This page includes biographies for Elliott Bledsoe focused either on his arts marketing work or his copyright work. For each, there are four versions of his biography at different lengths. There is also a headshot available to download in four different dimensions.

Arts marketing biographies

Three biographies focused on my experience in arts marketing.

≈ 150 words arts marketing biography

Elliott Bledsoe runs Agentry, an arts marketing micro-consultancy working nationally and based in Meeanjin Brisbane. Agentry supports artists and arts organisations to introduce marketing strategy and optimise their marketing communications efforts – whether IRL, URL or hybrid (in-person, online or both). Through Agentry, Elliott has worked with ArtsHub, BlakDance, Brisbane Chamber Choir, CircuitWest, the Institute of Modern Art (IMA), the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA), the State Library Victoria (SLV) and many others. Elliott holds a Master of Marketing from RMIT University and is recognised as a Certified Practising Marketer. In 2021 and 2022 he was the Arts Marketing and Digital Competency mentor in the Regional Arts Services Network (RASN) Creative Business Champions (CBC) program. Before starting Agentry, Elliott held marketing and digital positions with the Queensland Writers Centre, ABC Radio National, the Australia Council for the Arts and others. Elliott also has extensive experience in copyright, with a focus on the interplay between rights and creative practice.

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≈ 300 words arts marketing biography

Elliott Bledsoe runs Agentry, an arts marketing micro-consultancy working nationally and based in Meeanjin Brisbane on Turrbal and Jagera Country. Agentry supports artists, arts organisations and arts groups to introduce marketing strategy and optimise their marketing communications efforts – whether IRL, URL or hybrid (in-person, online or both). Increased marketing competency, confidence and curiosity in the arts helps more Australians become aware of and access, enjoy and participate in diverse arts experiences.

His work focuses on on the 7 Ps of marketing as a framework for building strong and resilient arts brands. This is complimented with tools to understand arts customers and audiences through customer segmentation and to position arts brands in response to the competitive environment they find themselves in. Through collaboration and co-design Elliott helps arts clients to build an informed strategic layer to their marketing activities, which supports marketing planning, brand identity management, storytelling through content and continuous improvement through measurement, analysis and evaluation.

Since starting Agentry in 2017 he has worked with ArtsHub, BlakDance, Brisbane Chamber Choir, CircuitWest, the Institute of Modern Art (IMA), the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA), the State Library Victoria (SLV) and many others.

In 2020 he graduated from RMIT University with a Master of Marketing and is recognised as a Certified Practising Marketer, accredited by the Australian Marketing Institute since 2024. In 2021 and 2022 he was the Arts Marketing and Digital Competency mentor in the Regional Arts Services Network (RASN) Creative Business Champions (CBC) program. Before starting Agentry he held marketing and content positions with the Queensland Writers Centre, ABC Radio National at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Australia Council for the Arts and others.

Relatedly, Elliott also has extensive experience in copyright, with a focus on the interplay between rights and creative practice.

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≈ 500 words arts marketing biography

Elliott Bledsoe (he/him) runs Agentry, an arts marketing micro-consultancy working nationally and based in Meeanjin Brisbane on Turrbal and Jagera Country. Agentry supports artists, arts organisations and arts groups to introduce marketing strategy and optimise their marketing communications efforts – whether IRL, URL or hybrid (in-person, online or both). Increased marketing competency, confidence and curiosity in the arts helps more Australians become aware of and access, enjoy and participate in diverse arts experiences.

His work focuses on on the 7 Ps of marketing as a framework for building strong and resilient arts brands. This is complimented with tools to understand arts customers and audiences through customer segmentation and to position arts brands in response to the competitive environment they find themselves in. Through collaboration and co-design Elliott helps arts clients to build an informed strategic layer to their marketing activities, which supports marketing planning, brand identity management, storytelling through content and continuous improvement through measurement, analysis and evaluation.

Elliott has over 15 years experience in arts marketing. Since starting Agentry in 2017 he has worked with ArtsHub, BlakDance, Brisbane Chamber Choir, CircuitWest, the Institute of Modern Art (IMA), the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA), PAC Australia, Playlab, the State Library Victoria (SLV) and many others.

In 2020 he graduated from RMIT University with a Master of Marketing and is recognised as a Certified Practising Marketer, accredited by the Australian Marketing Institute since 2024. In 2021 and 2022 he was the Arts Marketing and Digital Competency mentor in the Regional Arts Services Network (RASN) Creative Business Champions (CBC) program. Through the program he supported over 100 independent artists and arts professionals to learn marketing strategy and explore a range of marketing tactics.

Before starting Agentry he held marketing and content positions with the Queensland Writers Centre, ABC Radio National at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Australia Council for the Arts and others. He is a member of the Digital Innovation Advisory Group (DIAG) at SLV and the Advisory Board of the Electronic Music Conference (EMC).

He has a wide knowledge of marketing tools and digital technologies, including content management systems (CMS), social media management, analytics and data, search engine optimisation (SEO), online and social media advertising, crowdfunding, Creative Commons, marketing automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and more.

Relatedly, Elliott also has extensive experience in copyright, with a focus on the interplay between rights and creative practice. He is the President of Wikimedia Australia (WMAU), the Australian chapter of the international Wikimedia Foundation and he is Co-lead of Creative Commons Australia (CC AU), the local Chapter of the CC Global Network which promotes and encourages the use of CC licences in Australia. For nearly 10 years he worked at the Australian Digital Alliance (ADA) – Australia’s peak body representing copyright users and innovators in a digital world – and the Australian Libraries and Archives Copyright Coalition (ALACC), the primary policy body for copyright issues affecting the library, archive and information sectors in Australi

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Copyright focused biographies

Three biographies focused on my experience in copyright.

