2008 CREATIVE CONNECTIONS ART AND POETRY EXHIBITION
Creative Connections and WA Poets Inc bring you the 2008 Creative Connections Art and Poetry Exhibition. This exhibition is supported by Disability Services Commission of WA.
There will be two exhibitions this year.
The first exhibition will be held on Thursday 10th, Friday 11th and Saturday 12th July 2008 at Centro Warwick Shopping Centre.
The second exhibition will be held in conjunction with National Poetry Week on Thursday 5th, Friday 6th and Saturday 7th September 2008 at the Galleria Shopping Cente in Morley.
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CREATIVE CONNECTIONS ART AND POETRY EXHIBITION
Art and poetry are important ways for people to express themselves creatively and we want to give differently-abled and abled artists and poets the opportunity to do this and connect with the community and each other!
This project came about after a group of community members and disability workers discussed the idea in 2006.
The aims of the project are:
• to demonstrate through creative pursuits, the diverse abilities and personalities of people who are differently-abled
• to enable differently-abled people, the community and community groups to connect with each other
The exhibition consists of:
• artworks created by differently-abled artists (mainly DSC hostel residents and clients)
• poems written to the artworks by local poets
• profiles and photos of the artists.
These are exhibited publicly and artworks and poems are for sale together. Creative Connections is a not for profit group.
Join the Creative Connections Team! We are currently looking for volunteers.
The team consists of people with the following skills:
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innovative and creative ideas
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working with differently-abled people
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Any assistance towards the exhibition will be greatly appreciated. We know these exhibitions will continue to grow each year.
2008 Publicity
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2007 CREATIVE CONNECTIONS ART AND POETRY EXHIBITION
The 2007 exhibition ran from Thursday 3rd May to Sunday 6th May (a special trading day) at Centro Warwick Shopping Centre. Altogether there were: 29 Artworks by 26 Artists and 66 Poems by 17 Poets, and 18 of the artworks and the accompanying poems were sold. Some of the positives that came from the exhibition were:
• positive feedback about the combination of artworks, poetry and profiles
• positive public interaction, and bringing understanding, awareness and connection with artists, poets, community individuals and community groups
• rewarding for all concerned – acknowledgement and appreciation of the diverse abilities and personalities of the artists through their artworks and the accompanying poetry
• financial rewards for the artists
• positive outcome for DSC workers.
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* 2007 Poet’s :
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Bristol Hostel - Yokine
- Graham Soulsby
- Kathy Adair
- Katie Bassett
- Laurie Coyne
- Michael Hoey
Norwich Hostel - Bull Creek
- Adrian Chadwick
- Alma Jones
- Barry Tonkin
- Bernice Webber
- Colleen O’Neill
- Jenny Travers
- Reg Mitchell
- John Tillbrook
- Mildred D’Rozario (Millie)
- Annie Taylor
Sussex Hostel - Karrinyup
- Antonio Santoro (Tony)
- Clayton Winmar
- Craig Essler
- Joanne Schoenfeld
- Linley Connel
- Raymond Thomas
- Timothy Schraman
- Emma Tamblyn
- Graham McNally
- Michael Waters
- Harry Wheeler
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- Mardi May
- Sally Clarke
- Maureen Sexton
- John McBain
- Frances Macaulay Forde
- Sue Clennell
- Julz Bone
- Lynette Bryce
- Kevin Gillam
- Liana Christensen
- Melanie Kwa
- saz campbell
- Helen Hagemann
- Kristy Davison
- Peter Jeffery
- Cathy Szathmary
- Peter Evans
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If you would like to be a part of this exciting venture, please contact one the following people:
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