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Don’t forget the arts! Harnessing creative pursuits that build resilience
Disaster resilience takes many shapes and forms, and the best resilience measures encompass multiple avenues. The Impact of Creative Recovery Research shows that participation in creative recovery programs and processes builds long-lasting community resilience and wellbeing, and enhances community capacity for disaster preparedness, response and recovery.
This presentation will show how through Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal grants, small grassroots organisations around rural and remote Australia have captured the power of creative endeavours to help their communities prepare for disasters.
In far north Queensland, a residential program from Regional Development Australia Tropical North for arts leaders, independent artists, and disaster support personnel enabled local mentors to develop skills and knowledge that they could in turn pass on to their communities, building an increased capacity to support resilience and recovery in their disaster-prone communities.
In South Australia’s Riverland, Loxton Chamber of Commerce knew that dry conditions were taking a toll mentally and financially across the community. By renting a space in the main street, local artisans were able to sell locally made handmade items to supplement family income through their creative endeavours – creating effective networks that support local drought resilience.
In Tasmania, RANT Arts engaged youth in climate resilience efforts through creating educational graphic videos. Shifting attitudes to drought preparedness, the videos demonstrate the power of the arts to amplify youth voices for meaningful contribution to community disaster resilience and climate adaptation.
Also in Tasmania, Ten Days on the Island brought locals together to think about climate change and their future, learning what they can do through the power of song with local choirs and storytelling.
These examples show the power of creative pursuits to transform how communities build strong individual and community resilience – achieving practical pathways to equitable resilience through creativity.
This presentation will show how through Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal grants, small grassroots organisations around rural and remote Australia have captured the power of creative endeavours to help their communities prepare for disasters.
In far north Queensland, a residential program from Regional Development Australia Tropical North for arts leaders, independent artists, and disaster support personnel enabled local mentors to develop skills and knowledge that they could in turn pass on to their communities, building an increased capacity to support resilience and recovery in their disaster-prone communities.
In South Australia’s Riverland, Loxton Chamber of Commerce knew that dry conditions were taking a toll mentally and financially across the community. By renting a space in the main street, local artisans were able to sell locally made handmade items to supplement family income through their creative endeavours – creating effective networks that support local drought resilience.
In Tasmania, RANT Arts engaged youth in climate resilience efforts through creating educational graphic videos. Shifting attitudes to drought preparedness, the videos demonstrate the power of the arts to amplify youth voices for meaningful contribution to community disaster resilience and climate adaptation.
Also in Tasmania, Ten Days on the Island brought locals together to think about climate change and their future, learning what they can do through the power of song with local choirs and storytelling.
These examples show the power of creative pursuits to transform how communities build strong individual and community resilience – achieving practical pathways to equitable resilience through creativity.
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