REFILL
at Miller Technology High School, LiverpoolReFILL Arts in Education Partnership is a powerful, consistent in-school arts and culture program that engages young people in contemporary arts - igniting a love of learning through future-focussed, imaginative art, expression and skills development.
Over 2021, ReFILL engaged over 100 young people from Miller Technology High School in sustained, creative arts workshops. Despite the Sydney lockdown we were fortunately able to deliver the majority (34 out of 40) of our regular term based workshops from February through to December. With schools closing from late June, our term 3 and 4 workshop program, however, moved online and student engagement numbers dropped significantly (from an average of 15 students in the classroom to approx 4 - 5 students online). We found however that those that did join our online program were very engaged and benefited greatly from the greater student/ teacher ratio.
Thankfully we were also able to deliver our Year 7 Creative Art Day to over 100 students at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre in June with an action packed day of rotating art activities, facilitated by 6 professional and emerging artists. A wonderful highlights video by Curious Creator, Adam McPhilbin, captures beautifully the energy and creativity of the day.
Unfortunately all our other planned excursions and public outcomes were canceled shortly after this event as the city retreated into lockdown. This included the Way Out West Festival, termly excursions and inter-school activities and our November Generate 2168 Festival.
In 2021, a new artist team led the ReFill program (with the resignation of Caitlin Newton-Broad in 2020). Samantha Barahona, an emerging artist and workshop facilitator who was mentored over 2020 by Caitlin, was supported to take the role as lead producer and assistant facilitator. David Molloy was lead artist in the classroom. Other artists involved over the year included: Huy Nguyen (Local emerging creative designer, 3D modeling), Neville Williams-Boney (Dancer, Indigenous story-teller), Arash Salehi (Actor & local community youth worker), Adam McPhilbin (Alumnus, technical trainer & filmmaker), Shawn Spina (Local emerging artist), Sandra May (Local emerging artist), Sivani Yaddanapudi (Emerging filmmaker), Scott Parker (Theatremaker).
Visit the ReFILL blog to see the programs creative processes and outcomes.
The ReFILL program has been made possible with seven years of generous support from the Crown Resorts and Packer Family Foundation’s Western Sydney Arts Initiative.
Over 2021, ReFILL engaged over 100 young people from Miller Technology High School in sustained, creative arts workshops. Despite the Sydney lockdown we were fortunately able to deliver the majority (34 out of 40) of our regular term based workshops from February through to December. With schools closing from late June, our term 3 and 4 workshop program, however, moved online and student engagement numbers dropped significantly (from an average of 15 students in the classroom to approx 4 - 5 students online). We found however that those that did join our online program were very engaged and benefited greatly from the greater student/ teacher ratio.
Thankfully we were also able to deliver our Year 7 Creative Art Day to over 100 students at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre in June with an action packed day of rotating art activities, facilitated by 6 professional and emerging artists. A wonderful highlights video by Curious Creator, Adam McPhilbin, captures beautifully the energy and creativity of the day.
Unfortunately all our other planned excursions and public outcomes were canceled shortly after this event as the city retreated into lockdown. This included the Way Out West Festival, termly excursions and inter-school activities and our November Generate 2168 Festival.
In 2021, a new artist team led the ReFill program (with the resignation of Caitlin Newton-Broad in 2020). Samantha Barahona, an emerging artist and workshop facilitator who was mentored over 2020 by Caitlin, was supported to take the role as lead producer and assistant facilitator. David Molloy was lead artist in the classroom. Other artists involved over the year included: Huy Nguyen (Local emerging creative designer, 3D modeling), Neville Williams-Boney (Dancer, Indigenous story-teller), Arash Salehi (Actor & local community youth worker), Adam McPhilbin (Alumnus, technical trainer & filmmaker), Shawn Spina (Local emerging artist), Sandra May (Local emerging artist), Sivani Yaddanapudi (Emerging filmmaker), Scott Parker (Theatremaker).
Visit the ReFILL blog to see the programs creative processes and outcomes.
The ReFILL program has been made possible with seven years of generous support from the Crown Resorts and Packer Family Foundation’s Western Sydney Arts Initiative.