Largest ever artist group to embark on mentoring journey

Youth Arts Queensland today announced the participants of the 2012 JUMP National Mentoring Program.

Seventy-five young and emerging artists - the largest ever intake into an Australian artist mentoring program - have made their artistic match and, over the next ten months, will work with respected arts professionals to advance their careers and make their mark on the Australian arts industry.

Funded by the Australia Council for the Arts as part of their 2008 – 2012 programs of support for Young and Emerging Artists, JUMP identifies and promotes excellence in artistic practice.

JUMP is managed nationally by Youth Arts Queensland in collaboration with state and territory delivery partners.

Julie Woodward, CEO of Youth Arts Queensland, said: “We received over 280 applications from across Australia, highlighting the central importance of mentoring in the arts industry.”

“The one hundred and fifty artists and mentors who are about to begin their mentoring journeys will join an existing network of 170 JUMP alumni; this is an amazing resource for early career artists.”

Amongst the group of successful JUMP applicants is emerging mezzo-soprano Mia Yaniw (26 years) from Nerang, Queensland who will be mentored by international operatic soprano Ghillian Sullivan.

Yaniw said that it was a great honour to be accepted into the JUMP program.

“This program helps so many young artists gain vital experience with industry professionals, really launching their careers.”

“I will work with my mentor to prepare for four operatic roles, and perform one of those in a full scale production with Newcastle Festival Opera.”

All 2012 JUMP artists will commence their mentoring journeys on 7 - 9 February when they will participate in induction events around the country.

Artist profiles of all 75 successful JUMP applicants can be found on the artists section of the JUMP website.

To stay up to date with 2012 JUMP artists and their work, sign up to the JUMP email list or follow JUMP on Facebook and Twitter.

2012 JUMP artists and mentors

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• Alison Jackson (visual arts) – mentor: Maike Dahl (Germany)
• Andy Butler (music) – mentor: Steve Newcomb (USA)
• Emma Gibson (literature, theatre) – mentor: Colette F. Keen (NSW)
• Katie Senior (community arts, dance, theatre) – mentor: Liz Lea (ACT)
• Kimberley Gaal (literature) – mentor: Kaaron Warren (ACT)
• Rafael Jerjen (music) – mentor: Bill Cunliffe (USA)
• Sarah Tamara Kaur (dance, interdisciplinary arts, visual arts) – mentor: Samuel James (NSW)

• Adam Deusien (theatre) – mentor: Yana Taylor (NSW)
• Anya McKee (dance, interdisciplinary arts) – mentor: Sue Healey (NSW)
• Chris Summers (literature, theatre) – mentor: Tom Holloway (VIC)
• Ivan Cheng (dance, music, theatre, visual arts) – mentor: Nigel Kellaway (NSW)
• Jason Sims (visual arts) – mentor: Warren Langley (NSW)
• Jessica Tuckwell (theatre) – mentor: Sam Strong (NSW)
• Kenzie Larsen (interdisciplinary arts, theatre, visual arts) – mentor: Lawrence Leung (VIC)
• Michael Mohammed Ahmad (literature) – mentor: Ivor Indyk (NSW)
• Nat Randall (community arts, interdisciplinary arts, theatre) – mentor: Simon Casson (UK)
• Robin Hungerford (interdisciplinary arts, theatre, visual arts) – mentor: Regina Heilmann (NSW)
• Sheridan Harbridge (music) – mentor: Basil Hogios (NSW)
• Tom Hogan (interdisciplinary arts, music, theatre) – mentor: Max Lyandvert (NSW)

• Josh Campton (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts, theatre) – mentor: Ben Graetz (NT)
• Miriam Bond (community arts, dance, theatre) – mentor: Lee Pemberton (NSW)
• Miriam Pickard (theatre) – mentor: Simone O’Brien (NSW)
• Philip Tarl Denson (literature, theatre) – mentor: Glenn Hayden (SA)
• Sarah Hope (literature, theatre) – mentor: Stephen Carleton (QLD)

