Abstract
Selection of 104 video interviews from the POPSART digital archive with Queensland artists, performers and creatives. Local artist Rebecca McIntosh (Bec Mac) founded her POPSART project in 2017, setting out to create one-on-one interviews with creatives at their openings, exhibition launches, studios, awards, and other events. Caroline Gardam was the videographer.
Administrative / Biographical history
Bec Mac (Rebecca McIntosh) is a QCA graduate and Churchill Fellow who describes herself as an artist, journalist, and creative entrepreneur. Her live art event LOVE TV spans twenty years of activations and presentations and was presented Internationally in partnerships with multiple City Councils including the 5 boroughs of the City Of New York and recently at The Cairns Festival 2022. As a response to the 2020 pandemic Bec Mac cofounded Chrysalis Projects to make meaningful art in public places while employing artists, connecting community, and building a circular economy around the arts. Projects include the landmark Vernon Ah Kee Mural wrapping around Avid Reader bookstore in West End and the highly successful Arts Against Gendered Violence Campaign Inner Circles. Caroline Gardam was the videographer.
Notes
Users are advised that this Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander material may contain culturally sensitive imagery and descriptions which may not normally be used in certain public or community contexts. Annotation and terminology which reflects the creator's attitude or that of the era in which the item was created may be considered inappropriate today. This material may also contain images, voices or names of deceased persons.
Preferred citation
34561, Popsart archive, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland