The Unconformity team is made up of creative professionals from Lutruwita/Tasmania who work together to produce the biennial festival and annual cultural program.
The core team collaborates with artists, community members and organisations on the West Coast of Lutruwita/Tasmania to create and develop cultural activities for the region. Each festival year, the organisation recruits additional staff, contractors and volunteers to help deliver The Unconformity festival.
Core team
Louisa Gordon – Chief Executive Officer
Louisa comes from an exceptional and sustained career in arts management both locally and nationally. She has enhanced the cultural landscape in Lutruwita/Tasmania through her most recent role as Executive Producer of Mona Foma and Music at Mona, and previously as Director of Programming and Production at Ten Days on the Island, Executive Producer of Taste of Tasmania, and in advisory roles in events, grants, and community engagement at the City of Hobart.
An arts manager for over 25 years, Louisa started her career engaging in the performing arts in Nipaluna/Hobart before graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) in 1992. She worked for over ten years as a stage, production, technical, and tour manager both nationally and overseas. Following further study in Creative Industries at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), she took on leadership roles at various arts organisations including the roles of General and Program Manager at Northern Rivers Performing Arts (NORPA) and Program Manager at Flying Arts in Brisbane. Louisa was also a Senior Producer at the Queensland Music Festival (QMF), Business Manager at The Australian Voices, and then established the first logistics department at Brisbane Festival.
She returned to Lutruwita/Tasmania in 2014 to take up the role at Ten Days on the Island. Previously the Chair of Mature Artists Dance Experience (MADE), Louisa has sat on various advisory committees and panels including Tasmania Performs and the Regional Arts Australia Fund.
Loren Kronemyer – Artistic Director
Loren Kronemyer is an artist living and working in regional Lutruwita/Tasmania. Her works span interactive and live performance, experimental media art, curatorial work, and large-scale world-building projects aimed at exploring ecological futures and survival skills.
She works solo, and in collaboration as Pony Express. Her approach of deep and immersive research has led her to foster collaborations with a number of experimental societies, labs, and specialists. These include Australia's last broom factory, from whom she learned to make millet brooms for the project Millennial Reaper; and the World Archery federation, from whom she earned a coaching qualification for her project After Erika Eiffel, and the scientists at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, with whom she developed her show Receiver. Her work has played a role in brokering diplomacy around ecological issues, via projects like Epoch Wars by Pony Express, and The Forest Congress by the Museum of Old and New Art.
She received the first Masters of Biological Arts Degree from SymbioticA Lab at the University of Western Australia, and has a PhD from the University of Tasmania.
Loren has worked as curator on projects including Faux Mo at MONA FOMA Festival, Forest Congress at Mona, and as the Director of Art Farm Birchs Bay.
Jacqueline Dortmans – Executive Producer
Jacqueline is a passionate arts leader and public administration professional with experience spanning two decades across major events, cultural organisations and creative projects.
Most recently, she has led community, government and industry engagement in senior and advisory roles with Ten Days on the Island, Dark Mofo, MONA and the Tasmanian Government. As creative lead, she delivered Jewelled Nights for the Unconformity’s 2025 festival program, a project marking the centenary of the celebrated Tasmanian silent film and the legacy of author Marie Bjelke Petersen.
Across a varied career, Jacqueline has been a musician and performer, toured internationally, presented for community radio, and curated a Tasmanian forestry conference. Her strengths lie in building strong relationships, navigating complex arts and political landscapes, and advocating for local artists and regional representation. She has a keen interest in Tasmanian history, evidence-based approaches to policy and decision-making, and she continues to champion accessibility in the arts.
Jane Longhurst - Partnerships and Stakeholder Manager
Jane Longhurst is an award-winning actor, former broadcaster with ABC Local Radio, voice artist and popular MC of events big and small. She has worked extensively in theatre, television and radio since graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts. She has gone on to work with Blue Cow Theatre, Tasmanian Theatre Company, Terrapin, Tasmania Performs and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Most recently Jane has produced, performed and directed her conception of the award-winning Black Bag Trilogy, a trio of thematically linked plays culminating in the acclaimed original performance LIFE/CYCLE in association with Mudlark Theatre and Ten Days on the Island (2025).
Jane brings a wealth of experience to the Unconformity Partnerships and Stakeholder role having worked in the arts and events sector in Tasmania as an independent theatre maker but also in arts management roles including arts marketing and business development with Salamanca Arts Centre, Ten Days on the Island, Theatre Royal and Festival of Voices. Jane was the inaugural Executive Officer for the Theatre Council of Tasmania, Co-Chair of the Tasmanian Creative Industries Council and has contributed in voluntary committee roles for the Amy Sherwin Fund, Friends of Theatre Royal, Clarence City Council Cultural Creative Advisory Committee member and is currently the Chair of ROOKE.
Frankie Munro – Program Coordinator
Frankie moved to Queenstown in December 2024, having fallen in love with the West Coast during a visit the previous Easter. Whilst completing a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from UTAS, he completed an internship with Kickstart Arts in nipaluna/Hobart. There, he was able to demonstrate his technical skills while gaining valuable insights into the field, and developed a newfound appreciation for the work that takes place behind the scenes of arts organisations.
As a photographer, Frankie enjoys telling stories through his work and finds inspiration through exploring landscapes and archival material. Combining analogue and digital technologies, his own practice has begun to take a more experimental approach.
Sky Maynard – Associate Producer
Sky Maynard is a proud Pakana Trawlwoolway woman from Lutruwita (Tasmania) and Associate Producer with The Unconformity. Her practice spans producing and theatre design.
As a producer, she supports the development and delivery of ambitious artistic projects, working closely with artists and communities. Alongside this, Sky is developing a growing practice in theatre set design, bringing a practical, hands-on approach informed by her background in construction and land management.
Over the past few years, Sky has gained experience in the television and film industry, and has completed Ilbijerri Theatre Company’s BlackStage program and the WaPa Muylatina Paya program, further strengthening her creative and producing practice.
Her work is grounded in collaboration, culture, and place. She is passionate about creating work that connects community, storytelling, and contemporary performance.
Hannah Charlesworth - Administration Coordinator
Based in Nipaluna/Hobart, Hannah has been working in the festival and arts space for the last three years, while also continuing her own artistic practice. She has a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from UTAS, which has given Hannah a passion for arts, culture and a strong understanding of the needs of artists, audiences and production teams. Hannah has always been curious to learn and experience new things, which is reflected in her own multi-disciplinary art practice that encompasses play and making through textile installations and drawing.
Through her work across major Tasmanian festivals and events, Hannah has developed strong organisational and administration skills, supporting areas such as front-of-house operations, site logistics and general event coordination. Working in fast-paced festival environments has strengthened her ability to manage information, support team communication and contribute to the smooth delivery of complex projects.
