Creative Communities Partnerships Initiative

This initiative builds culturally and artistically vibrant communities through the arts. 

Wongutha Birini Western Desert Kidney Health Project

Managed by the Community Partnerships section, the initiative aims to build high-quality, participatory arts programs that provide individual community members with increased opportunities to directly participate in all aspects of artistic processes of excellence across all artforms and practices. It also develops partnerships in community based arts programs with long-term outcomes and stimulates innovative approaches in the use of the arts to enhance community wellbeing. 

 

The initiative is an ongoing program with an annual allocation of $2.5 million to enable more Australians to participate in the arts and cultural activities in the places where they live. From 2009–10, the Australia Council approved 39 proposals for a total amount of $13,394,352 with some commitments going into the 2011–12 fiscal year.

 

Click here to view a brief case study for each project

 

Wongutha Birni Aboriginal Cultural Centre fronts the Western Desert Kidney Health Project (pictured) which involves a multidisciplinary team of Aboriginal health, medical and community development workers and artists aiming to reduce disease and diabetes by 20 per cent over three years in 10 Aboriginal communities representing six language groups. A mix of ancient sand-drawing techniques using fencing wire and modern projection technology will be used to educate Aboriginal people about preventing kidney disease.

Curious Works, based in Sydney lead The Stories Project, an enterprise program which provides professional pathways for talented artists and filmmakers hailing from the margins of Australia.

Kickstart Arts is working in partnership with health & education services and local councils in 5 Tasmanian communities.The team is leading several groups of young people and their networks on a series of creative processes of inquiry, exploring what leads to genuine happiness on a personal and community level.

DADAA WA work to support the social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities through a program of arts workshops and projects including creating Works on paper, recording digital works incorporating dance/movement, making 400+ ceramic beads into a community necklace, music workshops and develop and make short films with Storytellers.



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