About
What
Created in response to the 2009 Victorian bushfires,
STORYBOARD is an interactive website that provides a creative space to
share photos, videos, artworks and stories with others who have been
affected by this devastating event. The website aims to capture the
myriad creative responses to the bushfires not only from artists but
all those affected by fire.
Who
STORYBOARD is a
Regional Arts Victoria (RAV) project and the first stage in an on-going
partnership with the Victorian Country Fire Authority (CFA) and the
Department of Sustainability (DSE).
Why
Sharing stories
has the power to engage people, assist communities to collectively deal
with trauma and create stronger networks so that they are
self-determining, aware and resilient.
Recognising that people develop knowledge and learning about fire and risk in different ways, the DSE and CFA are seeking to deliver their engagement programs in collaboration with multiple agencies using a mix of approaches. The arts is one such approach. By participating in STORYBOARD the fire services have the opportunity to learn more about the communities they serve and support parts of the community who perhaps would otherwise not engage with bushfire risk issues.
An ongoing project, we envisage STORYBOARD will become an important community archive for storing images and recording local oral histories. Utilising social networking and media technologies such as blogs, the website facilitates the creation of an on-line community where those dispersed by the fires can retain a sense of connectedness to their region as well as share important resources and information.
How
The
collated stories and media are presented in the form of an interactive
map of Victoria which can be viewed spatially as well as
chronologically. You can view uploaded stories and images from specific
time periods, giving you a sense of the scale of the fires and how they
unfolded at a state-wide level. You can then zoom in on a particular
area and view personal accounts and responses. Then switch to gallery
mode and view uploaded images and videos in the order that they
occurred or by topic.
For more information about STORYBOARD or Regional Arts Victoria please call 03 9644 1800 or email enquiry@rav.net.au
We encourage you to share your story.
Supporters
Storyboard was made possible because of the generous support of the Commonwealth Government through the Regional Arts Fund and The Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation. We also thank the following organisations for their generous support of STORYBOARD:
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