Artist Mentorship Initiative 2021: Michael Camakaris

Curator: Michael Camakaris
Artists: Mark Smith, Kieran Seymour, Darcey Bella Arnold, Jordan Dymke, Sam Petersen

In line with our commitment to increasing inclusivity and empowering creative practitioners and their communities, the Blindside 2021 Artist Mentorship Initiative is a structured three-month internship program that engages an early-career artist, curator or arts administrator with a disability. This online exhibition is the cumulation of work undertaken by curator/artist Michael Camakaris, the inaugural Artist Mentee of 2021.

The paid internship is supported by the City of Melbourne, with the Blindside mentorship giving the mentee an understanding of how a small arts organisation operates and the opportunity to work on a self-devised project with support from Blindside personnel.

Image: (Detail) Michael Camakaris, Pre, 2017. Acrylic on canvas, 168 x 153 cm. Courtesy of the artist.