CHRYSALIS PROJECTS

Charcoal Stories. A @chrysalisprojects Project in collaboration with Vernon Ah Kee, @waanjiman Avid Reader and Tim Bennetton Architects See their name. Say their name. Vernon Ah Kee’s homage to local writers, writ large at Avid Reader. It takes a Village to make a landmark mural. Charcoal Stories was seeded in late 2020 by @becmacstudio and @mscarmelh during the COVID crisis to employ artists, revitalise the struggling Boundary Street shops, and bring the West End community together. The flagship creation of Chrysalis Projects 4101 has transformed the literary hub of Brisbane’s iconic West End – Avid Reader – into a major landmark public artwork by globally recognised, Brisbane based, contemporary artist Vernon Ah Kee. The mural wraps around the bookstore and celebrates a curated list of Brisbane authors, whose names fill square tiles in Ah Kee’s signature bold black and white text. This mosaic of word play is overlaid by dark surfboard shields, which feature the names of Brisbane’s Aboriginal authors in Ah Kee’s own handwriting. The work is a testament to the power of art in place. Video produced by @mhansonmedia @chrysalisprojects @waanjiman @avidreader @timbennetton_architects @becmacstudio @mscarmelh @allcitywalls @resenecolour @uapcompany milanigallery @artsqueensland

It takes a Village to create a landmark mural. The project Charcoal Stories is a demonstration of the power of collaboration with the enduring support of artist Vernon Ah Kee (who never lost faith), @avidreader @fionastager & Kevin Guy and the West End community. The pro bono assistance in legalities by Drakos and Co. Solicitors, Gadens, architecture expertise by @timbennetton_architects , @uapcompany , the late @eatoncameron assisted us with engineering design and Daron Hodder manufactured the panels. The moral support by our friend and donor, Anne Fardoulys, (our local dentist) and @lindyjohnsoncreative can never be underestimated. The team at @milanigallery were always available for advice and support. The installation is over 100sqm across 52 artwork panels hand painted meticulously by the team from @allcitywalls artists @yannickblattner and @benjaminwerner_ Werner, both artists in their own right. This was a monumental feat, under the artistic direction of Vernon Ah Kee All paint products were proudly sponsored by @resenecolour Photos @jonothan_oldham @mscarmelh @waanjiman @avidreader @timbennetton_architects @resenecolour @leesawatego @milanigallery @allcitywalls @yannickblattner @benjaminwerner_ @eatoncameron @uapcompany @daronhodder @lindyjohnsoncreative

We were thrilled to win the @creativebrisbane Awards for @mscarmelh and @becmacstudio @chrysalisprojects @vernonahkee Ah Kee Charcoal Stories! Winner First Nations & Industry collaboration, Highly Commended Public Art collaboration, @popsartbecmac finalist best Social Media News Story! 🏆🥇♥️ A true testament to the power of collaboration to overcome all obstacles & still be friends Carmel Haugh @fionastager @avidreader Vernon Ah Kee @leesawatego @timbennetton_architects The judges said Charcoal Stories ensures Indigenous literary voices are physically entrenched in the city’s fabric and was developed with rigorous Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property protocols. It embeds a story and identity that will stand the test of time, as Country does, and is a landmark achievement in permanent urban storytelling. Thanks so much to the @creativebrisbane directors who produced a world class event and took Brisbane next level in its support and celebration of artists and creatives in this town @barton_d_green @Bec Pini @taghaode123 @pedrojono @becmacstudio @carmenza_nyinqld , MBA, GAICD @troycasey85 Phillip Stork @Tanya Ellen Congrats to all the other finalists & winners - the calibre of work was extraordinary! Also big thanks to the sponsors Rachel Healy Queensland Performing Arts Centre (@atqpac ) the first movers whose support helped make it possible! Charcoal Stories, Chrysalis Projects Carmel Haugh, Bec Mac & POPSART, in collaboration with artist Vernon Ah Kee, @milanigallery Iscariot Media, Avid Reader Bookshop, Tim Bennetton Architects, @allcitywalls Drakos and Co, Resene Paints, Gadens Lawyers @stoohey70 , (the late) @eatoncameron , Bligh Tanner, Jonothan Oldham, Caroline Gardam and UAP | Urban Art Projects #dreamboldly #chrysalisprojects #popsart #creativebrisbanecollab

