Homesickness School

  • 27 Apr 2014, 04:00pm to 05 Mar 2015, 05:00pm

The Homesickness School is an incubator for participatory public art projects in Logan City that will be ‘inhabited’ by nine local artists with the convenors, Elizabeth Woods and Kevin Leong. Its objective is to create an optimal environment for the development and production of six temporary public art projects in Logan City, and to build a practical, self-propelling foundation for the production of future creative projects.

The school works on the principle of mutual knowledge and skills exchange: although the convenors provide operational structure, there is no natural hierarchy of teaching and learning. The convenors offer their experience in participatory art projects while the artists offer their local knowledge and production skills, in an environment of free exchange and open discussion. Guests drawing from diverse backgrounds will also participate in the school; they will be selected for their specific expertise in areas related to projects under development.

The school’s weekly classes are open to the public, who are invited to observe the operation of the group, to share in school’s knowledge base and to participate in discussions. Information about classes, including their times, locations and guest lists, will be available here, approximately one week before each session.

Please notify the convenors on info@homesickness.org.au if you would like to attend the classes, or would like more information.

Past Events

Linda Carroli at the Homesickness School
Thursday, 17 July 2014 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Meeting Room 1, Logan North Library , 2-6 Sports Drive , Underwood

Linda Carroli will be the guest speaker at the Homesickness School on Thursday, the 17th of July.

Linda will join the school to discuss broad currents in placemaking, with reference to a diverse range of artistic, design and planning processes and practices. She will particularly reflect on the emergence of DIY urbanism and social engagement, drawing on examples and case studies she has presented as part of her Changescaping project. The presentation recognises that the cultural development and engagement in the city is interdisciplinary and relational.

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Rebecca Conroy at the Homesickness School
Thursday, 3 July 2014 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Meeting Room 1, Logan North Library , 2-6 Sports Drive , Underwood

The guest speaker at this week's class for the Homesickness School will be Rebecca Conroy, who will speak about the Yurt Empire, a collective of artists that formed to investigate ideas surrounding habitation and community in Green Square, Sydney.

As with all the school's classes, entry is free and open to the general public.

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Project Journal

Homesickness School Classes at Logan North Library
Elizabeth Woods — 30 Apr 2014

The Logan North Library at Sports Drive, Underwood has been identified as the ideal site for the weekly classes for the Homesickness School. The library is open until 8:00pm on some week nights and its public facilities include the excellent Meeting Room 1.

We are looking forward to some great discussions and exchanges in this space over the upcoming months.

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Term Starts at The Homesickness School
Kevin Leong — 27 Apr 2014

On Friday, the 25th of April, the Logan City artists informally met at what will soon become Homesickness HQ at Woodridge to usher in the Logan Mentorship Programme and to mark the opening of the Homesickness School. On a mild autumn evening of warm, enthusiatic conversation, the opportunity was taken to brief the group on developments since the pre-funding meetings in mid-2013, and for everyone to share their visions for the programme.

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