Socially Engaged Art, Participatory Art, Community Art

Bold Stories, Bold Lives

Brimbank City Council Arts and Cultural Services project. Artist credits: Ashley Ellis Bold Stories, Bold Lives project and exhibition, 2022. This project and exhibition creatively captures the lives of 20 Brimbank locals who have lived bold lives or experienced situations or circumstances that have required them to be bold. Participants will be represented in digital and mixed media portraits, and each will have an accompanying written story. Portraits and stories will be displayed in an exhibition at Bowery Gallery, St Albans Community Centre, as part of the Be BOLD Festival on 8 October 2022.

Into the Light Festival, Whittlesea

In September 2011 The City of Whittlesea, in collaboration with Regional Arts Victoria, produced a community art project and festival to celebrate the coming of spring. Funded by VBRA through the Community Recovery Committee, this exhibition included layers that reflected the recent experiences in the community of fire recovery. Called Into the Light, it was held in Whittlesea Township in the cattle shed at the showgrounds in early September and featured a lantern parade by local school children. Image courtesy of Jo Herbig

Connecting to Place, Connecting People

Knox City Council Arts and Cultural Services project. Project: Connecting to Place, Connecting People. Artist credit: James Beattie and Carmen Davies, Adam Magennis, Marbee Williams, Mandy Nicholson and students from Bayswater Secondary College. Facilitated by Marcia Ferguson. My role in project: Project Lead, Community and Public Arts Officer. Primary Partners: VicTrack, Victorian State Government, Metro. Image courtesy of Marcia Ferguson.

Connecting to Place, Connecting People

Knox City Council Arts and Cultural Services project. Project: Connecting to Place, Connecting People. Artist credit: James Beattie and Carmen Davies, Adam Magennis, Marbee Williams, Mandy Nicholson and students from Bayswater Secondary College. Facilitated by Marcia Ferguson. My role in project: Project Lead, Community and Public Arts Officer. Primary Partners: VicTrack, Victorian State Government, Metro. Image courtesy of Jo Herbig.

Fausto Gallego, Reach for the Stars, Immerse 2016

Knox City Council Arts and Cultural Services project. Project: Reach for the Stars, Immerse 2016. Artist credit: Fausto Gallego, Reach for the Stars, 2016. My role in project: Curator and Project Lead, Community and Public Arts Officer. Primary partner: YMCA. Image courtesy of Jo Herbig.

Ashley Goudie, Cooee (Come Here, You're Found), Immerse 2016

Knox City Council Arts and Cultural Services project. Project: Cooee (Come Here, You're Found), Immerse 2016. Artist credit: Ashley Goudie, Cooee (Come Here, You're Found), 2016. My role in project: Project Lead, Community and Public Arts Officer. Primary partner: Knox Chinese Senior Citizens, Rowville Community Centre. Image courtesy of Ashley Goudie.

Suburban Bloom

Knox City Council Arts and Cultural Services project. Project: Suburban Bloom, 2014. Artist credit: Textile art, Adrienne Kneebone, Nina Amberg-Pederson and Brydie Dyson, Performance art, Catherine Rutten and Nina Amberg-Pederson, photography Marilyn Ellis, Jeanette Anderson, Julie Bird, Julie Castieu. My role in project: Artistic Director and Project Lead, Community and Public Arts Officer. Primary partners, Knox Photographic Society, The Basin Neighbourhood House, Mountain Gate Shopping Centre, Coonara Neighbourhood House and Chosen Bean Cafe. Image courtesy of Jo Herbig.

Suburban Bloom

Knox City Council Arts and Cultural Services project. Project: Suburban Bloom, 2014. Artist credit: Textile art, Adrienne Kneebone, Nina Amberg-Pederson and Brydie Dyson, Performance art, Catherine Rutten and Nina Amberg-Pederson. My role in project: Artistic Director and Project Lead, Community and Public Arts Officer. Primary partners, Knox Photographic Society, The Basin Neighbourhood House, Mountain Gate Shopping Centre, Coonara Neighbourhood House and Chosen Bean Cafe. Image courtesy of The Knox Photographic Society Inc.

