2009 Magnetic Places Postcard Set

Check out the Magnetic Places Postcard Set!!!!!!

Year in Review: Magnetic Places projects 2009!!!

To kick off the New Year check out a summary of our Magnetic Places projects from 2009!

Photo from When We Were Kids in Kingswood Park an initiaitve of SPYNS Inc.

Photo from A Town Fiesta in St Marys an initiative by Philippine Language and Cultural Association Australia in partnership with Ilongo Dinagyang Connection

Photo from Pathway of Friendship in Oxley Park and Erskine Park an initiative of Neighbourhood Development Team - Erskine Park Inc.

Photos by Maylei Hunt from Parkour at our Place in Kingswood Park an initiative of Werrington Community Project Inc.

The '9 Lives' team

Photo of One Move One Voice in St Marys by Dante Barcoma, auspiced by Philippine Australian Community Services Incorporated (PACSI)

Photo of Inspire Parklawn Place in North St Marys an initiative of North St Marys Neighbourhood Centre (NSMNC)

Artist Danny Eastwood

Magnetic Places 2009 Best Practice Workshop

On Thursday the 22nd of January 2009 at the St Marys Art and Craft Studio, representatives from each of the 2008/09 Magnetic Places projects participated in a best practice workshop.

In the workshop topics such as how to run an effective project, how to collaborate with artists and communities , how to incorporate good practice Community Cultural Development (CCD) and place making approaches were explored.

These sessions are an opportunity for projects to share their valuable knowledge and approaches. It is a space where CCD and place making practice is being further developed through dynamic discussions and the sharing of creative ideas and information.

We look forward to sharing more information about each of these exciting projects soon! Stay posted for more details!

Magnetic Places 2009......communities making creative spaces

The Magnetic Places Community Cultural Grants Program is an exciting, dynamic and rapidly growing initiative led by Penrith City Council’s Neighbourhood Renewal Program. Since it first piloted in 2007, the initiative has enabled the development of collaborative projects between artists, CCD arts workers and communities. It has creatively engaged and empowered local communities, artists and organisations to transform local meeting places into creative spaces, and become Magnetic Places.

The first year of the funding program has seen the development of 8 innovative and highly successful projects celebrating creativity, diversity, culture and pride in established neighbourhoods across the City. The success of projects in the 2007/08 pilot program has established both fertile ground and best practice examples for the next round of funding to take the Magnetic Places program to its next level.

More recently in the 2008/09 funding round seven promising projects have been funded, these projects are:

• One Move One Voice


• Parkroar at our Place


• Pathway of Friendship


• North St Marys Mural


• Philippine Cultural Day : A Town Feast


• The Front Steps


• When We Were Kids

Stay tuned for further updates about these 7 exciting projects currently underway!