I'm Mikhaela Rodwell. I’ve worked in the cultural sector for nearly twenty years. And after all this time and collaboration, I know how often we feel a bit stuck. We wish this kind of work could be better.

When you work in the arts, you're not only responsible for your projects, but also for your conceptual direction, your promotion, your professional development, your income and administration, and your strategy. You want to do all this well, and feel that it has integrity and meaning. And every now and then, you'd like it to feel a whole lot easier.

Often you already have or know what you need, but it can be difficult to find this by yourself. And I've seen how it can help to work through these things with someone else who gets it.

I'm intrigued by how people think and make meaning, which has led me to sit down with and listen to many different people. My favourite work is helping people reflect on their current situation, navigate dilemmas, create ways of working that suit them, and test their next steps.

Helping artists and peers 'take care of business' is my specialty. For me, this means finding ways to do and make work that feel right, make sense, and have value both personally and professionally. I work directly with Australian artists and art workers on jobs of all sizes — international projects with complex logistics, grassroots initiatives that build community, and personal goal setting and career strategy. I've delivered major institutional research and arts programs, and worked in museums, university art and design schools, art fairs, a biennale, public art projects, and an architecture practice. My bachelor degree is in history and film, and my postgraduate degree is in psychology. 

Wherever you're at, we can talk.