RESEARCH AND EVALUATION PARTNERSHIPS
Image credit: A behind-the-scenes image from Testing Grounds mentee Nicole Cadelina’s SANTA NIÑA. From left to right: Nova Cajucom (actress), Elise Violan (actress), Viet Phan (1st AD) & Nicole Cadelina (director and writer). Photographer: Cyril Asuncion.
Recognising the fertile and generative nature of transdisciplinary partnerships, we actively pursue opportunities to pool knowledges and resources with like-minded partners in the pursuit of social impact and benefit to our communities of focus. In 2024, we partnered on research, evaluation and sector development initiatives with:
THE UNIVERSITY OF NSW
Newly arrived migrant women's employability and entrepreneurship, ARC Linkage Project
CuriousWorks acts as community partner on this research project led by Dr Sukhmani Khorana. The project investigates a case study of newly arrived migrant women and provides a conceptual framework for understanding and facilitating young migrant women’s employability and entrepreneurship. This is a 4-year project from 2024-2027.
WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
Cultural Wellbeing project scoping
CuriousWorks acts as community arts partner on a research scoping project led by academic, Dr Karin Louise. 2024 was a year of scoping and ideation with a group of community arts and cultural development organisations and practitioners.
MILK CRATE THEATRE
Social Impact Framework Working Group
CuriousWorks is a working group member in a multi-year project led by Milk Crate Theatre to develop a community arts-specific social impact evaluation framework. 2024 was a year of co-design with the intention to pilot the framework in 2025.
ARTS AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE (ACE)
Capabilities and Leadership Skills in Community Arts and Cultural Development (CACD) for Emerging Producers in Western Sydney
CuriousWorks is a partner organisation on this innovative program led by ACE that aims to build the professional skills and capacities of early career community arts/artists and cultural workers as future CACD producers. The program began in mid 2024 and will run until mid 2025.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NSW
Newly arrived migrant women's employability and entrepreneurship, ARC Linkage Project
CuriousWorks acts as community partner on this research project led by Dr Sukhmani Khorana. The project investigates a case study of newly arrived migrant women and provides a conceptual framework for understanding and facilitating young migrant women’s employability and entrepreneurship. This is a 4-year project from 2024-2027.
WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
Cultural Wellbeing project scoping
CuriousWorks acts as community arts partner on a research scoping project led by academic, Dr Karin Louise. 2024 was a year of scoping and ideation with a group of community arts and cultural development organisations and practitioners.
MILK CRATE THEATRE
Social Impact Framework Working Group
CuriousWorks is a working group member in a multi-year project led by Milk Crate Theatre to develop a community arts-specific social impact evaluation framework. 2024 was a year of co-design with the intention to pilot the framework in 2025.
ARTS AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE (ACE)
Capabilities and Leadership Skills in Community Arts and Cultural Development (CACD) for Emerging Producers in Western Sydney
CuriousWorks is a partner organisation on this innovative program led by ACE that aims to build the professional skills and capacities of early career community arts/artists and cultural workers as future CACD producers. The program began in mid 2024 and will run until mid 2025.