The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board warmly welcomes its newest member Lee-Ann Buckskin.

Lee-Ann Buckskin is a Narungga, Wirmagu woman from South Australia with a strong background in festivals and events throughout Australia. Her current position is with Carclew Youth Arts in Adelaide as Manager of the Indigenous Arts and Culture Program, working with children and young people 4-30 years old.

Lee-Ann has produced the Blak Nite Festival, Australia’s leading Indigenous Youth Arts showcase, since 2005 as part of the Come Out festival. Her focus program is working in the APY lands developing leadership and building community capacity through the arts amongst young people (15-25 years).

Lee-Ann has a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of South Australia and is a graduate from the Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre Program (Canberra).

Congratulations Lee-Ann from all of us here at Lowdown Online!