The Agenda for the ‘Journey of Life’ project
Participants will have to have be affected by removal, or separation from family, carers can also be
included where there is the need for helping the participants
The project
will comprise of at the very least 6 workshops where a selection of photos of the person taking the ‘journey’
will be bound together in a scrapbook, that at it’s conclusion will probably be exhibited at a local venue
There will also
be a number of events associated with the project including at least 3 excursions that will include going to places of cultural
interest and having a meal at each of the venues
The journey
will consist of taking the participant though their lives, starting with photos of them as a child, if the participants do
not have early photos, then the project coordinator will as near as possible, replicate the person as they would have looked
as a child or an art teacher will help to paint a retrospective portrait
The
book will then take in, photos of any significant persons, events etc, in the ‘travelers’ life this could include
weddings, children etc, a short story will accompany the photo page as well as a hand painted/drawn embellishment. It is not
necessary to be able to paint as stickers etc can be substituted
An art teacher
will be facilitating the workshops to assist participants
Photos will
also be taken on the excursions and the ‘traveler’ will be able to write short details etc of the day etc
Original photos
will not be used in the album; they will be copied and returned to the owner
And
the album at the end of the project will be kept by the ‘traveler’
There will be two groups taking the journey so please feel free to register your interest for the
second group
This project
is funded by FACHSIA and must be finalized by April 2010
Projected excursions will be
Tobruk Sheep
Station includes morning tea and lunch
Muru Mitigar
Aboriginal Cultural Centre includes morning tea and lunch
Mount
Tomah Botanical Gardens includes lunch and morning tea
Our Journey
so far
Group One
