I promote how the arts can nurture creative mindsets which generate new ideas.This is based on my combined experience as one of Australia’s leading arts professionals, interdisciplinary musicians and teaching artists. My background gives me capacity to develop impactful artist-led frameworks and processes that are both flexible and scalable, responding to community need.
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Artistic Director, EducationMusica Viva Australia Dec 2015 - PresentAustraliaResponsible for setting, maintaining and exemplifying the highest standards for artistic and educational outcomes in the Musica Viva Education Program. This represents one of the world's most significant creative outreach programs, to over 280,000 individuals at 1,200 events every year.Achievements have included:• Setting a renewed artistic-pedagogical framework for the organisation• Working with Australia’s top musicians to create artistically vibrant programs in Australian schools• Developed programs that led to audience-growth for the first time in fifteen years.• Oversaw nation-leading COVID-19 recovery with 450 streamed events to 95,000 students involving 60 musicians. -
Act ManagerMusica Viva Australia Apr 2008 - Dec 2015Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaResponsible for managing operations, stakeholder engagement, program development and philanthropy for the ACT Branch of Musica Viva. Achievements include:• Introducing a world-leading Families program for concerts, based on research that was presented in national and international forums.• Overseeing growth in subscriptions and single ticket purchasers for the Canberra International Concert Season.• Overseeing over 100% growth in schools enrolling in Musica Viva In Schools, and offering increased professional support to teachers.• Increasing local government funding by 50%. -
Artistic DirectorThe Griffyn Ensemble Dec 2006 - PresentCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaFounded a company who cross-pollinates between genres of music and artforms to inspire audiences to question the world around us.Achievements include:• Curated 12 seasons and 2 festivals hosted in national institutions.• Generated diverse funding sources and growing subscriber base.• Negotiated international collaborations with institutions in Argentina, China, Egypt, Poland, Scotland, Sweden, and the U.S.• Facilitated collaborations with astronomers, geneticists, ecologists, sporting clubs, engineers, filmmakers, visual artists, dancers and actors.
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Director And CreatorSelf-Employed Nov 2006 - PresentCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia• Conducted workshops in diverse environments including Scottish prisons, Egyptian schools, Australian desert communities, and the Papua New Guinea highlands.• Freelance Festival Director and Creative Producer including:o One Very Big Day Foreshore Festival - Canberra Centenary (2013)o Gigs Go Local – Canberra Centenary (2013)o Youth Festival – Canberra International Music Festival (2009)o Four Winds Bermagui Project (2017)o New Music Network Concert Series (2016)o Moon Festival – Tuggeranong Arts Centre (2009-10)o Science Week Program at Barkly Arts, Tennant Creek (2018)
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Director And General ManagerYoung Music Society Jan 2008 - Jan 2016Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaResponsible for the artistic, business, and strategic direction of one of Australia’s largest summer arts programs, for over 400 students and 30 musicians.Achievements include:• Transformed a volunteer-run organisation into one of Australia’s most successful non government-funded arts providers.• Founded the inaugural Summer Music Festival (2015).• Introduction of several successful programs and revenue streams. -
Tutor And Lecturer, CompositionThe Australian National University Mar 2010 - Nov 2012Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Michael Sollis Education Details
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Anthropology And Music
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Michael Sollis works for Musica Viva Australia
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Michael Sollis attended The Australian National University.
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