Tabulam: Trail of Light

Tabulam: Trail of Light and Sound

On the 25th May, Arts North West partnered with RealArtWorks to deliver the Tabulam:Trail of Light and Sound with over 40 artists from the area including community members, emerging and established artists. The event was officially opened by the powerful stories of Jabulam by Poppy Harry followed by Janelle Saffin MP. There were over 400 people in attendance who enjoyed the projections, poetry, live music, performance art, paintings and puppetry as the moved through the streets of Tabulam exploring the creative responses to the theme of 'Home'.

This was such an incredible experience for everyone involved! This project was made possible through the partnerships of RealArtWork Inc, Arts North West, Arts Northern Rivers and Kyogle Shire

“Socially engaged projects need to work with community and in community, and there’s no other way around that. It’s an opportunity for community organisations to connect and work together for a common cause and to celebrate their achievement”

— Sunita Bala, Project Manager

“It was amazing to witness the crowds along a usually deserted streetscape and to see the respect for indigenous elders with their stories, along with the street performers and the youth who brought such creativity and vitality inspiring the onlookers to participate in ”

— Christine Spedding, Communtiy Artist on the project, Drake

“The kids are going to be talking about this for weeks, you know, and even when they get older, they kind of say, do you remember when, you know, they did that skate park up or, you know, stuff like that? So yeah, it’s really good.”

— Tabulam Community Participant