Burrinja Cultural Centre will present a series of three free workshops on the theme of safe spaces, aiming to create safe environments for communities of young people and culturally diverse backgrounds to come together and share, learn, educate connect and collaborate.
The events are held with Way Over There, or WOT, a collective of local artists, community developers and programmers in South East Melbourne prioritising black, brown and Indigenous people.
Burrinja creative director Gareth Hart said WOT is an emerging artist-run collective based in the South East of Narrm/Melbourne.
“WOT is a remarkable collective creating really special projects and connections through art in the outer eastern regions,” Hart said.
“Not to mention the workshop series is free, thanks to funding from Yarra Ranges Council.”
The three events are an art-making and sharing event, WOT does 2050 look like? And Pass the AUX.
Art-making and sharing will be held on Wednesday 8 March at 6pm, where participants are invited to share their art with WOT, whether it’s through conversation, performance or materials.
WOT does 2050 look like? Will be held on Wednesday 16 March at 6pm, to examine the complex issues of the climate crisis. Participants will practice interdisciplinary teamwork to envision a positive future.
Pass the AUX will see participants bring along pieces or snippets of media they want to share in the form of music, visuals, sites and more. It is being held on Wednesday 23 March at 6pm.
“The safe space series is a really important initiative, creating dialogue and sharing creative practice in supportive, safe, and collaborative ways. The series will ask big questions about the Climate crisis and our future, as well as being a space where young artists can come together and share their creative works,” Gareth Hart said.
“It’s a brilliant opportunity for young artists, especially those artists who might feel on the fringes.”
