National cultural development and community arts company, BE, galvanises communities through dance, film making, photography, sculpture or writing; it joins with the community to create 3 Moree in response to the NSW State Government’s Connected Communities approach.
3 Moree is named for its three strands that strengthen the school as a community hub. These are:
- Mubali: Connects Aboriginal women aged 14 to 24 to Aboriginal midwifery and health services through creative arts; the Mubali rooms are within the school.
- Connexion: In 2015 BE works with Kiah Aboriginal Pre School with 0 to 5 year olds and their families to improve access to early childhood opportunities.
- Festival of the Brolga: Elders, community and the school join together to present an annual end-of-year festival celebrating identity. Dance, sculpture, photography, story-telling and writing culminate in the community-driven Festival of the Brolga on December 4.
Within the school, arts activities are diverse. Professional dancers develop performances with children for the festival, a photographer captures a portrait of each student, and the works are completed when children add multimedia layers of drawing, painting or writing. These then culminate in projections and an art exhibition at a local gallery.
