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Eliki Reade
Eliki Reade is an Interdependent Producer and artist of kailoma-Fijian (Fijian/European) heritage.
Eliki is intrigued by many forms of storytelling and the ways it is creatively embodied, engaging with work that centres the practice, creating critical connection. Centring relationships in the work that they do and not tied to form, their producing practice covers various forms across performing and visual arts including live music, parties, poetry and spoken word performance, workshops, exhibitions, experimental and digital art. Put simply, ‘they like making cool stuff with their mates’.
They wear multiple hats, including:
They wear multiple creative hats including Program & Events Coordinator at MPavilion, Co-instigator with Lana Nguyen for A Climate For Arts, a collaborator with Big Four Holiday Camp – Aaron Claringbold, Jack Mitchell and Rebecca McCauley, amongst many other personally fun and exciting projects and loves.
Eliki (Alec) Reade | they/them pronouns | Interdependent Producer
*Coming Soon: Crenulations—Pacific Drift Struer Tracks Biennale 2023
Listening Across Faultlines (episodes 1-3), Deutschlandfunk Kultur 2023
Unlocking Capacity grant recipient (2022-2024)
A Climate for Art Co-Instigator
Former seventh Gallery Co-Chair
Eliki is a recipient of Creative Victoria’s Unlocking Capacity grant (2022-24) and is currently developing a working methodology and manifesto, applying iTaukei / Indigenous Fijian knowledge in intercultural collaboration.