Wall to Wall Mentoring Program

Knox City Council Arts and Cultural Services project. Project: Wall-to-Wall Mentoring Program. Artist credit: James Beattie (DVATE) and Carmen Davies (SUP) and Matt Thompson with Wantirna Secondary College. My role in project: Project Lead, Community and Public Arts Officer. Primary partners: Wantirna Secondary College, Studfield IGA supermarket and Studfiled Trader’s Association. Image courtesy of Jo Herbig.

Funded by the Department of Justice and coordinated by Knox City Council, the Wall-to-Wall program produced 8 murals with 8 schools throughout Knox over 3 years.

Play

Knox City Council Arts and Cultural Services project. Project: Play. Artist credits: Writer Sarah Hammond, Sculpture and installation Michelle Stewart, Painting and Drawing Veronica Holland. Project Facilitator Catherine Rutten. My role in project: Project Lead, Community and Public Arts Officer. Primary partners: Bayswater West Community Hub, Bayswater Bowls Club, Bayswater Cricket Club, Blue Hills Pre School, Clarendon Grange Aged Care. Image courtesy of The Knox Photographic Society Inc.

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Touch this Earth Lightly: A participatory environmental art project

Knox City Council Arts and Cultural Services project. Project: Touch this Earth Lightly: A participatory environmental art project. Artist: Bridget Nicholson. My role in project: Project Lead, Community and Public Arts Officer. Primary partners: Rowville Chinese Social Group, Knox Environment Society, Knox Birdwatchers, Scoresby Rovers. Image courtesy of Ella Rose.

Touch this Earth Lightly: A participatory environmental art project

Touch this earth lightly: A participatory environmental art project

Touch this Earth Lightly: A participatory environmental art project

Perspectives on Place: Bunjil Way

Knox City Council Arts and Cultural Services project. Project: Perspectives on Place: Bunjil Way. Artists: Ben Gilbert, Jeanette Jennings, James Rose, Judy Nicholson in consultation with Wurundjeri Tribe Land Council, St Joseph’s College students, local Scoresby residents. Cultural education by Bill Nicholson. My role in project: Project Lead, Community and Public Arts Officer. Primary partners: Wurundjeri Tribe Land Council, St Joseph’s College, Ferntree Gully, Knox BMX Club, Knox Athletics Club, local Scoresby residents. Image courtesy of Jo Herbig.

Zest for Life

Knox City Council Arts and Cultural Services project. Project: Zest for Life. Artist credits: Catherine Rutten, Fabnobs Theatre, the Eltham School Band, the Mountain District Dog Walking Association, Bayswater Zumba, Chinese Senior Citizens, East City Sound Choir, Knox Photographic Society. Project Facilitator: Catherine Rutten. My role in project: Project Lead, Community and Public Arts Officer. Primary partners: internal working group, Fabnobs Theatre, Eltham High School, the Mountain District Dog Walking Association, Bayswater Zumba, Chinese Senior Citizens, East City Sound Choir, Knox Photographic Society. Image courtesy of Jo Herbig.

Sequences and Cycles: Contemporary Ceramics from the Desert

Artists: Pip Mc Manus, Pantjiti Lionel, Amanda McMillan, Suzi Lyon. Co-curated by Jo Herbig and Franca Barraclough. Community workshops associated with wider program including a curated exhibition and ceramics conference. Image courtesy of Jo Herbig

The Housewarming Project

Knox City Council Arts and Cultural Services project. Project: The Housewarming Project. Artists: Sarah Hammond and Leanne Mooney. My role in project: Project Lead, Community and Public Arts Officer. Primary partners: internal working group, Housing Vic., local residents. Image courtesy of Jo Herbig.

EcoChic

Knox City Council Arts and Cultural Services project. Project: Ecochic: Knox Wearable Arts. Artist credits: Costume and Set Designer Adrienne Chisholm, Fashion Designer Bronwyn Napiorkowski, Choreographer, Professional Dancer Gretel Taylor, Sound Artist Patrick Dunn, Rowville Primary School and Rowville Secondary College. My role in project: Artistic Director and Project Lead, Community and Public Arts Officer. Primary partner: Rowville Primary School and Rowville Secondary College. Image courtesy of Ella Rose.