1. Curriculum Vitae
Rebekah Evans
E rebekahevans.artist@gmail.com
PERSONAL OBJECTIVES
I am seeking part-time/ casual work within the fields of Visual Arts, Arts Education & Community Development to
support and inspire my Visual Arts professional development and artist practice. I have taken a year from
employment as an Arts Educator to focus on further building my artist skills and techniques. To structure this year I
have undertaken a Diploma of Visual Arts at Southbank TAFE and through this program I was awarded as a recipient
in their New York study tour program. The tour involved studying at the School of Visual Arts New York, undertaking
a drawing workshop and visiting the major art centres such as; The MET, MOMA, The Whitney, The Guggenheim and
Chelsea galleries. The atmosphere was electric and I came home very inspired and keen to further develop my arts
practice and I am currently applying to Brisbane Universities to join their Honours program for 2016. I plan to
continue postgrad study and apply for Masters of Visual Arts in 2017/18. I am developing a transdisciplinary arts
practice, which involves creating installations utilising art making techniques such as printmaking, artist books,
drawing, wire and leather weaving, painting and digital art. I am interested in developing further digital art skills in
video, sound and light work. I believe the Arts is a powerful tool for personal development and social change and I
am exploring avenues to combine my experience as an Art Educator and Community Development worker within my
art practice.
TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS
Diploma of Visual Arts 2015
TAFE Queensland – Southbank, Brisbane
• Scholarship Runner-Up Award, Global Learning Scholarship Program, Global Education Skills Alliance
• Recipient of Diploma of Visual Arts Study Tour to New York grant, Global Education Skills Alliance & TAFE
Queensland Brisbane
• Participant in “Drawing our stories” : The Artist as Narrator Drawing Intensive Workshop. School of Visual
Arts -New York. Facilitated by New York based fine artist & arts educator Elise Engler.
• Studying multi-disciplinary studio areas of Printmaking, Painting, Drawing, Ceramics, Sculpture, Art Culture
and Professional Studio Practice.
Diploma in Education (Secondary Years) 2008-2010
Queensland University of Technology - GPA: 5.286
• Completed 7-week practice teaching at Lourdes Hill Catholic College, with excellent results and responses
from students, supervisory teacher and school community (further details listed below)
• Completed 5-week practice teaching at Padua Catholic College, with excellent results and responses from
students, supervisory teacher and school community further details listed below)
• Obtained distinction in unit ‘The Professional Practice of Educators’, due to my presentation entitled:
‘Techniques in embedding Indigenous Perspectives within the Curriculum'
• Obtained distinction in unit ‘Engaging Diverse Learners’ due to my literature review entitled: ‘Supporting
parenting students to stay connected with educational programs’
• Developed complete units of work for both Years 9, 10 & 11 Visual Arts classes
• Participated in AIME (Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience). This involved weekly sessions at QUT
supporting Kieran Stanley, (Yr 10 Indigenous student)
Bachelor of Visual Arts (Major studio: Printmaking) 2003-2007
Southern Cross University, Lismore Campus
• Obtained distinction grades in Printmaking Studio Studies
• Obtained High distinction grades in Digital Art and Design units
• Obtained High distinction grades in Creative Writing
• Worked voluntarily at NEXT SCU gallery space

