FTG Village - Creative Placemaking
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The Ferntree Gully Creative Placemaking Plan is being
delivered by Council in partnership with the Victorian Government. Council is
contributing $130,000 towards the project and has received $110,000 from the
Victorian Government’s Living Local Fund Suburban Grants.
Council has launched
the project in response to the community engagement conducted in April 2022 and
completed 3 ‘quick wins’ with additional funds through Council’s capital works.
Thank you to our community for your contribution to the development of the Ferntree Gully Placemaking Plan.
You told us you want to see:
This project was initiated by Councillors and the community.
The Creative Placemaking Plan will continue to be rolled out between February 2023 to June 2024 responding to the feedback received from the community. Additional projects within the plan that are beyond the resources available will require longer term financial planning.
What is creative placemaking?
Creative Placemaking is about using arts and cultural development to help transform public spaces to strengthen the connections between people and their feelings of safety, pride and connection to these places. Creative Placemaking projects in Ferntree Gully will including community led arts activities, cultural development projects involving locals in collaborative arts projects, and artist led projects that respond to community themes relating to their local neighbourhood.
Objectives
By developing the Ferntree Gully Placemaking Plan, we hope to:
As promised, a number of quick win’ projects have been completed. They include:
1. Horologist Lane light box gallery, installed in August 2022, allowing community exhibitions to be rotated throughout the year.
2. The inaugural exhibition in Horologist Lane using artwork created by local children involved in school holiday workshops at Ferntree Gully Arts Centre. Facilitated by environmental artist Joanne Mott, they explored local plant types and wildlife.
3. 88 Station Street Mural created by artist, Christian Vine who grew up in Upper Ferntree Gully. Christian’s work is inspired by local flora and fauna and people’s relationship with nature.
Timeline item 1 - complete
Community engagement - March 2022
Timeline item 2 - complete
Draft FTG Reclaiming Public Space Strategy developed - July 2022
Timeline item 3 - active
Prepare and deliver stage 1 projects - June 2022 - June 2023
Timeline item 4 - incomplete
Prepare and deliver stage 2 works - July 2023 to June 2024
Projects requiring further planning and resource scoping
If you have questions or would like to get involved in the proposed projects, please contact:
Name | Public Art Project Officer |
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Phone | 9298 8022 |
publicart@knox.vic.gov.au |
Phone: (03) 9298 8000
511 Burwood Highway, Wantirna South VIC 3152
knoxcc@knox.vic.gov.au
Knox City Council acknowledges the traditional custodians of the city of Knox, the Wurundjeri and Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation.