Art for Landcare

Amanda Kay and Jerome Dobinson are a multidisciplinary artistic team trading as T3D Studios. We have created multiple site specific works for public spaces that consider the needs of the stakeholders and their surrounding environment. Whilst producing work in the public realm we have seen our participatory projects bridge the divide in communities. Our work has given opportunities for communities to come together, along with positive impacts on mental health and new connections, there is a feeling of togetherness that lives in the work and stands the test of time. We have developed a workshop series and a public art installation, to create site specific works through community contribution and education that is tailored for the local environment. The project explores the theme of biodiversity allowing us to honour the uniqueness of each other, showing we too are diverse in our expression. With environmental impacts and global crisis, it is important to encourage our connection with nature as it has positive effects on people and their mental health and wellbeing. People will discover more of our natural world through the workshop series where they will learn to identify plants, how to collect seeds and learn what plants are required to bring in more biodiversity. By knowing what types of plants to introduce they will be able to share this knowledge with their community. We are applying for various grant rounds that will enable us to deliver this project across the state. Each project will contain a series of weekend workshops and provide a platform for people including parents and children to connect and forge new relationships. T3D will assist the participants in stencil creation giving each person a chance to speak with artists and learn how to transform their drawings into stencils to contribute to the larger piece. We have developed a model that is inclusive of all skill levels and each piece is tailored to suite the site. We work hard to tie in individual drawings into compositions transcending rules of one individual style. The works will last for 15 years in public space and will delight and surprise passersby who stumble across the work. Education through our workshops will continue to give back as communities will be knowledge holders of specific plants and threatened species allowing community members to collect seeds and protect their local environment. With the rich and diverse community contribution, the work also forges strong connections with participants who will gain a sense of identity and connection to place.