During December the Art of Resilience project documentary was released in the Makerspace Studio within the Parkes Library and Cultural Centre – highlighting the wonderful impact art can have on the community.
The Art of Resilience Project was designed to give the youth of the Parkes Shire a voice, an opportunity to display their creative talents and a mechanism to assist them in coping with the difficulties they have been facing, in the form of the drought, bushfires and COVID-19.
Cultural Education and Library Services Manager, Kerryn Jones, was proud of what the project meant to the town.
“This fabulous initiative highlighted the importance of the arts in well-being and mental health and provided new and exciting experiences for the youth of the Parkes Shire,” said Kerryn.
“It also provided powerful proof that the arts are an important component in supporting well-being, a lifeline…
