Jacqueline Bisson Email & Phone Number

The most important aim of the comedy group is to have fun & a bloody good laugh. The aim is to promote women's natural abilities, self worth & being using comedy as a vehicle to expose & dispose of the social structures that oppress women. The structures I refer to are strongly upheld & reinforced through media in all its forms. Women are subjected to oppression through various social structures such as the political, legal, medical & various other entities all of which construct ideals in which women should behave & conduct themselves. Entertainment & the arts is a very powerful tool & a positive means for self expression & provides opportunities for people to share their voice.

I love puppets & believe they are an important tool in the arts. Particularly when they are given a character to explore various issues & are used to provide opportunities for learning & to raise awareness.So I did some exploring in puppet making & crafted a few of my own which I use to conduct cultural workshops & plays with children & their families. I also use the puppets for workshops to raise awareness of bullying & other issues that may impact our children, young people & society in general.

As director & coordinator of Spoon Lickers my aim is to promote cultural diversity, inclusion, respect & participation in community life. The objective is to provide education & awareness in cultural diversity by providing opportunities for participation in learning about various cultural aspects of diversity in the community. The learning opportunities are provided through various forms using the arts as a vehicle. The children & their parents learn about various cultural traditional such as dance, arts, crafts, games, stories, folk tales, song, music, puppetry, theatre production & drama & cooking classes. The children are aged from 2 years to 12 years as I believe its important to educate children from a young age to ensure they learn from positive experiences which they can reflect on through out their lives. Children can reflect on their own experiences & share their knowledge, skills & experiences with others to breakdown barriers & promote & encourage inclusion & build unity & harmony in community.

We promote inclusion, participation & diversity in cultural entertainment & the arts to encourage people from various cultures & communities to come along & participate. Our aim is to build community capacity in the arts & to create safe spaces for people to perform & promote their art & to receive exposure. The objective is to create a growing vibrant arts community which embraces cultural & contemporary diversity in the arts. As co coordinator I assist in organising regular fortnightly open mike concerts with a feature act. The role involves promotion & advertising of the event through social media & local media such as radio & local news paper, free community announcements on local radio & television. Production of a weekly news letter & email which is distributed through social & community networks. Production of posters & distribution in the local area with high density population to maximise publicity & promotion. Photographing & filming each event is a priority task & photo's from the event are shared through local & national social media networks. Laurence is the sound technician & is responsible for the maintenance & operation of equipment & being the sound tech on concert evenings.We also support & assist touring artists & host special concert evenings for them. We billet & promote the event to ensure we are providing opportunities for touring acts to perform & to enrich local arts culture. Touring acts also provide grand opportunities for local artists in the role of support act so they receive promotion & exposure as well as an opportunity to enhance their own professional skills in performance.

Bachelor Of Social Sciences, Art Therapy/Therapist

Bachelor'S Degree, Social Sciences

Masters of Social Policy