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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 strategeistAn 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
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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
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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
AvailabilityProject based
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Nduta Gathoga
Kenya
Community Arts and Cultural Development Producer, Actor & StorytellerA 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/ screenAvailability
Project based