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Experimentation

The very first hands on session of our newly formed Arts group happened this week (on Monday the 28th May) at PCYC Penrith. Six Penrith people came to the class and were immediately in the zone, experimenting with a range … Continue reading

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The first meeting of the Art Group project…

Today the Art Group that will begin running in Penrith on the 28th of May, met for the first time to talk about what the activities would involve, who would attend, the materials to be used and some of the … Continue reading

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Sound Recording / Photography Mini-Project

No Boundaries, a community collaboration, is calling for contributions of sound recording and photography for inclusion in the spectacular public installation on the 21st and 22nd of September. Who can take part? Penrith area (and nearby) residents are invited to … Continue reading

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Penrith Mud Baths… a collection of memories to be found!

Did you grow up in Penrith or visit as a child? Maybe you visited the mud baths on the banks of the Nepean River near the weir. Artist Daniel Kojta is looking for photographs of the mud baths and any … Continue reading

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A visual art workshop in Penrith

No Boundaries is a community collaboration in Penrith NSW for, and by people with disability working creatively with professional artists, to create a spectacular public installation. You can join a visual art workshop to make artwork, stories and animations that … Continue reading

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Project update: April 2012

Welcome to the No Boundaries site. Not just the web site… but the ACTUAL site. Tucked between the rear of The Joan, and the Penrith Westfields is an area with lots of potential. To some it may seem like a … Continue reading

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Do you like us too? The beginning of our facebook journey…

One of the ideas when we began talking about No Boundaries, was using the internet, social media and all that jazz to start to connect to our audience! Our big questions were… how many people with disability use email, facebook, … Continue reading

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Successful Arts Funding Announced

The Penrith No Boundaries project team received official notice this week of two successful funding applications. The first was from the Australia Council for the Arts, through the Community Partnerships new projects fund. The second was from Arts NSW, for … Continue reading

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Launch of the No Boundaries project

At the International Day for People with a Disability, presented by Penrith Council, we introduced ourselves to the community and shared some of the ideas about the No Boundaries project. We showed some of the short “digital portrait” films made … Continue reading

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Background to No Boundaries in Penrith

On 16th November 2011, David Cretney, Joe Ibbitson and Cindi Drennan presented a session providing background to the No Boundaries project at the Conversations Connections Communities Seminar held in Ryde NSW. The background includes some of the work and research … Continue reading

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