In March 2024, I had the distinct privilege of working with Sydney Children’s Choir, Gondwana, at the invitation of Dr Jodi Edwards at Bundanon Art Museum.
It was so groovy to be back at Bundanon Art Museum, this time to facilitate a workshop!
I delivered a frij magnet making workshop, as part of their residency in creation of a new song about rivers. My brief was to have the children encapsulate upon a frij magnet, their reflections on their residency process, reflect upon the process point they had reached so far, and articulate their relationship, unfolding the new song, by decorating their experience on a frij magnet.
This workshop was part of the Choir’s collective approach to song writing that was intended to engage them more deeply within their process for the rest of the residency. Given the song had not yet been written, the workshop was a conduit for the students to engage their individual relationship with the river song and share the outcomes with the group. The students were asked to articulate their individual relationship through this visual storytelling, on a frij magnet.
Part of the privilege of working with this group of young people was their welcoming nature and openness to engaging within a different creative medium. Also having had the opportunity to hear them sing highlighted for me, not merely the beauty of their voices but the power and strength of the collective.
My gratitude to Jodi Edwards, Gondwana and Bundanon Art Museum for hosting this workshop with the Choir. Below are some links for further information about my hosts.
Link to Bundanon Art Museum: https://www.bundanon.com.au/
Link to Sydney Children’s Choir: https://gondwana.org.au/the-sydney-childrens-choir/
Link to Dr Jodi Edwards (LinkedIn): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodi-edwards-40473042/?originalSubdomain=au
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