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Bravo Scotia! 💙

"Scotia is a powerful and committed ally to artists and advocates for communities in the context of increasing climate-related disaster events in Australia."

Congratulations to Scotia Monkivitch, recipient of the Ros Bower Award for Community Arts and Cultural Development at the 2025 Creative Australia Awards.

As Founder and Executive Officer of the Creative Recovery Network, Scotia has led national initiatives embedding culture and creativity into Australia's disaster management system. Her work spans movement-based theatre, installation-performance, film, live art, and online collaboration - bridging communities, organisations, and government to  strengthen the role of arts in social recovery and resilience.

This award is recognition of Scotia's deep listening, courageous advocacy, and unwavering commitment to artists and communities facing adversity.

Image credits (in order)

Mouthful of Pins Bali. Image: Margi Brown Ash.
Beast Performance lmage: L Businovsky C**a Courage. Image courtesy of artist. Beach dance workshop. Image: Scotia Monkivitch.
Creative Recovery Training. Image: Scotia Monkivitch.
Fountain project Indonesia. Image: Suzon F**s.
Walking Borders Thailand. Image: Nathan Stoneham.
Uncle Milton recording. Image courtesy of artist.
Image: Michelle Troop