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"It's harder to hurt someone if you know their story"

Hear the stories of the artists, community members and people behind Big hART - making art, building community and driving change in rural and urban areas across Australia.

Diary of a Boatbuilder

16/01/2022

“I do it because I was born into it and I can’t really come up with a better way to spend my time. To imagine something deep in your imagination, plan that idea, build that idea, and then see that. Read more

Opportunity & Identity – My Journey as a palawa Woman to University

08/11/2021

  “I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. I wasn’t aware that I was a victim of this isolated label that’s put on North West Tasmania, and all the issues going on. Project O gave me a platform. Read more

Eels, Mud and the Acoustic Life of Boatsheds

28/03/2021

Instruments made out of eel skin, artists covered in mud and boatbuilders jamming to music. Welcome to Acoustic Life of Boatsheds. “We got in this real zone covered in the mud of the river, smelling the river in the dark,. Read more

A Life Amongst the Tulips. Meet Tassie Tulip Farmer Dave Roberts-Thomson

18/11/2020

My name is Dave Roberts-Thomson. I grew up at Table Cape. I’ve been drawn to, and trapped by the family farm my whole life, (laughs). I’ve also had a lifelong interest in the arts, science and community, and I’ve always. Read more

The Generosity of Sheds

26/04/2019

Over 1200 people flocked to a potato shed, a silage tower, a shearing shed, a bulk storage shed and a woodworking shed for Acoustic Life of Sheds. Montana-born shed owner Devon Cruickshank said “We thought we’d just be cleaning up the shed…. Read more

Young Women Taking the Lead

23/04/2019

Project O has had a big couple of months to kick off 2019. In Tasmania cohorts have been intensively working towards Acoustic Life of Sheds, and in Frankston participant Ellenois said “I like that in Project O we get to be. Read more

Meet Matt Hoy, Artist of Acoustic Life of Sheds

22/04/2019

Meet Cellist Matt Hoy, who collaborated with a filmmaker, a trance electronica artist and a poet for Acoustic Life of Sheds. An artistic executive who has worked for Australia’s leading arts organisations, the experience for Matt was fulfilling, humbling and. Read more