Light Letters

LIGHT LETTERS was an extended school residency with development school Nelson Park, part of the NORTHSIDE project, our wider community engagement program. This initiative brought the inner thoughts and voices of young people to the forefront, resulting in two publications: I EAT SHARKS. SHARKS EAT PEOPLE Published in 2023 and RUNNING GIANT IN CHILD’S SHOES Published in 2024. Both publications viewable below.

The project concluded in November and December 2024 with a public art installation, showcasing excerpts from these publications throughout the northern suburbs of Geelong.

Lead Artist, Facilitator: Marcia Ferguson
Artist Facilitators: Nikita Veitch, Dominic Weintraub
Publication Artist: Glen Smith
Producer and Artist Support: Nikki Watson

LIGHT LETTERS is supported by the Anthony Costa Foundation, Cassandra Gantner Foundation, Give Where You Live Foundation. Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund–an Australian Government initiative; the Department of Education Victoria through its StrategicPartnerships Program.

Back to Back Theatre is supported by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, the City of Greater Geelong and the Anthony Costa Foundation.