We won @creativebrisbane Awards for @chrysalisprojects @vernonahkee Charcoal Stories! Winner First Nations & Industry collaboration, Highly Commended Public Art collaboration, @popsartbecmac finalist best Social Media News Story! 🏆🥇♥️ A true testament to the power of collaboration to over come all obstacles & still be friends @mscarmelh @fionastager @avidreader @leesawatego @timbennetton_architects Thanks so much to my fellow @creativebrisbane directors who produced a world class event and took Brisbane next level in its support and celebration of artists and creatives in this town @barton_d_green @becstarp @taghaode123 @pedrojono @carmenza_nyinqld @troycasey85 @phillpstork @tanyaellen Congrats to all the other finalists & winners - the calibre of work was extraordinary! Also big thanks to the sponsors the first movers whose support helped make it possible! Now it’s time to get a job! #dreamboldly #chrysalisprojects #popsart #creativebrisbanecollab

Finalists for the Best news and/or social media and creative collaboration inaugural @creativebrisbane Awards @popsartbecmac & @chrysalisprojects - @mscarmelh (Co-Founder/Director) & Rebecca McIntosh (Co-Founder/Director) ROLE: Project Directors and producers. POPSART: @becmacstudio ARTIST: @vernonahkee @avidreader – @fionastager and Kevin Guy, Owners. ROLE: Key Business Collaborators, marketing and fundraising Tim Bennetton Architects – @timbennetton_architects Bennetton @allcitywalls Mural Painters Yannick Blatner and Benjamin Werner under Veron Ah Kees Direction @popsartbecmac - marketing and fundraising Iscariot Media @im_socialimpact – Graphic Design Drakos and Co - Legal services Resene Paints - paint suppliers Gadens Lawyers – consultation Cameron Eaton - Engineering Design, materials fabrication and implementation. Bligh Tanner - Engineering Certification Jonothan Oldham – Photography @cazuarina – Writing @uapcompany Preliminary Design Consultant @milanigallery This project was developed in collaboration with the late Cameron Eaton, whose engineering and design contributions were invaluable. We are grateful for his work and remember him fondly. #creativebrisbanecollab #dreamboldly

Best First Nations and industry collaboration (sponsored by @atqpac ) Vernon Ah Kee @vernonahkee and Iscariot Media @im_socialimpact @Chrysalis Projects - @mscarmelh Haugh (Co-Founder/Director) & @becmacstudio McIntosh (Co-Founder/Director) ROLE: Project Directors and producers. @avidreader – @fionastager and Kevin Guy, Owners ROLE: Key Business Collaborators, marketing and fundraising @popsartbecmac : Rebecca McIntosh Director -Marketing and Fundraising Tim Bennetton Architects – @timbennetton_architects @allcitywalls Mural Painters @yannickblattner and @benjaminwerner_ under Veron Ah Kees Direction @im_socialimpact Iscariot Media – Graphic Design Drakos and Co - Legal services @reseneaustralia - paint suppliers Gadens Lawyers – consultation @eatoncameron - Engineering Design, materials fabrication and implementation. Bligh Tanner - Engineering Certification Jonothan Oldham – Photography @cazuarina Gardam – Writing @uapcompany Preliminary Design Consultant @milanigallery This project was developed in collaboration with the late Cameron Eaton, whose engineering and design contributions were invaluable. We are grateful for his work and remember him fondly. #creativebrisbanecollab #dreamboldly

