Janis Morgan: Arts for Positive Change
Moongala and the East Bentleigh Village Garden are firmly committed to addressing isolation and loneliness in our community, offering projects like Garden Art to involve and engage local residents, particularly the vulnerable and isolated, in creative, healthy activities. With a shared commitment to recycling, revamping, gardening, sharing resources, creative pursuits and working together, we gatheredRead More
How come the most densely populated areas in the world are also some of the loneliest? What makes cities so exciting and liveable, yet for some so unforgiving? Cities are associated with high rates of most mental health problems. All this was true before COVID and is now at the forefront of many social andRead More
Fence Field Project BayCISS Castlefield Community Centre June to December 2017 This project aimed to increase the presence and location of the Castlefield Community Centre. Visual weaving on the outside fences in Bluff rd. created a ‘point of contact, reference and place identity’ for the Castlefield Community Centre. The concept and designs for the weavingRead More
Connect Health &Community Art Project November 2017 – April 2018 ‘Connecting Voices’ Celebrating the opening of Connect Health and Community facility in Bayside with the CCD art project, ‘Connecting Voices’. On Thursday November 23, 2017, members of the Connect community were invited to answer the question: ‘What does a connected community mean to you?’ TheRead More
Arts Project April – June 2017 The aim of the program is to increase knowledge of family violence and the capacity to build support systems of women on correction orders, through a safe and supportive environment. To build participants knowledge on family violence, including the underlying causes and impacts. To build participants knowledge and confidenceRead More
Exploring the journey of elder women from intersectional communities International Women’s Day Project April – June 2017 For International Women’s Day (IWD) 2017 Connect Health and Community, WHISE, Bentleigh Secondary College and Moongala collaborated to commission the artwork, ‘Finding A Way’. The concept and philosophy for the project was developed and the textile artwork producedRead More
The cultural totem poles created at Wingate Avenue represent the history, place, traditions, stories and symbols of the diverse and indigenous families who belong to the local Ascot Vale community. Totem Poles represent family and cultural heritage, stories, symbols and sometimes protection. Originally found in North America, Canada and Alaska created as part of IndigenousRead More
Intergenerational Woman’s Project “In joining our stories and visions we create a shared world of wisdom, hope and understanding.” Linking Generations enabled women of different ages and diverse cultures to come together to voice what was important to them and to express their thoughts and feelings to the community. During this wonderful creative process, involvingRead More
Community Arts Canvas Community Arts Canvas celebrating the Festival of Harmony- A celebration of food, culture and creativity. Harmony Day brings communities from many diverse cultures together in celebration for a unified community living in peace, where music, food, dance and creativity was shared in a space where ,”Everyone Belongs, living together in Harmony.’
A community cultural development (CCD) project giving community members a voice in the future direction of arts development within the City of Kingston. With the revitalisation of Moorabbin Junction as an Arts Precinct and the forthcoming development of a future Arts & Culture Policy, the Markers Market, with its strong community presence, is an idealRead More
