Rebecca Nixon

I created portraits in various medium, including pastel, charcoal, watercolour paint and acrylic paint. Most of the portraits were created for people experiencing mental health issues at little or no cost. I also created portraits of pets.

I created portraits in pastel and water colour of a number of residents in Residential aged care.

I created portraits of women for inclusion in an ensemble theatre production involving installation. The groups involved were Uprising theatre, Phoenix Youth Theatre, North Geelong Youth Theatre and Edge ensemble.

The performance expressed issue in the community about violence against women

I assisted two students with learning difficulties in understanding and completing class work in the subjects English, Maths, Science, Social Education and Humanities.

I assisted with the hands on running of a KCHS breakfast program. I was involved in preperation and being present in the kitchen when students in need of breakfast arrived and ate.

I was a member of a creative team facilitating youth Arts projects with young people in various Secondary and Primary Schools in Melbourne's West and North West.

I was involved in the running of small groups of students in drama workshops mostly run within the schools. My role was to support young people in connecting to their creativity using theatre games and workshops.

I was involved in the backgrounds of the theatre performances by the young people to their community

I choreographed and taught dance routines to teenagers within the North Richmond Community. The dance form was modern/hip hop.

I was involved in administration tasks related to various Transport Accident Commission and Victim of Crime Compensation hearings.

My role in the court room was to open close and record TAC and VOCC hearings, swear in witnesses and handle documents tendered to the sitting member.

I volunteered to choreograph and teach a dance piece to members of a community youth arts group called Vietnamese Youth Media. Vietnamese Youth media was based at the Footscray Community Arts Center.

The dance piece was created to be performed by VYM in a performance satire called Tower of Light. Tower of Light was a collaborative performance created by ICE with many community groups involved (Choir of hard knocks, teenage dance troupe, Melbourne Workers Theatre, council brass band, a large scale puppet group and Big Issue vendors.

Tower of Light was created in response to opening of Crown Casino in Melbourne and gambling contributing to Victoria's economy.

The dance piece depicted young people with masks as moving puppets and robots set to short bursts of urban hip hop and quiet instrumental music.