We are proud to announce @chrysalisprojects is a finalist in the inaugural @creativebrisbane AWARDS. Celebrating outstanding partnerships that support a vibrant cultural life in Brisbane, across various arts and cultural forms, with a focus on collaborations. CHRYSALIS PROJECTS Rebecca McIntosh @becmacstudio (Co-Founder/Director) & Carmel Haugh @mscarmelh (Co-Founder/Director) ROLE: Project Directors and producers. ARTIST: @vernonahkee AH KEE @avidreader ReaderBookshop – @fionastager and Kevin Guy, Owners ROLE: Key Business Collaborators, marketing and fundraising Tim Bennetton Architects – @timbennetton_architects Bennetton @allcitywalls Mural Painters @yannickblattner and @benjaminwerner_ under Veron Ah Kee’s Direction @popsartbecmac Rebecca McIntosh - marketing and fundraising @Iscariot Media – Graphic Design Drakos and Co - Legal services @reseneaustralia Paints - paint suppliers Garden Lawyers – consultation Bligh Tanner - Engineering Certification @Jonothan Oldham – Photography @cazuarina – Writing @uapcompany Preliminary Design Consultant @Milani Gallery This project was developed in collaboration with the late @eatoncameron , whose engineering and design contributions were invaluable. We are grateful for his work and remember him fondly. #dreamboldly and #cbcawards #chrysalisprojects

In 2032 The Olympics Paralympics are coming to Brisbane, the Olympics legacy is on the table! We have the opportunity to make Brisbane one of the safest cities for women and marginalised communities in the world while supercharging our creative sector & making it a better place for everybody. Let’s be ambitious! I am very passionate about the intersection between arts & culture & a vibrant night time economy to make a safer city for women. My @Winston @churchill_trust @churchillfellowship builds on my years of research in understanding how a thriving arts scene is part of making a city a safer city. By activating public spaces with cultural events & artistic interventions, we foster a sense of community and inclusivity, making these spaces more welcoming & secure, especially for women and marginalised groups. With my Fellowship I will be researching global governance models of the night time economy by meeting with Mayoral offices & night-time economy experts such as “Night Mayors” I’ll also meet with Urban planners & Place Makers and artists and curators working in this space to learn best practise so that I can then influence how we shape our city into the future. I will be travelling to LA, New York, London, Paris and Amsterdam and Berlin as each city has a different focus in their governance model e.g. NYC has a focus on its hospitably industries where the Night Czar of London is on women safety. I will also want to meet with the director of the Cultural Olympiad in LA & Paris to understand lessons learnt around legacy outcomes. The research would help establish the groundwork for implementing the “Mayoress of the Night” concept - a revolutionary approach to night-time governance that centres women’s experiences and safety. It may feed into a digital platform to share research findings and recommendations with key stakeholders including urban planners, arts organisations, and policy makers. I will also develop a pilot program to test innovative approaches to women-led cultural activation in night-time spaces which could include an exhibition and community workshops. This model and toolbox could be scaled and used in other cities and communities.

@wowaustralia_ 16 Days of Activism Against Gendered Violence. Present Formidable Females a project @wowglobal partnered with @chrysalisprojects for their Arts Against Gendered Violence project in 2022. Artist @jacquistockdale Stockdale created a series of live portraits, capturing the faces of some of the most formidable females from the city of Brisbane. The @chrysalisprojects office window was the ideal site for a public studio performance facing out of the @judithwrightcentre onto the bustle of Brunswick St and the idea of 10 portraits culminating in an exhibition was aptly named Formidable Females. In the end it was eleven! Over four days in two hour sittings Jacqui stared into the eyes of the formidable and created this stunning, powerful series. This was followed by an opening in the Judith Wright Gallery. Kathryn Lyons has overcome major barriers through her complex disability, a progressive degenerative unidentifiable connective tissue disorder, global in nature, which left her bed bound for nearly six years, as doctors had told her she was dying and to go home and take it ‘easy’. She is a passionate leader, innovator, mentor, advocate, change agent and ambassador focusing on universal inclusion for all. Her vision is to empower and enable people globally, beginning with better access for disabled patrons. Interview @becmacstudio @accessibili_t #wowaustralia24 #wowaustralia2024 #un16daysofactivism #wow16daysofactivism #chrysalisprojects

