PUBLIC SPEAKING, LECTURES and PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS
Jen is regularly invited to speak on panels + podcasts, to give academic and/or public lectures, and/or to facilitate workshops locally and internationally on her practice and/or topics such as:
inclusive climate emergency communication and practice;
disaster preparedness;
the climate emergency and the role of artists and creative inquiry; and,
Indigenous food sovereignty + food justice.
Get in touch if you’d like to have a chat with Jen about a public speaking or workshop idea. Rates are negotiable for not-for-profit community groups.
Professional Mentorship Inquiries
The climate emergency requires all skills, knowledge, capacities and expertise to adapt to, prepare for, respond to and recover from shocks, stressors and social impacts. Everyone has a part. After ‘untethering’ from conventional academic work life, I began to get several inquiries about mentoring and internships. One of the main reasons for stepping back from the academic world is that I felt that we were not doing enough to prepare young people and emerging artists to collaborate, create and practice in a future impacted by climate change. I offer a limited number of tailored professional mentorships and internships each year to individuals and groups.
Mentoring on topics such as practice-led research and evaluation, climate emergency communication and practice, First Nations knowledge systems and protocols, transdisciplinary collaborative, experimental and creative methodologies, inclusive co-design and community engagement, food system community activation, how to scale impact, etc. There might be more…test me!
Mentorships can be in-person (in Melbourne with Covid-safety measures in place) or via Zoom. They can be project-based (yours), monthly, weekly or when needed. I can provide quotes if applying for grants and offer a sliding scale for fees. Tailored mentorships are relational and based on your aims and professional development. Note: if we are going to co-create work in any form, I do have a strong interest in public pedagogy so I prefer to make work that is accessible as open-source and/or part of the creative commons.
Internships are based on project availability and are best suited to a conversation. These are more reciprocal relationships based on my practice and projects, where you have a role on the inside. Here, you may be introduced to other folks in the field, get opportunities to collaborate, co-publish, experiment and be part of making work and relationships. I am keen to work with folks in areas outside of my discipline including folks in dance, performance, online content development, film, writers, curators, farmers, social ecologists, policymakers, activists, etc.
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Thank you for getting in touch. I will get back to you as soon as possible. JR
