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Young people connecting with art for COVID-19 recovery project
At the Yarra Ranges Council, we value and recognise that young people have contemporary knowledge and awareness of issues impacting the broader community.
As part of the Place Recovery Initiative, we have committed to providing Youth opportunities for purposeful community engagement through the pandemic recovery.
The COVID-19 pandemic had an immense impact on young people in the community, particularly with isolation from friends and classmates. With schools and public gatherings restricted or operating online, Council considered ways to help reconnect young people and involve them in community-based projects.
In 2021, two VCE Creative Showcase finalists, Poppy Faul and Mitchell Edwards, along with Council’s Community Heritage Officer, Lucy Davies, were invited to join a decision panel to select art works created by local artists during the pandemic to feature on several Business Bounce Back Parklets.