2008
Launch of Blanket Project at the St. Kild Town Hall
3 December
See photos here.
2007
The Blue Hat Studio was a ''drop in '' space for anyone who wants to express feelings through creative means.
The space was staffed by volunteers who were happy to share their skills in an informal way. People were encouraged to join in and make something.
The studio was open for 6 months during 2007.
There were materials such as Sinamay, paper, raffia, yarns and canvases for multi media or hat making available.
You could:
1. Make some art work by donation
2. Check out the books for reference
3. Pick up brochures of organizations dealing with mental illness
3. Chat
4. Enjoy the friendly space
5. Volunteer to help the project
Opening times:
Wed - Sun
12noon - 4pm
Activities
Kick Start - Port Phillip Council
Participation Free by donation
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Blue Hat Project presents....fun and information packed community day in the vegout garden St Kilda. Come and join in the Dance, Music feltmaking, breadmaking and more. Discover some causes for happiness as you join in the fun! Sit and chat in an authentic Mongolian felt yurt or make an expression of your 'blues' hat in the Blue Hat Project textile studio or splash on some paint. Walk through the garden and learn from nature...when you look after the garden it produces wondrous things but one must weed the beds every so often not to choke the fruit...just as sometimes we must free ourselves of the worries of life.
- 1st May 06 Waltraud Reiner left for 3 month promotional tour to QLD, where we were sponsored by big pond with wireless and the Wagner family off Toowoomba for signage. Textile Fibre Forum Magazine. (Waltraud employed by Flying arts to ran Workshops in Hat making)
- 31st Aug ran Auction at the BMW edge Fed. Square and raised money for beyond blue from art works sent in by communities from Australia and around the world.
Waltraud Reiner and her ''Hat Mobile'' traveled for 3 month around regional QLD contacting over 28 communities, and was sponsored by Flying arts QLD. She ran hat making workshops and raised funds and awareness for Beyond Blue.
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The Blue Hat project raised money and awareness for Beyond Blue - the national initiative for depression. An Auction was held at the BMW edge at Federation Square, Melbourne. View the auctioned items Picture Gallery">here.
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2005
Sep 2005 officially launched at Textile Fibre Forum Geelong GrammarApril 2006 raised money and awareness for beyond blue