Conduit Arts Initiative is an artist focused initiative that promotes experimentation within an engaged environment. Conduit runs on a flexible program of events featuring improvised and experimental music, performance art, dance, visual arts and durational based work.    

 

The initiative is run by artists from diverse practices who share ideas and aspirations. Opportunities for artists at all stages of their career are facilitated by providing a space for development and experimentation at all stages of the art making process.

 

 

​​Committee Members

 

Leo Kavanagh (Chair)

Marie Schoenmaker (Treasurer & Secretary) 

Carmen Chan

Todd Anderson-Kunert

Rose Kavanagh

 

V​olunteers

 

Andrew Gioia

Bradley Knight

Elyse Scott

Emily Bennett

Kate Palella

Reuben Lewis

Shelbie Lloyd

 

 

Join Us!

As a Volunteer

 

Volunteers from all backgrounds are welcome to contact us to join the Conduit Arts team. The volunteers responsibility will be to help run events inline with their interests, whilst having the opportunity to bring forth ideas for programming. A reasonable level of engagement is expected. All volunteers will have the opportunity to engage with a diverse range of artists and will be given valuable experience in the running of an independently operated artspace. Please read the missions and values for a more indepth understanding of our philosophy and ethos.

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In return you will:

• Gain valuable experience as a defining member of a unique, creative initiative

• Maintain and build strong networks with artists, musicians and performers

• Have the constant support and recommendation of one of Melbourne’s fastest growing initiatives.

• Have the opportunity for creative input into programming for the space

• Attend all events for free

• Attend Professional Development Workshops specifically for volunteers of Conduit and our partner, Strange Neighbour.



Contact Marie and Leo at info[at]conduitarts.org with your cv, your particular interests (music, performance or art) and what you would like to get out of being a volunteer at Conduit Arts Initiative.

 

 

As a Committee Members 

 

As a committee member not only will you get to meet other enthusiastic art makers and lovers you’ll get free entry to ticketed events, half price drinks at all the events and will be privy to the ins and outs of running an arts and performance space that prides itself on a different kind of model. 

 

Committee members are asked to commit to Conduit Arts for at least six months, attending monthly board meetings, giving passion and time to making programming decisions as well as thinking up ideas and future visions for events within Conduit’s scope. Board members take a very active role within the initiative as Conduit Arts has no paid staff. This means committee members also help to organise the events, run the bars, invigilate exhibitions and coordinate volunteer workshops.

 

Please email applications addressing the above information along with your resume/cv to Marie at info[at]conduitarts.org