Creative Community Dialogue Workshops
The project team visited and ran workshops in Jundah, Winton, Alpha, Barcaldine, Tambo and with health stakeholders in Longreach during April 2024. Workshop participants shared their understanding of creativity, the aspects of communities they are most proud of and the spaces and places that are important to them and that make the greatest impact. The workshops also explored community challenges and opportunities across all aspects of life and future hopes and ambitions for communities.
While each community is different and has varying capacities, several key themes emerged around people, place, wellbeing and social connection and economy, as strengths, challenges and opportunities.
This project builds on RAPAD supported research by Dr Sandra Gattenhof and Dr Donna Hancox investigating ‘The Role of the Creative Arts in Regional Australia’ published in March 2023.
Outcomes
The findings of the workshops are now available – Woven Stories: Thematic Summary.
These findings will inform future project activities. Key to the project is looking at the social and economic impacts/potential of creativity, especially in relation to community resilience. The next phase of the project is to produce several case studies to share between communities and beyond as well as digital stories of the workshops and evidence of the vibrancy and passion of arts, culture and creative in CWQ.
Connecting People
Weaving Place
