• Makanaka Tuwe

    Zimbabwe
    Educator, Researcher, Storyteller, Social Sciences Scholar, Writer and Cultural Producer

    An educator, researcher & writer whose work focuses on the intersection of histories of social systems and how indigenous knowledge systems, storytelling and other ways of knowledge sharing can be drivers of social and cultural transformation.

    Expertise
    » Research

    » Writing

    » Facilitation

    » Speaking engagements

    » Consulting

    » Training

    Availability
    Currently available and open to full-time, part-time, contract, project-based or casual work

  • Emele Ugavule

    Tokelau, Fiji, Uvea
    Storyteller, educator, researcher, creative producer & cultural strategeist

    An interdisciplinary storyteller working across stage, screen, visual arts and digital platforms. Her practice centres Indigenous Oceanic storytelling, exploring temporality, memory, kinship, and knowledge transmission.

    Expertise

    » Story development & dramaturgy

    » Workshop facilitation & speaking engagements

    » Sensitivity reading & story editing

    » Live performance

    » Directing

    » Consulting

    Availability
    Only taking contracts for October-December 2025

  • Linda Iriza

    Rwanda
    Producer

    A people weaver, creative producer and a community-aunty-in-training

    Expertise

    » Public Programming

    » Consulting for educational orgs, government bodies & cultural institutions (e.g. archival institutions, art centres, museums and Genocide memorials etc…)

    » Community and Creative Project dreaming and mapping

    » Music Programming consulting

    » Talks & Ideas Programming consulting

    » Cultural consulting for multi arts festival projects with a key focus on Talks & Ideas, Music, Performance Work and Visual Arts.

    Availability

    Currently Available

  • Natasha Ratuva

    Fiji
    Multi-disciplinary Creative

    Natasha works across photography, moving image, digital art and masi (Taukei barkcloth), grounding her practice in Indigenous visual language and cultural continuity. Her hand-painted masi - created with natural inks and dyes - tells geometric stories of collective identity, womanhood, and protection of the natural world. Working with masi has expanded and strengthened her creative ability to move fluidly across mediums, offering collaborations in art and creative direction, as well as guidance around cultural safety and Te Tiriti-led practices for Tauiwi.


    Expertise

    » Masi painting and printing

    » Photography & Moving Image

    » Poetry

    » Digital Art


    » Art/Creative direction

    » Guidance for a Te Tiriti-led creative practice for Tauiwi artists/creatives

    Availability
    Currently available

  • Elsie Andrewes

    Fiji
    Artist, Illustrator, Graphic Designer

    Elsie is a digital artist and illustrator based in Whangārei. Works are rooted in my heritage, with a focus on exploring themes of identity, natural heritage and more recently impacts of climate change to these regions. My creative practice is informed by current events locally and globally, as well as having a keen interest in myths and legends, and science fiction. Commissioned by the World Bank, IFC, Talanoa, Witness Performance and Huia Publishers, and exhibited in both Aotearoa and Australia with Studio Kiin.

    Expertise
    » Digital illustration

    » Analogue illustration

    » Graphic Design

    » Painting

    Availability

    Project based

  • Nduta Gathoga

    Kenya
    Community Arts and Cultural Development Producer, Actor & Storyteller

    A Kenyan-born arts producer, actor and storyteller based in Boorloo (Perth). I work at the intersection of art and advocacy, using storytelling to amplify community voices and drive social change. Experienced in community engagement, project management and creative production, I bring cultural awareness and impact-focused collaboration to every project.

    » Community Arts Project Production/ Management

    » Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) Consultant

    » Performance in theatre/ screen

    Availability

    Project based