Elliott Bledsoe has extensive experience in copyright, with a focus on the interplay between rights and creative practice. For over 15 years he has been actively involved in copyright law reform activities in Australia. He is Co-lead of Creative Commons Australia – the local Chapter of the CC Global Network which promotes and encourages the use of CC licences in Australia – and he is the President of Wikimedia Australia (WMAU), the Australian affiliate of the international Wikimedia Foundation. For nearly 10 years he worked at the Australian Digital Alliance (ADA) and the Australian Libraries and Archives Copyright Coalition (ALACC) on copyright advocacy, education and reform efforts. Elliott also runs Agentry, an arts marketing micro-consultancy that supports artists and arts organisations to introduce marketing strategy and optimise their marketing communications efforts – whether IRL, URL or hybrid (in-person, online or both). He is based in Meeanjin Brisbane on Turrbal and Jagera Country.

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Elliott Bledsoe has extensive experience in copyright, with a focus on the interplay between rights and creative practice. For over 15 years he has been actively involved in copyright law reform activities in Australia. He has long defended the public interest in copyright debates, is a staunch advocate for the power of open access to knowledge and creativity and a thriving commons of shared knowledge and culture, a devoted defender of the public domain and continues to call for the productive reuse of orphan materials.

He is an active member of Creative Commons Australia – the local chapter of the CC Global Network – Since 2020 he has been the Co-lead of the chapter. He is also the President of Wikimedia Australia (WMAU), the Australian affiliate of the international Wikimedia Foundation. He also helped develop the Australian edition of Copyright The Card Game, including designing the layout for the local card deck.

For nearly 10 years he worked at the Australian Digital Alliance (ADA) – Australia’s peak body representing copyright users and innovators in a digital world – and the Australian Libraries and Archives Copyright Coalition (ALACC) – the primary policy body for copyright issues affecting the library, archive and information sectors in Australia. Through both organisations he regularly engaged in copyright advocacy, education and reform activities.

Elliott also runs Agentry, an arts marketing micro-consultancy that supports artists and arts organisations to introduce marketing strategy and optimise their marketing communications efforts – whether IRL, URL or hybrid (in-person, online or both). He holds a Master of Marketing from RMIT University and is recognised as a Certified Practising Marketer by the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI). He is based in Meeanjin Brisbane on Turrbal and Jagera Country.

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Elliott Bledsoe (he/him) has more than 15 years experience in copyright and intellectual property (IP). He has an interest in and focus on the interplay between rights and creative practice. For over 15 years he has been actively involved in copyright law reform activities in Australia. He has long defended the public interest in copyright debates, is a staunch advocate for the power of open access to knowledge and creativity and a thriving commons of shared knowledge and culture, a devoted defender of the public domain and continues to call for the productive reuse of orphan materials.

He is an active member of Creative Commons Australia (CC AU), the local Chapter of the CC Global Network which promotes and encourages the use of CC licences in Australia. Since 2020 he has been the Co-lead of CC Australia. He is also an ordinary member of the committee of Wikimedia Australia, the Australian chapter of the international Wikimedia Foundation. As President, he has been instrumental in WMAU’s work to better recognise and respect Indigneous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP), working closely with Dr Terri Janke and her team at Terri Janke and Co. He also helped develop the Australian edition of Copyright The Card Game, including designing the layout for the local card deck.

For nearly 10 years he worked at the Australian Digital Alliance (ADA) – Australia’s peak body representing copyright users and innovators in a digital world – and the Australian Libraries and Archives Copyright Coalition (ALACC) – the primary policy body for copyright issues affecting the library, archive and information sectors in Australia. Through both organisations he regularly engaged in copyright advocacy, education and reform activities.

Elliott also runs Agentry, an arts marketing micro-consultancy that supports artists and arts organisations to introduce marketing strategy and optimise their marketing communications efforts – whether IRL, URL or hybrid (in-person, online or both). He holds a Master of Marketing from RMIT University and is recognised as a Certified Practising Marketer by the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI). He is also a member of the Digital Innovation Advisory Board (DIAG) at the State Library Victoria (SLV). He is based in Meeanjin Brisbane on Turrbal and Jagera Country.

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Headshots

Four headshots at different dimensions are available.

A photo of Elliott Bledsoe wearing glasses with clip on sunglasses, a black beard with a bit of grey in it, a brown leather jacket with a grey hood and a black t-shirt with the logo for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back on it in yellow.
Photo: Trent Martin. CC BY 4.0.

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Headshot credit

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Photo: Trent Martin. CC BY 4.0.

Where possible, I ask that you include the following photo credit when using my headshot:

Photo: Trent Martin, ‘Elliott at Gripsholm Castle (Gripsholms slott)’, 2023. Original available on elliottbledsoe.wtf. Licensed for reuse under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0)

Provenance

This page was was first published on Friday 13 January 2023. It was last updated on Monday 9 March 2026. This is version 1.6.

Changelog

v 1.6: Minor updates to all biographies – Monday 9 March 2026.

v 1.5: Minor updates to all biographies – Wednesday 11 June 2025.

v 1.4: Minor updates to arts marketing biographies – Friday 12 July 2024.

v 1.3: Minor updates to all biographies – Thrusday 22 February 2024.

v 1.2: Minor updates to all biographies – Sunday 20 August 2023.

v 1.1: Minor updates to arts marketing biographies – Monday 13 March 2023.