What's your story? Get involved in the My Story project

My Story is a project developed through the COVID-19 Community Art Exhibitions Recovery Arts Initiative.

The Recovery Arts Initiative project My Story, focuses on creatively documenting the stories of Senior Community members and how they have been affected throughout the pandemic.

Moonee Valley City Council is calling for 10 community members aged 65+ (and your care givers/support persons) who’d like to tell their story as part of the My Story Project. We want to hear YOUR stories and reflections of your time spent throughout the Lockdowns. The My Story project creates connections, heal and recover, offering opportunities of expression by utilising digital storytelling. What’s your story?

To encourage further engagement with the wider Moonee Valley community, the My Story audio project will be complimented by a visual art poster project accompaniment. The Audio stories will be linked via QR code to a designed Poster. The poster project will be installed on A0 poster paste ups, across high volume pedestrian areas in Moonee Valley over a 2-week campaign. Each poster will direct you to a particular person’s story, and make available the full project information and stories.

The stories will be hosted on the MVCC website, a central location holding the WFV Arts Recovery Project mvcc.vic.gov.au/arts-recovery/


WORKSHOPS

The My Story Digital Storyteller will hold small group workshops, facilitating space, and creative skills to enable people to tell their stories; creating connections and conversations. Your stories will be professionally recorded and edited by the Digital Storyteller at individual sessions. 

Participants MUST apply/sign up to attend the workshops > SIGN UP HERE

The Clocktower Centre:

  • Tuesday 13th April, 2-4pm
  • Thursday 15th April, 10-Noon
    • If in the event we are completely inundated with participants, we’ll undergo a selection process.
    • This is a voluntary participatory role, and not renumerated for travel or participation. 
    • Tea & coffee are provided at the in-person workshops.


Any questions about the project, workshops, recordings, or having trouble accessing workshops, please get in touch with me:

Catriona Black-Dinham
Recovery Arts Initiatives Administrator
Phone 0392 438 741 | Email CBlack-Dinham@mvcc.vic.gov.au

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