Tools of the trade
Documenting the creative underground
What
Document the activities of Townsville’s creative underground and the people, places, and organisations that support the underground.
Why
To gain a better understanding for how to develop systems that are inclusive for creative and innovative practice.
Yes, if we want to solve more problems and create more opportunities for people and community, we need to understand how to activate and support inclusive grassroots creativity and innovation in regional cities.
I intend to document the experiences of the creative underground so that we can understand and celebrate the nature of creativity in our regional city’s underground. Over six months I will take photos as the underground develop and do projects, and ask questions to provide a deeper understanding of the creative underground who participate in initiatives. I’ll use my phone camera and a digital SLR. I need to ask for people’s permission and will share images and stories I capture with participants.
Purpose
I am activating the CRU and bringing the CRU alive through photographic stories.
Status Making progress
Process
- Get resources (use my phone camera or a dSLR).
- Introduce myself to CRU and ask permission to capture them in action using photography.
- Publish the photos and stories on a platform like CRU website and/or social media (and maybe in a book).
Resources
- Phone, or dSLR camera (with cards, batteries)
- Access to internet
- CRU website / social media account
- I will access CRU via creative spaces around the city, starting with DakTech’s makerspace.
Estimated cost $
Estimated time 365 days
A year of field work should provide a comprehensive understanding of Townsville’s creative underground.
Places DakTech Makerspace Facility
Anticipated outcomes Social
Related dream(s) To earn a PhD exploring activation of inclusive grassroots creativity and innovation in regional Australia.
Industries that may relate to this project arts, media, social-services
People who could help with this project
Research participants, including people from Townsville’s creative underground, place owners and managers, helpers, and organisations.
Places that could help with this project
Places designed for creativity, connection, and innovation.
Organisations that could help with this project
Organisations that understand the value of Townsville’s creative underground and my research project.
Related to the initiative: Improving Social Inclusion Pathways for Low-Income Families in Townsville through Place-Based Creative Collaborations
Project first added by human Michael Bromage on February 20, 2024 at 11:34 pm.
Recently updated by human Michael Bromage on August 17, 2024 at 9:29 pm.
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