How Can The Arts Create Cultural Cohesion In Our Community?
Carlos Agamez
Working for Uptown Festival was a great experience that had a meaningful impact on my life as an artist and community member. The festival took place in October 2017 and was organised by Uniting Harris Community Centre and PUNS, with Heardancers Charity leading the artistic direction of the festival. As Visual Arts Director for the festival, I was responsible for graphics and motif creation.
Uptown had a profound impact in the community of the inner city of Sydney the neighbouring areas of Ultimo and Pyrmont that were once joined together as a single neighbourhood. Today they are considered separate neighbourhoods and have experienced massive changes in terms of gentrification and social issues in recent years.