CONSULTANT, STRATEGIST, DESIGNER, & ALL-AROUND CREATIVE OPERATIVE
BUILDING SPACES FOR ARTISTS.
ABOUT
Originally trained in dance and theatre design, over 25 years Justine Shih Pearson has developed an interdisciplinary practice as a creative producer, facilitator, artist, writer, arts researcher and advocate.
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Based in Sydney since 2007, Justine operates between creative and cultural leadership roles in the performing arts, collaborating on projects for live performance, digital media, film/tv, publishing, public spaces, hospitals, and museums in Australia, Europe, the UK, North America, and SE Asia. With a reputation for championing the work of artists and dedication to art form development, she has been Executive Director/CEO of PACT Centre for Emerging Artists since 2021.
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She is also on the board of artist-run space ReadyMade Works, which she chaired from 2017-2022; and was previously director of choreographic research centre Critical Path, producer of screendance festival ReelDance, and a programming fellow with Dance Theater Workshop/NY Live Arts. Justine holds a PhD (USyd) and MA (NYU) in performance studies, and lectures, writes and consults on intercultural/interdisciplinary creative practices and placemaking. Mixed-race and multinational, growing up between the unceded lands of the Ohlone, Lenape, Kaurna, and Gadigal as part of the Chinese diaspora, Justine is a child of the Asia Pacific and this geo-cultural context pervades her approach.
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Preferred headshot. Contact via form below for high resolution image if needed.
ID: black and white photo of a mixed-race Asian woman with dark hair and a short fringe, wearing a woolly jumper, her head tilted back looking off to right of frame; image Tim Sinclair.
CONTACT
For consultation on creative projects and programs, organisational strategy, individual mentorship, and speaking engagements related to my fields of expertise.
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Fees for speaking engagements min. $300 (panelist) and $450 (chair/interviewer); all other fees negotiated individually and open to a sliding scale. Note, I prioritise black and brown folks and people with disability.
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If you are an emerging artist, please contact me via my day job.