Projects

The Storytellers project collected stories from individuals, families, and groups, and showcased through a range of mediums. The Project achieved 7 primary and 3 secondary outcomes. Primary Outcomes 1. Support the WA community by sharing their stories in a way relevant to their lived experience. 2. Generate opportunities for connectedness by delivering workshops in various community settings. 3. Deliver 6 in-person regional and remote sessions. 4. Exhibit the stories in various venues based on their formation (i.e. visually, performance, written, electronic). 5. Create an ongoing exhibition format to display the works beyond the Project's life. 6. Collect a minimum of 1000 stories to serve as the foundation of the Project and its exhibitions. 7. Create a symbo-mythic snapshot of Life in WA. Secondary Outcomes 8. Support the development of participants' literacy skills. 9. Introduce participants to waste-wise reuse methodology in their creative practice. 10. Extend participants' understanding of storytelling's positive benefits on mental health.

The GREAT with Purpose Toolkit is inspired by the Waste Authority's, Be a GREAT Sort campaign and supports the development of waste wise practices in your context. ​ The original project was made possible via the Waste Authority's Community Education grant scheme in 2021/2022. The Toolkit is a result of a research project to discover people's understanding of the Be a GREAT Sort campaign, the good things everyone people already do, and what resources can help people to 'Build on the good towards the better and the best.' Between March and June 2022,ReMida hosted a series of information and maker sessions in Perth, Albany and Bunbury to engage with the community around these ideas. Alongside these sessions, we spoke with our industry networks, educators and, well, anyone who would stop and talk to us really.  ​The result was a body of data that informed the creation of the GREAT with Purpose Toolkit, a practical resource for anyone wanting to become a waste champion.​

The sustainable community arts show case is a partnership between REmida will an local artists to demonstrate a range of techniques and opportunities for turning discarded items into beautiful, purposeful items. Workshops will held in four community based locations (hubs) within the City of Stirling; Scarborough, Inglewood, Mirrabooka, and Osborne Park. The project is aimed for people of all ages and abilities and is designed around an inclusive framework that supports participation for indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

The Synchronicitree is a way to extend messages of hope and wellbeing to people struggling in a COVID and post-COVID world. Funded by Lotterywest in 2020, the project offers people the chance to connect with others in Perth and around the world in a creative, fun and meaningful way. ​ The tree, designed and built by REmida's own Dr. Paul will travel to different locations over on 2021 and 2022, and we are hoping for one of those stops to be Reggio Emilia, which is also very exciting. ​ Along with the tree are a series of blank cards upon which people are encouraged to write messages of hope and positivity. The cards and the tree are then collected before moving on to its next location. We gather up the cards and then send them to people as anonymous tokens messages of hope and goodwill, along with a small gift made via our Jellyfish Plastics project. ​ The first 30 cards, many of which were made during the sculpture's time at Nido Willeton, found their way to the Pilbara and surrounding areas thanks to the support of the YMCA children's services. So keep you eyes open for the tree and the cards and let's help the Synchronicitree blossom into something truly amazing.