Artgold is a not-for-profit incorporated association with a governing committee. All Artgold members are invited to the annual general meeting, usually held in June. To apply to join the committee, or to request a copy of our strategic plan and/or constitution, please email admin@artgold.net.au
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Melissa Drummond - Chairperson
Melissa is a geologist, deployed in a range of roles including remote field work, project management and stakeholder engagement. She has also worked as a freelance photographer for the last decade, and continues to combine this with her full-time role. Primarily a documentary photographer, Melissa works with a diverse range of clients throughout the Goldfields region, including many in the arts and culture arena where she has been fortunate to meet a lot of interesting and talented people!
Melissa has been involved with collective exhibitions and group shows locally, and is also an amateur musician, playing guitar in a Kalgoorlie-based traditional Irish and folk music group.
Monika Dvorak - Vice-Chairperson
Monika Dvorak studied Arts/Law at UWA and has a Diploma of Multimedia from Curtin. She worked at Curtin VTEC specialising in Aboriginal artists in business and has curated many art exhibitions including CKB Art prize. Monika was art coordinator for Indigenous Public artworks including Kalgoorlie Health Campus, Renal Hostel, Court House, Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison and Heartwalk. Monika has managed galleries and art studios including Desert Art and Bush Blossom Gallery since 1993 and supports artists with professional development, projects, publications, documentaries and art sales to the local and international market. She has volunteered with Artgold since its inception and is passionate about the development of arts and culture in the WA Goldfields.
Jackie Coffin - Secretary
Jackie is a Linguist at the Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre.
Kylie Blackwell - Committee Member
Tina Carmody - Committee Member
Tina is an artist and curator
Oksana Walters - Commitee Member
Tim Neeson - Committee Member
Based in Kalgoorlie-Boulder WA and with over 25 years in the tech industry Tim has lived and/or worked in Australia, NZ, PNG and Nauru Island.
Tim is also passionate about active physical co-working spaces, VR/MR/AR & gamification, Fibre NBN, drones, innovation & design thinking, makerspaces & IoT, supporting startups and the regional ecosystem, integrating arts into everything, adventure & eco tourism, EV's, regional livability & resilience, biotecture, big ideas, bold climate action and working together with first nations people.
Mireia Gonzalez - Committee Member
Mireia is strongly driven by the desire to create connections in the community and between cultures. Major studies include a PhD in plant genetics, philosophy degree, early childcare education and dance. Mireia came to Australia 8 years ago, attracted by the power of this land, their people and their ancestors. Working as a childcare educator, helping children to feel loved and to grow into happy humans is her central mission. Located in the Goldfields, Mireia wants to bring arts, culture and connection to this precious and remote human landscape. She believes that through the language of art the message of unity can be felt, understood and shared.