/Sydney
Curator
Curator & Experience Designer, of the first LGBTQI Museum in Australia
Curator & Experience Designer, of the first LGBTQI Museum in Australia
Curator & Experience Designer, of the first LGBTQI Museum in Australia
Qtopia Sydney, 13 week contract November 2022 - February 2023
Curator & Experience Designer, of the first LGBTQI Museum in Australia
Curator & Experience Designer, of the first LGBTQI Museum in Australia
Designed, curated and led the installation of sculptures, artworks, ephemera, costumes and curated six digital artworks. Launched in time for Sydney World Pride in February 2023 as the first interim exhibition in a heritage building in Green Park, Sydney.
Curator & Experience Designer, of the first LGBTQI Museum in Australia
Curated 10 x 2-minute digital 'Stories from the Heart of HIV" with filmmaker David O'Brien and 1 x archival video with Mazz Image.
Hon Clover Moore, Mayor City of Sydney launched the exhibition with Alex Greenwich MP, former councillor Waskam Emelda Davis. The opening exhibition secured a permanent site for Qtopia and $1M grant from the Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch Foundation.
Testimonials
Client and Collaborator Feedback
Client and Collaborator Feedback
Client and Collaborator Feedback
“Sydney Eye Hospital Foundation was extremely proud to host this important exhibit. It was fantastic to see the iconic hospital building transformed into a public art space, enabling us to engage with the community in a new and different way.” Contact Trace was installed in a glass heritage walkway facing Martin Place, Ms Fagan, Sydney Eye Hospital
WOW. How incredible.
Bettina Hemmes, Merivale
Breathing Underwater was an incredible show.
Katie Anderson, Director Community & Culture, Randwick City Council
"highly accessible and compelling projects for diverse Sydney and NSW audiences."
Janson Hews, Head of Production and Experiences, Sydney Living Museums
What a vibe! Kate Tomasella
Venue Manager Bar Totti's Merivale
Jacqui North's collaborative immersive piece in the Watchtower was so memorable and moving ❤️
Roxanne Fea, Manager Economic Development and Placemaking, Randwick City Council
Clients events and activations
Client and Collaborator Feedback
Client and Collaborator Feedback
Thank you for the amazing contribution you make to the cultural life of Sydney - keep up the great work. 2023 is going to be truly magical. (and) Love this Jacqui North – well done pulling this together – a great collaboration.
Libby Harris City of Sydney Night Time Economy Manager, City of Sydney
Queer in Warrane was a breathtaking experience. It’s stand-out aspects were the quality and intensity of the projection and the location. The way the images and sounds were created evoked intense feelings of respect for the past, happiness for the future of the LGBTQIA+SB communities, and pride in the beauty that the communities have created throughout history. Gabriel Gerard, Festival Coordinator, Sydney World Pride
unbelievably celebratory and beautiful … Blak Lens photographer Sarah Malone
Very poignant and visually very lush. The animation of the photography is great.
Mel Flyte Assistant Curator Sydney Living Museums
as Jacqui North intended, the (Qtopia) museum really does create a beautiful vision of diverse strength, history, activism, joy, and unity
Guy James Whitworth, artist
Reviews
Client and Collaborator Feedback
Reviews
Incredible and well beyond what I had in my mind.
Three paintings were animated, and 3D projection mapped onto 6.5 x 8 metres of convict-hewn sandstone walls. “It’s always very special to me to have my art home on traditional country and the land that inspired it… in my heart, to me that’s where it belongs. Dharawal, Bidjigal and Dhungutti artist Garry Purchase
Jacqui is a multi-skilled, inclusive, and inspiring creative producer/director. She has an awesome ability to connect people, concepts, and practical processes to bring events and projects to life. Best described as a creative powerhouse, very knowledgeable, and dedicated to achieving brilliant and timely outcomes. Cindi Drennan illuminart Australia
Reviews
Immersive art and film connecting audiences from 300 to 1.8M
Reviews
Such a powerful way for truth-telling and I am so happy I was included. I look forward to hopefully working with you in the future and gaining even more exposure for these important stories. Didgurigur marri (thank you so much!) 'Bungaree’
Leanne Tobin, Dharug descendent, artist
Dynamic, flowing vibrant kick-arse effort. Loving this new creative space you’re making/ have made. So vital. Accessible and truthful. 🙏🏻 Jamie James photography
Media
Immersive art and film connecting audiences from 300 to 1.8M
Immersive art and film connecting audiences from 300 to 1.8M
TimeOut
"the sort of festival that rewards the curious, transforming the city’s lesser-known nooks and crannies with First Nations, Black and Brown, queer and activist stories."
Secret Sydney
"3 Hidden Nooks In Sydney Will Be Lit Up By Stunning Artworks Next Week"
Green Left Weekly "Showcasing Black, queer, and grassroots resilience through light and sound...Filmmaker and producer Jacqui North encourages people to walk to the locations. “As the city re-emerges from lockdown, these artworks remember and celebrate peaceful mass protests and look to a brighter future.”
