A People’s guide to (north) geelong
Intro session: JUL 21st 4:00pm
10 workshops will run from JULY - DEC
(Times TBC)
Where:
The Aviary cafe 45 Robin Ave, Norlane VIC 3214
Food will be provided
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Wheelchair access is via our Gheringhap St entrance ramp. Unlocked, accessible bathrooms available on both ground and first floors.
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A People's Guide to (North) Geelong recognises the theatre of the neighbourhood streets and the people that make it. Learn about your neighbours while also learning how to produce and present a community project.
We are inviting seniors (60+) and youth (15-25) from the Northern suburbs to come together in this intergenerational project to create and present walking tours of Norlane.
Come and join in the planning and design of suburban walking trails, sharing the places and sites of significance that are special or meaningful to you. We want to hear all about these places, how they’ve changed and why they are important.
You can be a part of this project in many ways, depending on what you like to do.
You can:
- Share a memory
- Share local history
- Sing, play or make music
- Dance
- Tell a story
- Make a painting, sculpture or craft object for display on the tour route
- Draw or illustrate a map
- Be a presenting tour guide
- Learn producing skills
No experience necessary and all abilities welcome. You must live, work or study in the 3214 postcode.
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YUHUI NG RODRIGUEZ
Yuhui is a Singaporean performance-maker and arts manager based in Geelong, working across creative practice, arts administration and cultural policy. As a performance-maker, Yuhui conceptualises, facilitates, directs and performs in projects that are led by site, place and community.
Her performance projects include Geelong Sweats (Geelong Arts Centre development 2020), Baby Cake (Next Wave & Darebin Speakeasy 2018), Museum of Me (Darebin Arts 2016), Neighbours (Big West Festival 2015), and Uncommon Places (Melbourne Fringe Keynote 2015).
Museum of Me wasa cross-generational art project between the children of Westgarth Primary and elders of Westgarth Aged Care, culminating in a site-specific performance for family and friends. Neighbours was a guided walk/performance along Nicholson Street in Footscray, through public spaces and into the homes of residents. Uncommon Places was an audio tour of the Nicholas Building created in collaboration with tenants, to discover the story of the building’s former lift attendants. Geelong Sweats was a performance developed in collaboration with gym enthusiasts from the former iconic Waterworld in Norlane.
More recently she has facilitated workshops for Back to Back Theatre’s Education Programs, Platform Arts’ Lab, Next Wave’s All School Lab, and co-developed and co-facilitated workshops for Geelong Arts Centre’s Creative Learning Program ‘Immigration Stories’.
LAURA ALICE
Laura Alice is a multi award-winning Geelong-based Artist and Creative Director who specializes in cutting-edge projects that are empowering and collaborative.
With over 10 years experience in creating complex artistic projects spanning film, immersive installation, animation, street art and augmented reality; Laura is on the forefront of both ethics and innovation in her field.
Laura possesses a deep-seated curiosity that drives her practice. Her decade-long journey in the artistic realm has seen her become known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, combining beauty with technological prowess. Through her work, she fosters meaningful connections with audiences, blurring the lines between artist and observer, and the seen and unseen.
Laura's partnership with The Bluebird Foundation has resulted in countless community arts projects that bring joy, inclusion and integrity to disadvantaged groups of Geelong's youth.
These high-quality collaborative projects have received both local and international regard.
