Dr Russell Milledge ~ Lecturer
Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
- About
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- Teaching
- Interests
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- Research
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- Creative Arts, Media Arts, Contemporary Performance, Art in Society
- Experience
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- 2018 to present - Research Fellow, The Cairns Institute (Cairns)
- 2014 to present - TEDxJCUCairns Technical Director, The Cairns Institute (Cairns)
- 2008 to present - Lecturer, James Cook University (Cairns)
- 2013 - Digital Associate, Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane)
- Research Disciplines
- Socio-Economic Objectives
Russell Milledge has a research background in creative arts which is expressed through the presentation of exhibitions and events annually. As a multidisciplinary artist, he has worked in the performance, dance and visual arts fields. He is represented in the collections of the QAGOMA and Cairns Art Gallery amongst others. He has contributed to the establishment of many of far north Queensland’s significant contemporary arts enterprises and spaces including as a founder of KickArts Contemporary Arts Ltd (now NorthSite), Bonemap and the New Move Network.
Russell attended the National Art School in Sydney, completed a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) at the Queensland University of Technology and a Doctor of Philosophy at James Cook University. Inspired by the unique social and educational value of the arts, he has contributed to many partnerships within the sector including Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), Cairns Festival, Indigenous Art Centre Alliance, Realtime Magazine, Ausdance, Queensland Artworkers Alliance, Queensland Regional Galleries Association, Eyeline Art Magazine amongst others. Current JCU internal engagement includes TEDxJCUCairns Technical Director, Research Fellow at the Cairns Institute, Tropical Urban Design Lab and Lecturer in Creative Arts specialising in media art.
Current research includes Co-chief Investigator on the innovative State of the Arts Report, a partnership with Cairns Regional Council to undertake a longitudinal evaluation of the social impact of arts and culture in the Cairns region 2018 - 2022.
Russell is also the curator of an important retrospective of artwork made by the Torres Strait Islander artist the late Billy Missi for NorthSite Contemporary Arts and the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair 2020.
- Honours
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- Memberships
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- 2020 - Tropical Urban Design Lab, James Cook University
- Publications
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These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.
- Book Chapters
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- Milledge R (2008) Shared embrace. In: Blak Roots. KickArts Contemporary Arts, Cairns, QLD, Australia, pp. 6-10
- Milledge R (2008) Danalgaw Gidhal (stories about life). In: Billy Missi: Urapun Kai Buai: Contemporary lino prints from the Torres Strait. KickArts Contemporary Arts, Cairns, QLD, Australia, pp. 8-10
- Conference Papers
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- Milledge R and Youdell R (2014) Bonemap's fluid hybridisation. Water Views: Caring and Daring. In: 3WDS14: Waterwheel World Water Day Symposium: Waterviews: Caring and Daring, 17-23 March 2014,
- Milledge R (2009) Originality and representation: contemporary aesthetics and traditional continuity in the work of Billy Missi and Arone Meeks. Proceedings of Cairns Indigenous Art Fair Symposium 2009. In: Cairns Indigenous Art Fair Symposium 2009, 21 August 2009, Cairns, QLD, Australia
- Other research outputs
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- Law L and Milledge R (2021) State of the Arts in Cairns Report 2020 (SoARTS). Cairns Regional Council, Cairns, QLD, Australia [Externally Commissioned Report]
- Milledge R and Law L (2020) State of the arts in Cairns report 2019 (SoARTS). Cairns Regional Council, Cairns [Externally Commissioned Report]
- Milledge R (2015) Water & memory - overview. Water Views: Caring and Daring. In: 3WDS14: Waterwheel World Water Day Symposium: Waterviews: Caring and Daring, 17-23 March 2014,
- Milledge R (2013) Nerve Engine [Portfolio]. [Portfolio of Creative Works]
- Milledge R and Youdell R (2013) Spectropica. [multimedia]
- Milledge R, Youdell R, Hassall C, Campbell S and Holdsworth J (2013) Terrestrial Nerve. [Multimedia]
- Milledge R, Holdsworth J, Youdell R, Saunders Z, Mills N, Meeks A and Inoui T (2013) Lodestar. [Multimedia]
- Milledge R, Youdell B, Campbell S and Holdsworth J (2013) Nerve Engine. [Multimedia]
- More
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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 28+ research outputs authored by Dr Russell Milledge from 2008 onwards.
- Current Funding
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Current and recent Research Funding to JCU is shown by funding source and project.
Cairns Regional Council - Contract Research
State of the Arts in Cairns
- Indicative Funding
- $110,000 over 6 years
- Summary
- Cairns Regional Council has aspirations to become the Arts and Culture Capital of Northern Australia and has embedded this in their Strategy for Culture and the Arts 2022. This research works alongside the Strategy to: * Develop indicators that can measure the extent and change in the arts and creative industries over time (using Census data, Council/Stakeholder data) * Identify opportunities for growth in the creative sector (using the Culture Map, interviews with arts/culture industries). * To produce a State of the Arts in Cairns Report summarising the data and analysis (which can inform appropriate, place-based development of creative industries policies).
- Investigators
- Lisa Law and Russell Milledge in collaboration with Bruce Prideaux (College of Science & Engineering, College of Arts, Society & Education and Central Queensland University)
- Keywords
- Cairns; Arts; cultural mapping; Culture; creative city; culture industries
- Supervision
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Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Secondary Advisor.
These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.
- Current
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- Visual World-Building: Developing a Conceptual Framework for Concept Design in Fantasy Role Playing Games (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
- The Making of a Sustainable Arts and Cultural Precinct: Cairns Gallery Precinct (Masters , Secondary Advisor)
- Lines Drawn in the Sand: Re-establishing identity within isolated Northern Queensland and Tasmanian shorelines through wayfaring and contemporary jewellery praxis. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
- Completed
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- Arts practice and process: a basis for a pedagogical approach to art education focused on issues of social relevance (2020, Masters , Secondary Advisor)
- Entrepreneurial mindsets and innovation: an empirical study on behaviours, skills and opinions of Australian visual artists (2019, PhD , External Advisor)
- Data
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These are the most recent metadata records associated with this researcher. To see a detailed description of all dataset records, visit Research Data Australia.
- Williams, C. (2019) 12 in-depth interviews of Australian visual artists in relation to entrepreneurship and innovation. James Cook University
Connect with me
- Location
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- A4.110, A4 (Cairns campus)
- Advisory Accreditation
- Secondary Advisor
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