Please join us at the launch of this exciting project!
Connecting to Country is a community engagement project, aimed
to strengthen connection to place for some of the most disadvantaged members of
our community. Queens Lodge SRS Studio was
established in 2013 to promote access to a range of industry level artistic
opportunities for people living in SRS’. This exciting project aims to
strengthen connections and partnerships between the arts, disability and
environmental sectors, and in doing so, improve well-being and community
capacity within the City of Whittlesea.
Connecting to Country is an artistic exploration of local
Indigenous culture and environment through experiences and connections made
with local Indigenous and environmental experts, including Wurrundjeri Elder,
Ian Hunter, Darebin Creek Management Committee and Darebin Parklands’ Artist in
Residence, Katie Roberts.
At the City of Whittlesea Community Festival, on March 15th
2015, we will employ Nebula, Arts Access Victoria’s fully accessible mobile art
space, to launch the “Connecting to Country” publication of artworks that
respond to local Indigenous flora, fauna, history and culture. We will
also showcase an exhibition of original artworks in. Darebin Parklands Artist
in Residence, Katie Roberts and Wurrundjeri Elder, Ian Hunter has also
contributed to this project.
Connecting to Country is
generously supported by the City of Whittlesea Council’s Community Development
Grant 2014-5.
