Twelve NSW-based artists will participate in Green Music Australia’s immersive environmental leadership program next month.
Pictured from L-R: Jake Taylor (In Hearts Wake), Georgia Sallybanks (Odette), Zoe Catterall (The Buoys) and Tay Blunt (FVNERAL).
Green Music Australia is excited to announce this year’s participants in the Sound Country Artist Leadership Retreat – an immersive four-day program designed to equip some of Australia’s leading musicians with the networks and skills to help build a greener, safer future.
Using Green Music Australia’s Sound Country: A Green Artist Guide as a central toolkit for change, the program will offer participants a chance to learn from experienced leadership facilitators, gain critical skills and build community at the intersection of environment, climate, system change, and music.
Sound Country Artist Leadership Retreat Participants:
- Alex The Astronaut
- Becca Hatch
- Earl Weir (Krystal Rivvers)
- Eugene Obeng (Yawdoesitall)
- Georgia Sallybanks (Odette)
- Jake Taylor (In Hearts Wake)
- Jess Holt (total tommy)
- Joe Mungovan
- Malaika Mfalme
- Tasman Keith
- Tay Blunt (FVNERAL)
- Zoe Catterall (The Buoys)
Delivered in partnership with Sound NSW, the retreat will take place from 18-21 May at Werriberri, Lot 101, in Megalong Valley, on Darug and Gundungurra Country.
The immersive retreat is led by Tim Shiel (Community Organiser), Berish Bilander (CEO), Tim Hollo (Founder and Board Member), and Nidala Barker (Jabirr-Jabirr and Djugun Board Director, Cultural Advisor, and musician) from Green Music Australia.
You can find more information about the retreat here.
Berish Bilander, CEO, Green Music Australia:
“Congratulations to all of this year’s participants. Musicians help shape the stories, values and norms that define our culture – at a time when we urgently need to realign how we live with the realities of the climate crisis. That’s why bringing together such a diverse group of artists to engage with critical issues like climate justice and systemic change is so incredibly important.”
Emily Collins, Head of Sound NSW:
“NSW artists play a powerful role in influencing change. The Sound Country Artist Leadership Retreat supports artists to step into that role with confidence, providing the tools, networks and knowledge to embed sustainability into their creative and professional practice. Sound NSW is proud to partner with Green Music Australia on a program that invests in artists as leaders for a more resilient music sector.”
Green Music Australia is supported by the Australian Government through Music Australia. The Sound Country Artist Leadership Retreat is supported by the NSW Government through Sound NSW.
For interview requests and further information:
Please contact Julianna Toth // Partnerships and Communications Manager
[email protected] // 0423 512 527
