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Progress report on Jalaris Kids Garden 2010 Movie

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:59:49 +0000

After 5 weeks of film-maker Brad Riley’s volunteer work up in Derby working on a movie documenting the Jalaris Kids Garden Project here is a short slide show Brad made about progress on the film:

Progress report on Jalaris Kids Garden 2010 Movie

For more about Brad’s project check out his film-making blog by clicking here.

Singing Out Book Project

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:45:56 +0000

Singing Out Book cover image

In June and July 2008, Side by Side Community Project Consulting and Jalaris Aboriginal Corporation partnered with The Neighborhood Story Project in running a book-making workshop for Aboriginal ladies from Derby. The project was to put together a book of stories about women’s experiences of education and learning using writing, interviewing and photography, and forms part of the community-based research on issues for Indigenous kids and families in Derby on which Jalaris and Side by Side are collaborating. The hope was that the stories would contribute to better understanding and knowledge of the diverse influences on Indigenous educational experiences in the Derby region today.

The project drew on the Neighborhood Story Projects model of community writing and interviewing, and the methods of participatory photography and story telling of Side by Side and Jalaris. Over an intensive month 7 women ranging in age from 21 to 60 years old wrote stories about themselves and their lives and took photographs to accompany their stories. The 7 writers selected, interviewed & photographed 7 other women in the Derby community who’s stories of education and learning they felt should be included in the book.

The final product was launched in November 2008 in Derby, Western Australia. Follow this link to hear a radio interview from local Derby station 6DBY about the Singing Out book launch, which includes readings from some of the writers. The book is not for sale, however limited copies are available through Jalaris Aboriginal Corporation, Side by Side Community Project Consulting & the Neighborhood Story Project.

You can see selected pages from Carlene Wises story below:

Marsh Art 2007

admin — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:32:39 +0000

In 2007 Maya Haviland and DADAA (Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts Australia) worked with people in the community of Derby WA, to develop and put on the first Derby Marsh Art Event. The MarshARTabilities event was held on the closing night of the 2007 Boab Festival in Derby. For several months leading up to the event artists from around Derby developed projects in response to the Derby marsh, a vast tidal mud flat that surrounds the town of Derby on 3 sides. Several visiting artists were supported by DADAA to come up from down south and make work on and around the marsh.

For info on this project check out the profile in the Regional Arts Australia publication “Big Story Country” (click here to find out how to download it…), or check out the video about the 2007 Marsh Art event on utube (click here to go to the utube site).

Arts Practice & Cultural Development

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:00:13 +0000

At Side by Side we believe that arts and culture are vital aspects of community and social development. Our work in community development and health has taught us that using creative methods and supporting cultural development leads to improved social and personal well-being.

We support arts and cultural development projects through:

Planning and implementation of community cultural development projects.
Collaborating with community and private sector organisations to develop local arts activities.
Supporting the use of creative methods in community projects.
Project management of community cultural development initiatives.
Evaluation of community cultural development projects.
Providing resources, links and networks to communities and private sector organisations interested in undertaking community cultural development projects.

Some work we’ve been involved with in this area includes:

In 2007 Maya Haviland worked with DADAA (Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts Australia) in the development and implementation of MarshARTabilities, a community arts celebration of place and community in Derby, WA.

Collaborating with Jalaris Aboriginal Corporation on the Derby Photo Me! Project, a participatory photography project working with young Indigenous women in Derby, Western Australia, and the Singing Out book making project, a collaborative bookmaking project about Indigenous women’s experiences of education.

Planning and implementation with Kimberley TAFE of the Mowanjum TAFE Youth Program, an engagement program for dis-engaged young people based on digital media and cultural documentation.