Heidi Everett
Producer; artist; writer; mental health arts advocate; social impact innovator.
Melbourne, Australia / Wurundjeri Country.
'I respect the diverse experience of mental illness and recovery based on healing;
I create new arts spaces that affirm survivorhood and promote living experience pride;
I'm dedicated to instilling real skills in the arts sector for people with lived/living experience,
and improving industry awareness of people's access rights'.
Melbourne, Australia / Wurundjeri Country.
'I respect the diverse experience of mental illness and recovery based on healing;
I create new arts spaces that affirm survivorhood and promote living experience pride;
I'm dedicated to instilling real skills in the arts sector for people with lived/living experience,
and improving industry awareness of people's access rights'.
Image: Smiling woman with short light hair in short sleeve green top, in front of billabong.
What I do;
🔓 Mental health access training for organisations and venues
🎨 Music : guitar, singing performance, songwriting
🎭 Producer : performing arts, Qualia Theatre (founder / artistic director)
🔥 Schizy Inc (founder / chair)
🎤 Public speaking on lived/living experience
📝 Writing - Ultimo Press; published Westerly; Rag and Bone Man Press; Writers Victoria; InScribe.
😃 Creative arts workshop : planning and delivery for people with lived experience
📡 Radio, newspaper and television
👩🏽 Support new leaders in advocacy and the arts
🌈 Encourage joy
🔓 Mental health access training for organisations and venues
🎨 Music : guitar, singing performance, songwriting
🎭 Producer : performing arts, Qualia Theatre (founder / artistic director)
🔥 Schizy Inc (founder / chair)
🎤 Public speaking on lived/living experience
📝 Writing - Ultimo Press; published Westerly; Rag and Bone Man Press; Writers Victoria; InScribe.
😃 Creative arts workshop : planning and delivery for people with lived experience
📡 Radio, newspaper and television
👩🏽 Support new leaders in advocacy and the arts
🌈 Encourage joy
Image: smiling woman (me) in dark room wearing brown top.
"On behalf of all the individuals who heard you, I thank you for an inspiring talk and performance. Many who heard you have contacted me to say how much they enjoyed your performance and how deeply your songs have affected them. Your music has a direct connection to our inner selves. It transcends verbal communication and goes straight to something inside of us. It brought joy, thoughtfulness and inspiration to me and to the others who heard you."
Judi Burstyner
Inner South Family and Friends (Melbourne)
Image: smiling woman on stage in dark room playing guitar with red guitar strap.
"I want to thank you so much for your important and integral contribution to our Free & Equal celebration at Women with Disabilities Victoria. Your comedy added a celebratory dynamic to the event and I speak for many when I say you were a real highlight! We think you’re fantastic here at Women Disability Victoria"
Karen Howe
Executive Director, Women with Disability Victoria
