Caddie Brain is an independent curator, producer, audio maker and communications specialist working in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Clients / Collaborations
Purple House - Communications, 2018 - 2019
Megafauna Central, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory - Interactive exhibits (with Elbow Workshop), 2018
Apmere angkentye-kenhe - Project team, 2018
Northern Territory Library - Social Media Management and curation of website and online features - The Bombing of Darwin, The story of Ayaiga,
Cyclone Tracy, The Fujita Salvage Operation, The Great Race, 2017 - 2018
Children in Care and Youth Detention Service - Communications, 2016 - 2017
SPUN Stories and Podcast - Online production, 2015 - 2018
Awards
Winner, Interpretation Australia National Award, Darwin Audio Tour, 2018
Shortlisted, Community Benefit Award, Northern Territory Digital Excellence Awards, Wikiclub NT, 2017
Winner, Chief Minister’s Award for Excellence in the Public Sector (Cyclone Tracy: 40 Years On exhibition, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory) 2015
Winner, Rural Reporter of the Year, ABC Local Radio Awards, 2012
Winner, Australian Star Prize for Agricultural Broadcast Journalism (Online), International Federation of Agricultural Journalists
Winner, Northern Territory Media Awards, 2012
Shortlisted, Rural Reporter of the Year, ABC Local Radio Awards, 2011
Shortlisted, Northern Territory Media Awards, 2011
Grants and Fellowships
Johnston Foundation (Indigemoji), 2019
Territory Families, Youth Services Grant (Indigemoji), 2019
Strategic Arts Grant, ArtsNT, 2018
Live Darwin Arts, ArtsNT Development Grant (Darwin: A Tale of Four Cities), 2017
Northern Territory History Grant, Department of History and Culture (Wikiclub NT), 2016
Wikimedia Foundation, Quick Response Grant (Wikiclub NT), 2016
Crawford Fund Fellowship to Peru (25-minute radio documentary aired on Radio National), 2013
Myer Australia Korean Foundation (AFK) Fellowship, to work at the Korea Herald in South Korea, 2008
Conferences
Editing in the bush: the Wikiclub NT experience - Wikimedia Australia Community Conference, Sydney, 2019
Developing Indigemoji - the political tensions of combining the newest and oldest languages in the world - Worlds of Wikimedia, University of Sydney, 2019
The AR Time Machine: curating social history through sound - Australian Museums and Galleries Association National Conference, Alice Springs, 2019
Sharing a Tale: The Purple House Social Media Experience, Share a Tale, Purple House Conference, Alice Springs 2019
Wikiclub NT: Rewriting history - GLAM Peak, Alice Springs, 2018
Lost Darwin: An experiment in ‘distributed curation' through social media - ALIA Information Online, Sydney, 2017
Rethinking the bush telegraph: Social media for remote communities - ABC Rural State Conference, Darwin, 2017
Thumbs up: Making social media work for your organisation - Territory NRM Conference, Darwin, 2016
Previous Roles
Community Engagement Manager, Northern Territory Library, 2016 - 2017 (Managing the Northern Territory Literary Awards, Chief Minister's History Book Award, general exhibition and events program)
Public Programs / Communications Manager - Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, 2014 - 2015 (Managing the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award (NATSIAA) and general exhibitions/events program)
Executive Producer (Acting) - Northern Territory Country Hour, ABC Rural, 2014
Rural Reporter - Northern Territory Country Hour, ABC Rural, Alice Springs, 2011-2014
Online Video Producer and Coordinator - College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, 2008 - 2009
Account and Studio Manager, Omnium Research Group and Design Studio, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, 2008 - 2009
Researcher and Producer - Life Matters, ABC Radio National, 2005-08
Festival Director - Verge Arts Festival, University of Sydney Union, 2006
Studio and Touring Cellist - Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Jimmy Little, CODA, Carla Werner, Paul Mac, Holidays on Ice, Abby Dobson, Brian Campeau
Governance
Public Officer / Secretary - Music NT, 2016 - 2019
Committee Member - Wikimedia Australia, 2016 - 2019
Committee Member - Lanfranchi’s Memorial Discoteque, a Sydney artist-run space, 2006 - 2007
Education
Diploma of Business (Governance) - Institute of Community Directors, 2016 - 2017
Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications), English Literature and Music - University of Sydney, 2004 - 2007
Bachelor of Music (Performance) in Cello - Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 2003