Our unique work is community-led and innovative to support the goals and aspirations of every community.
Who We Are
SharingStories Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation led by a passionate board with majority First Nations representation. We collaborate with First Nations communities to protect and grow language, stories and cultural heritage.
Our ways of working
CHOICE AND CONTROL
SharingStories Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation led by a passionate board with majority First Nations representation. We collaborate with First Nations communities to protect and grow language, stories and cultural heritage.
BOTH-WAYS
Our practice engages elder and child, First Nations and non-Indigenous, traditional and modern, oral and digital storytelling. We build relationships and a clear understanding of local protocols, sharing expertise both-ways to ensure Community Impact Goals are achieved.
CREATIVITY
Creativity is the vehicle we use to support cultural and linguistic continuity. We work with communities to invent, adapt and adopt new ways to interpret cultural knowledge using a range of dynamic media art forms, platforms and architectures.
LOCALISED CAPACITY
Programs transfer skills to community arts and language workers building local capacity for ongoing cultural production. We work with facilitators and a network of regional delivery partners. All Creative Program outcomes are locally accessible.
EDUCATION
Place-based education led by Custodians is central to all aspects of our work. We work with Custodians on Country to ensure that First Nations voices are recognised as important cultural knowledge holders in community and within contemporary Australian classrooms.
MENTORING
In all aspects of our practice, programs and governance, we include mentoring programs to support opportunities for First Nations people who have identified areas of personal and professional growth. These relationships build confidence in mentees to achieve their aspirations whilst increasing mentor and organisational capacity.