Pass the creativity along!
Pass the creativity along
#passthecreativityalong
So, times are challenging right now.
However, that doesn’t mean we can’t keep ourselves moving forward and creating!
It’s a great time to get into those unfinished projects and pick up those arty skills you’ve been meaning to hone. We had a think about ways we could not only keep our creativity going, but how we could keep connected with our participants and other creatives… We thought, what if we could “pass the creativity along”?
Do you recall the Act Belong Commit -supported phenomenon called “Pass the song along”?
Back in 2017 the Spirit of the Streets Choir in Perth came together on World Singing Day to “Pass the song along”. The choir was part of the growing legacy of singing groups and people whose aim it was to pass the song along. And what was the song you ask? A simple and catchy karaoke-style song set up for Act-Belong-Commit through Sing For Health. You can check out the song on YouTube (why not kick it into action for yourself and pass the song along!) …even in Mandarin!
So, in these times of social distancing and self-isolation, we need not hide ourselves under the covers! Why not take up the idea of passing the song along and join us to “pass the creativity along”?
My Story My Home
Awesome Arts Festival 2017, 'My Story, My Home', Art Gallery of WA
In October 2017, we put our building hats on and moved into the Art Gallery space, albeit temporarily!
We were invited to run some children's workshop in conjunction with the My Story My Home exhibition, designed and produced by World Press Photo Perth.
We learnt a good deal about engagement.
We learnt something about play.
We thought about our ways of working!
We had a lot of 'stuff'! But in terms of play and making, 'stuff' becomes something else. It is given life and meaning by those who manipulate it to create a new use for it.
A play space created by kids, for 'My Story, My Home' AGWA exhibition, 2017
And boy, can Perth kids play! It was such a fun weekend! Thank you AGWA and World Press Photo Perth for including us in this amazing activity!