Elliott Bledsoe (he/him) runs Agentry, an arts marketing micro-consultancy working nationally and based in Meanjin/Brisbane on Turrbal and Jagera Country. Agentry supports artists, arts organisations and groups to introduce marketing strategy and optimise their marketing communications efforts – whether IRL, URL or hybrid (in-person, online or both).
Through Agentry, Elliott has worked with ArtsHub, the Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT), BlakDance, Brisbane Chamber Choir, Brisbane Open House, CircuitWest, the Institute of Modern Art (IMA), International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) (working on the 9th and 10th World Summits on Arts and Culture), Playlab and many others. Through 2021 he was the Arts Marketing and Digital Competency mentor in the Creative Business Champions (CBC) program run by the Regional Arts Services Network (RASN). Before starting Agentry he held marketing and content positions with the Queensland Writers Centre, ABC Radio National, the Creative Australia (then the Australia Council for the Arts), Regional Arts Australia, Regional Arts Victoria and others.
Relatedly, Elliott also has extensive experience in copyright, with a focus on the interplay between rights and creative practice. Elliott works regularly with the Australian Digital Alliance (ADA) and the Australian Libraries and Archives Copyright Coalition (ALACC) on copyright advocacy, education and reform activities. He is also the Co-lead of Creative Commons Australia , the local chapter of the Creative Commons Global Network (CCGN), and he is an ordinary member of the committee of Wikimedia Australia, the Australian chapter of the international Wikimedia Foundation.