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Sarah has managed art programs and community projects for people of all ages and abilities in a range of settings including art centres, schools, hospitals and local councils. She is experienced in grant writing; exhibition curating and project management, with a focus on community engagement and public programming. Sarah has worked in the South Pacific as an adviser to the Fiji Arts Council developing art and craft programs for women.

 

Exhibitions, Projects and Residencies

2021

Curator, Toy Stories, Midland Junction Arts Centre

2019

Curator, Seeds, Pods and Pollen Community Exhibition, Mundaring Arts Centre

2019

Public Program Coordinator, Danjoo Interwoven, Midland Junction Arts Centre

2018

Curator, WOWA Wearable Art Exhibition, Midland Junction Arts Centre

2017

Community Arts Network Workshop Artist, facilitator of creative workshops with Syrian – Iraqi Women’s Group through City of Stirling & ASeTTS, to build relationships and share stories.

Curator, Horse Tales Community Exhibition, as part of Habits of Horses, Mundaring Arts Centre

2016 

Curator, A Needle Pulling Thread Community Exhibition, Mundaring Arts Centre

2015

Artist In Residence, St John Of God Mt Lawley, Creative Arts (pilot) Project to support elderly patient wellbeing in Ursula Frayne Unit.

2013 – 2014

Arts & Craft Advisor, Fiji Arts Council, Women’s Handicrafts, Australian Volunteers International

2012

Artist in Residence, Child & Adolescent Health Services, Princess Margaret Children’s Hospital and Bentley Adolescent Health Unit.

2011 

Curator, Heroes or Villains of the Swan – Stories of Ourselves, Old Court House Law Museum

2008

Curator, Tread Softly; Taking Flight; Canopy of Air; and other exhibitions, Ellenbrook Gallery