@wowaustralia_ @unwomen 16 Days of Activism Against Gendered Violence @chrysalisprojects & @jacquistockdale Formidable Females portrait project was presented with the support of @wowglobal in 2022, ad part of @chrysalisprojects Arts Against Gendered Violence campaign. Formidable Female Dr Bianca Beetson Dr Bianca Beetson is a Kabi Kabi (Sunshine Coast) Wiradjuri (NSW) woman and has been a practising artist for over 28 years. Bianca works across a broad range of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, photography, fibre arts and public art. In 2018 Bianca was awarded a Doctor of Visual Art from the QLD College of Art, Griffith University. @qcadgriffith Bianca has lectured and directed the Bachelor of Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art (BCAIA) degree at the Qld College of Art, Griffith University and was the Director of Indigenous Research Unit until 2022. Bianca was also a founding member of the seminal Aboriginal artist collective @proppanowcollective Aboriginal artist collective. Her current board and advisory group memberships include the board of trustees of the QLD Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art and its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisory panel. She is also a NAVA board member, a member of the Arts QLD First Nations Arts and Cultures Advisory panel and on the Independent Interim Body for Treaty QLD . @pinkstinks Interview @becmacstudio #16daysdaysofactivism #wow16daysofactivism #endgenderedviolence #wowaustralia24 #chrysalisprojects

@wowaustralia_ @unwomen 16 Days of Activism Against Gendered Violence. Present Formidable Females a project @wowglobal partnered with @chrysalisprojects for their Arts Against Gendered Violence project in 2022. Artist @jacquistockdale Stockdale created a series of live portraits, capturing the faces of some of the most formidable females from the city of Brisbane. The @chrysalisprojects office window was the ideal site for a public studio performance facing out of the @judithwrightcentre onto the bustle of Brunswick St and the idea of 10 portraits culminating in an exhibition was aptly named Formidable Females. In the end it was eleven! Over four days in two hour sittings Jacqui stared into the eyes of the formidable and created this stunning, powerful series. This was followed by an opening in the Judith Wright Gallery. Formidable Female Jes Halligan @jes.hallagan is the managing director and QUEEN of @dangerousfemales Females - a collective of women fed up with the incidents of men’s violence against women in this country. The group are united in a mission to raise awareness and much-needed funding for organisations dedicated to supporting victims of violence or abuse. Dangerous Females aim to reclaim the word danger - a term that is often used to restrict and silence women, always being told it’s too dangerous to be out alone at night, to be on our own, to wear a specific type of attire. Interview @becmacstudio #wowaustralia24 #wowaustralia2024 #un16daysofactivism #wow16daysofactivism #chrysalisprojects

@wowglobal @unwomen 16 Days of Activism Against Gendered Violence. We celebrate Formidable Female Dr Faiza El-Higzi OAM. In 2022 @wowaustralia_ partnered with @chrysalisprojects for their Inner Circles - Arts Against Gendered Violence. Part of @chrysalisprojects curated program was The Formidable Female portrait project by Jacqui Stockdale. Artist @jacquistockdale created a series of live portraits, capturing the faces of some of the most formidable females from the city of Brisbane. The @chrysalisprojects office window was the ideal site for a public studio performance facing out of the @judithwrightcentre onto the bustle of Brunswick St and the idea of 10 portraits culminating in an exhibition was aptly named Formidable Females. In the end it was eleven! Over four days in two hour sittings Jacqui stared into the eyes of the formidable and created this stunning, powerful series. This was followed by an opening in the Judith Wright Gallery. Formidable Female Dr Faiza El-Higzi OAM. @faiza_higzi Dr Faiza El-Higzi OAM is a political scientist who specialises in socio-economic inclusion, cultural diversity and gender equality. She is a Research Fellow with the University of Queensland School of Psychology, a sessional Lecturer in Political Science and Deputy Chair of UQ Cultural Inclusion Council. She is also a principal consultant with Square Circle Global Development leading the gender, diversity and inclusion portfolio and is the cultural advisor for Women of the World Festival. Faiza is the recipient of an Outstanding Multicultural Achiever Award from the Queensland Government and an Order of Australia Medal from the Australian Government for her commitment to positive social change. Interview by @becmacstudio @qldgov #wowaustralia24 #un16daysofactivism #wow16daysofactivism #formidablefemales #chrysalisprojects