There are some conversations that take you to places you never expected, and this one on the banks of the Brisbane River in Brisbane’s cultural precinct was certainly one of them.

This chat with Kate Baggerson I hope will inspire you to be more creative in your everyday life, as it did for me.

The executive director of Everybody Now is celebrating the tenth year of this unique arts organisation which harnesses the power of storytelling, creativity and artistic collaboration to make art with impact all around Australia and now overseas.

To mark the anniversary year, Kate Baggerson tells us on Streets of Your Town how Everybody Now is doing a year-long program of events collaborating with artists, community members and organisations across the country, celebrating the power of art as a catalyst for social cohesion, and to improve our wellbeing.

Upcoming dates for Everybody Now productions in its tenth anniversary year 2025 include:

2–4 July: ‘Tin Can Radio’ at Mackay Festival.

19 July: Ipswich Civic Centre 50th Anniversary concert event.

September: ‘Artist in Place’ Residency 2 creating immersive soundscapes with Kombumerri man Lann Levinge.

October: ‘Artist in Place’ Residency 3 Home Stories with award-winning puppeteer and theatre artist Ros Oades.

September - October: Artist-led workshop ‘Creative and Connected’ to generate social connection and wellbeing.

November: ‘A Place to Belong’ - a new collaboration between Everybody NOW! and UK based global design sensation Morag Myerscough.

29 November: Art in the Park - Everybody NOW’s annual, open and accessible Art in the Park event

For more shownotes and links - please go to my substack for this episode at soyt.substack.com

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