The 4C's Showcase - Cultivating Creative Cultures with Communities
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Presented by local Secondary students in years 7-12 in partnership with Bunjil Place
4C’s Cultivating Creative Cultures with Communities Showcase spans across three nights this year to celebrate community and support VCEVM student outcomes.
Come along to support this multicultural showcase that helps build community connection by celebrating inclusivity, respect, and integrity.
Monday 28 August
Lyndhurst Secondary College
The Grange P-12 College
Carrum Downs Secondary College
Hampton Park Secondary College
Monday 4 September (SOLD OUT) *This showcase will be live broadcasted on our Outdoor Screen for those who missed out
Cranbourne East Secondary College
Westall Secondary College
Alkira Secondary College
St. Peters College
Narre Warren South P-12 College
Fountain Gate Secondary College
Monday 11 September
Lyndale Secondary College
Craigieburn Secondary College
Unschooling in the South East
Officer Secondary College
Gleneagles Secondary College
Cranbourne Secondary College
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4C's Cultural Exhibition
Bunjil Place Library, Level 2
Tuesday 22 August - Sunday 11 September
Bunjil Place will host 16 schools for 4C’s, Cultivating Creative Cultures with Communities program again this year to celebrate community and support VCEVM student outcomes. This annual showcase helps build community connection by celebrating inclusivity, respect, and integrity. Following on from the success of the inaugural visual arts display in 2022, there will be an exhibition of artworks by local young people to coincide with the performances.
Advocating for Unheard Voices
Bunjil Place Library, Level 1
Tuesday 22 August - Sunday 11 September
We live in challenging times where some issues cannot be discussed without prejudice, fear, bias, and confusion. In this exhibition, students from Lyndhurst Secondary College, Cranbourne East Secondary and Cranbourne Secondary College confront these concerns and advocate for unheard voices in a series of short stories and creative pieces. Written works will be displayed alongside photographs from the State Library Victoria collection, also selected by the students.
Content Warning:
The following works describe and explore a range of experiences such as hate crimes, mental health, self-harm and colonial violence. The texts demonstrate the issues concerning young people and the ways in which we find solace through artistic expression.
Arora Leigh: Make up
"I can see the body of the butterfly starting to escape, I can feel her body pushing against my shell. She’s aching to escape."
Image: Rennie Ellis, Model applying makeup, 1988, Digitised colour slide (35 mm transparency)
H2010.126/868
Courtesy of the Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive
ETHAN MASON: DRAG QUEEN
"This is a place for us to feel safe. It is our other home where we are around people like us and know we’re safe in each other's company."
Image: Viva Gibb, Performer at Tricia’s nightclub West Melb, Melbourne – Drag show and cabaret March, 1979
1979, Photographic print (gelatin silver), H98.161/157
Courtesy of the Estate of Viva Gib
Mo Milosevic: TRAIN
"With every tap of the keys, I sought to give a voice to the unheard, the marginalised, and even the forgotten."
Image: Reimund Zunde, Train travel, Melbourne, Vic, 2004-06, Photographic print (gelatin silver, selenium toned), H2007.32/27
Sailalelei Finau: GIRL WITH A CANDLE
"I pray that my children don’t go through this tragedy ever in their lives, and understand the importance of acknowledging these traits in our country but also learn that what is happening isn’t normal."
Image: Barat Ali Batoor, Candlelight Vigil #1, Photographic print (gelatin silver), 2019, H2019.277/9
Caleb Taylor: THE CHURCH
"As he followed his train of thought, he was not aware of where he was going, it just felt like his body had a life of its own. When he finally looked up, he realised that he had been led to the front of a church."
Image: Kim Kruger, Black man and the church, Arthur Cole, 1990, Photographic print (gelatin silver), H96.117
THE STORYTELLER
"The dreams started to happen less frequently each day, and a glimmer of hope started to return to his eyes."
Image: Mathias Heng, Ahmad and Ali sit on the lawn outside 16 Derby Street, Kensington, Photographic print (gelatin silver), 2001, H2001.245/4
Jordan Moimoi: OPPORTUNITIES
"There is a time when we get frustrated and question how we can survive learning a new culture and challenging situations but through dedication and perseverance, you can succeed in your own way."
Image: Elizabeth GILLIAM, Telling fortunes from ‘reading’ hands, Doncaster East High School, Photographic print (gelatin silver), 1988, H92.250/49
Sonia Tetu: DARK TIMES
"I was grateful because this event made me stronger. I used this negative experience to help me be the strong woman and mother I am today."
Image: Ross Bird, Rosa de Jesus, (80), from Dili, sitting in her room at the Puckapunyal Safe Haven, Photographic print (gelatin silver), 1999, H2000.198/50
Tristan Shoesmith: THE MUSEUM OF CRACKED MIRRORS
"By working together, we can ensure that refugees have access to the resources and support they need to build a better life."
Image: Archer Roberts, The Cracked Mirror Gallery and Picture Framing, Williamstown, Photographic print (gelatin silver), 1992, H2017.358/48
Seyn Betham: A JOURNEY OF ROOTS AND WINGS
"His experiences had woven a wall hanging of resilience, adaptability, and an unbreakable connection to his roots."
Image: Wolfgang Sievers, Shell Refinery, Geelong, Vic., at night, Photographic print (gelatin silver), 1957, H2003.100/117
Jassmine Uluava: DANCE
"When I dance! There is something so ancient and traditionally familiar as I gently move my feet."
Image: Maggie Diaz, Close up of Maggie’s hands, Black and white negative, 1958, H2011.62/332c
Courtesy of Gwendolen DeLacy, Curator of the Diaz Collection
Nikki Mangos: CONFESSIONS FROM A TEENAGE DIARY
"When I sleep, they keep watch over me; when I cry, they are sad with me; when I laugh, they smile with me. My laugh is the sunshine for them. My father does his best for me, my mother prays always for me. They tenderly teach me to be happy again."
Image: Katayoun Javan, Building a home away from home: photographs of Iranian immigrants, Colour photographic print, 2015, H2017.41/10
Kelevi Kalisoqo: MANU
"We judge teenagers based on a small part of what we think is their identity based on their actions. But we don’t know their full story."
Image: Grant Hobson, Cape Schanck Lighthouse – Ted Peers, Lighthouse keeper, Photographic print (gelatin silver, selenium toned), c. 1994–95, H95.230/1
Tyrus Maku: HOME SWEET HOME
"She began to reinvent herself. She would search for inner peace, and care those who were struggling in life. She became independent and always thought of others. She shared her story with other women and turned her despair into power for others."
Image: Maggie Diaz, Close up of Maggie’s hands, Black and white negative, 1958, H2011.62/332c
Courtesy of Gwendolen DeLacy, Curator of the Diaz Collection
Dates
Monday 28 August 2023
Monday 4 September 2023
Free livestream on our Outdoor Screen
Monday 11 September 2023
6.00 pm - 9.00 pm
6.00 pm - 9.00 pm - SOLD OUT
(doors open 5.15 pm)
6.00 pm - 9.00 pm
(doors open 5.15 pm)
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