Immersive art and film connecting audiences from 300 to 1.8M
Immersive art and film connecting audiences from 300 to 1.8M
Immersive art and film connecting audiences from 300 to 1.8M
Exciting temporary transformations of public spaces.
Creating inviting spaces for reconnecting with diverse communities.
Uniquely talented in bringing archival materials to life
and engaging 50,000 audiences per year.
Bold, meaningful film, art, and events with
inclusive practices, collaboration, and research.
Celebrating cultural diversity, gender, and sexual diversity.
Jacqui approaches her work with drive and passion.
Amplifying stories and art by First Nations, queer and gender diverse, migrant and disabled communities.
Why
Generating excitement
Light artworks available for exhibitions and projection
Light artworks available for exhibitions and projection
participatory outcomes - site visitors photograph and promoting their favourite images
"We live in a hybrid world where increasing use of mobile technology means that digital elements are embedded in everyday life and cultural participation. More people are creatively participating, and it is increasingly difficult to distinguish ‘artist’
participatory outcomes - site visitors photograph and promoting their favourite images
"We live in a hybrid world where increasing use of mobile technology means that digital elements are embedded in everyday life and cultural participation. More people are creatively participating, and it is increasingly difficult to distinguish ‘artist’ and ‘audience’. Audiences expect to be able to insert themselves into the story of an artwork and to have access to multiple lines of communication – with performers as well as other audience members and participants." In Real Life: Mapping digital cultural engagement in the first decades of the 21st Century 2021, Australia Council for the Arts
Sharing films outdoors has an immediacy that sparks conversation, it is a campfire, a circle, that really excites me. The interrelationship between site and artwork, embedded on the street, in public rather than isolated on a small device, or inside a cinema or lounge room. Jacqui North.
Light artworks available for exhibitions and projection
Light artworks available for exhibitions and projection
Light artworks available for exhibitions and projection
10,000 Warrane/CBD visitors experienced light artworks by Jacqui and collaborators from 2021-2024.
Contact Jax North for a preview for your site.
1. 'Contact Trace' dystopian sci-fi from hundreds of photos of a city in lockdown, by John Janson-Moore, producer Jacqui North
2. 'Love & Revolution' women rise for love and action, poetry and str
10,000 Warrane/CBD visitors experienced light artworks by Jacqui and collaborators from 2021-2024.
Contact Jax North for a preview for your site.
1. 'Contact Trace' dystopian sci-fi from hundreds of photos of a city in lockdown, by John Janson-Moore, producer Jacqui North
2. 'Love & Revolution' women rise for love and action, poetry and street art, by Jacqui North and community.
3.‘Shine’ Night-time Revitalisation, raised Merivale and City of Sydney grant, by Jacqui North
4. ‘Love that Dares’ for Sydney Living Museums, supported by SLM, by Jacqui North
5. ‘Breathing Underwater’ by Jacqui North with Randwick Council. Inside 1822 Macquarie Watchtower, the oldest surviving watchtower in Australia. Site-specific specific narrative story includes responses to colonial French and British archives interwoven with animations of Gary Purchase's artwork. Gary is a Dharawal, Bidjigal and Dhungutti descent and grew up and created the artworks in the area.
6. Upcoming Dylan Mooney's 'Still Thriving Still Here'
Covid-recovery
Light artworks available for exhibitions and projection
Covid-recovery
After-dark and covid-resilient and inclusive
Shared street art experiences
Creative Producer Jacqui is connected to the latest government and business covid recovery strategies.
Raising 4 successful City of Sydney grants• ‘Contact Trace’ Creative Fellowship Grant’
Jacqui North is on the NSW Department of Enterprise, Investment, and T
After-dark and covid-resilient and inclusive
Shared street art experiences
Creative Producer Jacqui is connected to the latest government and business covid recovery strategies.
Raising 4 successful City of Sydney grants• ‘Contact Trace’ Creative Fellowship Grant’
Jacqui North is on the NSW Department of Enterprise, Investment, and Trade Hour Economy Advisory Committee.
Precinct activations designed to increase CBD vibrancy and night-time safety during Covid restrictions and two years of Vivid cancellations
High-quality, collaborative festivals can create
‘democratising, inclusive and polyphonic spaces for critical dialogue about the pasts and the futures. Acknowledging and addressing the conflicts and challenges of the present.’ The 2019 International Council of Museums (ICOM) redefining museums as discussed by Kelly Gellatly in Artetal.
Strategic Activations
Enticing Events
Enticing Events
Enticing Events
Entice people back to the city and high streets.
Two years of travel restrictions de-positioned the CBD.
Before covid, a 3 sq km area was responsible for 9.4% of Australia’s GDP growth. The CBD matters not just to our city but to our nation, said Selina Short, EY. As the geography of work changes, the CBD must evolve from a place of business into a Central Experience District.
Experiential
Enticing Events
Enticing Events
Flick the switch for a new city era
Lure back visitors with exciting special events.
For brands offer moments of discovery,
escaping the mundane with
cut-through events.
From micro-precinct activations to landmark transformations.
Experiences that encourage people to reconnect and fuel post-event sharing.
Investment NSW and EY surveyed 3,000 r
Flick the switch for a new city era
Lure back visitors with exciting special events.
