“It’s so important to keep building up the arts and creative communities to be able to tell that story, to be able to share that story, and contribute to the social fabric and wellbeing of our country.”

Rosie Sitorus is a woman born of two migrant parents, based in Jambinbirri (Geraldton). Her creative practice, focusing on music, spoken word performance and writing, often intersects with her work as a linguist and creative project manager with rural, regional and remote Aboriginal communities.

Since moving to Geraldton in 2013, Rosie has helped to build the local creative community, organising workshops, performances and collaborations with local and visiting artists From 2015-2018, she co-wrote and performed Fat Girls in Bike Shorts, a regionally devised and produced work. Now an emerging producer and self-managed artist, Rosie has produced several storytelling and musical projects, as well as managing Warralgurniya, a cross-cultural songwriting project that won a WAM Song of the Year Award in 2021 and recently performed at Perth Festival 2022.