Time to post all Ballarat faces from WeRYou mural project again. Ballarat has been changing fast, is more progressive and open, to everyone. It has attracted a whole bunch of vibrancy. What’s so special? People. And the history. Pre, during and after Gold rush. It has been inclusive. The word ‘Ballarat’ is derived from local Wathaurong Aboriginal…
Back in 2013, I facilitated a series of installations of large format paste ups, designed to combat tagging in known graffiti hotspots. Black and white posters were displayed in more than 9 locations and featured portraits of hundreds of Ballarat residents. Working with various community groups was very rewarding. During the five months long project,…
Earlier in July, I had the exciting opportunity to feature Ballarat on national TV, showcasing some of the incredible artistic projects happening in our community. The Better Homes & Gardens crew spent three days filming in our beautiful town, capturing its creative spirit. It was a fantastic experience to share this experience with a couple…
Łódź, Poland Captured on Fujifilm XT1, XF 23mm F1.4 R The train ride from Częstochowa to Łódź, a beautiful European city with Parisian architecture and the best film school in the country was just as expected. I haven’t been to Poland for quite a while, three years in fact so I was hungry to see and experience everything again and afresh.…
The We R You project has now wrapped up, but our dedicated team will continue visiting installation sites to replace any damaged posters. As someone who loves tracking progress, I couldn’t resist compiling some key statistics from this incredible initiative: 📅 135 – Days the project ran🖊️ 174 – Participants’ signatures📸 1,082 – Portraits captured…
ABC Ballarat Lily Partland interviewed participants of We R You faces Ballarat public art project. Great stories from great people – thank you again for your participation, energy and sharing your beautiful stories. The City of Ballarat’s arts and culture unit has been working with various community groups and services on an inclusive public art…
Last Installation of We R You Faces – completed Ballarat, you are amazing! 🎉 Public art is alive in our city! Head down to Bakery Hill and check out 29 metres of powerful portraiture—you might even spot your own face among the artworks! Our biggest outdoor We R You Faces installation now graces the SportsBiz wall…
We R You Project Update – Large photography prints are ready! Yesterday we received our final batch of large format photography prints from our project partners QuickPrint! They are really big and look amazing!! It’s exciting to see what a little camera and a talented eye of our project participant can create. We are now…
Firefighters photos Yuille Park P-8 Community College in Wendouree has also joined the We R You project! The paste-up portraits will be displayed on the wall near school and will be enjoyed by the local community. We meet each Friday to take and work on images. Last Friday we had a great pleasure to talk to our guests from…
Paste-up photography – we’re in editing stage yay!!! Seven sessions and wow – just have a look! Fun portraits aren’t they! Our group is also growing – we now have Afghani, Australian, Togolese, Chinese, Japanese and Polish participants – we are a very creative multinational, multilingual and multicultural group. Anyone can join us regardless of…
Street art activity – mid February Five sessions so far have produced close to a half thousand of portraits! Next activity day – Monday Feb 18 at 4pm meeting outside the Huyghue House (behind the Art Gallery). We’ll be looking and editing images and choosing the best ones to go on the display. See you…
Ballarat community photography collage poster We R You Community Engagement project WHO We R You is an initiative of the CoB Arts & Culture Unit, involving partnerships with community and Council agencies across Ballarat. Those providing letters of support and participation include: Victorian Police CoB Community Safety Committee Ballarat Health Refugee Support Group – participation…