Vanessa Hutchins has been in the entertainment Industry for over 18 years and has a broad range of skills including production and project management, design and creation. Originally from Newcastle, Vanessa gravitated north in the early nineties and has worked Territory wide since. A local fixture at Territory events, from mixing small bands at Browns Mart, to follow spot operator on Angus at the ACDC Mararra gig in 1997, Vanessa has spent lots of energy on staging events, these include Production Manager for the Indigenous Music Award 2007 & 2009, and the National Aboriginal & Islander Art Award for the past four years.

Vanessa has additionally worked outside the Territory as Production Manager for Legs on the Wall, Stalker Stilt Theatre & the Marugeku Company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Performing Lines, Yirra Yaakin and Major Australian Festivals. With these companies Vanessa has toured widely, including China, America, UK, Europe, South America, Japan as well as out of reach Australian venues.

She returned to Darwin in 2006 to produce and coordinate the 2007 Arafura Games Opening Ceremony. In 2008 she Event Managed Bjork for Sydney Festival on the Opera House steps and in 2009, All Tomorrow’s Parties, curated by Nick Cave for the Sydney Festival on Cockatoo Island.  Vanessa has toured music throughout the Territory through her position as Artback NT Performing Arts Manager.