And, uh, you know, so you'd be in the middle of something and then suddenly a kid would come in with some problem that needs solving. And then other days where you just sort of want to sit under the desk and rock slowly until it, until it's all gone away and, and home lives are complex as well, you know, it's um, and you have all these fascinating insights into people's lives, outside work, and, uh, I've got three, three children and, um, you know, they were all schooling from home for quite, well, the last 10 weeks, they just went back on Monday actually. They've all been, um, you know, working from home since that, since that time.Īnd we've tried to do as much as we can around wellbeing and keeping people connected and, you know, regular communication at one point there, we were communicating pretty much every day, sometimes twice a day, but I think just keeping people informed and being honest and transparent about what was going on was really, um, was really, really important.īut, um, yeah, I think honestly, it's been very up and down, you know, you have, I think like all of us, you have days when you feel really optimistic and excited. It's um, we've taken very much a people led approach during this period with the Art Centre Melbourne team, it’s been tough for them. And you know, looking back on that now, it seems so naive.ĭoesn't it that, you know, here we are in month seven and still know no solid end in sight. Cause we were just like “well, we don’t know how long this is going to go on for. You know, when we, when we first announced we were closing, it was like, well, let's close for a month. I think it might even be seven months today, actually in the middle of March, we closed.Īnd, um, you know, I think no one really expected for us to be shut this long.
It's, it's pretty tough seven months we’ve been closed now. How are you holding up through social isolation?Ĭlaire: Oh look - Hi Chelsea, first of all, thanks for thanks for inviting me. Thank you so much for taking the time to chat with me. This is my chat with the wonderful Claire Spencer. I also couldn't help but ask her about Kylie Minogue, one of the Art Centre’s patrons, and one of my personal heroes. Via our digital podcast studio, during lockdown, we spoke about mental health for artists, inclusivity in the arts and COVID recovery. She was awarded an order of Australia for services to the community and to the performing arts industry. Claire is a member of Chief Executive Women, and also an executive of The Pinnacle Foundation. She has since taken the organization through a major restructure and has spearheaded projects, including the Asia Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts, the Australian Music Vault and the establishment of the Arts Wellbeing Collective a pioneering program for mental health. In 2014, Claire relocated to Melbourne becoming CEO of Art Centre, Melbourne.
She then joined the team at Sydney Opera house, moving her way up to the CEO role. She graduated from Cambridge with a Master's in Theology and also became a qualified accountant working for firms and telecommunications groups before immigrating to Australia. Claire has had an unusual journey to arts leadership. I was thrilled to chat to Claire Spencer, born and raised in London. I'm Chelsea Wilson, your host, and my guest in this episode is a born leader, CEO and visionary. : Welcome to control the podcast where we speak to incredibly inspiring women in the music industry who have taken control of their music and control of their careers. Produced and Presented by Chelsea Wilson | Editing by Chelsea Wilson and Amy Chapman | Transcript by Britt Raine
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