Healing Ways: Art with Intent
The Dax Centre
Melbourne, VIC

Role: Curator & Project Manager

Guided by the Advisory Group, this two-year project investigated how art has contributed to emotional and social wellbeing amongst Aboriginal communities in Australia. Through extensive interviews, fieldwork and research in collaboration with arts and mental health workers the project resulted in a group exhibition, short documentary film, series of community and professional development workshops and a two-day symposium.

Advisory Group: Judy Atkinson (Emeritus Professor, Southern Cross University), Maree Clarke (Artist), Mary Guthrie (Lowitja Institute), Robyne Latham (Artist & Researcher, The Bouverie Centre), Caroline Martin (Manager, Bunjilaka), Kent Morris (Art Officer, The Torch), Mandy Nicholson (Artist & Languages Officer, VACL), Elke Smirl (Manager, Boorndawan Willam Aboriginal Healing Service), Kerry Thomson (Boorndawan Willam Aboriginal Healing Service), Peter Waples-Crowe (Artist & Policy Officer, VACCHO), Philip Watkins (CEO, Desart).

Exhibiting Artists: Billy Benn, Maree Clarke, Bindi Cole, Vicki Couzens, Lee Darroch, Robyne Latham, Sally M Mulda, Yhonnie Scarce, Patsy Smith, Dennis Thorpe, Peter Waples-Crowe, Lisa Waup together with works from community art workshops in Victoria, Papunya and the Kimberley

Catalogue

15 May - 17 October 2014