One of STARTTS' most ambitious community development projects to date, Little Baghdad, has been presented in Fairfield to great acclaim since it launched in June.
The third and final instalment of the project, 1001 Nights in Fairfield, is currently showing at the Fairfield City Museum and Gallery until 16 November 2015.
Urban SmARTS brought together many of STARTTS’ ongoing youth arts projects in a vibrant celebration and showcase of STARTTS’ arts programs with young people. On the 8th of August Powerhouse Youth Theatre (PYT) in Fairfield played host to an exciting array of youth-led projects using artistic activities to build connections between refugee young people and to overcome trauma.
“It was 6:30 in the morning when I arrived on the banks of the Nepean River in Penrith. The grass was still wet with the morning dew, and the smell of incense wafted from the river bank. I was there to witness an event called Benja– the Creation of Life – that few Sydneysiders ever get to see, unless you are a member of the local Mandaean community…