Last year I had a uni student on placement at my service and as part of her placement she developed a funding submission which we submitted to our local Council. The projects aim is to develop the links between community services, their clients through Art workshops with Christian from Aerograffix.
We were unfortunately unsuccessful on that occasion, but we were asked to resubmit for the second round due to the strength and scope of the project.
And today I received the letter advising that we got the $8000.00. I called Christian as soon as I found out and he is setting dates to begin the workshops in a couple of months. It is a great opportunity to link up the art work project with the school and have them involved with the multiple workshops over the coming months.
The project will:
Involve up to 72 participants, six per session over 12 sessions.
The target group will include people with disabilities or who are currently disengaged from mainstream community activities.
Each participant will have the opportunity to complete an individual artwork on canvas or contribute to a group mural.
Participants can also attend an exhibition to celebrate achievements and display works of art for community members to view.
The services and the clients of the services who will be involved are Redlands District Committee on Ageing, Canteen,Babi Youth Services, Cerebral Palsy League Qld, Redlands Bayside Disability Service, Boystown, TRACC South Foster Care and Horizon.
Happy ending to a very long funding process and community development project for Uni
Karen,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your funding. That's so wonderful. It all sounds very exciting. Now how do I stop you from clogging up my inbox in my hotmail???
Vanessa