Who we are - SharingStories Foundation

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.

 

 

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