Lismore CBD public artwork by Holly Ahern and Eden Crawford-Harriman as it appeared after the city’s March 2022 flood event. Photo by Brendan Beirne.
As Arts Northern Rivers CEO Jane Fuller reflects on the organisation’s recent hosting of the region’s first Creative Recovery Forum in Lismore, she summarises it simply: ‘It absolutely had to happen’.
‘I was able to get around and see so many people early on who were separated from each other,’ she said. ‘The whole idea of connection, and the need for re-connection was clearly evident. So, this forum was a no brainer for us to allow those re-connection to happen.’
ArtsHub's Arts Feature Writer Jo Pickup is based in Perth. An arts writer and manager, she has worked as a journalist and broadcaster for media such as the ABC, RTRFM and The West Australian newspaper, contributing media content and commentary on art, culture and design. She has also worked for arts organisations such as Fremantle Arts Centre, STRUT dance, and the Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub of WA, as well as being a sessional arts lecturer at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
