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Steve Mayer-Miller: Artistic Director / CEO and founder of Crossroad Arts Mackay. An award winning community artist, published playwright, theatre director and film maker He has spent 36 years in community arts and cultural development, collaborating with a wide cross section of marginalised communities throughout Australia, India, Japan, Canada, Scotland, France and the Asia Pacific Region to create 50 new works of art from plays, films, dances and sculptures.
“ Melek mo Hani is a work of national significance-“ Glyn Davies Arts Nexus
“ Letters on River St is a work of immense power. Using the resources of the community… it will stay with me for a long time “ Alison Coates Courier Mail Brisbane
Orwell’s Animal Farm is deeply Impressive…the effect is triumphant. Ben Elthan Courier Mail Brisbane
Awards include:The Prime Minister’s Sharing our Future Multi -Cultural Art Award 1988; Shatter Silence Award for the creation of the Deaf Theatre 1995. Mackay Australia Day Honours Award for services to culture 2000. Queensland Cultural Champion Award 2010, Australia Council for the Arts National Ros Bower Lifetime Achievement Award for Respect, Democracy and Diversity in the Arts 2017.
Major achievements at Crossroad Arts include:
. Establishing the RAIL ASD artistic program which was awarded the international Canadian ANCA award for services to the international Autism community .
. Setting up Small Miracles Creative Development Program for mentorships, international touring and employment for several artists living with a disability to facilitate workshops in schools and the communities throughout the Mackay, Rockhampton, Moranbah and Proserpine regions.
. The employment of 200 professional artists from Mackay, Australia and Japan to work with Crossroad Arts non professional artists
. Establishing a 7 year program of employment, artistic opportunities and touring for professional and non professional artists in film and theatre and dance from the Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Australian South Sea Islander Communities leading to one national and one international tour.
. Creating a 2 year mentoring program for emerging artists and career pathways for school leavers to tertiary education and employment in the arts industry including international residencies for post graduate students in CACD from the London School of Speech and Drama .
Established a 7 year Creative Recovery program for towns and cities experiencing natural disasters in Mackay, Rockhampton, Yamamoto cho, and Sendai Japan.
Established the Extra Mile/Trails Creative Ageing Program that opened up opportunities for elderly people in aged care facilities and hospitals with and without alzheimers in Mackay, Sarina, Gladstone, Biloela Longreach and Winton to create new art and participate actively in Crossroad Arts productions.
. Developing key partnerships and cross cultural exchanges between several professional arts organisations and NPOs in Japan and India resulting in several international tours and exchanges.
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