About Muses Inc.

 

 

 

 

Muses Inc was incorporated as an Association in Queensland in 2023, encompassing the management of Muses Trio as performing and recording artists, and advocates for music by women.

In order to enhance and advance the equal role of women in, and to add diversity to, the social, cultural and educational life of Australia, the objects of the Association are –

  1. To increase the representation of women in music, by commissioning, performing, recording and distributing their work.
  1. To work towards eliminating discrimination through inclusive collaboration and diverse artistic practice. 
  1. To educate and mentor women creatives and increase visibility of their work in the community.
  1. To voice contemporary social and cultural topics through creative output.
  1. To use diverse formats to increase audience access to music by women.
  1. To enrich cultural development by using diverse platforms to engage audiences.  

You can read the Muses Inc amended rules here:  MUSES INC. AMENDED RULES DECEMBER 2024

 

ABN 32 487 272 128

Get in touch: 

e: contact@musestrio.com 

mob: 0421 477 700

Muses Inc Management Committee

Sarah Bradley AO

Sarah Bradley AO

Acting Chair

Sarah Bradley AO is a lawyer and former Queensland judge. She currently holds volunteer roles in a number of humanitarian organisations.

Bill Dalby

Bill Dalby

Treasurer

Bill’s engineering career highlights include Mining Copper in Africa, marketing Mining equipment internationally and operating as National Manager in Australia, recruiting technical specialists for Australia’s mining and resource sector. This led to Bill managing his own recruiting business INVO Personnel.
Since retiring he has completed a Doctorate of Business Administration at QUT, and worked as a Research Assistant at QUT. Bill supported Rotary with many projects, is an external marker for Gr 12 maths, and for 2 years helped manage “Pushing Barriers Inc”, a charity which supports youths with a refugee background to assimilate into Australian society through sport. He is presently volunteering at Milpera School as a Teacher-Aide assisting migrants and refugees with maths and science.
Therese Milanovic

Therese Milanovic

Secretary

Therese has been heavily involved in curating, producing and administrating Muses Trio’s performance activities and recordings since the ensemble’s inception in 2013. She has also produced multiple events for Anywhere Festival and Fringe Brisbane, in addition to regularly  producing independent events in non-traditional spaces. 

She is an advocate for musicians’ injury prevention and rehabilitation, providing access for curious interstate and international students through online learning since 2009, alongside creating and producing national workshops, teacher training and lectures for music teachers’ groups and conferences.  Therese is also a Principal Artist of Topology, joining the band in 2009, and serves on the Topology Board. 

Erica Hart

Erica Hart

Erica Hart is an experienced producer, programming director and researcher with high level skills in creative development of new works, regional community engagement of arts events across Queensland, and Remote community cultural developments. Erica’s most significant work experience includes Program Director of Queensland Music Festival, Producer – Brisbane Festival and more recently consulting projects for Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Redlands Performing Arts Centre and QPAC.

Isabel Hart

Isabel Hart

Member

Isabel is an experienced live performance Managing Producer with a keen interest in artistic innovation, community engagement, and spreadsheets.

The past few years have seen Isabel work for companies including Queensland Music Festival, Circa Contemporary Circus, and Queensland Symphony Orchestra. She is currently a Program Manager at Brisbane Powerhouse.

Louise King

Louise King

Louise’s professional practice is grounded in regional development, arts leadership, audience development, and advocacy for social well-being through arts with established networks nationwide.

She brings a wealth of expertise in project management, arts administration, regional arts leadership, education and community engagement.  She has a proven track record in start-ups, fundraising, establishing partnerships, strategic planning, festival programming, marketing and designing education programs that enhance social well being and build cultural tourism plus economic and artistic benefits for project stakeholders. 

Her passion for the arts is reflected in her commitment to fostering creative connections and diverse collaborations with independent practicing creatives, especially with First Nations artists.  She produces signature events such as summer retreats, concert series, and Long Listen Festival. 

Louise is a member of several key small arts organisations based on the Sunshine Coast, Gubbi Gubbi country and is a guest presenter and facilitator for small arts business incubator programs delivered by regional councils and partners.

Christa Powell

Christa Powell

Christa brings a wealth of experience to the Muses Inc Management Committee from her ongoing work as music educator, violinist and administrator for Topology. Budgeting, billing, reconciliations, tax concerts, the status of the organisation, consulting with the bookkeeper and the accountant, and the running of projects and performances are all monitored and recorded by Christa. Christa also reports to and advises the board on finances and other matters. 

Christa Powell is responsible for budgeting, financial records, coordinating the band members, organising rehearsals, tour management and strategic planning. As treasurer on the Topology board, Christa informs the effective decision making of the organisation on day-to-day operations, as well as addressing long-term funding requirements and program plans. 

Emily Winter

Emily Winter

Member

Emily Winter is an emerging writer and musician based in Meanjin (Brisbane). She is
passionate about cross-disciplinary collaboration and the ways in which artistic mediums foster community and connection. Her fiction has received recognition in the shortlist of the Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer (2022) and appears in the pages of Jacaranda Journal summer edition, Cutting Edge (2024).
She is a founding member of Cerulean Collective, a group of emerging composers and instrumentalists bringing new
Australian music to local audiences. As a cellist, she has performed alongside artists such as
dots+loops, Nonsemble, William Barton and Deline Briscoe. Currently, Emily is studying at
the University of Queensland, majoring in writing, music and history.

Muses Inc Members 2025

Cathy Applegate, Pam Johnson, Lynn Kelly, John Kelly, Abigail Liu, Lara Ljubisavljevic, Mary

Milanovic, Alexandra Mison, Nicole Murphy, Kirsten Winter, Jocelyn Wolfe

 

Muses would also like to thank Barry and Jeanne Gorman for their generous support.