Art Project
A Rising Tide
- Performance
- Sound Art
- Visual art
- Writing
Last updated
28th March 2024
Collective
A Rising Tide is a leadership and curatorial development program, initiated in partnership by Next Wave and VicHealth and involving four early-career practitioners, Banda, Matisse Laida, MaggZ, and Lydia Tesema—collectively known as the Young Artistic Directorate.
A Rising Tide encourages experimentation and risk-taking in curating, community building and culture-making, and is guided by Next Wave’s Young Creative Lead, Nickila De Silva. A Rising Tide emerged in response to a sector need for mentorship and capacity building for early-career artists and community organisers. This includes learning how to advocate—as an early-career practitioner—for accessible, culturally safe, and ethical working conditions, and how to navigate presumptions about young people that can negatively impact early-career participation and engagement in the arts.