2012 Annual Report

Images from Arts and Health: Healthy Communities through Arts Engagement(partner organisations - Ink Pots Arts and District Council of Mt Barker)PlaceMaking projectswork on the beliefthat meaningfulinteractions can turnspaces we findourselves in, intoplaces we want toengage with. Artworkshops arewonderful ways forpeople to havemeaningfulinteractions.Performing Arts and Social Activism: using street theatre as a vehicle forsocial commentPartner Organisation - Senior Ensemble Urban Myth Youth Theatre. This 3-day workshopseries was been deferred to late January 2013 to fit in with the Senior Ensemble’s commitments.Helen Bock and Stephen Noonan will work with the group of emerging theatre performerswho have expressed appreciation for the chance to learn, consider and understandthe issues and details of street theatre practice associated with making public social comment.PlaceMakingPlaceMaking projects work on the belief that meaningful interactions can turn spaces wefind ourselves in, into places we want to engage with. Art workshops are wonderful ways forpeople to have meaningful interactions.CAN SA - PlaceMaking Project works with people who have experienced homelessness, artsworkers, community organisations and government agencies to act creatively in the pursuitof making connections for low income and homeless people into their community.PlaceMaking works with communities to explorethe social, cultural, environmental,financial and economic dimensions of their lives.We have been working in creative ways withcommunities to stimulate new skills and createphysical and /or human reminders of communityinteraction. In 2012 projects were undertakenwith – Unity Housing, Hutt Street Centre, WestcareKarpandi Arts Centre and St Bede’s Anglican ParishSemaphore. This was our final year of deliveringPlaceMaking projects which were assisted throughAustralia Council funding.Image from Courtyard Project