In the first of this 2-part series, Regina De Rozario reflects on points raised at the inaugural ArtsWok Learning Forum and synthesises her personal takeaways from the Day 1 panel. She examines the artist’s place within a community project and what goes into their labour when crafting sustainable community spaces.
Through encountering many small yet profound interactions during the "tides" community exhibition, Salty reveals the essence of a community development project. Likening it to a thriving ecosystem, supportive networks fostered the successful culmination of the year-long project. Still, Salty wonders if the project ever really ends, given these ongoing relationships.
