About the program

The Future Reset project: Diasporic Dreaming is a community-led initiative that seeks to support young people from African Diaspora communities through contemporary art outcomes.  

This project is built on the belief that the arts have the power to inspire, connect, and empower people. By embracing multi-disciplinary and cultural practices, the project supports the talents and well-being of young people in a safe environment. 

This first phase of the project echoes the co-design findings that reflect on the yearning for utopic dreaming of worlds that centres ancestral play, healing and black joy through art, and community connection. 

Footscray Community Arts and Next In Colour have partnered to deliver the second phase of the Future Reset project, titled Diasporic Dreaming. This collaboration is rooted in shared values and a commitment to deepening community engagement with African Diaspora communities.

The project aims to: 

• Support young people from African Diaspora communities to develop sustainable creative practices and build relationships across the arts sector
• Build and strengthen cross-cultural connection across young people from African Diaspora, First Nations, and ally communities
• Support the mental health and wellbeing of young people through strengthening their agency in how they explore their creativity 
• Expand representation of Black art within the contemporary art space

Meet the Partners

Next In Colour is an African-led community arts organisation dedicated to sharing the transformative power of arts and creativity to empower and drive change. Led by creatives Ruth Nyaruot Ruach and Geskeva Komba, Next In Colour work across the creative industries, academia and community engagement connecting the community with opportunities and leading co-designed workshops and events.