• Catherine Sagin (visual arts) – mentor: Paul Harrison (UK)
• Chantal Fraser (visual arts) – mentor: Shigeyuki Kihara (New Zealand)
• Daniel Santangeli (theatre) – mentor: Chris Ryan (NSW)
• Dominic Joel Stephens (music) – mentor: Julian Knowles (QLD)
• Giema Contini (theatre) – mentor: Pia Furtado (UK)
• Kate Woodcroft (visual arts) – mentor: Paul Harrison (UK)
• Kimberley Twiner (community arts, theatre) – mentor: Kate Sulan (VIC)
• Liam Flenady (music) – mentor: François Nicolas (France)
• Mia Yaniw (music, theatre) – mentor: Ghillian Sullivan (NSW)
• Michelle Law (literature) – mentor: Sophie Cunningham (VIC)
• Nathan Sibthorpe (interdisciplinary arts, theatre) – mentor: Sam Haren (SA)
• Sandra Carluccio (interdisciplinary arts, theatre) – mentor: Steve Bull (WA)

• Adam Murakami (visual arts) – mentor: Marian Drew (QLD)
• Celeste Aldahn (visual arts) – mentor: Mikala Dwyer (NSW)
• Daniela (Bella) Jedrzejczak (music) – mentor: Sharolyn Kimmorley AM (NSW)
• Jesse Budel (music) – mentor: Gabriella Smart (SA)
• Joshua Baldwin (music) – mentor: John Riley (USA)
• Lisa Waite (theatre) – mentor: Andy Packer (SA)
• Lorcan Hopper (dance) – mentor: Peter Sheedy (SA)
• Ross McHenry (music) – mentor: Paul Grabowsky (VIC)

• Alec Balcombe (visual arts) – mentor: Dr Colin Jones (TAS)
• Dylan Sheridan (music) – mentor: Constantine Koukias (TAS)
• Fernando do Campo (visual arts) – mentor: Paul O’Neill (UK)
• Laura Hindmarsh (interdisciplinary arts, visual arts) – mentor: Lucas Ihlein (NSW)
• Megan Perkins (visual arts) – mentor: Anna Davern (VIC)
• Selena de Carvalho (interdisciplinary arts, visual arts) – mentor: Raef Sawford (TAS)
• Travis Tiddy (community arts) – mentor: Ian Pidd (VIC)

• Alex Desebrock (community arts, theatre, visual arts) – mentor: Sara Topsøe-Jensen (Denmark)
• Amy Spiers (interdisciplinary arts, visual arts) – mentor: Paul Robert Gazzola (SA)
• Anna van Veldhuisen (music, theatre) – mentor: Eugene Ughetti (VIC)
• Elizabeth Dunn (community arts, interdisciplinary arts, visual arts) – mentor: Lara Thoms (VIC)
• Fregmonto Stokes (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander arts, community arts, music, theatre) – mentor: Lou Bennett (VIC)
• Joseph L. Griffiths (interdisciplinary arts, visual arts) – mentor: Dylan Martorell (VIC)
• Judith Hamann (music) – mentor: Erkki Veltheim (VIC)
• Katie Sfetkidis (interdisciplinary arts, theatre) – mentor: Jude Anderson (VIC)
• Lachlan Anthony (interdisciplinary arts, visual arts) – mentor: Bosco Shaw (VIC)
• Marcin Wojcik (interdisciplinary arts, visual arts) – mentor: Laresa Kosloff (VIC)
• Matt Tierney (interdisciplinary arts, music) – mentor: Ollie Bown (NSW)
• Maysa Abouzheid (community arts, theatre) – mentor: Katrine Gabb (VIC)
• Shian Law (dance, interdisciplinary arts) – mentor: Jo Lloyd (VIC)
• Trevor Maitland (music, theatre) – mentor: David Aronson (Austria)

• Alethea Bevilacqua (theatre) – mentor: Sanjiva Giovanni Margio (WA)
• Andrew Varano (visual arts) – mentor: Callum Morton (VIC)
• Anne Cobai (visual arts) – mentor: Sonny Day (NSW)
• Campbell Whyte (literature, visual arts) – mentor: Nicki Greenberg (VIC)
• Emma Craig (theatre) – mentor: Zoë Atkinson (WA)
• Emma Fishwick (dance) – mentor: Jo Pollitt (WA)
• Kynan Tan (interdisciplinary arts, music) – Robin Fox (VIC)
• Renae Coles (community arts, visual arts) – mentor: Andrew Reedy (WA)
• Rosita Holmes (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander arts, community arts, interdisciplinary arts, visual arts) – mentor: Karen Hethey (WA)
• Zoe Cooper (literature, theatre) – mentor: Hellie Turner (WA)