Paola Balla
Paola is an award winning visual artist, highly commended curator and sought-after community cultural development practitioner, speaker, facilitator and writer.
Karen Jackson
Karen Jackson is a Yorta Yorta woman and Director of the Moondani Balluk Indigenous Academic Unit.
West Writers
The West Writers program seeks to develop capacity amongst writers and storytellers across various mediums and practices in the west of Melbourne while showcasing important political, social and cultural issues.
West Writers Group Participants
West Writers Group is a collective of writers from diverse backgrounds who currently live, work or have other established links to Melbourne’s west.
West Writers — Forum
The Forum is an annual forum to encourage diverse and critically engaged conversations between writers/storytellers, readers and industry members.
West Writers — Poetry
The Poetry is an annual premier performance poetry event One Night Stanza that features a line-up of local, national and international artists.
Aphrodite Feros-Fooke
Aphrodite is a visual artist, currently working with video art, film, projection, projection mapping and installation.
Muma Doesa
Muma Doesa is an MC/ Vocalist/ DJ of South African heritage, who specialises in live performance and recording.
Florence Tupuola
Florence ‘FTRIANGLE’ Tupuola is a self-taught Australian contemporary visual artist of Samoan descent, currently lives in Melbourne.
Antonio Moreira
Antonio Moreira is a Melbourne-based Artist and Creative Cultural Producer with passion for the arts, music and sharing his rich Brazilian culture.
Justyn Koh
Justyn Koh is a Melbourne-based photographer who has covered a variety of events including theatre performances.
Didem Caia
Didem Caia is an Australian emerging playwright who has had worked produced through NIDA, the Griffin Theatre Company, Theatre 503 and La Mama Theatre.
Natasha Phillips
Natasha Phillips was born in Hong Kong and grew up in both Hong Kong and Australia.
Jose (Pepe) Inostroza Aqueveque
Jose (Pepe) Inostroza Aqueveque is a Chilean Psychologist, Personal Development Facilitator, Psychodramatist and Actor based in Melbourne.
Sungkey Chalernkhun
Sungkey Chalernkhun is an international student currently undertaking diploma of community development.