Wild at Heart Community Arts

Wild At Heart (WAH) is a revolutionary creative community empowering artists with visible and invisible disabilities, mental illness, and neuro and gender diversity.

They don't just make music - they make change!

In their safe, welcoming spaces, artists forge friendships, develop skills, and perform as equals in an industry that has historically excluded them.

Their artist-led approach ensures authentic representation at every level—from board members to program directors to participating creators.

By placing artists in charge of their creative journeys, Wild At Heart dismantles barriers to artistic expression. Their carefully selected mentors guide without dictating, allowing for truly self-determined music making.

The impact extends far beyond art. WAH community fosters improved mental wellbeing, meaningful connections, and cultural representation—transforming individual lives while reshaping society's understanding of disability and creativity.

Help us create a world where every voice deserves to be heard, every story matters, and every artist thrives.

The Bluestone Club at Angliss Neighbourhood House 

We are proud to partner with Artists for Kids Culture (AKC) and donate $1000 to The Bluestone Club at Angliss Neighbourhood House (ANH), located in Footscray.

The Bluestone Club Art Exhibition will provide up to 40 primary-aged children from Angliss Neighbourhood House (ANH) the opportunity to showcase their artwork.

This inaugural exhibition will involve workshops with guest artists, high-quality art supplies, and exhibition materials.

The project will foster creativity, confidence, and community connections, allowing children to display their creations to families and the local community. This project will especially benefit children from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds by creating an inclusive and supportive environment where they can thrive.

An Exhibition will take place at ANH in August 2025

Where Is Joy? by actor/writer/producer Emma Louise Pursey.

Building on extensive creative developments, WHERE IS JOY? will be the first full-length solo theatre work to centre the life and work of Melbourne modernist pioneer Joy Hester, the only major woman artist of the Heide Circle curated by Sunday and John Reed.

This new work uses direct storytelling balanced with experimental, interdisciplinary elements to amplify Hester’s underacknowledged legacy and address the gender bias that has historically marginalised women and artists living with disability.

Actor, writer, and producer Emma Louise Pursey leads a diverse creative team of established and emerging artists: Susie Dee (director), Ahmarnya Price (designer), Amelia Lever- Davidson (lighting designer), Sarah Mary Chadwick (composer), Caitie Murphy (stage manager) and Zadie Kennedy Mccracken (co-producer/production manager). Funding will cover four weeks pre-production, four weeks rehearsal and the inaugural two-week season at fortyfivedownstairs in November 2025.

Where Is Joy? - photo still from 2004 creative development, funded by Arts Queensland Metro Arts, Sue Benner Theatre. Emma Louise Pursey as Joy Hester. Photo credit: Phil Hargreaves