This blog was first presented as an address to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Barwon Heads Art Council (BHAC) on 5th April 2023. The BHAC, located in the Victorian coastal town of Barwon Heads on the traditional lands of the Wadawurrung First Nations people, is an incorporated not-for-profit organisation that:

• manages the Barwon Heads Arts & Community Hub and the Bellarine Arts Trail;

• coordinates a yearly small-events program;

• participates in events such as Mountain to Mouth;

• represents local artists - visual, literary and performing.

The project’s Action Research Industry Group (ARIG) comprises stakeholders from various arts-based organisations working with young people, and from across a range of education, training and industry sectors.

Our first VideoAsk question for the ARIG was deliberately open, allowing people to bring their varied perspectives to the project. 

In this blog we are interested in briefly highlighting:

Theme 2: ‘Creativity’ and ‘creative work’ as engaging young people on their own terms.

The project’s Action Research Industry Group (ARIG) comprises stakeholders from various arts-based organisations working with young people, and from across a range of education, training and industry sectors.

Our first VideoAsk question for the ARIG was deliberately open, allowing people to bring their varied perspectives to the project. 

In this blog we are interested in briefly highlighting:

Theme 1: Creativity as problem-solving, and what this means for future societies and the world of work.