Felting hands on the MorEE PLAINS
Arts North West, Moree Plains Shire Council and Primary Health Networks collaborated to deliver four wet felt hat-making workshops as part of the project ‚‘Felting Hands of The Moree Plains‘, with artist Joanne Barr and the Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP).
‘Felting Hands of The Moree Plains‘ was delivered in the community halls of Mungindi, Boomi, Pallamallawa and Garah. These workshops provided an opportunity for 30 participants to reconnect, checking in with each other and with their mental health as well as learn a range of felt-making techniques with artist, Joanne Barr. Joanne has extensive experience in a range of areas including textiles, education and training, and agriculture and is willing to share her creative skills with all workshop participants. Rural Adversity Mental Health Program Coordinator Letitia Cross attended the workshops to provide informal support and a point of contact for information and resources on health and wellbeing.
In the one-day workshops over participants went home with a newly created felt hat, new friends, and reinvigorated connections in their community.
This project has been made possible with funding from the Boosting Rural Resistance Program and Create NSW.