2. ARTS EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT & EXPERIENCE
Arts Educator & Community Group Facilitator July 2011 – Dec 2014
Jabiru Community College, Bracken Ridge
• Participated in small team of education & community development workers in designing and building a new
school learning environment based on community development models, providing a holistic educational
approach for young people who have disengaged from the mainstream educational system.
• Planned, implemented and assessed Visual Arts engagement program
• Planned, implemented and assessed Yr 10 Literacy, Numeracy and Visual Arts integrated units of study.
• Community Group Facilitator role included caring for a roll group of 15-20 students and supporting young
people and parents in designing and implementing Individual Learning Plans (ILP’s). ILP’s encompassed goal
setting, career guidance, accessing wellbeing support agencies, accessing government financial supports,
providing day to day support in staying engaged with education and our learning community.
• Organised regular community exhibitions for student to showcase their artwork and build positive
community connections between families and our learning community.
• Participated in fortnightly curriculum development workshops’, encompassing strategic and semester
curriculum planning, working with Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF), Australian Curriculum,
Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) & Dept of Ed QSA curriculum frameworks.
• Participated in monthly ‘group supervision workshops’ facilitated by registered psychologist Kay Philips, with
focus on building common language and strategic plan within our working team and within our learning
community.
• Participated in ‘Professional Development training in Community Development - Narrative Practise’ at
SKATTLE Counselling & Professional Development, Brisbane.
• Participated in annual ‘Masterclass in Community Development’, 3 day workshops with Proteus Initiative
Alan Kaplan & Sue Davidoff. Supported by University of Queensland & Community Praxis Cooperative.
Art teacher & Community Support Worker Mar- July 2011
Albert Park Flexi School – Part-time (maternity position)
• Supported young people in Visual Arts Vocation Education Cert I projects
• Facilitated free time art classes and arts therapy projects catering for individual students
• Community Support Worker role involved caring for roll group of 12 students and assisting them with
personal goal setting, timetable allocation and providing practical support with attendance, social, health and
personal issues.
• Assisted in the relocation and set up of the new art space.
• Organised a screen-printing t-shirt project using a photographic exposure process and assisted in design of
APFL graduation t-shirts.
• Supported organisation of community events and activities.
Student Teacher, Yrs 8 & 9 Visual Arts /Religious Studies Sept–Nov 2010
Lourdes Hill Catholic College 7 week practicum placement
• Planned, implemented and assessed a Yr 9 unit on “Appropriation”
• Planned, implemented and assessed students in Yr 8 unit titled “A Sense of Place”
• Established a lunch time drawing class for interested students (15 participating students)
• Taught Yr 8 Religious Studies, working from established unit titled “Messages & Values”
• Assisted in hanging artworks for Lourdes Hill Visual Arts Exhibition - Tides 2010
• Assisted and supervised students at Yr 8 all day Science field trip.
Eco-art Workshop Facilitator Feb 2009 - July 2010
Reverse Garbage Coop Ltd
• Program and develop art projects using industrial discarded materials collected by Reverse Garbage.
• Programed and delivered Eco-art Workshops in primary and highschools across Brisbane
• Regularly delivered ‘Environment Sustainable Living’ presentation to students with focus on ‘reusing’
materials in their every day lives and within art making.
• Programed and delivered Eco-art Workshops for parents and pre-schoolers
• Programed and delivered school holiday Eco-art Workshops for children aged 8-12 yrs.
• Delivered eco-art presentations at university lectures to promote sourcing salvaged materials from Reverse
Garbage.

3. • Created safe and effective learning environments within already established classrooms. We bring 10 – 15
boxes of materials and tools and therefore a space efficient set-up was essential for an effective and safe art
making sessions.
• Packed art making supplies that best fit art teachers project outlines in Reverse Garbage online barrel
service.
Educational Mentor July – Sept 2010
AIME (Australian Indigenous Mentor Experience)
• Weekly sessions at QUT assisting an Indigenous high school student through the program, coupling basic
educational support (grammar) with one on one emotional support.
• Assisting mentee with goal setting and providing advice on how to achieve these goals.
• Participating in weekly reflective group discussion on how successful the session had been.
Student Teacher, Visual Arts Yrs 8 -12 Oct – Nov 2009
Padua Catholic College
• Observed a wide range of practical and theoretical lessons ranging from Year 8 – 12.
• Planned and implemented Yr 10 unit titled ‘Deck the Dec’, focussing on Public art, Social Commentary &
skateboarding culture.
• Provide one to one support to Year 11 & 12 students in developing ideas for their art projects and writing
artist statements.
• Developed drawing activities and handouts on Portraiture for Year 8
• Assisted supervisory teacher in assessing Yr 8, 9 & 10 bodies of work.
• Developed behaviour management plan for Yr8 in conjunction with supervisory teacher.
• Supported students and assisted in supervising the art classroom at lunchtimes.
• Participated in sports day events, supervised at school dance and attended staff meetings.
OTHER PROFFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Public Relations & Human Resources Officer March 2008 – Feb 2009
Reverse Garbage Co-op Ltd
Director/ Member of the cooperative Sept 2009 – July 2010
Reverse Garbage Co-op Ltd
Public Servant – Customer Support Officer Oct1 999 - March 2002
Department of Education & Training Lismore
REFEREES
(Contact details available on request)
M. F. Paul Toon
(former principal at Jabiru CC)
COLLABORATIVE CONSULTANT: Counselling;
External Professional Supervision; & Community
Development Practice.
David Powell
Co-Principal
Jabiru Community College
Julie Chenery
(Julie was my External Professional Supervisor 2011-2014)
Associate Head of Campus
Albert Park Flexible Learning Centre
Peter Westoby
Senior Lecturer in Community Development
UQ University – School of Social Science
Community Praxis Cooperative Director
Louise Gillards
Director
Reverse Garbage
Jude Roberts
Visual Artist & Arts Educator

4. Simon Roots
Visual Artist & Arts Educator
TAFE Queensland

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