2026 INTENSIVE MENTORSHIP CREATIVE TEAMS

Emerald Lay / Natalie Marinho / Heidi Choo / Haine Win Lay

James McMillan / Poppy van Oorde-Grainger / Kim Smith / Tao Issaro

Ken Meyer / Steve Berrick / Simon Holland
2026 FOUNDATIONAL SYMPOSIUM PRESENTERS
2026 FOUNDATIONAL SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPANTS
Kyla-Rae Ashworth
Participant
Katrina Black
Participant
Grace Connors
Participant
Katie Curo
Participant
Alexandria Fuller
Participant
Rhian Healy
Participant
Michael Jalaru Torres
Participant
Louise Joel
Participant
Emerald Lay (Mya Ruri)
Lead Artist
James McMillan
Lead Artist
Ken Meyer
Lead Artist
Carol Mulhearn
Participant
Ange Leech
Participant
Electra Reissi
Participant
Sophy Riggs
Participant
Ryan Sandilands
Participant
Neeti Sethi
Participant
Martien van Zuilen
Participant
2025 IMMERSIVE ARTS COMMISSION RECIPIENT

April Philips and Friends with Computers

Wiradjuri–Scottish artist April Phillips is the recipient of the inaugural boorda yeyi Immersive Arts Commission, an initiative valued at $75,000 that supports the development of new work at the intersection of art and technology.
2025 INTENSIVE MENTORSHIP CREATIVE TEAMS

Catherine Gough-Brady / Cassandra Tytler / W. Sze Tsang / Kim Smith / Tom Mùller

Colin Smith / Jen Datu / Caitlin Lomax / Delta Kirkham / Natalie Marinho

Michael Jalaru Torres / Michael Ovens / Sean Cashman / Timmah Ball
2025 FOUNDATIONAL SYMPOSIUM PRESENTERS
2025 FOUNDATIONAL SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPANTS
Katie McKay
Participant
Sarsby Martin
Participant
Andrea Rassell
Participant
Cameron Park
Participant
Colette McEntee
Participant
James Hollands
Participant
Diane Campbell
Participant
Lawrie Cullen-Tait
Participant
Monika Lukowska
Participant
Saar Amptmeijer
Participant
Header Image: April Phillips, Body Place, 2024, Bankstown Arts Centre with Urban Theatre Projects. Photo: Jacqui Manning. Courtesy of the artist.