tbC

tbC is a youth-driven, adult and peer-mentored artist-run initiative that has supported more than 100 young artists over its thirteen-year operation. It has developed artistic partnerships with local Councils and communities across Melbourne (including Hobsons Bay, Maroondah, Cardinia and Casey) and connected with youth arts projects in the United Kingdom (London’s Exposure magazine), Ireland (Dublin’s Rialto Youth Project) and the United States of America (New York City’s Tim Rollins and the Kids of Survival). tbC also wins regular industry commissions. For example, two public art projects funded by Yarra Water and the Department of Environment and Primary Industries. Over the past decade, tbC has secured multiple small local and national funding grants totalling more than $100,000 – including an Australia Council for the Arts ArtStart grant. tbC’s Hoodie Mag was shortlisted in the 60th Annual Australian Publisher Association's Book Design Awards and was a finalist in Express Media’s Literary Awards, Best New Publication for/by young people. Hoodie Mag was also part of a youth arts research project with the Department of Premier and Cabinet, funded by Arts Victoria. tbC was a research partner and exhibitor for the Australian Research Council’s Spectres of Evaluation: Rethinking Art, Community, Value.

tbC has reached a fulsome conclusion.

Tiffaney Bishop

Tiffaney Bishop is an artist-researcher-educator-worker with a background in marketing, project management, community engagement, youth arts and photography. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Communications, a Master's Degree in photography and a PhD in fine art. Thirteen years ago, Tiffaney co-founded a youth-driven, adult and peer-mentored artist-run initiative called tbC. The artistic methods, governance strategies, studio-based learning and community engagement practices developed within this collaborative space are bold and inspiring and have supported over 100 young artists and their creative pathways. These modes of operation also represent dynamic workplace strategies for other communities, especially those interested in supporting similar creative collaborations and pathways. Alongside her work with tbC, Tiffaney works part-time as a lecturer in arts education at the University of Melbourne's International Graduate School of Education, teaching Master of Education and Master of Teaching students. Members of tbC often participate in team-teaching sessions during these classes. tbC artists have just won the opportunity to co-write a book chapter for the second edition of The Relationship is the Project which dovetails with tbC’s collaborative ethos and Tiffaney’s ongoing interest in working with young artists.

Re-brand Tiffaney as a creative consultant.


Next Chapter

  • Dream it.

    tbC’s co-founder, Tiffaney Bishop, still wants to make art with young artists and teach and mentor them. Tiffaney also wants to write about art, advance artistic research, advise national and international colleagues and engage in creative partnerships. She is inspired by collaborative environments, not competitive ones. Her expertise lies in collectively seeding and supporting artistic projects, practices and pedagogies. Tiffaney believes that the artistic methods, governance strategies, studio-based learning and community engagement practices she has co-developed at tbC are bold and inspiring and represent dynamic workplace strategies for other communities to learn from and adopt. Tiffaney is professional, sincere, committed and engaged. While she wants to maintain her deep connection with young artists, she also wants to work with arts boards, community enterprises and pioneering art researchers and educators.

  • Build it.

    To build this new creative pathway, Tiffaney needs to leverage connections and opportunities within her community and institutional network. She needs to identify those who need or want her expertise, clarify her brand and update her market offer.

  • Action it.

    To action this new creative pathway, Tiffaney needs to target local, state, national and international community art and cultural service organisations, secondary and tertiary art faculties, exhibition spaces and arts administration and governance bodies.

  • Secure it.

    To secure this new creative pathway, Tiffaney needs to re-brand herself as an industry expert willing to advise multiple clients, work on various projects and deliver numerous outcomes in local, state, national and international locations. She needs to promote herself as an agile multitasker, experienced communicator, accomplished teacher and mentor, skilled planner, successful project manager and competent digital/online operator.