Rick Connors, Professional in Residence, Berry St

Rick Connors is working as a Professional in Residence for Berry Street Victoria, Shepparton, to deliver 'Looking Forward', a project that aims to establish connections between Shepparton's multicultural communities and mainstream arts sector. This involves working with a range of groups from different ethnic communities in the area to create works for an exhibition at Shepparton Art Gallery. Events are also being produced for the Shepparton Arts Festival, and strategies developed to support the emergence of multicultural artists in Shepparton in the longer term. Rick is a Professional Photographer and has also has 10 years experience as a Visual Arts teacher, and 3 years in Alternative Education. Rick is also Director 'The Engineers' Community Arts Centre in Shepparton. The key issues Rick is concerned with are supporting Transcultural communities to have a voice, connecting communities and facilitating personal expression for disadvantaged groups.

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