Bryce Ives

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Bryce Ives (born 11 November 1983, in Ballarat) is Artistic Director of Theatre Works in St.Kilda,[1] Artistic Director of the Fairfax Festival in the Murray Mallee region of North West Victoria,[2] and Co-Artistic Director of the Present Tense Ensemble alongside long-term collaborator Nathan Gilkes.[3] In 2019, Ives joined Laureate International Universities as the Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications for Torrens University Australia and the Media Design School in NZ.[4]

Ives has made a significant contribution to youth generated media in Australia, as a former Executive Producer of the ABC Radio project Heywire[5] and former General Manager and President of the Student Youth Network in Melbourne.[6] Ives facilitates the annual ABC Radio Heywire Regional Youth Summit in Canberra, in 2018 he facilitated his eleventh Heywire Regional Youth Summit.[7]

Ives is a previous Director of the Arts Academy Ballarat and the Gippsland Centre of Art & Design, the creative art schools Federation University Australia.[8] In 2017, Ives directed a music clip in support of marriage equality featuring students, musicians and local members of the Ballarat community.[9]

Ives has built a strong body of work as a leading thinker and facilitator in Australian Agriculture and Rural Industries, AgTech, and the future of farming. He has facilitated the AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship program for future leaders in Australian Agriculture since 2010, facilitated the process for the National Farmers Federation Talking 2030, leading to the ambitious plan to get Australian Agriculture to $100 Billion at the Farmgate by 2030, and has been heavily involved as a key facilitator and the MC of EvokeAG, the premier AgTech and Innovation Summit in Australia.[10] He wrote a report about young people, perceptions, and the future of Australian Agriculture in 2023 for AgriFutures Australia [11]

In 2002 Ives was named Young Citizen of the Year for the City of Ballarat.[12]

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  1. ^ "Bryce Ives announced as new Artistic Director of Theatre Works". 9 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Artist expression of interest | Swan Hill Town Hall". Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  3. ^ Kirkham, Rochelle (1 May 2018). "Bryce Ives proudly claims Wendouree roots, believes in power of communities". The Courier. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  4. ^ digital team test. "Executive Team | Torrens University". torrens.edu.au. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  5. ^ Sarina Locke (2 February 2009). "Heywire! Rural youth conference begins in Canberra". ABC Radio. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  6. ^ MacLean, Sheena (23 September 2004). "Cyber Generation Calls Tune". The Australian. Archived from the original on 16 May 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2007.
  7. ^ Kirkham, Rochelle (1 May 2018). "Bryce Ives proudly claims Wendouree roots, believes in power of communities". The Courier. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  8. ^ Team, Corporate Web. "News". federation.edu.au. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  9. ^ Stone-Meadows, Victoria (26 September 2017). "FedUni film calls for marriage equality". The Courier. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  10. ^ "The Performer: "It's been a huge journey to loving myself". This is Bryce Ives". Humans of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  11. ^ Ives, Bryce. "Listen Up - Young People's Perspectives on Australian Agriculture". agrifutures.com.au. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  12. ^ Alex Easton (27 January 2002). "Great show of patriotic spirit". The Ballarat Courier newspaper. Retrieved 9 April 2009.

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