For brands offer moments of discovery,
escaping the mundane with
cut-through events.
From micro-precinct activations to landmark transformations.
Experiences that encourage people to reconnect and fuel post-event sharing.
Investment NSW and EY surveyed 3,000 residents about Sydney CBD in Australia and drafted a range of recommendations to help lure punters back.
Community engaged projects
Heritage sites and playful activations
Heritage sites and playful activations
Produced and created community-engaged projects of the highest standard in our State.
Currently on NSW Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade Hour Economy Advisory Committee
Heritage sites and playful activations
Heritage sites and playful activations
Heritage sites and playful activations
From a convict-built 1822 Watchtower to the glamourous Manly Pavilion the country's oldest colonial hospital - invite people to your site with surprising activations.
Creative Producer services including securing and managing heritage sites, DA approvals and exemptions
PAST EVENTS
Friday 23 February 2024, 6pm
Love hosting these discussions! 🌈
Wisely Queer brings together four fabulous 50+ queers for an evening of storytelling.
FREE this Friday 23 February, journey from oppression to joy and radical self-expression as candid conversations engulf Randwick Town Hall for one night. Revel in creative collective action as LGBTQI people create chosen families and transformative futures. And see the Future Dreaming art exhibition curated by the lovely Emmaly Langridge which brings to life Randwick Town Hall until 3 March. Speakers include: Uncle Graham Simms aka Nana Miss Koori, a Gadigal Elder with a well-known drag persona. Lexie Bradfield, The first woman to DJ Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras and Sydney's queer nightclubs. Rene Rivas, An El Salvadorian refugee who creates wearable art for healing. Jax North, Artist, creative producer and queer solo parent, hosting the discussion. Explore the powerful life narratives bonding our communities' past, present, and future. FREE, no registrations needed.
Presented by Randwick City Council More info: https://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/community/whats-on/events/2024/february/wisely-queer
Love, Art & Revolution Film Festival and Tour 2023
TOUR: Katoomba, Saturday 4 August 2023 at Junction 142
TOUR: Waterloo, Sydney on 9 September 2023
FESTIVAL: 107 Projects, Level 1, 2 Davy Road 107 South Eveleigh
ENTRY: Free DATES: Thursday 27 April - Saturday 29 April 2023
The Love, Art and Revolution Film Festival showcased progressive short films attracting 3,000 entrants from around the world.
North Productions, and Green Left teamed up to exhibit films at 107 Projects supported by Screen NSW.
The 4-day festival and 2 location regional tour featured First Nations’ resistance, environment campaigns, struggles for public housing and workers’ rights, refugee rights battles and films that explored revolutionary movements in the Global South.
At 107 Projects' new inner Sydney art and culture space, South Eveleigh.
Offering four short film sessions, accompanied by the latest insights from this country’s leading social justice and environmental campaigners.
Join us to watch powerfully direct storytelling, tender dramas and funny animated films selected from over 3,000 international entries. Enjoy affordable food and drinks and meet the filmmakers. Vote for your favourite films at each of the sessions to award four audience prizes of $200 per film.
Struggle In Action. Thursday 27th April, 5.30-9pmFeaturing eight short films from our country, Czech Republic, Spain, Netherlands, Nepal and England. After the screening hear the latest actions from Chair: Isaac Nellist (Green Left), Speakers: Carolyn Veg Ienna (Wirudjuri Nation, Hands Off Glebe, Karyn Brown (Action for Public Housing), Lloukkass Kak, (Retail and Fast-Food Workers Union), Aaisha Slee (Blue Mountains Housing campaign) Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/625582952250552/
DeColonise. Friday 28th April, 5.30-9pmOne hour of inspiring short films from so-called Australia, Columbia, Brazil, USA and Spain. After the films enjoy music from Chilean solidarity band and dancing from Kurdish Youth Sydney. And hear the latest insights from chair: Ben Radford (Green Left), speakers: Paula Sanchez (Latin America Social Forum, Socialist Alliance), Tito Scohel (People In Colour), Zanin (Sydney Kurdish Youth Association). Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/936513477765682/
People and Planet. Saturday 29th April, 2-5pm Featuring over an hour of inspiring short films from so-called Australia, Algeria, Germany, South India, Uzbekistan, Turkey. After the films activists give updates on successful actions, chair: Rachel Evans (Green Left, Socialist Alliance) Ethan Lyons (a proud, environment activist and queer Wiradjuri student, a key leader in organising student climate strikes in Sydney/Gadigal), Gillian Reffell (Move Beyond Coal). Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/244041974692094
LOVE, ART, REVOLUTION FILM FESTIVAL: Smashing Rigid Binaries. Saturday 29th April, 5.30-9pmFeminist and LGBTIQ+ rights films made here and USA, Iran, Brazil, Italy, Chile, Western Kurdistan. Hear from Mark Gillespie (1978 activist, long term social LGBTIQ+ and social justice activist), Cris Bernart (Fruits from Brazil), Tina Kord (Iranian solidarity movement). Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/961401371713919
Enquiries and Interviews: Festival director Jacqui North
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