During an exciting 12 months for the organisation, we were proud to run ArtLife, a program for people with disability who have an interest in art and creativity, as well as for emerging and established artists.
As a registered NDIS provider – we facilitated opportunities for 44 ArtLife Participants to work towards individual artistic goals, across a range of chosen art forms and art practices.
Our ongoing Disability Action Plan ensures our commitment to accessibility does not end here and is reflected on all fronts.
![Image of staff and artists at Footscray Community Arts. Image was taking for our Disability Action Plan](https://footscrayarts.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/GRPhoto_AccessibilitySurvey_HIRES-2-1536x1024.jpeg)
In 2022, we also launched Neighbourhood, the first contemporary arts festival of its kind in the West co-presented by Footscray Community Arts and The Substation.
Celebrating place and community, the festival brought a fresh perspective on the districts we call home while revealing the beauty of our common humanity through performances, exhibitions and other arts events
![Image of audience members and artists at an exhibition opening at Footscray Community Arts.](https://footscrayarts.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Hoang-Tran-Nguyen-House-of-Mother-Tongue-2022.-Image-by-Gianna-Rizzo-3-1-1536x1024.jpg)
Most importantly however, the year’s success was wholly reflected in the diverse support of our artists, collaborators and attendees.
Showing that we are better together, 2022 reflected a renewed hunger for empowered artistic expression through works that truly mattered:
- 895 Events, Workshops and Activations 🎉
- 114,721 On-site attendees 🎟️
- 365 Donors 🙏
- 85% of Artists identified as one or more of our communities 🤝
- 17% of Artists identified as First Nations 🖤💛❤️
To delve deeper into the impact of our collaborative efforts and the meaningful works that were created in 2022, we invite you to read our Annual Report. It offers a comprehensive view of the year’s successes and highlights the ways in which we are committed to supporting diverse artists and communities.
![Image of attendees at exhibition opening at Footscray Community Arts.](https://footscrayarts.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Roberta-Joy-Rich-Purple-Shall-Govern-2022-Image-by-Gianna-Rizzo-5-1536x1024.jpg)
With $8.7 million secured for our precinct redevelopment, our ongoing vision remains unchanged – that all communities are valued as makers of culture.
Together, we can make that a reality!
Robyn Gawenda
Executive Director
Images by Gianna Rizzo