In this episode of LONGLINE we sit down with Anna, the founder of The Itinerant Art Project, an Alice Springs-based art initiative looking to empower people with lived experiences of homelessness. Anna talks about the project's origins and the aim to explore the issues faced by our itinerant population and combat stereotypes through art installations, videos and weekly art meet-ups.

A number of the participants of the project took part in a recording exercise but wished to remain anonymous. A small section of this recording plays at the beginning of this episode. While longer episodes were created with the participants, upon completion of the episodes, the participants were uncomfortable with the material being shared publicly. Some of the recorded material has been shared in a small exhibition at Watch This Space gallery in Alice Springs.

Thank you to Anna, and the participants of the Itinerant Art Project for sharing their stories with the LONGLINE team.

This project was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Community Broadcasting Foundation. A huge thanks to the Community Broadcasting Foundation for their support of community media across Australia.

LONGLINE: The Community Stories Project was created in Mbantua Alice Springs. 

Produced by Joshua Davis and Damien Williams

Cultural liaison Lynette Ellis

Intro and Outro Music Dave Crowe Sing/Hum

Additional audio recording: Vito Lucarelli

Edited by Joshua Davis

This episode was recorded in the ICTV audio recording studio. Additional external recording by Vito Lucarelli at the IAP exhibition in the Alice Springs Mall.

Special thanks to April Campbell, Lynette Ellis, Thomas Saylor, Benjamin Erin, 8CCC and ICTV.

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