SELECTED COMMUNITY PROJECTS
The Elderhood Project
An evolving socially engaged project exploring ageing, identity, belonging, wisdom and connection. Developed through extended conversations and creative collaboration with older women, students and communities, the project has grown across exhibitions, workshops, artist talks and intergenerational events.
Surrounded - Black Saturday memorial
A permanent Black Saturday memorial created for Healesville through community consultation and collaboration. The work responds to local experiences of loss, resilience and recovery, translating shared community stories into a lasting public artwork.
PARQUETRY OF HONOUR -
A permanent public artwork created for the WWI centenary using reclaimed parquetry from Healesville Memorial Hall. Developed through engagement with the Healesville RSL, the Healesville Historical Society and community, the work connects memory, place and collective remembrance.
SAFE - CFA
SAFE was developed in collaboration with the local CFA to explore and communicate the vital role volunteers play within their communities, while also reflecting on their own safety. The project included a decommissioned firehose to spell out the way the community felt about how the CFA made them feel.
Bluegum Reserve Playground
Originally commissioned as painted treatments for three timber trunks, I expanded Bluegum Reserve into a community-making project involving 50+ local residents and students. Responding to fauna identified through Council's community consultation, participants created ceramic elements that became part of the permanent artwork, giving the community a direct hand in making their own public space.
Resurrected
Curated just six weeks after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, Resurrected welcomed over 50 community members and artists to respond in whatever way felt meaningful to them. The three-month exhibition attracted significant visitation and media attention. Following the exhibition, I worked with Museums Victoria and participating families to facilitate the acquisition of a number of works for the museum’s collection.