So you want my arts job: Scenic Painter

Take your painting skills into a new domain; ArtsHub talks with Melita Tickle on being a scenic painter.
Woman with painting brush. Arts Job

After graduating as a painting major, Melita Tickle found her way into a career as Head of Scenic Art for Opera Australia (OA), a position she has now held for a number of years.

Most recently she has been working on the productions Cinderella and Guys & Dolls on Sydney Harbour, ahead of the summer season. And when she is not painting sets for the opera, she continues her own practice as an artist.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina