| Creative communities gather for change |
The Creative Communities organisation attracted more than a 120 people to the Schaller Studio shortly before Christmas.
The occasion was the final Outside the Square Active Spaces event of the year.
Make a Change Australia, through Outside the Square, has spent the year exploring active spaces in Bendigo.
These spaces included Our Homes, Our Public Places and most recently the Creative Space; providing a neutral space for community to explore concepts and uncover new pathways for change.
Creative people from all walks of life were in attendance at the Schaller Studio meeting
There were visual artists; designers of locally made wares; performing arts advocates; educators, comedians and musicians; people who have art spaces to share; coordinators of initiatives to build the creative community for all abilities; businesses that support the arts; experiential sound artists; planners and placemakers, changemakers, innovators and more.
Twelve people spoke for three minutes each on where and what they create.
Prue Mansfield, director planning and development at the City of Greater Bendigo said the City’s goal is to become the most liveable city in Australia.
“Creativity is at the heart of that. Creativity is the very reason cities exist,” she said.
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